Violet Build Guide: Best Items & Ability Order
Violet is a playable Deadlock hero. Over the last 14 days Violet sits in A tier with a 51.4% win rate across 986.2K matches, ranked 15 of 44 heroes. In Oracle+ lobbies the win rate is 50.0%. The most common mid-game purchases are Rapid Recharge, Radiant Regeneration and Healing Booster.
Tier
A
Win rate
51.4%
Change
+1.3%
Pick rate
43.3%
K/D/A
6.9 / 6.5 / 13.4
Avg. souls
40.3K
Violet 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)
Violet abilities
Ability 1
Living Ink
Damage: 35Cooldown Reduction per Hit: 1.5sBullet Damage: 120%Max Drawing Size: 25mDrawing Duration: 20sCooldown: 22sDuration: 10sCharges: 2
- I
-4s Cooldown +15m Max Drawing Distance
- II
On Empower: Gain +10% Fire Rate for 10s, stacking 5 times
- III
+1s Cooldown Reduction Per Hit Improve scaling
Ability 2
Flow State
Drag a brush that continues to travel forward, leaving a trail that grants bonus slide distance for allies and a fading slow and spirit damage to enemies it passes through, increased the further it travels.
Re-activate the ability to flick the brush forward, ending the ability early but dealing spirit damage in a larger area.
Minimum Damage: 50Max Damage: 100Slide Distance: +100%Time for Max Damage: 2sFading Move Speed: -60%Slow Duration: 2sCooldown: 23s
- I
On Slide: +150% Stamina Regeneration
- II
-6s Cooldown +8m Flick Range +4s Trail Duration
- III
On Slide: Gain Damage Amp over time, up to 20% for 6s
Ability 3
Still Life
Choose a hero to be your subject, dealing spirit damage over time as long as you are looking at them.
If the sketch is completed they take additional spirit damage, suffer from stun, and drop a sketch that can be picked up.
For each collected sketch, you permanently gain stats based on the hero.
Damage Per Second: 30Damage: 60Cooldown: 35sCast Range: 25m
- I
While Drawing: Gain 15 Health Regen, refreshed for 4s on pickup
- II
While Drawing: Subjects deal -35% Damage
- III
+20% Move Speed -11s Cooldown +0.45s Stun Duration
Ultimate
Abstract Landscape
Create a circular display of ink that blocks vision and grants allies Spirit.
Enemies inside are revealed, and leaving causes them to take spirit damage and suffer from Silence and slow, destroying the ink in the process.
Spirit Power: +25Damage: 100Move Speed: -30%Cooldown: 180sDuration: 6s
- I
Cooldown -20s
- II
On Buff: +25% Spirit Lifesteal +15 Spirit Power
- III
+1.25s Silence Duration +4s Ability Duration
Violet 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.
 Living Ink | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Flow State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
 Still Life | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
 Abstract Landscape | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Upgrade priority: Still Life → Living Ink → Flow State → Abstract Landscape
Violet matchups and counters
Violet's win rate when the listed hero is on the enemy team (minimum 200 matches).
Strong against
The Doorman57.8%22.7K
Rem56.8%48.1K
Mirage56.7%19.7K
Mina56.5%68.1K
Pocket56.4%30.9K
Frequently asked questions
Is Violet good in Deadlock?
Violet is currently A tier with a 51.4% win rate and 43.3% pick rate over the last 14 days. That is up 1.3% compared with the 14 days before.
What are the best items for Violet?
Early game: Extra Spirit, Mystic Regeneration and Extra Charge. Mid game: Rapid Recharge, Radiant Regeneration and Healing Booster. Late game: Boundless Spirit, Tankbuster and Superior Cooldown. These are the items players buy most often in each phase.
What is the best ability order for Violet?
The most common upgrade priority is Still Life → Living Ink → Flow State → Abstract Landscape.
Who counters Violet?
Violet has the lowest win rate against Graves, Rat King and Paige and the highest against The Doorman, Rem and Mirage.
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.