eido 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

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

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

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

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

The Doorman - High spend pattern: review whether the spend turned into the right spike or was scattered.

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

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

No clear path heroes

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

Viscous, Yamato, Holliday, Ivy, Drifter, Grey Talon

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

Shiv Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 50

Main loss pattern: Weapon item spend by 20:00 was at most 5,120 (36% win rate across 25 matches)

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

Better pattern: Weapon item spend by 20:00 was more than 5,120 (68% win rate across 25 matches)

Replay comparison

Did not have Close Quarters by 15:00 - 37% good-game rate across 23 matches.

Had Close Quarters by 15:00 - 66% good-game rate across 27 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Battle Vest	67%	15 purchases	12:33
Restorative Shot	64%	22 purchases	1:03
Point Blank	64%	30 purchases	15:11
Transcendent Cooldown	63%	12 purchases	33:27
Close Quarters	61%	36 purchases	11:39

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Compress Cooldown	33%	13 purchases	25:44
Extra Charge	37%	14 purchases	6:47
Improved Spirit	40%	37 purchases	20:55
Extra Regen	44%	17 purchases	1:03
Dispel Magic	45%	36 purchases	21:53

Enemy hero matchup

Calico Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 50

Main loss pattern: Had Close Quarters by 20:00 (37% win rate across 24 matches)

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

Better pattern: Did not have Close Quarters by 20:00 (64% win rate across 26 matches)

Replay comparison

Did not have Spirit Snatch by 20:00 - 25% good-game rate across 20 matches.

Had Spirit Snatch by 20:00 - 70% good-game rate across 30 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Ethereal Shift	73%	10 purchases	30:37
Spirit Burn	62%	13 purchases	30:15
Sprint Boots	59%	37 purchases	10:20
Superior Cooldown	56%	32 purchases	24:56
Mystic Vulnerability	56%	26 purchases	26:59

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Close Quarters	37%	24 purchases	7:17
Tankbuster	40%	22 purchases	28:29
Boundless Spirit	41%	17 purchases	28:34
Dispel Magic	45%	35 purchases	20:48
Mystic Burst	46%	15 purchases	24:47

Enemy hero matchup

Pocket Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 50

Main loss pattern: Tier 3 (3,200 Souls) item count by 15:00 was 2 or less (40% 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 3 (3,200 Souls) item count by 15:00 was more than 2 (79% win rate across 28 matches)

Replay comparison

Vitality item spend by 10:00 was at most 3,040 - 30% good-game rate across 26 matches.

Vitality item spend by 10:00 was more than 3,040 - 71% good-game rate across 24 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Extra Health	90%	11 purchases	10:32
Weakening Headshot	77%	13 purchases	18:31
Crippling Headshot	73%	11 purchases	27:18
Diviner's Kevlar	73%	26 purchases	26:06
Glass Cannon	67%	15 purchases	25:35

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Duration Extender	45%	16 purchases	21:44
Boundless Spirit	51%	10 purchases	29:35
Dispel Magic	52%	10 purchases	14:56
Compress Cooldown	56%	34 purchases	11:33
Healing Rite	56%	25 purchases	0:59

Enemy hero matchup

Silver Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 50

Main loss pattern: Weapon item spend by 20:00 was at most 7,680 (48% win rate across 23 matches)

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

Better pattern: Weapon item spend by 20:00 was more than 7,680 (89% win rate across 27 matches)

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Diviner's Kevlar	91%	11 purchases	25:21
Fortitude	90%	20 purchases	10:22
Unstoppable	83%	19 purchases	29:08
Extra Health	83%	30 purchases	6:36
Dispel Magic	82%	22 purchases	20:36

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Enchanter's Emblem	50%	12 purchases	10:08
Compress Cooldown	50%	10 purchases	22:03
Mystic Shot	55%	11 purchases	12:50
Cold Front	62%	13 purchases	11:51
Extra Regen	63%	35 purchases	1:04

Enemy hero matchup

The Doorman Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 50

Main loss pattern: Item total spend by 10:00 was more than 8,480 (42% win rate across 21 matches)

Review note: High spend pattern: review whether the spend turned into the right spike or was scattered.

Better pattern: Item total spend by 10:00 was at most 8,480 (70% win rate across 29 matches)

Replay comparison

Item total spend by 20:00 was at most 20,640 - 24% good-game rate across 20 matches.

