Baba builds, abilities and matchups

Deadlock Baba abilities, item builds, game plan and matchups. Statistics cover 30 days as of 2026-10-25.

Baba

Tier 2 Mystic · Early game · Spirit focus

Caster who steals Spirit and harasses enemies with tea and pigeons

Win rate52.9%

Pick rate25.5%

Under 28 min54.9%

Over 40 min51.2%

Item builds last 30 days, 758,412 Baba games · average win rate 52.9%

Rank 1 / 3This build 182,506 games (24.1% of Baba games)Win rate 61.3%vs games of the same length +8.6%p

Ability Point Order most common order in this build · numbers are upgrade tiers

Max order 3. Baba's Brew → 1. Threadsap → 4. Feed The Birds → 2. Granny Long Legs

Level	1	2	3	5	6	7	8	10	11	13	18	23	24	26	31	36
1. Threadsap	Unlock	1			2							3
2. Granny Long Legs				Unlock					1	2						3
3. Baba's Brew			Unlock			1		2			3
4. Feed The Birds							Unlock						1	2	3
Picked	95%	98%	65%	95%	93%	83%	100%	96%	49%	94%	66%	59%	99%	100%	98%	100%

Level: the earliest level that step can be taken (unlocks at levels 1·3·5·8, upgrades cost 1·2·5 points). Picked: of the games with the same order up to the step before, the share that took this ability.

Where it splits: Step 3 (level 3): 3. Baba's Brew 64.9% · 2. Granny Long Legs 35.1% / Step 9 (level 11): 2. Granny Long Legs 48.5% · 1. Threadsap 42.9% / Step 12 (level 23): 1. Threadsap 59.3% · 4. Feed The Birds 39.9%

Early0~10 min#1~4

Core · #1~4 in order · components included

Skip components you have · if short on slots, buy the upgrade directly

Situational

Mid10~25 min#5~12

Core · #5~12 in order · components included

Skip components you have · if short on slots, buy the upgrade directly

Situational

Late25 min~#13~23

Core · #13~23 in order · components included

Skip components you have · if short on slots, buy the upgrade directly

Situational

Final build, late core bought

9 base slots + 3 unlocked slots · icon numbers are the overall buy order

12 / 12 slots

Extra slot

Destroy Walkers to unlock the extra slots and hold all 12. Situational and counter items replace items in this set; they are not a 13th buy.

Temporary items to sell late

Extra Charge · before buying Debuff Reducer

5 upgrades that merge components

Extra Regen → Healing Booster
Spirit Strike → Spirit Snatch
Compress Cooldown → Superior Cooldown
Mystic Expansion → Greater Expansion
Duration Extender → Superior Duration

Counters swap into the final build when needed

Not recommended often bought, but a poor fit for this build

Rank: games and win rate together. Builds are ordered by the lead over games of the same length times games ÷ (games + 30,000), so a build with few games gets less credit for its lead. Number under each icon: win rate difference against items at the same price. Games in this build where the item was bought are compared with games of the same length (5-min steps), then the average of items at the same price is taken away. Expensive items are bought more in games with Souls to spare (winning ones), so only items at the same price are compared. Click an item for its effects and full stats. Win rates shown are for the build group, not for holding all 12 items of the final build at once.

Build styles 1,500 real games (last 3 days, normal games of 20+ min) grouped into 3 styles by where the build went · grouped by: items bought by 20 min · the numbers beside an item are its average purchase time and the share of that style owning it · deadlock-api.com

Spirit-focused · Torment Pulse

49% of games · win rate 57.2% · 741 games

Weapon 3%Spirit 66%Vitality 30%

Early (~10 min)

Extra Charge2:29 · 51%
Radiant Regeneration8:56 · 98%

Mid (10~20 min)

Healing Booster10:22 · 82%
Reactive Barrier13:55 · 54%
Healbane14:18 · 51%
Torment Pulse16:11 · 100%

Late (20 min~)

Bullet Resilience20:30 · 34%
Superior Cooldown22:54 · 51%
Spirit Snatch24:16 · 58%
Greater Expansion25:58 · 35%
Superior Duration26:25 · 60%
Rapid Recharge27:46 · 34%
Escalating Exposure34:17 · 31%

Spirit-focused · Rapid Recharge

27% of games · win rate 46.1% · 410 gamesWeapon +3%p vs other styles

Weapon 9%Spirit 62%Vitality 29%

Early (~10 min)

