Mystic · Projectile
Paige Build & Counters
Updated ·Refreshed daily from public match data·Methodology
Tier
Win rate
Games
185K
37% pick
How to play Paige right now
- Core items: Mystic Expansion, Extra Charge, High-Velocity Rounds, Greater Expansion
- Max first: Bookwyrm
- Hardest lanes: Rat King, Seven, Haze
- Best teammates: Haze, Rat King, Graves
Last 7 days, all ranks
Paige stats
Win rate
56.9%
#2 of 41
Pick rate
37.3%
of matches
Ban share
1.1%
of ranked bans
K / D / A
3.9 / 5.5 / 15.9
KDA 3.57
Souls
42K
per game
Hero damage
30K
per game
Win rate, last 30 days
September 12, 2026 → October 11, 2026 · low 53.9% · high 58.3%
Compare Paige with another hero in the hero comparison tool.
Ranked matches, last 7 days
Paige by rank
Initiate – Acolyte
16K games
Sentinel – Ritualist
13K games
Emissary – Phantom
14K games
Ascendant – Eternus
2.8K games
See every hero for your bracket on the Deadlock tier list.
Items by game phase · last 7 days
Paige build
Buy rate = share of Paige games where the item was bought; grouped by average purchase time. Late items always show higher win rates because they are bought in longer, often winning games — compare items within the same phase.
Recommended build — buy in this order
The 12 items most Paige players buy, sorted by when they are usually bought.
High-rank build — Phantom and above
What Paige players in Phantom+ ranked lobbies buy (24K games, last 30 days), in buying order.
Laning 0–10 min
Extra ChargeCore800 souls · bought 9 min76%57.2% win
High-Velocity RoundsCore800 souls · bought 2 min75%56.8% win
Guardian WardCore1,600 souls · bought 9 min69%57.2% win
Trophy CollectorCore1,600 souls · bought 9 min64%57.7% win
Extra SpiritCore800 souls · bought 10 min60%57.4% win
Grit800 souls · bought 6 min60%57.4% win
Opening Rounds1,600 souls · bought 6 min54%56.8% win
Sprint Boots800 souls · bought 8 min52%57.2% win
Mid game 10–20 min
Mystic ExpansionCore800 souls · bought 12 min81%57.5% win
Compress CooldownCore1,600 souls · bought 18 min60%57.8% win
Improved Spirit1,600 souls · bought 17 min59%57.8% win
Knockdown3,200 souls · bought 20 min39%56.5% win
Extra Stamina800 souls · bought 13 min32%57.6% win
Slowing Hex1,600 souls · bought 16 min30%56.6% win
Arcane Surge1,600 souls · bought 18 min29%57.7% win
Rescue Beam3,200 souls · bought 20 min28%57.3% win
Late game 20+ min
Greater ExpansionCore3,200 souls · bought 25 min69%58.3% win
Superior CooldownCore3,200 souls · bought 23 min66%58.3% win
Rapid RechargeCore3,200 souls · bought 22 min62%57.6% win
Superior Duration3,200 souls · bought 27 min53%59.1% win
Transcendent Cooldown6,400 souls · bought 31 min48%59.4% win
Duration Extender1,600 souls · bought 20 min46%58.6% win
Divine Barrier6,400 souls · bought 27 min46%59.4% win
Boundless Spirit6,400 souls · bought 32 min38%60.0% win
Situational picks that win
Bought in under 20% of games, but with the highest win rates when they are.
Refresher6,400 souls · bought 35 min13%61.1% win
Escalating Exposure6,400 souls · bought 33 min20%60.1% win
Vortex Web6,400 souls · bought 27 min19%59.1% win
Mystic Burst800 souls · bought 14 min14%58.8% win
Heroic Aura3,200 souls · bought 18 min9%58.8% win
Tankbuster3,200 souls · bought 25 min17%58.2% win
Most played ability upgrade paths
Paige skill order
 Bookwyrm | · | · | · | 4 | 5 | 6 | · | 8 | · | · | · | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Plot Armor | 1 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 12 |
 Captivating Read | · | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | 9 | 10 | · | · |
 Rallying Charge | · | · | · | · | · | · | 7 | · | · | · | 11 | · |
| Bookwyrm | · | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plot Armor | 1 | 2 | · | · | 5 | · | · | · | 9 | · | · | · |
| Captivating Read | · | · | · | 4 | · | · | · | 8 | · | 10 | 11 | · |
| Rallying Charge | · | · | · | · | · | 6 | 7 | · | · | · | · | 12 |
| Bookwyrm | · | · | · | 4 | · | · | · | 8 | · | · | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plot Armor | 1 | 2 | · | · | 5 | · | · | · | 9 | · | · | · |
| Captivating Read | · | · | 3 | · | · | 6 | · | · | · | 10 | · | · |
| Rallying Charge | · | · | · | · | · | · | 7 | · | · | · | · | · |
Paige abilities
1Bookwyrm33s cooldown
Conjure a dragon that appears at the target location before flying forward, dealing spirit damage and leaving a burning path in its trail.
