Graves and Ivy

On the same team

Duo Win %

59.9%

Expected from their own win rates

54.7%

Above expected

+5.2 points

Games together

9,863

Graves on their own: 56.3% · Ivy on their own: 53.1%. Matches in City Never Sleeps on patch 09-29-2026, updated 14 October. Source: deadlock-api.com.

Why it works

• Mobility for Graves. Graves has no dash, blink or vertical tool, and her falloff forces her into close range. Air Drop Air Drop 22m Range21s Duration100s Cooldown Picks up an ally and takes flight with them; Crowd Control tier 2 adds a slow on the drop; Damage about 115 spirit explosion damage at base (deadlock.one) Mobility true flight for Ivy and the carried ally — the highest-freedom movement in… 1 about 300 barrier to Ivy and the ally when the flight ends, scaling with Spirit Power 2 adds a slow to the drop effect 5 adds a silence and improved scaling carries her straight onto a target or lifts her out when divers collapse, and the tier one barrier protects both of them.
• Kudzu fuels Essence Theft. Kudzu Connection Kudzu Connection 16m Range12s Duration37s Cooldown Forms a link with a nearby ally, granting both of them fire rate, bullet lifesteal and replicated healing, and removing the movement penalty while shooting. Damage no direct damage; about +10% fire rate, +15% bullet lifesteal and 35%… Mobility removes the move-speed penalty while shooting, which is effectively a large… Defensive the bullet lifesteal and replicated healing are her main sustain for both… 1 about +8% fire rate and +8% bullet lifesteal 2 connection is always active adds fire rate and bullet Lifesteal and removes the movement penalty while shooting. That suits Graves's steady stream of bullets, so she keeps her magazine on target long enough for Essence Theft Essence Theft 4s Duration 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 to build while the Lifesteal sustains her.
• Layered lockdown buys time. Graves has almost no burst and needs long fights. Grasping Hands Grasping Hands 24m Range5s Duration34s Cooldown Raises a line of undead hands out of the ground that damages and immobilizes anyone passing through, 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 roots, Entangling Thorns Entangling Thorns 4s Duration32s Cooldown Summons a patch of choking thorns that damages and slows every enemy inside its radius. Crowd Control movement slow; tier 3 upgrades the effect to an immobilize Damage about 40 damage per second at base spirit power (deadlock.one) Defensive dropped at her own feet it discourages a melee chase 1 +2m radius and improved spirit scaling on the DPS 2 immobilizes enemies in the patch slows and immobilizes at tier three, and Stone Form Stone Form 3s Duration40s Cooldown Turns Ivy into impervious stone and slams her into the ground, stunning and damaging nearby enemies and healing her for a portion of her maximum health. Crowd Control area stun on landing; tier 3 extends the stun duration Damage about 75 at base spirit power (deadlock.one); Mobility a downward slam — it repositions her vertically, especially when combined… 1 increased stun duration and improved damage scaling stuns on landing, so targets stay put while Deadheads, Ghouls and Essence Theft Essence Theft 4s Duration 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 grind them down.

Written from both heroes' ability data on patch 09-29-2026; the numbers above are the measured results.