Extra Charge3:08 · 33%

Mid (10~20 min)

Healing Booster11:08 · 64%
Radiant Regeneration11:10 · 87%
Reactive Barrier14:07 · 38%
Healbane15:30 · 42%

Late (20 min~)

Torment Pulse22:44 · 53%
Rapid Recharge23:45 · 50%
Superior Cooldown24:31 · 31%
Spirit Snatch24:45 · 56%
Superior Duration26:04 · 47%
Greater Expansion26:33 · 35%

New player pickSpirit-focused · Spirit Snatch

23% of games · win rate 61% · 349 games

Weapon 6%Spirit 68%Vitality 26%

Early (~10 min)

Extra Charge2:37 · 38%
Radiant Regeneration9:44 · 89%

Mid (10~20 min)

Healing Booster10:19 · 57%
Healbane13:13 · 31%
Reactive Barrier13:55 · 37%
Torment Pulse15:56 · 68%
Spirit Snatch16:57 · 99%

Late (20 min~)

Rapid Recharge23:17 · 44%
Superior Cooldown23:50 · 31%
Greater Expansion23:55 · 38%
Superior Duration25:07 · 42%
Boundless Spirit29:07 · 44%
Escalating Exposure30:21 · 32%

"New player pick" is the style with the highest win rate among those used in 15% or more of games. Win rates also reflect skill gaps, so within 2%p is about even. At first, buy the picked style in order; once comfortable, fit in counter items for the enemy comp.

Ability max order ability maxed first · last 30 days

1. Threadsap51%

4. Feed The Birds19%

2. Granny Long Legs18%

3. Baba's Brew12%

Abilities

1. Threadsap 35m

Weave a scraggly thread that follows your crosshair before bursting along its path, dealing spirit damage and stealing enemy Spirit, increased in effectiveness for Baba.While holding stolen Spirit, Baba deals bonus spirit damage with every bullet.

Against it: Step off the path before the thread bursts

2. Granny Long Legs 2m

Your bench's legs extend, granting bonus move speed, higher jumps, Debuff Resistance and Melee Resistance.Light Melee: Perform a kick that knocks enemies back.Heavy Melee: Perform a ground pound that applies knockup, slow, and deals spirit damage.Hold Crouch / slide to charge a high jump, release to jump.

Against it: Don't get close to Baba while her legs are extended

3. Baba's Brew 12m

Brew a pot of tea that applies a magical effect in an area when thrown, cycling over time between a soothing barrier, Silence, or scalding burn that deals spirit damage over time and reduces spirit resist. Press to pause or resume brewing.

Against it: Leave the tea area to avoid the silence and burn

4. Feed The Birds 18m

Cover targets in front of you with bread, adding a stacking slow .When the channel ends a flock of pigeons bombard the targets, dealing spirit damage and hexing each target into a pigeon, increasing in both damage and duration based on bread count.

Against it: Get out from in front of Baba before the bread stacks up

Gun

Baba's gun

3 pellets · Ammo 15 · 3.2 bullets/sec · DPS 85 · full damage to 15m, minimum from 42m

Playing against

Step off the thread's path so she can't steal your Spirit
Bread stacking up is dangerous, so leave Feed The Birds' range fast
When her legs extend, keep your distance from kicks and ground pounds

Counter items

Debuff Reducer

Spirit Resilience

Strengths

Threadsap steals enemy Spirit to make her stronger
Her tea both protects allies and silences
Ultimate turns several enemies into pigeons

Weaknesses

Hard to time the tea effects
Ultimate is a forward cone, so it's weak if dodged
Her damage drops when Threadsap misses

Game plan

Laning

Steal enemy Spirit with Threadsap to boost your bullet damage and poke.

Mid game

Pick the right tea to protect allies or silence enemies.

Late game

Turn several enemies into pigeons with Feed The Birds, then go in with your team.

Power spikes

Her bullet Spirit damage jumps while she holds Spirit stolen with Threadsap. Feed The Birds lets her turn grouped enemies into pigeons and open team fights.

With them on your team

Stay close so you can catch Baba's barrier tea
Focus enemies turned into pigeons right away

2026-10-25 · 30 days · deadlock-api.com, 랭크 기본 매치 · Deadlock API