Deadman Danny and Graves
The No. 1 duo in Deadlock right now: they win more together than either one's own record predicts.
On the same team
- Duo Win %
- 63.1%
- Expected from their own win rates
- 56.0%
- Above expected
- +7.1%
- Games together
- 9,841
Deadman Danny on their own: 54.7% · Graves on their own: 57.2%. Matches in Halloween 2026 on patch 10-30-2026, updated 5 November. Source: deadlock-api.com.
How their abilities combine
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Chimera Mk1
Chimera Mk1 Danny holds the jump key to fly on his jetpack, building heat as he goes. Crowd Control The landing launches nearby enemies into the air. Damage The landing explosion deals 70 spirit damage (+1.5 per Spirit) plus 70… Mobility Sustained flight for as long as his heat allows, and air dashes cost heat… 1 heat vents faster while grounded 2 on hero hit, heal and take no self-damage 5 on hero hit, -40% cooldown and +120 spirit damage landing that hits no hero stuns Deadman Danny Deadman Danny Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. , and stepping away from the landing is the listed answer. Enemies rooted by
Grasping Hands
Grasping Hands Raises a line of undead hands out of the ground, after a 0.8s deploy, that damages and immobilizes anyone passing through at ground level, spawns a Ghoul, and leaves a lingering rift behind. Crowd Control immobilize (root) on enemies who pass through; Damage roughly 90 spirit at base, +90 more at tier 2 (metabot.gg, deadlock.one) Mobility none for Graves 1 +90 damage and +10m wall length 2 +1 Ghoul, about -14s cooldown and +0.75s immobilize cannot step away. - Shredded resist for her stream.
Jettison Fuel
Jettison Fuel Danny sprays fuel in front of him for a couple of seconds, dealing weapon damage over time and stripping bullet resist. Crowd Control none on enemies. The backblast knocks Danny himself backwards. Damage 30 weapon damage per second (+0.8 per weapon damage) for 2s, then a 35… Mobility The backblast throws him backwards, which works as a short escape or a… 1 -8s cooldown 2 +60 backblast damage, and a backblast hit gives +18% fire rate for 7s 5 -10% more bullet resist shred, and a backblast hit applies a mark cuts Bullet Resist so every gun on his team hits harder, which suits the steady stream of bullets Graves fires while
Essence Theft
Essence Theft Graves's bullets siphon weapon damage and spirit resist from whoever they hit, transferring it to Graves up to a per-target cap. Damage no direct damage of its own; Defensive indirectly defensive — a carry with stolen weapon damage kills Graves more… 1 +1 maximum steal target, and all Graves's summons apply Essence Theft builds. - A still target for rockets. Deadman Danny Deadman Danny Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. 's rockets are slow and have to be led. A target held by
Grasping Hands cannot strafe, which makes his charged shots into
Strix Salvo
Strix Salvo Danny fires a salvo of spirit missiles that stick in the ground along a line he aims by holding and dragging. Crowd Control A 40% slow that fades over 1.5s each time a charged shot consumes a mark. Damage 27 spirit damage per missile (+0.74 per Spirit) in a 3.5m blast. Defensive A line of missiles across a street or a doorway punishes anyone who chases… 1 -12s cooldown 2 +30 damage and +35 marked damage 5 +2 missiles, longer range, and better Spirit scaling marks easier to land.
What their abilities do together, from both heroes' ability data on patch 10-30-2026. These describe the kits; they are not a measured reason for the win rate above.
Deadman Danny's other best partners
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Seven
Seven Wave and jungle clear through Lightning Ball and Power Surge, which helps him reach item breakpoints sooner Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing none (0/3) — 61.6% duo win, +6.5% above expected duo → -
Baba
Baba Three kinds of control in one kit: silence, a hex and several slows Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing low (1/3) — 60.4% duo win, +5.4% above expected duo → -
Kelvin
Kelvin Frozen Shelter is a hard physical barrier that stops ranged damage and ultimates outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 60.3% duo win, +5.3% above expected duo → -
Victor
Victor Effectively two health bars via Shocking Reanimation, which invalidates the normal 'focus the bruiser' plan Durability very high (3/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 59.8% duo win, +5.3% above expected duo → -
Paige
Paige Peel — Plot Armor is a save and a damage buff on one button. Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing high (2/3) — 60.8% duo win, +5.1% above expected duo →
Graves's other best partners
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Paige — 63.9% duo win, +7.0% above expected duo → -
Baba — 63.3% duo win, +7.0% above expected duo → -
Kelvin — 62.8% duo win, +6.5% above expected duo → -
Seven — 62.4% duo win, +6.1% above expected duo → -
Haze
Haze Single-target sustained DPS ramps up once Fixation is stacked Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing high (2/3) — 61.3% duo win, +5.9% above expected duo →

