Poshypop Deadlock Weekly Report

Each hero below has its own review box again. Use the loss patterns as replay topics first, then compare against the stronger pattern before changing the build.

Clear path heroes

Wraith - Economy/item tempo issue: the pattern is defined by lower total spend at a key midgame timing.

Venator - Survivability/timing issue: Vitality timing appears tied to the losing pattern.

Warden - Survivability/timing issue: Vitality timing appears tied to the losing pattern.

Lady Geist - Spirit path issue: review whether Spirit buying reached a real power spike or became scattered.

Mirage - Item timing/build path issue: review this pattern in replays before treating it as causal.

No clear path heroes

No clear item-timing split showed up for these heroes yet, so review item timing and replay context first.

Ivy, Yamato

These heroes have a readable item-timing pattern to compare in replays.

Wraith Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 50

Main loss pattern: Item total spend by 20:00 was at most 28,160 (44% win rate across 32 matches)

Review note: Economy/item tempo issue: the pattern is defined by lower total spend at a key midgame timing.

Better pattern: Item total spend by 20:00 was more than 28,160 (66% win rate across 18 matches)

Replay comparison

Did not have Improved Spirit by 10:00 - 33% good-game rate across 22 matches.

Had Improved Spirit by 10:00 - 68% good-game rate across 28 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Bullet Lifesteal	78%	16 purchases	24:18
Spirit Resilience	78%	17 purchases	27:56
Extra Health	76%	17 purchases	12:21
Leech	64%	20 purchases	25:47
Boundless Spirit	63%	14 purchases	26:25

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Ricochet	22%	14 purchases	30:13
Intensifying Magazine	30%	10 purchases	7:43
Dispel Magic	35%	15 purchases	12:55
Siphon Bullets	44%	16 purchases	25:53
Long Range	45%	11 purchases	26:21

Enemy hero matchup

Venator Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 50

Main loss pattern: Tier 2 (1,600 Souls) item count by 10:00 was 1 or less (25% win rate across 19 matches)

Review note: Survivability/timing issue: Vitality timing appears tied to the losing pattern.

Better pattern: Tier 2 (1,600 Souls) item count by 10:00 was more than 1 (65% win rate across 31 matches)

Replay comparison

Weapon item spend by 15:00 was at most 8,000 - 37% good-game rate across 32 matches.

Weapon item spend by 15:00 was more than 8,000 - 78% good-game rate across 18 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Spirit Resilience	69%	17 purchases	23:50
Extra Regen	61%	11 purchases	4:26
Vampiric Burst	61%	24 purchases	26:30
Slowing Bullets	57%	26 purchases	19:24
Ricochet	56%	15 purchases	31:19

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Sprint Boots	44%	13 purchases	9:42
Siphon Bullets	44%	11 purchases	20:12
Ballistic Enchantment	46%	43 purchases	16:25
Monster Rounds	48%	52 purchases	1:38
Cultist Sacrifice	48%	49 purchases	7:36

Enemy hero matchup

Warden Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 50

Main loss pattern: Tier 2 (1,600 Souls) item count by 20:00 was 4 or less (42% win rate across 25 matches)

Review note: Survivability/timing issue: Vitality timing appears tied to the losing pattern.

Better pattern: Tier 2 (1,600 Souls) item count by 20:00 was more than 4 (76% win rate across 25 matches)

Replay comparison

Weapon item spend by 15:00 was at most 6,560 - 30% good-game rate across 26 matches.

Weapon item spend by 15:00 was more than 6,560 - 76% good-game rate across 24 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Warp Stone	79%	14 purchases	15:00
Close Quarters	77%	14 purchases	14:58
Vampiric Burst	74%	27 purchases	25:32
Spirit Resilience	74%	28 purchases	21:01
Intensifying Magazine	73%	25 purchases	8:24

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Quicksilver Reload	46%	16 purchases	6:13
Battle Vest	53%	33 purchases	9:32
Cultist Sacrifice	56%	20 purchases	8:09
Kinetic Dash	57%	23 purchases	8:50
Monster Rounds	57%	45 purchases	3:07

Enemy hero matchup

Lady Geist Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 50

Main loss pattern: Tier 1 (800 Souls) item count by 15:00 was 4 or less (44% win rate across 22 matches)

Review note: Spirit path issue: review whether Spirit buying reached a real power spike or became scattered.

Better pattern: Tier 1 (800 Souls) item count by 15:00 was more than 4 (69% win rate across 28 matches)

Replay comparison

Did not have Spellslinger by 20:00 - 32% good-game rate across 28 matches.

