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Recent patch changes

2026.09.16
  • Health per boon increased from 28 to 31
  • Sprint speed increased from 1.5 to 2.5
  • Dashes and light melee's no longer pause your gun's cycle time
  • Boot Kick can only target heroes and objectives now
  • Entangling Bola can only target heroes now
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WeaponHair of the Dog · Long Range

WeaponBaseMax level
Damage per second4230/397735/39
Bullet damage5.131/39+0.129.331/39
Pellets73/397
Magazine739/397
Shots per second1.1839/391.18
Reload0.3s39/390.3s
Bullet velocity813m/s5/39813m/s
Falloff range17–42m17–42m
Light melee509/39+1.58105.311/39
Heavy melee1165/39+3.67244.55/39

Vitality

VitalityBaseMax level
Health8306/39+311,91533/39
Health regen2.52/392.5
Bullet resist0%0%
Spirit resist0%0%
Move speed6.7m/s23/396.7m/s
Sprint speed2.5m/s4/392.5m/s
Stamina234/392

Spirit

SpiritBaseMax level
Spirit power0+1.138.56/39

Max level assumes all 35 boons. Item effects are not included. The small number next to a value is its rank among released heroes (highest value = 1).

Tier
C
TierPractice first
Win rate
48.4%
Experienced
49.9%
Pick rate
23.7%
Games
17,373

Why this tierExperienced win rate 49.9% (23/38) · Novice 46.0% (28/39) · Pick rate 23.7% (27/39)

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiersView tiers →

Playstyle

Kills7.8 · 9/39Hero damage34,061 · 27/39Souls42,374 · 38/39Objective damage4,636 · 35/39Damage taken41,037 · 11/39Assists12.4 · 28/39
Hero average

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes

Per-match averages

StatSilverHero avg.Rank
Kills7.86.79/39
Deaths7.56.87/39
Assists12.413.328/39
KDA2.682.9931/39
Souls42,37444,19238/39
Last hits151.7177.336/39
Denies2.93.428/39
Hero damage34,06135,98127/39
Damage taken41,03736,10411/39
Objective damage4,6366,82335/39
Accuracy62.3%50.2%1/39

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes · Ranked from highest value (most deaths is #1 too).

Win rate trend

42%
44%
46%
48%
50%
52%
Patch
Patch
Patch
43.4%
Games
9/79/149/219/2810/5

Daily win rate (top) and games (bottom) across all matches over the last 30 days. The dashed line is 50%; vertical dashes mark patches.

Win rate by rank

54%
52%
50%
48%
46%
InitiateSeekerAcolyteSentinelMysticRitualistEmissaryOraclePhantomAscendantEternus

Ranked matches over the last 14 days, by average match rank. Bars rise above 50% and drop below it; faded bars have fewer than 300 games.

Win rate by match length

56%
53%
50%
47%
44%
48.3%
45.3%
46.7%
47.4%
Under 25 min25–35 min35–45 min45+ min

All matches over the last 14 days; longer games to the right.

Win rate by games played

  1. 15–29 games

    43.4%

    avg 47.3% · 1,171 games

  2. 30–99 games

    47.3%

    avg 49.1% · 6,580 games

  3. 100–299 games

    50.4%

    avg 50.5% · 5,835 games

  4. 300+ games

    49.6%

    avg 50.6% · 3,233 games

Win rate split by how many games players have on this hero (normal and ranked). The small number is the all-hero average for the same range. Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiers

Damage breakdown

  • Hero damage34,061 · 38%
  • Objectives4,636 · 5%
  • Troopers36,825 · 41%
  • Neutrals14,157 · 16%

SilverHero avg.Per match · all matches, last 14 days

Matchups

Easiest opponents

  1. Viscous55.2%518
  2. Infernus53.6%1,173
  3. Lady Geist53.1%565
  4. Paradox52.4%923
  5. Holliday52.2%684

Hardest opponents

  1. Rat King35.0%774
  2. Dynamo43.3%765
  3. Yamato44.2%952
  4. Seven44.3%851
  5. Paige45.2%1,088

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Only opponents faced in 500+ matches. Win rate is for this hero.

