Sinclair builds, abilities and matchups

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

Sinclair

Tier 5 Mystic · Late game · Spirit focus

Poke mage who turns fights with Rabbit Hex and copied ultimates

Win rate45.8%

Pick rate13.6%

Under 28 min41.2%

Over 40 min48.4%

Item builds last 30 days, 430,183 Sinclair games · average win rate 45.8%

Rank 1 / 2This build 52,182 games (12.1% of Sinclair games)Win rate 53.8%vs games of the same length +6.7%p

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

Max order 1. Vexing Bolt → 4. Audience Participation → 3. Rabbit Hex → 2. Spectral Assistant

Level	1	2	3	5	6	7	8	10	15	16	18	19	21	26	31	36
1. Vexing Bolt			Unlock			1		2	3
2. Spectral Assistant	Unlock	1			2											3
3. Rabbit Hex				Unlock								1	2		3
4. Audience Participation							Unlock			1	2			3
Picked	91%	78%	97%	59%	76%	72%	100%	95%	91%	81%	95%	87%	97%	54%	79%	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 4 (level 5): 3. Rabbit Hex 59.3% · 1. Vexing Bolt 40.1% / Step 6 (level 7): 1. Vexing Bolt 71.8% · 4. Audience Participation 27.1% / Step 14 (level 26): 4. Audience Participation 54.4% · 3. Rabbit Hex 35.1%

Early0~10 min#1~4

Core · #1~4 in order · components included

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

Mid10~25 min#5~11

Core · #5~11 in order · components included

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

Late25 min~#12~21

Core · #12~21 in order · components included

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

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.

5 upgrades that merge components

Extra Spirit → Improved Spirit
Extra Charge → Rapid Recharge
Mystic Expansion → Greater Expansion
Duration Extender → Superior Duration
Superior Cooldown → Transcendent Cooldown

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 · Rapid Recharge

57% of games · win rate 42% · 859 games

Weapon 7%Spirit 71%Vitality 22%

Early (~10 min)

Opening Rounds3:43 · 54%

Mid (10~20 min)

Trophy Collector11:06 · 52%
Rapid Recharge11:30 · 97%
Enchanter's Emblem14:07 · 52%

Late (20 min~)

Greater Expansion22:13 · 82%
Superior Duration25:08 · 66%
Tankbuster26:35 · 34%
Boundless Spirit26:43 · 71%
Transcendent Cooldown33:01 · 31%

Spirit-focused · Fortitude

23% of games · win rate 42.4% · 347 gamesWeapon +8%p vs other styles

Weapon 17%Spirit 55%Vitality 28%

Early (~10 min)

Opening Rounds4:40 · 45%

Mid (10~20 min)

Fortitude15:32 · 35%

Late (20 min~)

Greater Expansion21:21 · 66%
Superior Duration22:48 · 78%
Rapid Recharge24:05 · 30%

New player pickSpirit-focused · Boundless Spirit

20% of games · win rate 48% · 294 gamesSpirit +11%p vs other styles

Weapon 2%Spirit 80%Vitality 18%

Early (~10 min)

Rapid Recharge9:32 · 95%

Mid (10~20 min)

Enchanter's Emblem12:12 · 60%
Stamina Mastery15:17 · 41%
Boundless Spirit18:26 · 99%

Late (20 min~)

Greater Expansion23:56 · 68%
Tankbuster26:26 · 59%
Superior Cooldown27:01 · 36%
Superior Duration27:53 · 48%
Escalating Exposure27:55 · 47%
Spirit Burn32:04 · 49%

"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. Vexing Bolt68%

4. Audience Participation20%

2. Spectral Assistant7%

3. Rabbit Hex5%

Abilities

1. Vexing Bolt very far

Fire a bolt of magic that deals Damage, increasing as it travels. If you have an Assistant, they also cast Vexing Bolt at reduced damage. Press Ability 1 to redirect the bolt towards your crosshairs.

Against it: Bolts get stronger at range, so take cover or get close

2. Spectral Assistant 15m

Summon an Assistant at the targeted location. The Assistant attacks whenever you fire your weapon, dealing Damage. While the Assistant is out, you can press Ability 2 to swap positions with your Assistant. Casting Spectral Assistant also reloads your weapon.

Against it: Shoot the assistant first when you see it

3. Rabbit Hex 24m

Hex a target area and transform all enemies into a Rabbit for a limited duration. Rabbits are small and move faster, but take increased Damage and are unable to perform most actions.Hex does not interrupt abilities.

Against it: As a rabbit, use the extra speed to run to your allies

4. Audience Participation 20m

Copy the Ultimate of an enemy hero for a limited time. Reactivating the ability will use the Copied Ultimate instead.Copies will inherit this ability's upgrade points.Audience Participation will also copy the cooldown.

Against it: Your own ultimate can be copied, so watch for it after he casts

Gun

Sinclair's gun

2-round burst · Ammo 16 · 2.7 bullets/sec · DPS 45 · full damage to 20m, minimum from 60m

Playing against

Bolts hurt more the farther they fly, so take cover or close the gap
Kill the assistant first to stop its extra damage and swaps
When turned into a rabbit, use the extra speed to fall back to allies

Counter items

Spirit Resilience

Debuff Reducer

Strengths

Vexing Bolt gives strong long-range poke
Rabbit Hex disables several enemies at once
Swaps places with the assistant to escape danger

Weaknesses

Relies on abilities, weak while they're on cooldown
Hard to play and easy to misplay
Fragile and vulnerable to ambushes

Game plan

Laning

Chip enemies steadily with Vexing Bolt and add gun damage with the assistant.

Mid game

Lock enemies with Rabbit Hex and set up kills with your team.

Late game

Copy the most dangerous enemy ultimate and turn the team fight.

Power spikes

Team fight control jumps once Rabbit Hex is upgraded. Audience Participation is worth more the more strong ultimates the enemy has.

With them on your team

Rabbits take more damage, so focus them right away
Time your engage with the ultimate Sinclair copied

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