VindictaThreat · Teamfights
Watch for
A distant or airborne target can waste your werewolf fighting window.
Do this
Choose a grounded reachable enemy or wait for a better approach instead of transforming into a long exposed chase.
How to play
How to play Silver in Deadlock
How to play Silver in Deadlock
DifficultyEasy
WeaponLong Range
RoleFrontline · Gun Carry
Quick answer
- Your job
- Use human-form gun damage to prepare a useful close-range fight, then make your transformation window count. You want enemies you can keep attacking, rather than spending the entire window travelling after them.
- Positioning
- Start near cover beside your team, close enough for your gun burst without standing inside every enemy attack.
- How to win fights
- Entangling Bola can limit an enemy’s escape, while Boot Kick and Slam Fire create a close gun-damage opportunity.
- When you’re in trouble
- Return towards allies and use your available form’s tools to survive.
Strong at
- Human gun burstPrepared close shots create an early damage opportunity.
- Strong close formTransformation changes the available attack and recovery tools.
- Restricted escapesBola helps keep a reachable target in contact.
Weak to
- Form timingTransformation can occur before a useful approach is ready.
- Lost contactChasing wastes the limited close-range opportunity.
- Movement controlBeing stopped makes maintaining close damage much harder.
How to play Silver
The full version of the quick answer.
Your goal
Use human-form gun damage to prepare a useful close-range fight, then make your transformation window count. You want enemies you can keep attacking, rather than spending the entire window travelling after them.
Positioning
Start near cover beside your team, close enough for your gun burst without standing inside every enemy attack. Watch your bloodlust while approaching. Before the form changes, choose a target and route where you can stay in contact and still return towards allies.
How to fight
- Entangling Bola can limit an enemy’s escape, while Boot Kick and Slam Fire create a close gun-damage opportunity. Aim carefully rather than spraying from too far away. Keep track of the upcoming transformation instead of treating your human and werewolf actions as unrelated plans.
- In werewolf form, focus on a reachable enemy and use your close attacks while teammates occupy other threats. A target escaping vertically or along a distant route may waste your window. Do not assume a full bloodlust bar can be held indefinitely while you wait for the perfect moment.
When an enemy threatens you
Return towards allies and use your available form’s tools to survive. If enemies can stop your movement, avoid rushing into their whole team just because your transformation makes you feel temporarily stronger.
Silver Items & Ability Order
Popular Silver Items
See which items Silver players commonly purchase as matches progress, with a phase breakdown for her flexible, two-form fighting style.
0–9 min
Melee Lifesteal89%
Restorative Shot78%
Stalker77%
Close Quarters60%
9–20 min
Hunter's Aura61%
Lifestrike50%
Slowing Bullets40%
Weighted Shots35%
20–30 min
Berserker35%
Spirit Resilience34%- Weighted Shots22%
Debuff Reducer20%
30+ min
Unstoppable16%
Frenzy14%- Berserker12%
- Spirit Resilience10%
Silver Ability Order
Explore common Silver upgrade paths and how players invest in trading, transformation and the tools that support committed brawls.
| Ability point | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slam Fire | 1 | 2 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
 Boot Kick | – | – | 3 | – | – | 6 | – | – | 9 | – |
 Entangling Bola | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 Lycan Curse | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | – | 10 |
| Ability point | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slam Fire | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Boot Kick | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Entangling Bola | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lycan Curse | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | 9 | – |
| Ability point | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slam Fire | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Boot Kick | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Entangling Bola | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lycan Curse | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Silver game plan
Timings are approximate. When teams start grouping and pushing objectives, use the next phase’s advice.
Early game
~0–10 minCollect souls through controlled human-form exchanges. Watch bloodlust while choosing a position instead of being surprised by the coming transformation.
Mid game
~10–25 minPlan a covered route onto a reachable enemy before the close-range window. Keep collecting income rather than chasing someone you cannot catch.
Late game
~25+ minFight with allies during your strong form and choose targets you can stay near. Leave if enemy control prevents useful contact.
Tips
Good to know
- You can steer Boot Kick's throw direction with your aim after landing it — kick carries into walls or straight to your team.
- Hero kills as a wolf refresh your abilities and extend the transformation — commit to the cleanup.
- Slam Fire's +100% weapon damage vs NPCs also buffs your melees — you clear neutral camps insanely fast.
Avoid these mistakes
- Losing your close-range window while travelling or chasing.
- Being stopped by enemy control before you can keep attacking.
If you’re struggling
Use controlled human-form exchanges near allies instead of chasing through the whole transformation.
One useful tip
Transformation can happen as bloodlust fills; do not assume you can hold a full resource indefinitely.
Matchups to watch
Heroes that change how you play Silver. Situational adjustments, not rankings.
Mo & KrillThreat · Teamfights
Watch for
A close hold can spend your strongest window without letting you attack.
Do this
Track their commitment and fight near allies rather than leaping directly beside them while they wait to protect someone.
WraithOpportunity · Mid-game skirmishes
Watch for
Restricting an isolated target’s escape can create a close gun opportunity.
Do this
Use Bola from a covered approach and keep allied reach in mind; do not assume the target’s teammates are absent.