Had Spellslinger by 20:00 - 76% good-game rate across 22 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Healing Tempo	72%	12 purchases	29:40
Spirit Lifesteal	68%	13 purchases	24:53
Cultist Sacrifice	64%	15 purchases	8:52
Recharging Rush	63%	11 purchases	18:00
Healing Rite	63%	19 purchases	3:53

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Extra Stamina	50%	31 purchases	8:46
Bullet Lifesteal	54%	36 purchases	19:24
Bullet Resist Shredder	55%	15 purchases	11:37
Kinetic Dash	55%	47 purchases	12:43
Arcane Surge	55%	21 purchases	7:39

Enemy hero matchup

Mirage Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 37

Main loss pattern: Had Toxic Bullets by 15:00 (35% win rate across 18 matches)

Review note: Item timing/build path issue: review this pattern in replays before treating it as causal.

Better pattern: Did not have Toxic Bullets by 15:00 (52% win rate across 19 matches)

Replay comparison

Tier 1 (800 Souls) item count by 15:00 was 3 or less - 43% good-game rate across 18 matches.

Tier 1 (800 Souls) item count by 15:00 was more than 3 - 58% good-game rate across 19 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Mystic Shot	62%	11 purchases	10:05
Cultist Sacrifice	54%	14 purchases	8:54
Extra Spirit	52%	28 purchases	2:40
Inhibitor	52%	18 purchases	23:28
Mystic Vulnerability	50%	14 purchases	19:52

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Rapid Rounds	32%	18 purchases	10:05
Compress Cooldown	36%	25 purchases	6:35
Healing Rite	36%	14 purchases	4:37
Swift Striker	36%	15 purchases	13:37
Fortitude	40%	18 purchases	13:39

Enemy hero matchup

Seven Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 36

Review note: Review this hero in replays before treating any pattern as causal.

Win pattern: Vitality item count by 20:00 was 4 or less (83% win rate across 18 matches)

Replay comparison

Tier 2 (1,600 Souls) item count by 15:00 was 4 or less - 64% good-game rate across 18 matches.

Tier 2 (1,600 Souls) item count by 15:00 was more than 4 - 43% good-game rate across 18 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Cultist Sacrifice	83%	22 purchases	7:48
Superior Duration	79%	30 purchases	14:50
Suppressor	77%	27 purchases	6:38
Boundless Spirit	77%	16 purchases	24:37
Escalating Exposure	76%	20 purchases	22:08

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Spirit Shredder Bullets	56%	10 purchases	12:58
Healing Rite	60%	15 purchases	3:09
Extra Regen	62%	17 purchases	1:30
Bullet Resist Shredder	62%	11 purchases	13:55
Surge of Power	64%	11 purchases	12:33

Enemy hero matchup

These heroes did not produce a clean item-timing split, so use their item lists as softer replay notes.

Ivy Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 30

Review note: Item timing/build path issue: review this pattern in replays before treating it as causal.

Pattern note: No clear item-timing split showed up for this hero, so this box leans on item timing instead of a main pattern.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Enduring Speed	54%	21 purchases	13:30
Bullet Resist Shredder	50%	21 purchases	14:41
Sprint Boots	47%	19 purchases	6:34
Extended Magazine	41%	22 purchases	4:35
Titanic Magazine	41%	22 purchases	17:45

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Toxic Bullets	23%	12 purchases	21:30
Monster Rounds	28%	26 purchases	1:09
Cultist Sacrifice	30%	25 purchases	7:53
Tesla Bullets	32%	25 purchases	10:30
Active Reload	34%	23 purchases	15:35

Enemy hero matchup

Yamato Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 21

Review note: Review this hero in replays before treating any pattern as causal.

Pattern note: No clear item-timing split showed up for this hero, so this box leans on item timing instead of a main pattern.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Sprint Boots	89%	9 purchases	4:17
Mystic Burst	86%	14 purchases	13:18
Spirit Shredder Bullets	75%	12 purchases	11:32
Improved Spirit	73%	15 purchases	16:43
Mystic Reverb	71%	14 purchases	24:54

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Restorative Shot	56%	9 purchases	2:40
Spirit Resilience	58%	12 purchases	20:11
Stalker	59%	17 purchases	7:17
Mystic Shot	60%	15 purchases	7:58
Healbane	64%	14 purchases	11:31

Enemy hero matchup

Use these hero boxes as replay checklists. The patterns are signals, not proof: compare the losing pattern games against the stronger pattern games before changing the whole build. Treat items listed under watch carefully as possible already-hard-game buys before treating them as the cause.