How to play Paige

How Paige plays

Power spikes

• Plot Armor Plot Armor 35m Range5s Duration28s Cooldown Paige grants a chosen ally a barrier, and for as long as that barrier is still standing the ally's weapon damage is increased. Damage No damage. 125 barrier and +25% weapon damage at base (deadlock.one). T2… Mobility None, though it is her main way of keeping a diving ally alive. Defensive Direct barrier on an ally at 35m range (urgametips.com), 28s cooldown. 1 while barriered, +14% fire rate. 2 +100 barrier, +2s duration. 5 affects up to 2 additional allies with increased barrier scaling. + Captivating Read Captivating Read 30m Range30s Cooldown Paige marks an area with latent magic that slows anyone standing in it, then after a short delay the magic goes off, dealing spirit damage and locking enemies caught in it in place. Crowd Control A slow on entry, then an immobilize (root) when the zone detonates. Damage 90 spirit damage (deadlock.one). Defensive Immobilizing a diver is her only real self-peel, since she has no movement… 1 increased cooldown reduction. 2 +2m radius, on hit reduce spirit resist by 18% for 6s, and doubled range. early (laning 0-10min) — Her highest-win-rate opener, present in 64.7% of 11,521 tracked games (deadlocklabs.gg).
• Mystic Expansion Mystic Expansion 800 souls Tier 1TechPassive +20% Ability Range +20% Radius into Greater Expansion Greater Expansion 3,200 souls Tier 3TechPassive +30% Ability Range +30% Radius +10% Spirit Resist Builds from Mystic Expansion (mid game) — Her strongest build path by win rate (54.9% then 55.7% per deadlocklabs.gg); the extra radius makes Captivating Read and Bookwyrm far harder to walk out of.
• Plot Armor Plot Armor 35m Range5s Duration28s Cooldown Paige grants a chosen ally a barrier, and for as long as that barrier is still standing the ally's weapon damage is increased. Damage No damage. 125 barrier and +25% weapon damage at base (deadlock.one). T2… Mobility None, though it is her main way of keeping a diving ally alive. Defensive Direct barrier on an ally at 35m range (urgametips.com), 28s cooldown. 1 while barriered, +14% fire rate. 2 +100 barrier, +2s duration. 5 affects up to 2 additional allies with increased barrier scaling. T3 — Barriering 3 allies at once converts her from a single-target support into a team-wide damage amplifier.
• Rallying Charge Rallying Charge 600m Range13s Duration210s Cooldown Paige sends a line of spectral knights and mounts charging across the entire city. Crowd Control None at base. T3 adds a 0.5s stun. Damage 125 damage and 125 heal at base, amplifying with distance travelled up to… Defensive The heal component is a genuine global save for a team losing a fight she is… 1 +4 steeds (wider), -45s cooldown. 2 +160 damage, +0.5s stun duration, +70% max amplification. T2/T3 (late) — -45s cooldown plus +160 damage and a 0.5s Stun makes the ultimate a repeatable global swing rather than a one-off.

Weak points to cover

• Zero mobility and zero escape abilities — the most exploitable flaw in her design.
• Captivating Read Captivating Read 30m Range30s Cooldown Paige marks an area with latent magic that slows anyone standing in it, then after a short delay the magic goes off, dealing spirit damage and locking enemies caught in it in place. Crowd Control A slow on entry, then an immobilize (root) when the zone detonates. Damage 90 spirit damage (deadlock.one). Defensive Immobilizing a diver is her only real self-peel, since she has no movement… 1 increased cooldown reduction. 2 +2m radius, on hit reduce spirit resist by 18% for 6s, and doubled range. has a visible telegraph and a delay, so an attentive opponent simply walks out of it.
• Her control is all pre-placed; she is poor at reacting to something already happening.