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Field manual · Oct 30 patch

How to play ViscousHow to play

45.9% win rate · #38 of 44 · Evasive · Disruptor · Gooey

Updated 2026-11-07 02:34 UTC · n = 5,242,263 matches

How to play Viscous

Goo Ball1Goo BallSplatter2SplatterPuddle Punch3Puddle Punch

Your combo: Become Goo Ball and crash into their team (stun on impact, bounces off walls), slow them with Splatter’s puddles, then knock them up with Puddle Punch.

Don’t waste: The Cube’s target takes no damage while inside it.

Edge: A grouped team lets one Goo Ball hit everyone.

From community hero guides, Oct 2026 patches, checked against deadlock.wiki. The same combo from the other side is on how to counter Viscous.

Your kit

Splatter
Splatter
Ability 1 · 26s cooldown · slow

Throw a ball of goo that deals damage and leaves puddles of goo behind that apply movement slow to enemies in the radius.

The Cube
The Cube
Ability 2 · 42s cooldown

Encase the target in a cube of restorative goo that protects from damage, and increases health regen. Target is unable to take any new actions while cubed. Can be used on self. Press Jump / mantle to escape early.

Puddle Punch
Puddle Punch
Ability 3 · 24s cooldown · slow

Materialize a fist in the world that punches everyone in the area, applying knockup. Punching an enemy deals melee damage and applies slow. Enemies can Parry this attack.You and your allies have increased Air Control.

Goo Ball
Goo Ball
Ultimate · 150s cooldown · stun 0.5s · ultimate

Morph into a large goo ball that deals damage and stuns enemies on impact. The ball grants large amounts of Bullet and Spirit resist, bounces off walls and can double jump.

Skill order

Max first:SplatterSplatter›The CubeThe Cube›Puddle PunchPuddle Punch›Goo BallGoo Ball

From the most common upgrade order (2.8k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.

10m21m32m43m54m66m710m811m912m1013m1118m1220m1326m1428m1532m
SplatterSplatterAbility 1IIIIII
The CubeThe CubeAbility 2IIIIII
Puddle PunchPuddle PunchAbility 3IIIIII
Goo BallGoo BallUltimateIII

unlock I II III upgrade tiers · column labels are the average minute of each step

Build path with timings

Early
Mid
Late

Items that win most on Viscous

Lanes you win

Lanes to play safe

When they counter you

−7.7 ppGraves

Buy against Graves:

−5.6 ppRat King

Buy against Rat King:

−4.9 ppSeven

Buy against Seven:

Best teammates

Notes from the best builds

Viscous stats and buildsHow to counter Viscous