- 1 AP-12s Cooldown
- 2 AP+1.0 Charge +2s Trail Duration +1m Radius
- 5 AP+12m Travel Range +100.0 Damage +30.0 DPS
2Plot Armor28s cooldown
Grant an ally a barrier. While the barrier holds, they gain bonus weapon damage.
- 1 APOn Barrier: +14% Fire Rate
- 2 AP+100 Barrier and +2s Duration
- 5 APAffects up to 2 additional allies. Increases barrier scaling.
3Captivating Read30s cooldown
Target an area with latent magic, applying slow. The magic detonates after a delay, dealing spirit damage and applying immobilize.
- 1 AP-14s Cooldown
- 2 AP+1s Immobilize Duration
- 5 AP+2m Radius On Hit: Reduce Spirit Resist by -18% for 6s
4Rallying ChargeUltimate210s cooldown
Release a wave of spectral knights and steeds that charge across the entire city, healing allies and dealing spirit damage to enemies. The strength of the heal and spirit damage is amplified as the knights travel further.
- 1 AP+150 Heal Amount
- 2 APIncrease width by +4 Steeds -45 Cooldown
- 5 AP+160.0 Damage +0.5s Stun Duration +70% Max Amp
Same-lane win rate · last 7 days
How to counter Paige
Paige has the hardest time in lane against Rat King, Seven, Haze. Items that work best into Paige: Cheat Death, Spellbreaker, Armor Piercer.
Hardest lanes for Paige
Paige wins lane vs
Best teammates
Last 30 days · win-rate gain over other items in the same games
Best items against Paige
Cheat Death6,400 souls · 89K games+2.051.4% win
Spellbreaker6,400 souls · 174K games+1.949.1% win
Armor Piercer6,400 souls · 48K games+1.851.1% win
Crippling Headshot6,400 souls · 199K games+1.751.7% win
Frenzy6,400 souls · 80K games+1.654.3% win
Ethereal Shift6,400 souls · 93K games+1.552.5% winCompared with the other items bought into Paige, these ones lift their owner's win rate the most — good picks when you are laning against or chasing Paige.
Most-played in-game builds · last 7 days
Popular Paige builds
Community builds from the in-game build browser, ranked by how many games used them. Search the build ID in-game (Hero Builds → search) to import it.
Piggy`s Support Paige (twitch.tv/piggyxdd)55.2%1.2K games
Rusted Barrel
Close Quarters
Monster Rounds
Rebuttal
Mystic Vulnerability
Decay
Extra Health
Enduring Speed
Healbane
Echo ShardBEST SUPPORT PAIGE BUILD - deadlocked.gg55.2%977 games
EARLY GAME
High-Velocity Rounds
Healing RiteGritGuardian WardExtra SpiritExtra ChargeSprint BootsTrophy CollectorMystic Expansion
Extra Regen
Enchanter's Emblem
Slowing BulletsMID GAME
Compress CooldownSuperior CooldownDuration ExtenderArcane SurgeRescue BeamImproved SpiritRapid RechargeKnockdown
MID GAME
Stamina Mastery
Disarming Hex
Silence Wave
Counterspell
Bullet Resilience
Spirit Resilience
Alchemical Fire
Weighted Shots
Metal SkinDeathy SECRET CHINESE BUBBLE GIRL (Experts Only)57.2%587 games
EarlyGame
High-Velocity RoundsOpening RoundsGrit
Express ShotTrophy Collector
Weapon Shielding
Spirit ShieldingExtra StaminaArcane SurgeMystic Expansion
Reactive BarrierGuardian Ward
MidGame
Slowing HexSuperior DurationVortex WebTranscendent CooldownGreater ExpansionTankbuster
Spirit BurnEscalating Exposure
Good utility
You wanna be a good support? Ok fine.
