Baba Build Guide: Best Items & Ability Order
Baba is a playable Deadlock hero. Over the last 14 days Baba sits in S+ tier with a 54.1% win rate across 328.4K matches, ranked 6 of 44 heroes. In Oracle+ lobbies the win rate is 57.1%. The most common mid-game purchases are Torment Pulse, Reactive Barrier and Healing Booster.
Tier
S+
Win rate
54.1%
Change
+1.3%
Pick rate
14.4%
K/D/A
6.8 / 6.8 / 13.8
Avg. souls
38.8K
Baba item build
The items players buy most in each phase. The percentage is how often the item is bought in that phase; the number below is the win rate when bought.
Early game (0–10 min)
Mid game (10–20 min)
Late game (20+ min)
Baba abilities
Ability 1
Threadsap
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.
Spirit Stolen per Hit: 10Stolen Spirit Effectiveness: 175%Spirit Damage Per Bullet: 8Debuff Duration: 16sMax Spirit Stolen: 45Damage: 50Cooldown: 28sCast Range: 35mCharges: 1
- I
Spirit Damage Per Bullet +8
- II
-12s Cooldown +8s Debuff Duration
- III
+1 Charge On Hit: Pull enemies 7m
Ability 2
Granny Long Legs
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.
Move Speed: +5 mDebuff Resist: +30%Melee Resist: +30%Light Melee Knockback: 8mHeavy Melee Damage: 75Heavy Melee Movement Slow: 50%Heavy Melee Slow Duration: 2sCooldown: 32sDuration: 10s
- I
+2.5m Move Speed
- II
-7.0s Cooldown
- III
+15% Resists +50% Melee Lifesteal
Ability 3
Baba's Brew
Brew a pot of tea that applies a magical effect in an area when thrown, cycling over time in a random order between a soothing barrier, Silence, or scalding burn that deals spirit damage over time and reduces spirit resist.
Press to pause or resume brewing.
Barrier: 90Barrier Duration: 8sBurn DPS: 12Burn Spirit Resist: -15%Burn Duration: 8sCooldown: 27sCast Range: 12m
- I
Radius +3m
- II
Cooldown -14s
- III
+33.33% Brew Effectiveness
Ultimate
Feed The Birds
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.
Max Damage: 450Max Pigeon Duration: 2.75sTime To Max Stacks: 3.5sMax Slow: 32%Cooldown: 150sCast Range: 18m
- I
+4m Cast Range +32% Max Slow
- II
Cooldown -55s
- III
+125 Max Damage +125 Spirit Scaling +0.5s Max Duration
Baba ability order
The most common way to spend the first 12 ability points (53% of tracked players). The first point unlocks an ability, the next three upgrade it.
 Threadsap | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Granny Long Legs | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
 Baba's Brew | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
 Feed The Birds | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Upgrade priority: Threadsap → Granny Long Legs → Baba's Brew → Feed The Birds
Baba matchups and counters
Baba's win rate when the listed hero is on the enemy team (minimum 200 matches).
Strong against
Sinclair60.5%4.9K
Mirage59.9%6.2K
Pocket59.4%9.3K
The Doorman59.3%7.2K
Mina59.2%21.3K
Frequently asked questions
Is Baba good in Deadlock?
Baba is currently S+ tier with a 54.1% win rate and 14.4% pick rate over the last 14 days. That is up 1.3% compared with the 14 days before.
What are the best items for Baba?
Early game: Extra Charge, Mystic Regeneration and Extra Regen. Mid game: Torment Pulse, Reactive Barrier and Healing Booster. Late game: Superior Cooldown, Superior Duration and Spirit Snatch. These are the items players buy most often in each phase.
What is the best ability order for Baba?
The most common upgrade priority is Threadsap → Granny Long Legs → Baba's Brew → Feed The Birds.
Who counters Baba?
Baba has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Graves and Seven and the highest against Sinclair, Mirage and Pocket.
Stats are calculated from matches played in the last 14 days and refreshed twice a day. Hero, ability and item details come from the game's own text. Data source: deadlock-api.com. Last updated: 2 November 2026 at 21:22. Oyunpedia is not affiliated with Valve.