Vegas 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No clear path heroes

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

Apollo, Bebop, Grey Talon

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

Lash Item Report

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

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Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Spirit Burn	82%	16	27:29
Unstoppable	73%	11	32:26
Warp Stone	72%	26	22:48
Transcendent Cooldown	70%	17	31:14
Cold Front	65%	28	6:34

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Headshot Booster	37%	11	1:07
Cultist Sacrifice	42%	19	11:29
Healing Rite	48%	21	4:42
Quicksilver Reload	48%	27	6:57
Mystic Shot	51%	16	12:45

Graves Item Report

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

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Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Spirit Resilience	63%	21	28:02
Leech	57%	23	29:12
Inhibitor	56%	23	22:14
Counterspell	54%	23	25:32
Heroic Aura	50%	21	22:24

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Arcane Surge	19%	14	6:43
Reactive Barrier	30%	12	12:02
Active Reload	34%	28	7:17
Enchanter's Emblem	35%	28	11:23
Duration Extender	36%	15	12:46

Drifter Item Report

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

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Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Silencer	92%	12	24:31
Sprint Boots	73%	22	5:41
Extra Regen	72%	12	1:04
Vampiric Burst	68%	20	27:03
Extra Stamina	66%	19	9:09

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Extra Health	32%	16	9:18
Fortitude	35%	17	13:56
Battle Vest	38%	15	7:57
Bullet Resist Shredder	45%	22	14:58
Close Quarters	45%	39	5:06

Sinclair Item Report

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

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Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Transcendent Cooldown	60%	17	31:28
Diviner's Kevlar	54%	17	26:44
Monster Rounds	53%	13	1:02
Mystic Vulnerability	52%	12	28:10
Dispel Magic	52%	32	24:05

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Compress Cooldown	33%	20	16:13
Sprint Boots	37%	37	11:17
Rapid Recharge	41%	16	8:50
Extra Spirit	44%	38	1:14
Spirit Lifesteal	44%	14	24:46

Holliday Item Report

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

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Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Superior Duration	49%	28	24:47
Alchemical Fire	44%	25	17:20
Greater Expansion	42%	23	27:48
Surge of Power	41%	17	19:52
Superior Cooldown	40%	35	23:21

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Healing Rite	33%	28	2:41
Extra Charge	35%	42	2:21
Mystic Burst	35%	42	4:34
Rapid Recharge	35%	42	7:41
Stamina Mastery	35%	41	12:51

Pocket Item Report

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

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Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Healing Rite	59%	19	4:44
Extra Spirit	59%	28	5:34
Cultist Sacrifice	57%	31	9:45
Improved Spirit	55%	39	7:32
Stamina Mastery	55%	31	24:02

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Extra Regen	36%	10	1:38
Extra Stamina	37%	26	13:12
Mystic Vulnerability	40%	28	17:19
Mystic Expansion	44%	39	8:13
Superior Duration	46%	40	23:48

Abrams Item Report

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

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Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Spirit Snatch	64%	18	17:13
Warp Stone	63%	24	18:54
Extra Spirit	54%	12	5:49
Superior Cooldown	52%	12	20:24
Restorative Shot	50%	19	1:11

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Healbane	33%	9	12:03
Extra Regen	41%	28	1:23
Extra Stamina	42%	17	3:57
Battle Vest	42%	23	11:27
Spirit Strike	43%	14	11:46

Haze Item Report

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

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Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Slowing Hex	64%	21	9:16
Extra Spirit	62%	35	4:07
Surge of Power	58%	31	11:38
Burst Fire	55%	36	19:16
Fury Trance	53%	34	15:39

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Unstoppable	43%	17	23:46
Kinetic Dash	45%	26	11:53
Ricochet	46%	32	12:19
Sprint Boots	50%	33	10:54
Rapid Rounds	51%	30	2:38

Viscous Item Report

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

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Items that looked strong

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Crushing Fists	87%	22	25:43
Transcendent Cooldown	84%	23	30:24
Superior Cooldown	81%	21	25:21
Spirit Strike	81%	25	11:27
Greater Expansion	80%	24	27:47

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Glass Cannon	60%	12	19:54
Battle Vest	65%	28	8:37
Cultist Sacrifice	67%	30	10:20
Mystic Burst	68%	12	1:04
Monster Rounds	69%	28	3:16

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

Apollo Item Report

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	#	Time
Dispel Magic	62%	19	18:18
Greater Expansion	60%	24	26:44
Extra Stamina	59%	33	10:29
Mystic Expansion	58%	32	6:40
Spirit Lifesteal	57%	23	18:11

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Counterspell	48%	15	18:52
Healing Rite	48%	23	4:00
Silence Wave	49%	14	15:01
Extra Spirit	49%	29	5:16
Stamina Mastery	52%	30	17:07

Bebop Item Report

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	#	Time
Battle Vest	81%	10	3:56
Capacitor	73%	11	14:23
Fleetfoot	73%	11	10:03
Tesla Bullets	73%	11	10:42
Sprint Boots	68%	15	6:52

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Enchanter's Emblem	65%	16	7:49
Extra Health	65%	10	13:57
Enduring Speed	66%	21	9:58
Sprint Boots	68%	15	6:52
Capacitor	73%	11	14:23

Grey Talon Item Report

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	#	Time
Counterspell	62%	16	26:54
Surge of Power	57%	23	20:26
Long Range	56%	15	17:18
Extra Regen	55%	14	2:36
Superior Cooldown	55%	30	21:36

Items to watch carefully

Item	Win rate	#	Time
Recharging Rush	45%	28	15:04
Extra Spirit	46%	20	4:33
Tankbuster	50%	32	21:45
Compress Cooldown	50%	34	8:12
Mystic Burst	51%	35	3:59

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.