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Paige vs Violet

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Written for the Paige player. Playing Violet? See Violet vs Paige →

Violet is announced but not out yet. New heroes release Tuesdays and Fridays at 2:00 pm Pacific, in an order set by player vote; the next slot is Friday 16 October.

This page becomes the full matchup guide on release day: the measured win rate, who is favoured, how to win, a phase-by-phase plan and the abilities to watch. Everything known about Violet so far →

Your side: Paige in lane

Lane strengths

  • 35 damage per shot on a projectile rifle is high for a support — she can genuinely contest a lane rather than only assist.
  • Bookwyrm Bookwyrm 5s Duration33s Cooldown Paige conjures a dragon that materialises at a chosen spot and then flies forward, damaging enemies along the way and leaving a strip of fire burning behind it. Damage 60 initial damage plus 30 damage per second from the trail (deadlock.one). Defensive The trail is a soft wall; 1 -12s cooldown. 2 +1 charge, +2s trail duration, +1m radius. 5 +12m travel range, +100 damage, +30 DPS. clears the wave and denies the approach lane at the same time, which is unusually efficient in a 2v2.
  • 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. on a lane partner turns a losing trade into a winning one and lets an aggressive duo take fights they should not.

Lane weaknesses

  • urgametips.com is explicit: Paige has no personal movement skill in her kit. Any dive that gets to her connects.
  • 680-730 HP with no self-shield means she dies to a single focused burst.
  • Her projectile weapon must be led, so a fast-moving laner is hard for her to punish.

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.

Paige build → · Paige’s hardest matchups →

What Valve has shown of Violet

Abilities not shown yet. Valve's words for Violet: ambitious, nimble, creative. A painter. Likely a zoning or terrain-painting kit; nothing confirmed yet.

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