Divine Barrier
ScourgeRefresher
Lightning ScrollExtra ChargeRescue BeamBoundless Spirit
Paige - Tank-Crowd Control [68% WR] [tracklock.gg]57.6%507 games
Core Build
High-Velocity RoundsGritGuardian WardSprint BootsTrophy CollectorExtra SpiritExtra ChargeMystic ExpansionKnockdownImproved SpiritDivine BarrierGreater ExpansionSuperior Cooldown
Cursed RelicSuperior Duration
Late
Express ShotRapid RechargeVortex WebTranscendent CooldownHeroic AuraRescue BeamAlchemical FireRefresher
ITw1xI | Paige Spirit Caster/AOE Enjoyer55.6%412 games
EarlyGame
High-Velocity RoundsOpening RoundsSprint BootsTrophy CollectorGritGuardian WardMystic ExpansionExtra ChargeSlowing Hex
Healing
Mid Game | Duration
Healing Mid Game
Diviner's KevlarLate Game | Optional
IndomitableCheat DeathCursed RelicScourgeEscalating Exposure
Battle Vest
Dispel Magic
Plated ArmorTHETA ZERO'S FULL SUPPORT FOR MAXIMUM SUFFERING56.0%368 games
1a) Only if the enemy laners are pushove
Surge of Power3) Pick your poison!
Vortex WebBoundless SpiritCursed RelicScourgeAlchemical Fire
Luxuries!
Recent Paige changes
- • Heavy Melee spirit scaling increased from 0.3 to 0.45
- • Captivating Read T1 increased from -11s Cooldown to -14s
- • Captivating Read T3 increased from +1m to +2m
- • Fixed some collision issues with Rallying Charge
- • Plot Armor weapon damage scaling increased from 0.2 to 0.3
- • Rallying Charge cooldown reduced from 220s to 210s
About Paige
Base stats (level 1)
- Health
- 680
- Health regen
- 2/s
- Move speed
- 6.9 m/s
- Sprint speed
- 3.5 m/s
- Stamina
- 3
- Light melee
- 42
- Heavy melee
- 120
Paige lore
The daughter of a rare book dealer, Paige grew up in a loving home that prioritized kindness, magic, and storytelling. But while Paige took naturally to her parents' values, her little brother Bryce did not.
A rebellious teen, Bryce resented not only his family’s saccharine attitude, but also their refusal to let him dabble in magics that they deemed too dangerous. Paige tried everything she could think of to keep him out of trouble, but like most teenagers, the more his big sister tried to tell him what was best for him, the more he turned away.
Paige doesn't know what Bryce did to get kicked out of the house...just that she came home from the library to find her brother gone and her parents crying.
Days turned to weeks, to months, to years. Paige grew to become a talented bibliomancer, making a living as a storyteller reading at libraries across the five boroughs; and while her parents have remained silent about what happened with Bryce, Paige's obsession with finding him has only grown. She will discover what happened to her brother... and no man or god is going to stand in her way.
Official in-game biography.
Paige FAQ
Is Paige good in Deadlock right now?＋
Yes — one of the strongest heroes right now. Paige is S+ tier (#2 of 41) with a 56.9% win rate over 185K games in the last 7 days. Paige wins 56.9% of 185K games, 8.6 pts above the median hero. Strongest in Sentinel – Ritualist lobbies (56.0%), weakest in Ascendant – Eternus (53.5%). Bullies Shiv in lane (64%).
What is the best Paige build?＋
Most Paige players buy Mystic Expansion, Extra Charge, High-Velocity Rounds, Greater Expansion — the four items bought most often. Start with Extra Charge, High-Velocity Rounds, Guardian Ward in lane, then Mystic Expansion, Compress Cooldown, Improved Spirit by mid game.
Who counters Paige?＋
In lane, Paige has the lowest win rate against Rat King (49.3%), Seven (51.5%), Haze (51.6%). Paige does best against Shiv (64.3%), Mirage (62.8%), Silver (62.0%).
How do you counter Paige?＋
Pick a hero that wins the lane into Paige — Rat King, Seven, Haze do best this week — and build Cheat Death or Spellbreaker, which win more often than other items when Paige is on the enemy team.
What should I max first on Paige?＋
The most common skill order puts points into Bookwyrm first; it wins 61.8% of 15K games. Full order is in the skill order table above.
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