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Mystic

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Mystic — helpful, tiny, zzzzz.

Updated ·Refreshed daily from public match data·Methodology

Tier

C

Win rate

46.8%▲ 0.2

Games

186K

38% pick

How to play Rem right now

Rem wins 46.8% of 186K games, 1.5 pts below the median hero. Strongest in Emissary – Phantom lobbies (47.5%), weakest in Initiate – Acolyte (45.8%). Struggles into Seven in lane (39%). Rem is a mystic (helpful and tiny mystic). Build around Extra Charge, Improved Spirit, Extra Spirit, put early points into Tag Along, and respect Seven in lane.
  • Core items: Extra Charge, Improved Spirit, Extra Spirit, Healing Booster
  • Max first: Tag Along
  • Hardest lanes: Seven, Graves, Rat King
  • Best teammates: Rat King, Paige, Seven

Last 7 days, all ranks

Rem stats

Win rate

46.8%

#28 of 41

Pick rate

37.7%

of matches

Ban share

2.6%

of ranked bans

K / D / A

3.4 / 5.3 / 15.0

KDA 3.46

Souls

40K

per game

Hero damage

20K

per game

Win rate, last 30 days

September 12, 2026 → October 11, 2026 · low 45.1% · high 49.3%

Compare Rem with another hero in the hero comparison tool.

Ranked matches, last 7 days

Rem by rank

Initiate – Acolyte

45.8%C

13K games

Sentinel – Ritualist

46.7%C

9.1K games

Emissary – Phantom

47.5%B

8.6K games

Ascendant – Eternus

45.4%D

1.5K games

See every hero for your bracket on the Deadlock tier list.

Items by game phase · last 7 days

Rem build

Buy rate = share of Rem 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 Rem players buy, sorted by when they are usually bought.

  1. 1Extra ChargeExtra Charge6m
  2. 2GritGrit7m
  3. 3Extra SpiritExtra Spirit8m
  4. 4Mystic BurstMystic Burst9m
  5. 5Trophy CollectorTrophy Collector10m
  6. 6Guardian WardGuardian Ward12m
  7. 7Mystic ExpansionMystic Expansion12m
  8. 8Healing BoosterHealing Booster14m
  9. 9Improved SpiritImproved Spirit15m
  10. 10Compress CooldownCompress Cooldown18m
  11. 11Rapid RechargeRapid Recharge20m
  12. 12Superior CooldownSuperior Cooldown24m

High-rank build — Phantom and above

What Rem players in Phantom+ ranked lobbies buy (16K games, last 30 days), in buying order.

  1. 1High-Velocity RoundsHigh-Velocity Rounds2m
  2. 2Extra ChargeExtra Charge6m
  3. 3Sprint BootsSprint Boots7m
  4. 4GritGrit8m
  5. 5Trophy CollectorTrophy Collector8m
  6. 6Extra RegenExtra Regen11m
  7. 7Guardian WardGuardian Ward12m
  8. 8Extra SpiritExtra Spirit13m
  9. 9Healing BoosterHealing Booster14m
  10. 10Improved SpiritImproved Spirit18m
  11. 11Divine BarrierDivine Barrier24m
  12. 12Superior CooldownSuperior Cooldown26m

Laning 0–10 min

Mid game 10–20 min

Late game 20+ min

Situational picks that win

Bought in under 20% of games, but with the highest win rates when they are.

Most played ability upgrade paths

Rem skill order

Most popular47.4% win10K games
Pillow TossPillow Toss··34········
Tag AlongTag Along12·····8·10··
Lil HelpersLil Helpers····56··9·11·
NaptimeNaptime······7····12
Option 253.8% win3.4K games
Pillow TossPillow Toss12···6··9···
Tag AlongTag Along··34·····10··
Lil HelpersLil Helpers····5··8···12
NaptimeNaptime······7···11·
Option 352.8% win2.6K games
Pillow TossPillow Toss··34···89···
Tag AlongTag Along····56···1011·
Lil HelpersLil Helpers12·········12
NaptimeNaptime······7·····

Rem abilities

Pillow Toss1Pillow Toss25s cooldown

Throw your trusty pillow inflicting spirit damage and heavy knockback. Landing hits reduces the cooldown of your other abilities.