Teammate synergy

Wins most with

  1. Calico52.6%513
  2. Wraith52.4%601
  3. Yamato50.5%543
  4. Paige49.8%741
  5. Haze49.1%892

Wins least with

  1. Shiv42.7%522
  2. Venator44.1%598
  3. Paradox44.4%606
  4. Pocket45.5%538
  5. Drifter45.8%631

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Only teammates played with in 500+ matches. Win rate is the team’s with both heroes.

Recommended builds

Parzelion

Popular at top rank

Parzelion's Silver Build

Updated October 1, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

IF WANT

Mid game

Late game

S TIER ITEMS

FULL TEST

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Slam Fire12512
Boot Kick371015
Entangling Bola4131416
Lycan Curse68911

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lordnm

Popular at top rank

RANK 1 SILVER TTV LordNM

Updated September 30, 2026From a previous patch

Laning

Laning

Core

cool

Late options

Options

maybe fun

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Slam Fire15716
Boot Kick261115
Entangling Bola3121314
Lycan Curse48910

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Search the build ID in the in-game build browser to use it. Group names are as the author wrote them.

Official popular items

800
67%Restorative ShotEarly59%Close QuartersEarly
82%Melee LifestealEarly32%Extra RegenEarly13%GritEarly13%Extra HealthMid13%Extra StaminaMid
1,600
50%StalkerEarly49%Slowing BulletsMid
28%Slowing HexMid19%Duration ExtenderLate12%Bullet Resist ShredderMid
28%Healing BoosterMid17%Debuff ReducerLate12%Spirit ShieldingMid11%Enduring SpeedMid
3,200
47%BerserkerLate42%Hunter's AuraMid37%Weighted ShotsMid22%Point BlankLate
33%Superior DurationLate12%TankbusterLate
47%LifestrikeMid35%Spirit ResilienceLate14%Warp StoneLate14%Stamina MasteryLate
6,400
26%FrenzyLate12%SilencerLate
23%UnstoppableLate17%Diviner's KevlarLate15%Healing TempoLate10%Plated ArmorLate10%SpellbreakerLate

The same Valve data as the in-game shop’s Popular Items (September 29, 2026). As in the game, each item shows the phase it is bought most in and that buy rate, 10% and up.

Popular at top rank

lordnm

49 players · 62 games

RANK 1 SILVER TTV LordNM

Updated September 30, 2026From a previous patch

Laning

Laning

Core

cool

Late options

Options

maybe fun

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Slam Fire15716
Boot Kick261115
Entangling Bola3121314
Lycan Curse48910

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ShiroRz

25 players · 35 games

TTV/ShiroRz NEW PATCH SOLVED

Updated September 25, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

CORE

FAR TOO MUCH CC (OR DYNAMO)

if you need

T4 OPTIONS (ALL GREAT ITEMS SITUATIONALLY)

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Slam Fire15612
Boot Kick27913
Entangling Bola3141516
Lycan Curse481011

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Popular at top rank = builds most often picked at match start in Oracle+ games over the last 14 days (top 3, any author, builds used in at least 10 games). Popular is not the same as good, and samples are too small to judge win rates. Builds not edited for 45 days are left out.

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Slam Fire12512
Boot Kick36913
Entangling Bola4141516
Lycan Curse781011

UnlockUpgradeFollows the most common choice at each step (10,354 matches).

High-rank core items

Early · before 10 min

  1. Restorative ShotBought 80% · 1:24
  2. Melee LifestealBought 95% · 3:50
  3. Extra RegenBought 36% · 4:37
  4. StalkerBought 94% · 6:28
  5. Close QuartersBought 64% · 6:45
  6. GritBought 43% · 7:53

Mid · 10–20 min

  1. Slowing BulletsBought 59% · 11:53
  2. Spirit ShieldingBought 37% · 13:43
  3. Slowing HexBought 51% · 14:12
  4. LifestrikeBought 72% · 14:57
  5. Hunter's AuraBought 81% · 15:40
  6. Weighted ShotsBought 63% · 18:30

Late · after 20 min

  1. Debuff ReducerBought 49% · 23:08
  2. Duration ExtenderBought 30% · 23:26
  3. Spirit ResilienceBought 55% · 24:32
  4. Superior DurationBought 40% · 26:40
  5. BerserkerBought 50% · 26:46
  6. UnstoppableBought 43% · 29:03

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Share of this hero’s matches where the item was bought, and the average buy time. Item win rates are skewed by match length, so they are left out.