DEADLOCKDeadlock heroes
The wiki lists 44 playable heroes. Each has a weapon, at least four abilities, and nine item slots, with up to three more slots from Walkers. Hero Labs, the old test mode, was removed on 18 August 2025.
Roster count, dates and release batches are taken from the linked wiki data, checked 29 October 2026. Difficulty scores are not invented when no cited system defines them.
How to read the table below
The table is release order, not power. All 44 remain on this index. Individual guides are withheld until they meet our published standard: distinct kit information, a patch-stamped tested build and supported counters. A release date alone is not a guide.
Hero Labs alumni such as Fathom, Raven, Trapper and Wrecker are not in the 44. They were experiments, and the mode is gone.
Deadlock characters by release batch
Deadlock’s 44 characters arrived in six batches. The last two were chosen by player vote, according to Valve’s own posts. The August 2025 heroes followed the update that added the Hideout and removed Hero Labs.
| Batch | Dates | Heroes | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Development Build | 24 Apr 2024 | Abrams, Bebop, Dynamo, Grey Talon, Haze, Infernus, Ivy, Kelvin, Lady Geist, Lash, McGinnis, Mo & Krill, Paradox, Pocket, Seven, Vindicta, Warden, Wraith, Yamato | 19 |
| 2024 solo releases | Aug to Sep 2024 | Viscous, Shiv, Mirage | 3 |
| Hero Labs graduates | 17 Jan 2025 | Calico, Holliday, Sinclair, Vyper | 4 |
| August 2025 rollout | 18 to 29 Aug 2025 | Mina, Billy, The Doorman, Paige, Drifter, Victor | 6 |
| Old Gods, New Blood (voted) | 26 Jan to 12 Feb 2026 | Rem, Graves, Silver, Venator, Celeste, Apollo | 6 |
| City Never Sleeps (voted) | 2 to 20 Oct 2026 | Rat King, Baba, Solomon, Deadman Danny, Violet, Nurse Harrow | 6 |
Questions
How many Deadlock heroes are there?
44 playable, according to the wiki hero index checked for this page.
What are the roles?
Valve does not publish a role. The wiki uses three descriptive tags per hero. deadlock.one infers five types. Neither is official.
Who was added last?
Nurse Harrow, 20 October 2026, after Violet on 16 October.
Sources
Checked 2026-10-29. Volatile numbers are labelled as estimates when they come from a tracker rather than Valve.