Item total spend by 20:00 was more than 20,640 - 67% good-game rate across 30 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Cheat Death	83%	12 purchases	32:51
Transcendent Cooldown	79%	14 purchases	32:18
Superior Cooldown	71%	36 purchases	26:32
Extra Regen	70%	17 purchases	2:37
Knockdown	69%	10 purchases	22:08

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Dispel Magic	38%	10 purchases	29:41
Slowing Hex	46%	20 purchases	25:53
Mystic Burst	52%	29 purchases	10:53
Vortex Web	54%	24 purchases	29:10
Compress Cooldown	54%	25 purchases	23:08

Enemy hero matchup

Apollo Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 50

Main loss pattern: Did not have Torment Pulse by 20:00 (37% win rate across 19 matches)

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

Better pattern: Had Torment Pulse by 20:00 (74% win rate across 31 matches)

Replay comparison

Weapon item spend by 20:00 was at most 2,240 - 66% good-game rate across 27 matches.

Weapon item spend by 20:00 was more than 2,240 - 35% good-game rate across 23 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Spirit Burn	79%	15 purchases	25:21
Melee Charge	77%	9 purchases	18:00
Slowing Hex	72%	11 purchases	7:51
Extra Health	70%	17 purchases	10:39
Boundless Spirit	69%	31 purchases	27:14

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Healing Rite	45%	13 purchases	2:29
Silence Wave	49%	22 purchases	14:42
Close Quarters	50%	14 purchases	3:56
Mystic Vulnerability	50%	14 purchases	12:31
Mystic Expansion	51%	31 purchases	6:24

Enemy hero matchup

Celeste Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 44

Main loss pattern: Vitality item count by 20:00 was 4 or less (34% win rate across 19 matches)

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

Better pattern: Vitality item count by 20:00 was more than 4 (77% win rate across 25 matches)

Replay comparison

Tier 4 (6,400 Souls) item count by 20:00 was 0 or less - 30% good-game rate across 20 matches.

Tier 4 (6,400 Souls) item count by 20:00 was more than 0 - 68% good-game rate across 24 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Bullet Resilience	78%	14 purchases	27:33
Metal Skin	75%	11 purchases	19:03
Reactive Barrier	74%	16 purchases	11:12
Boundless Spirit	71%	24 purchases	22:40
Mystic Expansion	69%	31 purchases	10:40

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Rapid Rounds	47%	13 purchases	7:24
Mystic Vulnerability	47%	28 purchases	16:43
Healbane	47%	17 purchases	9:59
Extra Charge	51%	20 purchases	14:22
Extra Regen	52%	33 purchases	1:02

Enemy hero matchup

Abrams Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 50

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

Win pattern: Spirit item count by 15:00 was 1 or less (79% win rate across 19 matches)

Replay comparison

Did not have Slowing Hex by 20:00 - 44% good-game rate across 32 matches.

Had Slowing Hex by 20:00 - 63% good-game rate across 18 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Superior Duration	80%	29 purchases	24:08
Slowing Hex	79%	18 purchases	14:02
Spirit Resilience	77%	31 purchases	22:52
Sprint Boots	76%	38 purchases	10:28
Ballistic Enchantment	75%	16 purchases	23:06

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Dispel Magic	50%	14 purchases	22:13
Spirit Strike	66%	49 purchases	9:27
Duration Extender	67%	35 purchases	17:25
Spirit Snatch	67%	48 purchases	14:54
Battle Vest	69%	42 purchases	9:25

Enemy hero matchup

Lash Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 50

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

Win pattern: Tier 3 (3,200 Souls) item count by 15:00 was 1 or less (79% win rate across 26 matches)

Replay comparison

Vitality item spend by 20:00 was at most 5,600 - 33% good-game rate across 20 matches.

Vitality item spend by 20:00 was more than 5,600 - 63% good-game rate across 30 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Unstoppable	77%	17 purchases	31:57
Mystic Expansion	74%	21 purchases	23:05
Mystic Shot	73%	39 purchases	12:13
Boundless Spirit	72%	34 purchases	24:59
Improved Spirit	72%	50 purchases	7:48

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Restorative Locket	45%	14 purchases	11:14
Enchanter's Emblem	51%	18 purchases	15:07
Greater Expansion	54%	23 purchases	28:06
Compress Cooldown	64%	23 purchases	22:32
Extra Stamina	64%	45 purchases	10:31

Enemy hero matchup

Mina Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 50

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

Win pattern: Had Restorative Locket by 20:00 (87% win rate across 23 matches)

Replay comparison

Did not have Restorative Locket by 15:00 - 35% good-game rate across 28 matches.

