Silver Build Guide: Best Items & Ability Order
Silver is a playable Deadlock hero. Over the last 14 days Silver sits in D tier with a 46.1% win rate across 692K matches, ranked 33 of 44 heroes. In Oracle+ lobbies the win rate is 48.7%. The most common mid-game purchases are Hunter's Aura, Lifestrike and Slowing Bullets.
Tier
D
Win rate
46.1%
Change
+0.5%
Pick rate
30.4%
K/D/A
7.7 / 7.6 / 11.3
Avg. souls
39.4K
Silver 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)
Silver abilities
Ability 1
Slam Fire
Instantly reload your gun. You gain bonus fire rate and deal bonus weapon damage based on the target's health for a limited number of shots, but suffer from reduced accuracy.
Deals bonus Weapon Damage against troopers and neutrals.
Max Shots: 3Fire Rate: +300%Current Health as Damage: 2.5%Weapon Accuracy: -30%Weapon Damage vs. NPCs: +100%Cooldown: 25sDuration: 5sCast Range: 1m
- I
Weapon Damage +15%
- II
Cooldown -10s
- III
If you hit all shots, deal +7% current health as damage
Ability 2
Boot Kick
Bonus Damage: 25Mark Duration: 3sCooldown: 21sCast Range: 10.6m
- I
Cooldown -6s
- II
On Hero Hit: Restore 2 Stamina
- III
+80 Bonus Damage and kicked enemies deal -35% Damage for 5s
Ability 3
Entangling Bola
Throw a bola, dealing spirit damage, applying slow and preventing movement abilities or stamina.
Damage: 40Move Speed: -16%Debuff Duration: 1.5sGravity Scale: 100%Cooldown: 23s
- I
Move Speed +20%
- II
Cooldown -8s
- III
+0.75s Debuff Duration. Bola ricochets to 2 additional targets
Ultimate
Lycan Curse
Passive: Dealing damage generates bloodlust, increased at low health. At max bloodlust, you automatically cast Lycan Curse.
Active: Instantly transform, gaining increased max health, and stacking fire rate on enemy heroes, and replacing your abilities and weapon with their ferocious versions.
Bonus Health: +125Move Speed: +1.5 mFire Rate: +60%Missing Health as Healing: 30%Cooldown: 60sDuration: 15s
- I
+15% Bullet & Spirit Resistance
- II
+4 m/s Move Speed and 200 Bonus Health
- III
On Hero Kill: Refresh abilities and duration
Silver ability order
The most common way to spend the first 12 ability points (50% of tracked players). The first point unlocks an ability, the next three upgrade it.
 Slam Fire | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boot Kick | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
 Entangling Bola | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
 Lycan Curse | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Upgrade priority: Lycan Curse → Slam Fire → Boot Kick → Entangling Bola
Silver matchups and counters
Silver's win rate when the listed hero is on the enemy team (minimum 200 matches).
Frequently asked questions
Is Silver good in Deadlock?
Silver is currently D tier with a 46.1% win rate and 30.4% pick rate over the last 14 days. That is up 0.5% compared with the 14 days before.
What are the best items for Silver?
Early game: Melee Lifesteal, Restorative Shot and Close Quarters. Mid game: Hunter's Aura, Lifestrike and Slowing Bullets. Late game: Berserker, Spirit Resilience and Point Blank. These are the items players buy most often in each phase.
What is the best ability order for Silver?
The most common upgrade priority is Lycan Curse → Slam Fire → Boot Kick → Entangling Bola.
Who counters Silver?
Silver has the lowest win rate against Graves, Paige and Seven and the highest against Mirage, Sinclair and Shiv.
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.