HazeOpportunity · Teamfights
Watch for
A focused gun attack can quickly overwhelm an unprotected teammate.
Do this
Time Plot Armor for the ally actually taking the exchange and use control to help them attack or leave.
How to play
How to play Paige in Deadlock
How to play Paige in Deadlock
DifficultyEasy
WeaponProjectile
RoleSupport
Quick answer
- Your job
- Protect the teammate taking an important exchange and help them keep dealing damage. Your shields and control should enable a useful action, not simply go on whoever happens to be closest.
- Positioning
- Play behind or beside the ally you are supporting, with cover and another teammate within reach.
- How to win fights
- Use Plot Armor as an ally begins shooting or is about to take meaningful damage.
- When you’re in trouble
- Move towards allies and use control to make the approach harder.
Strong at
- Timely barriersProtection helps an ally take a meaningful exchange.
- Gun enablementAn intact Plot Armor strengthens the recipient’s gunfire.
- Team assistanceControl and longer-distance help support coordinated fights.
Weak to
- Direct rushesLimited escape makes isolated positioning dangerous.
- Poor recipient choiceProtection is wasted on an uninvolved ally.
- Unavailable toolsSeveral threats can arrive after her important spells are spent.
How to play Paige
The full version of the quick answer.
Your goal
Protect the teammate taking an important exchange and help them keep dealing damage. Your shields and control should enable a useful action, not simply go on whoever happens to be closest.
Positioning
Play behind or beside the ally you are supporting, with cover and another teammate within reach. Avoid standing alone at the front: you have limited ways to escape a direct rush. Keep a view of both your damage dealer and the enemies approaching them.
How to fight
- Use Plot Armor as an ally begins shooting or is about to take meaningful damage. While its barrier remains, it also strengthens their gunfire, so timing and recipient matter. Captivating Read helps restrict an enemy’s movement so your team can land shots and spells.
- Use Bookwyrm to pressure an enemy route or clear a useful wave rather than walking dangerously close to add damage. Watch the wider fight for Rallying Charge opportunities, aiming where your teammates can benefit and enemies are likely to remain, rather than treating it as an automatic distant save.
When an enemy threatens you
Move towards allies and use control to make the approach harder. Spend protection on the immediate danger, but avoid leaving yourself isolated while trying to reach a teammate who is already far beyond help.
Paige Items & Ability Order
Popular Paige Items
Explore common Paige purchases across game stages, with item trends for protecting teammates and contributing to coordinated teamfights.
0–9 min
High-Velocity Rounds77%
Grit57%
Opening Rounds51%
Guardian Ward50%
9–20 min
Mystic Expansion49%
Knockdown35%
Compress Cooldown34%
Trophy Collector27%
20–30 min
Greater Expansion39%
Superior Cooldown34%
Rapid Recharge27%
Divine Barrier26%
30+ min
Transcendent Cooldown25%
Boundless Spirit20%- Greater Expansion16%
Superior Duration15%
Paige Ability Order
See how Paige players approach their early ability points, comparing upgrade sequences for lane contribution, protection and team support.
| Ability point | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Plot Armor | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 Captivating Read | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 10 |
 Bookwyrm | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | 6 | – | 8 | – | – |
 Rallying Charge | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| Ability point | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plot Armor | 1 | 2 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Captivating Read | – | – | 3 | – | – | 6 | – | 8 | 9 | – |
| Bookwyrm | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rallying Charge | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 10 |
| Ability point | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plot Armor | 1 | 2 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | 9 | – |
| Captivating Read | – | – | 3 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | 10 |
| Bookwyrm | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| Rallying Charge | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – |
Paige game plan
Timings are approximate. When teams start grouping and pushing objectives, use the next phase’s advice.
Early game
~0–10 minCollect souls and time Plot Armor for your partner’s meaningful exchanges. Stay near cover because you have limited ways to escape a direct rush.
Mid game
~10–25 minSupport a productive teammate while using safe wave clear to maintain income. Watch other fights for opportunities your longer-distance help can reach.
Late game
~25+ minProtect the ally taking the important attack and use control for allied damage. Aim Rallying Charge where teammates and enemies are actually moving.
Tips
Good to know
- Her shots can't crit on headshots but still trigger headshot items like Headshot Booster — build those, not crit.
- A Rallying Charge that hits nothing refunds half its cooldown, so throw speculative charges freely.
- Captivating Read's T3 strips 18% spirit resist for 6s, amplifying your whole team's spirit damage.
Avoid these mistakes
- Being rushed while alone with no movement escape.
- Using protection on an ally who is not taking a useful exchange.
If you’re struggling
Support your strongest available teammate and use long-range wave clear without walking into danger.
One useful tip
Shielding an ally who is already shooting can turn protection into damage; choose the recipient deliberately.
Matchups to watch
Heroes that change how you play Paige. Situational adjustments, not rankings.
LashThreat · Teamfights
Watch for
An approach from above can reach you despite a protected front.
Do this
Stay close to allied help, watch height and preserve control for the landing rather than standing alone far behind everyone.
BebopThreat · Lane
Watch for
A clear hook can pull you out of the position supporting your partner.
Do this
Use troopers and cover to deny the path, and avoid lining up in the same predictable exposed gap.
