Nurse Harrow Build Guide: Best Items & Ability Order
Nurse Harrow is a playable Deadlock hero. Over the last 14 days Nurse Harrow sits in A tier with a 51.5% win rate across 1.2M matches, ranked 12 of 44 heroes. In Oracle+ lobbies the win rate is 50.8%. The most common mid-game purchases are Healing Booster, Arcane Surge and Improved Spirit.
Tier
A
Win rate
51.5%
Change
–
Pick rate
51.3%
K/D/A
3 / 5.1 / 15.6
Avg. souls
37.9K
Nurse Harrow 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)
Nurse Harrow abilities
Ability 1
Leech Therapy
Throw a jar of leeches that attach to enemies, dealing spirit damage over time and eating away at the duration of enemy buffs.
Damage Per Second: 23Buff Duration Drain Per Second: 0.65sHealth Regen Per Leech: +0.6Fire Rate Per Leech: +5%Max Leech Stacks: 10Leech Crawl Range: 8mCooldown: 30sDuration: 5s
- I
Leeches drain stamina and restore it to you on pickup
- II
-10s Cooldown +4 Spirit Power Per Leech
- III
+1m Radius +0.3 Spirit Scaling +8 Max Leech Stacks
Ability 2
Wretched Vapors
Crack open a vial to release an ethereal vapor onto yourself or an ally that causes a rush, then a crash.
Specter Rush: While it lasts, increases the speed of all actions and temporarily numbs all incoming damage creating looming specters.
Specter Crash: When the vapors wear off, all actions are slower and any remaining specters deal their delayed damage plus extra damage.
Incoming healing will prioritize removing specters first, preventing them from dealing damage.
Rush Speed: +25%Duration: 4sExtra Damage Taken: +30%Crash Duration: 4sCrash Slowdown: -20%Cooldown: 40sCast Range: 13m
- I
-15s Cooldown +7m Cast Range
- II
+1s Duration +20% Incoming Healing
- III
+20% Rush Speed Dispels non-ult debuffs
Ability 3
Healing Needles
Load your weapon with a full clip of syringes that heal allies. Dealing damage recovers charges, and each leech you have collected slowly restores them.
Reloading spends a charge for a fresh clip.
Unused syringes are refunded as a partial charge. Recast to put them away.
Heal Per Shot: 22Headshot Heal Bonus: +15%Charge Per Leech: 0.15%/sCharges: 1
- I
+1 Max Charge
- II
+16 Heal Per Shot Shots restore 0.6 stamina
- III
+0.4 Spirit Scaling Shots extend non-ultimate buff durations by 6%, up to their max duration
Ultimate
Lurking Terrors
Open your bag and reveal the horrors you carry inside, dealing spirit damage over time to enemies in front of you. Enemies looking at you build up terror and cannot use stamina or movement abilities. At max terror, they flee in fear away from you.
Each leech you have collected adds fear duration.
Enemies facing away from you take 50% damage unless feared.
Damage Per Second: 60Fear Duration: 2.2sFear Buildup Time: 2sFear Duration Per Leech: +0.1sMove Speed: -30%Fire Rate: -30%Cooldown: 200sCast Range: 35m
- I
Cooldown -50s
- II
-20% Move Speed and Fire Rate +30 DPS
- III
+3.0s Channel Time +0.5 Spirit Scaling Takes 50% Reduced Damage while channeling
Nurse Harrow ability order
The most common way to spend the first 12 ability points (67% of tracked players). The first point unlocks an ability, the next three upgrade it.
 Leech Therapy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wretched Vapors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
 Healing Needles | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
 Lurking Terrors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Upgrade priority: Lurking Terrors → Leech Therapy → Healing Needles → Wretched Vapors
Nurse Harrow matchups and counters
Nurse Harrow's win rate when the listed hero is on the enemy team (minimum 200 matches).
Strong against
Mina57.7%63.6K
Mirage57.5%20.3K
Pocket56.7%35.7K
The Doorman56.4%33.7K
Paradox56.3%53.5K
Frequently asked questions
Is Nurse Harrow good in Deadlock?
Nurse Harrow is currently A tier with a 51.5% win rate and 51.3% pick rate over the last 14 days.
What are the best items for Nurse Harrow?
Early game: Extra Regen, Extended Magazine and Titanic Magazine. Mid game: Healing Booster, Arcane Surge and Improved Spirit. Late game: Healing Tempo, Superior Duration and Ricochet. These are the items players buy most often in each phase.
What is the best ability order for Nurse Harrow?
The most common upgrade priority is Lurking Terrors → Leech Therapy → Healing Needles → Wretched Vapors.
Who counters Nurse Harrow?
Nurse Harrow has the lowest win rate against Graves, Baba and Paige and the highest against Mina, 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.