Cooldown 25sCast Delay 0.3sCharges 1Charge Delay 8sDamage 75Debuff Duration 3.0sFading Move Speed 36%Duration 0.4sCooldown On Pillow Hit 5s
  1. 1 AP-7s Cooldown
  2. 2 AP+2m Radius and applies -35% Fire Rate
  3. 5 AP+100 Damage and +1 Charge

Tag Along2Tag Along40s cooldown

Jump to an ally and nap alongside them. Both you and the ally receive a burst heal based on missing health followed by lingering regeneration. Hop between allies with Ability 2 to apply the heal, once per ally. You are knocked off if stunned by an ultimate ability. You can use items and all self-casts target your ally instead.

Cooldown 40sDuration 5.5sCast Delay 0.5sRegen Duration 2sHealth Restored 42/sMissing Health Burst 15%
  1. 1 AP-8s Cooldown
  2. 2 AP35% Bonus Item Range, Duration, and Barrier Effectiveness while napping
  3. 5 AP+15% Spirit Power and +35 Spirit Power while napping and for 10s after napping Improved Spirit Scaling

Lil Helpers3Lil Helpers

Signal a Helper to lend a hand. They can collect boxes, do Sinner's Sacrifices, or be sent to support allies and troopers. Follow a hero: Provides a short burst of spirit resist and fading move speed. Follow a trooper: Provides healing, damage, resists, and allows tagging along. When no hero is around, souls from trooper kills are split amongst the team. Can be cast during Tag Along. Helpers will take a nap for 15.1s after following someone.

Cast Delay 0.1sDamage 20Arm Time 0.1sTrooper Heal 8/sHeal Interval 2.0sDamage / Resists 30%Spirit Resist 12%Duration 8sDuration 50s
  1. 1 AP+1 Helper +1.5m/s Move Speed
  2. 2 AP+1 Helper +15% Trooper Damage and Resist
  3. 5 AP+1 Helper +15% Spirit Resist

Naptime4NaptimeUltimate200s cooldown

Cast your gaze forward, piercing walls and floors. Enemies in the gaze are slowed, have reduced dash distance, and cannot use movement abilities. When the channel ends they fall asleep before waking up to a splitting headache that deals heavy spirit damage.

Cooldown 200sCast Delay 0.18sSleep Duration 4sMin Sleep Time 0.5sSleep Damage Threshold 100Wake Damage 120Move/Dash Slow 20%Channel Damage Resist 30%
  1. 1 AP-1 Stamina On Wake and no Stamina Regen while sleeping
  2. 2 AP+3m Radius and +0.75s Sleep Duration
  3. 5 AP-55s cooldown Reduced damage and unstoppable while channeling

Same-lane win rate · last 7 days

How to counter Rem

Rem has the hardest time in lane against Seven, Graves, Rat King. Items that work best into Rem: Healing Nova, Guardian Ward, Heroic Aura.

Hardest lanes for Rem

Rem wins lane vs

Best teammates

Rem vs every hero — full counters table →

Last 30 days · win-rate gain over other items in the same games

Best items against Rem

Healing NovaHealing Nova3,200 souls · 45K games+1.455.3% winGuardian WardGuardian Ward1,600 souls · 172K games+0.955.2% winHeroic AuraHeroic Aura3,200 souls · 168K games+0.859.1% winGolden Goose EggGolden Goose Egg800 souls · 142K games+0.752.9% winKnockdownKnockdown3,200 souls · 154K games+0.750.8% winArcane SurgeArcane Surge1,600 souls · 377K games+0.655.8% win

Compared with the other items bought into Rem, these ones lift their owner's win rate the most — good picks when you are laning against or chasing Rem.

Most-played in-game builds · last 7 days

Popular Rem 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.

The Third Leg50.0%1.3K games
Sleepy little guy!!!50.2%962 games

secret illegal tech

Ethereal ShiftEthereal Shift

The World's Craziest Pillow Fight, But Crazier49.7%580 games
Rem - Support-Crowd Control [50% WR] [tracklock.gg]45.9%495 games
THETA ZERO'S "WORK FOR ME" LAZY REM SUPPORT BUILD46.7%351 games

If you REALLY want the 4.8K gun bonus.

Opening RoundsOpening RoundsFleetfootFleetfoot

The World's Craziest Pillow Fight (L --> R)47.1%255 games

TOO MUCH SPIRIT DAMAGE? USE THESE.

Dispel MagicDispel MagicSpirit ResilienceSpirit ResilienceWitchmailWitchmailSpellbreakerSpellbreaker

PUNCHES HURT?

