Graves and Victor

On the same team

Duo Win %

58.6%

Expected from their own win rates

54.8%

Above expected

+3.8 points

Games together

14,066

Graves on their own: 56.3% · Victor on their own: 53.3%. Matches in City Never Sleeps on patch 09-29-2026, updated 14 October. Source: deadlock-api.com.

Why it works

• Rooted in the aura. Aura of Suffering Aura of Suffering 8s Duration2s Cooldown A toggle that radiates escalating spirit damage in roughly an 8m sphere around Victor, hurting enemies and Victor himself. Crowd Control T1 applies a 20% move and dash slow to enemies inside the aura Damage 13 DPS minimum ramping to 58 DPS maximum over roughly 8s of channel; Defensive none — it damages Victor as well 1 +20% move and dash slow on enemies in the aura 2 +6 minimum DPS and +34 maximum DPS 5 +1m radius and enemies inside take +15% damage from all sources hurts more the longer it runs, and 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 enemies so they cannot walk out of the sphere before it ramps up.
• Less spirit resist to hide behind. 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 steals Spirit Resist from whoever Graves shoots, so the aura, Pain Battery Pain Battery 28m Range2s Cooldown A battery that fills passively as Victor takes damage from any source, including his own self-harm abilities. Crowd Control T1 applies a 32% movement slow for 2s on hit Damage 100 base spirit; T2 adds +50 Defensive T3 heals Victor for 15% of his missing health per hero hit, which is the… 1 +32% movement slow for 2s on hit 2 +50 damage 5 heal for 15% of missing health per hero hit, plus increased spirit scaling and the reanimation shock all land harder on that target.
• A frontliner for an immobile summoner. Graves has no dash and needs time. Shocking Reanimation Shocking Reanimation 240s Cooldown A passive that fires when Victor would die. Crowd Control Diminishing slow from the death wave, then a 1.5s stun on reanimation (T3… Damage 200 spirit on reanimation; Defensive Rebirth at 50% health base; 1 +15% fire rate and +6 spirit damage per bullet while Shocking Reanimation is on cooldown 2 +50% rebirth health (so he returns much healthier) 5 +175 damage, +1.5s stun duration, and -95s cooldown (240s base down to roughly 145s) gives Victor a second life, so divers who chase him first stay busy while her Ghouls and Deadheads grind.

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