How do I counter Warden as Holliday in Deadlock?

Build Extended Magazine, Headshot Booster, Spirit Strike to counter their primary threats. Focus on items that address the enemy team's main damage type.

What items should Holliday buy against Warden in Deadlock?

Start with Extended Magazine, Headshot Booster, Spirit Strike, Melee Lifesteal for laning, then transition to Hollow Point, Blood Tribute, Weapon Shielding, Warp Stone mid game.

Home/Holliday/Build

Holliday

Counter-build vs Warden

51%EVENavg WR vs team

Warden

51%

Gun DMGSust. Gun

WeaponSpiritVitality

Next buy

Lane phase (auto) · 0 souls spent

Extended Magazine

T1 · 800 souls

Gives you sustained gun damage

+30% Max Ammo · +8% Weapon Damage

Counters come after this: Blood Tribute in mid game, Weapon Shielding in mid game.

Was this pick right?

They bought…

Tap an enemy, then what you saw — NEXT BUY and the build below both adapt.Select an enemy, then what you saw — both adapt.

Same logic as the in-game HUD (counters, your items, scouted enemy items). The build below is a whole-game plan that also weighs live win rates, so the two can differ.

Select an item for what it does and who it counters.= data behind the pick · FLEX = swappable last slot.

Laning Phase

Early game items (T1-T2) to win your lane

3,200 souls

Extended MagazineT1800

Gives you sustained gun damage

Headshot BoosterT1800

Gives you burst gun damage

Spirit StrikeT1800

Shreds spirit resist on Warden

Spirit Shred

Melee LifestealT1800FLEX

Sustain for extended fights

LifestealSustain

Mid Game

Core items (T2-T3) for team fights and objectives

11,200 souls

Hollow PointT33,200

Shreds armor on Warden

Armor Shred

Blood TributeT33,200

Reduces CC from Warden

Anti-CC

Weapon ShieldingT21,600

Bullet resist vs Warden

Bullet ResistShield

Warp StoneT33,200

Mobility for repositioning

Late Game

Power spike items (T3-T4) to close out the game

19,200 souls

Spirit RendT33,200

Shreds spirit resist on Warden

Spirit ShredLifesteal

Hunter's AuraT33,200

Shreds armor on Warden

Armor Shred

ColossusT46,400

Bullet and spirit resist vs Warden

Bullet Resist

Vampiric BurstT46,400

Sustain for extended fights

Lifesteal

Edit enemies

Why This Build Works

This counter-build for Holliday is optimized against Warden. The enemy team has a mixed damage profile, so the build balances multiple defensive needs.

Key counters needed: Bullet ResistAnti-CCShieldLifesteal

Community Builds

Community builds, item votes and win/loss feedback are coming soon — they need the community database, which isn't live yet.