Had Restorative Locket by 15:00 - 68% good-game rate across 22 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Restorative Locket	87%	23 purchases	8:33
Ethereal Shift	84%	20 purchases	21:24
Mystic Shot	82%	28 purchases	10:05
Extra Health	80%	9 purchases	11:27
Spirit Rend	78%	36 purchases	22:05

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Reactive Barrier	53%	21 purchases	13:20
Swift Striker	61%	13 purchases	10:44
Rapid Rounds	65%	14 purchases	8:37
Compress Cooldown	65%	26 purchases	21:02
Healing Rite	68%	15 purchases	1:57

Enemy hero matchup

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

Viscous Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 35

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
Opening Rounds	57%	21 purchases	14:53
Healbane	53%	13 purchases	9:47
Extra Stamina	51%	15 purchases	4:02
Recharging Rush	50%	20 purchases	16:38
Extra Charge	50%	28 purchases	11:47

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Spirit Strike	25%	19 purchases	15:54
Monster Rounds	32%	12 purchases	1:06
Healing Rite	37%	23 purchases	2:48
Boundless Spirit	38%	12 purchases	30:30
Extra Spirit	40%	22 purchases	9:52

Enemy hero matchup

Yamato Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 24

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
Superior Cooldown	60%	24 purchases	23:17
Extra Regen	57%	19 purchases	3:12
Boundless Spirit	51%	14 purchases	25:10
Reactive Barrier	51%	11 purchases	9:40
Mystic Reverb	46%	13 purchases	19:22

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Compress Cooldown	26%	16 purchases	20:14
Extra Spirit	33%	20 purchases	7:51
Healbane	37%	22 purchases	11:28
Improved Spirit	41%	23 purchases	8:57
Torment Pulse	41%	23 purchases	10:27

Enemy hero matchup

Holliday Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 22

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
Stamina Mastery	48%	19 purchases	17:09
Tankbuster	44%	19 purchases	19:32
Extra Charge	42%	22 purchases	2:24
Rapid Recharge	42%	22 purchases	6:39
Extra Spirit	41%	23 purchases	5:22

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Extra Stamina	35%	19 purchases	11:27
Improved Spirit	38%	14 purchases	18:19
Mystic Burst	39%	19 purchases	5:35
Extra Spirit	41%	23 purchases	5:22
Extra Charge	42%	22 purchases	2:24

Enemy hero matchup

Ivy Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 20

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
Mystic Slow	52%	11 purchases	22:46
Healing Rite	50%	12 purchases	3:01
Bullet Resist Shredder	48%	14 purchases	17:43
Healing Nova	48%	12 purchases	11:00
Headshot Booster	48%	14 purchases	0:55

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Alchemical Fire	42%	11 purchases	17:35
Headhunter	45%	13 purchases	6:30
Titanic Magazine	47%	12 purchases	7:34
Headshot Booster	48%	14 purchases	0:55
Healing Nova	48%	12 purchases	11:00

Enemy hero matchup

Drifter Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 26

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
Enduring Speed	74%	18 purchases	13:14
Stalker	69%	23 purchases	8:04
Counterspell	69%	13 purchases	19:07
Superior Duration	67%	21 purchases	18:36
Mystic Burst	67%	9 purchases	3:21

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Spirit Strike	53%	16 purchases	2:43
Rapid Rounds	55%	16 purchases	9:58
Extra Stamina	57%	19 purchases	6:28
Fortitude	57%	17 purchases	12:01
Point Blank	58%	19 purchases	21:44

Enemy hero matchup

Grey Talon Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 26

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
Spirit Burn	78%	17 purchases	23:00
Extra Spirit	68%	22 purchases	7:14
Tankbuster	63%	21 purchases	24:17
Extra Stamina	60%	23 purchases	12:52
Compress Cooldown	60%	20 purchases	7:45

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Monster Rounds	55%	11 purchases	1:00
Recharging Rush	56%	16 purchases	18:53
Superior Cooldown	58%	25 purchases	21:56
Stamina Mastery	59%	16 purchases	21:56
Boundless Spirit	59%	25 purchases	17:20

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.