JuggernautJuggernautRebuttalRebuttal

Recent Rem changes

September 16, 2026 — Minor Update - 09-16-2026
  • • Fixed a bug where multiple helpers could be sent to follow a single player for no effect
  • • Lil Helpers now have a target UI when instant cast mode is selected
June 30, 2026 — Minor Update - 06-30-2026
  • • Tag Along healing per second spirit scaling reduced from 0.66 to 0.4
  • • Tag Along T3 missing health spirit scaling reduced from +0.02 to +0.016
  • • Lil Helpers Spirit Resist reduced from 15% to 12%
  • • Lil Helpers T1 changed from "+1 Helper" to "+1 Helper and +1.5m/s Move Speed"
  • • Lil Helpers T2 changed from "+8% Spirit Resist and +1.5m/s Move Speed" to "+1 Helper and +15% Trooper Damage and Resist"
  • • Lil Helpers T3 changed from "+2 Helpers and +20% Trooper Damage and Resist" to "+1 Helper and +15% Spirit Resist"
May 22, 2026 — Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026
  • • Pillow Toss charge time reduced from 9s to 8s
  • • Pillow Toss T3 increased from +90 to +100 Damage
  • • Tag Along burst heal now also applies to secondary allies that you jump to
  • • Tag Along lingering heal duration reduced from 3s to 2s (values rebalanced to be the same overall heal just faster)
  • • Tag Along T2 Barrier and Item Duration/Range effectiveness increased from 25% to 35%
  • • Tag Along T3 now also increases Missing Health Heal from 0.03 to 0.05 and Regen Per Second from 0.66 to 1.0
  • • Tag Along can now be cast through veils
  • • Reduced lockout period after ejecting from Tag Along from 1s to 0.3s
  • • Tag Along time to fly to your ally is now 50% faster
  • • Tag Along heal duration is now displayed on the hud as well as the healthbar icon
  • • Tag Along fixed specific abilities/items that could kill Rem while he's napping
  • • Tag Along now allows friendly auras to affect Rem
  • • Tag Along eject is no longer affected by debuff resistance and now launches upwards slightly more to prevent hitting the ground
  • • Tag Along eject no longer briefly restricts movement abilities and input
  • • Naptime now provides +30% damage reduction in the base ability (T3 still adds +50%)

About Rem

Base stats (level 1)

Health
680
Health regen
2/s
Move speed
7.2 m/s
Sprint speed
4 m/s
Stamina
3
Light melee
58
Heavy melee
116

Rem lore

An accidental stowaway from the world of dreams, Rem has found himself stranded in the city that never sleeps. Driven by his curious nature, Rem and his helpful friends have been seen wandering across the five boroughs in search of a way back home.

So if you ever find yourself dozing off while taking the Blue line home from work, maybe you’ve just had an encounter with one of the Cursed Apple’s newest denizens.

Official in-game biography.

Rem voice linesListen to all 2,298 lines, grouped by situation.▶

Rem FAQ

Is Rem good in Deadlock right now?＋

Below average right now. Rem is C tier (#28 of 41) with a 46.8% win rate over 186K games in the last 7 days. Rem wins 46.8% of 186K games, 1.5 pts below the median hero. Strongest in Emissary – Phantom lobbies (47.5%), weakest in Initiate – Acolyte (45.8%). Struggles into Seven in lane (39%).

What is the best Rem build?＋

Most Rem players buy Extra Charge, Improved Spirit, Extra Spirit, Healing Booster — the four items bought most often. Start with Extra Charge, Extra Spirit, Trophy Collector in lane, then Improved Spirit, Healing Booster, Rapid Recharge by mid game.

Who counters Rem?＋

In lane, Rem has the lowest win rate against Seven (39.3%), Graves (40.5%), Rat King (40.6%). Rem does best against Shiv (54.1%), Solomon (53.5%), Viscous (53.1%).

How do you counter Rem?＋

Pick a hero that wins the lane into Rem — Seven, Graves, Rat King do best this week — and build Healing Nova or Guardian Ward, which win more often than other items when Rem is on the enemy team.

What should I max first on Rem?＋

The most common skill order puts points into Tag Along first; it wins 47.4% of 10K games. Full order is in the skill order table above.

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Celeste build →

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Dynamo build →

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Graves build →

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Lady Geist build →

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McGinnis build →

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