player_836484910 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

Drifter - Weapon investment issue: the losing pattern points to heavier early weapon spend.

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

Sinclair - Build structure issue: too many tier-1 items may mean the player stayed in cheap items instead of upgrading.

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

No clear path heroes

Every modeled hero has a usable item-timing path.

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

Drifter Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 59

Main loss pattern: Weapon item spend by 15:00 was more than 4,960 (42% win rate across 35 matches)

Review note: Weapon investment issue: the losing pattern points to heavier early weapon spend.

Better pattern: Weapon item spend by 15:00 was at most 4,960 (74% win rate across 24 matches)

Replay comparison

Did not have Bullet Resist Shredder by 20:00 - 37% good-game rate across 33 matches.

Had Bullet Resist Shredder by 20:00 - 70% good-game rate across 26 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Vampiric Burst	70%	27 purchases	26:22
Sprint Boots	67%	25 purchases	8:39
Juggernaut	66%	15 purchases	31:00
Inhibitor	65%	12 purchases	23:44
Spirit Snatch	62%	40 purchases	13:08

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Battle Vest	39%	21 purchases	6:52
Slowing Bullets	45%	13 purchases	14:06
Debuff Reducer	45%	16 purchases	15:43
Hunter's Aura	46%	25 purchases	23:23
Dispel Magic	51%	25 purchases	18:07

Enemy hero matchup

Lash Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 103

Main loss pattern: Item total spend by 20:00 was more than 19,840; Weapon item spend by 10:00 was more than 1,440 (41% win rate across 31 matches)

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

Better pattern: Item total spend by 20:00 was more than 19,840; Weapon item spend by 10:00 was at most 1,440; Item total spend by 20:00 was more than 23,200 (90% win rate across 19 matches)

Replay comparison

Item total spend by 15:00 was at most 12,960 - 28% good-game rate across 32 matches.

Item total spend by 15:00 was more than 12,960; Spirit item spend by 15:00 was at most 6,240; Did not have Warp Stone by 20:00 - 36% good-game rate across 25 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Spirit Burn	78%	27 purchases	29:40
Cold Front	66%	29 purchases	6:28
Warp Stone	62%	63 purchases	17:51
Mercurial Magnum	62%	13 purchases	28:54
Enchanter's Emblem	62%	31 purchases	12:23

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Healing Rite	46%	22 purchases	4:39
Headshot Booster	47%	21 purchases	1:27
Monster Rounds	48%	39 purchases	8:57
Cultist Sacrifice	50%	60 purchases	10:33
Quicksilver Reload	53%	77 purchases	5:58

Enemy hero matchup

Sinclair Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 52

Main loss pattern: Tier 1 (800 Souls) item count by 15:00 was more than 3 (19% win rate across 18 matches)

Review note: Build structure issue: too many tier-1 items may mean the player stayed in cheap items instead of upgrading.

Better pattern: Tier 1 (800 Souls) item count by 15:00 was 3 or less (60% win rate across 34 matches)

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Transcendent Cooldown	62%	18 purchases	31:21
Mystic Vulnerability	55%	13 purchases	26:59
Diviner's Kevlar	54%	17 purchases	26:44
Monster Rounds	53%	13 purchases	1:02
Dispel Magic	52%	32 purchases	24:05

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Compress Cooldown	34%	22 purchases	15:25
Sprint Boots	37%	37 purchases	11:17
Rapid Recharge	39%	17 purchases	7:56
Extra Spirit	44%	40 purchases	1:24
Spirit Lifesteal	44%	14 purchases	24:46

Enemy hero matchup

Graves Item and Matchup Report

Matches tested: 81

Main loss pattern: Item total spend by 20:00 was at most 20,320; tier 2 (1,600 Souls) item count by 20:00 was more than 4 (26% win rate across 19 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 20,320; did not have Active Reload by 15:00 (73% win rate across 19 matches)

Replay comparison

Item total spend by 20:00 was at most 22,880; Did not have Split Shot by 10:00; Vitality item spend by 10:00 was at most 1,280 - 18% good-game rate across 26 matches.

Item total spend by 20:00 was at most 22,880; Did not have Split Shot by 10:00; Vitality item spend by 10:00 was more than 1,280 - 55% good-game rate across 18 matches.

Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Escalating Resilience	76%	13 purchases	23:55
Spirit Lifesteal	73%	22 purchases	23:19
Mystic Vulnerability	72%	13 purchases	22:15
Extended Magazine	62%	24 purchases	7:13
Transcendent Cooldown	61%	12 purchases	28:01

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	Purchases	Median purchase time
Arcane Surge	35%	24 purchases	7:01
Active Reload	40%	44 purchases	5:49
Enchanter's Emblem	40%	40 purchases	11:45
Duration Extender	43%	24 purchases	14:09
Silencer	44%	16 purchases	28:12

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.