
- Win Rate
- 53.3%
- Pick Rate
- 26.8%
- KDA
- 2.99
Deadman Danny Build
- Skill Level
- All Skill Levels
- Matches
- 32,157
- Version
- 6860
- Last Updated
- Nov 5, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
The Deadman Danny build players actually buy: start with High-Velocity Rounds, Extra Spirit, Mystic Burst, then Improved Spirit, Opening Rounds, Reactive Barrier, and finish with Tankbuster, Greater Expansion, Superior Cooldown. Win and pick rates for every item, by stage.
Best Deadman Danny build (Nov 5 Patch)
Nov 5 Patch · 224,933 gamesMost Deadman Danny players open with High-Velocity Rounds and Extra Spirit. Core items, bought in at least half of all games: High-Velocity Rounds, Extra Spirit, Mystic Burst, and Mystic Expansion. Ranked by how often players on this hero buy each item at each shop tier, from 32,157 games.
- Laning800 souls
High-Velocity RoundsWeaponCore54.2%96% pick
Extra SpiritSpiritCore54.0%81% pick
Mystic BurstSpiritCore54.1%78% pick
Mystic ExpansionSpiritCore54.3%74% pick - Mid game1,600 souls
Improved SpiritSpiritCore54.3%97% pick
Opening RoundsWeaponCore54.6%73% pick
Reactive BarrierVitalityCore54.9%72% pick
Compress CooldownSpiritCore54.9%51% pick - Late game3,200 souls
TankbusterSpiritCore54.5%89% pick
Greater ExpansionSpiritCore55.2%80% pick
Superior CooldownSpiritCore55.3%70% pick - Luxury6,400 souls
Boundless SpiritSpiritCore56.1%72% pick
Spirit BurnSpirit58.6%40% pick
Win rates are for games where the item was bought. Expensive items show higher win rates partly because they get bought in games that are already going well. Item stats cover the last 7 days of games.
Deadman Danny skill order
378,389 gamesMost Deadman Danny players max Chimera Mk1 first (66% of games), then Strix Salvo (20%).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | T1 | T2 | T3 | |||||||||||||
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| + | T1 | T2 | T3 | |||||||||||||
| + | T1 | T2 | T3 |
Which ability players max first
The most common order in recent matches. The first 8 points come straight from match data; the rest follow the most common max-first priority. "+" marks the unlock, T1–T3 the upgrade tiers.
Gun, spirit or vitality: which Deadman Danny build wins?
58% of Deadman Danny players finish with a Spirit build, and it wins 53.2% of games.
- Spirit 58%
- Hybrid 26%
- Gun 9%
- Vitality 7%
Spirit Deadman Danny build
- Win rate
- 53.2%
- Share of games
- 58%21,927 games
- Avg. souls
- 41,199
Items Spirit Deadman Danny players finish with, by how often they own them:
Hybrid Deadman Danny build
- Win rate
- 51.1%
- Share of games
- 26%9,878 games
- Avg. souls
- 39,989
Items Hybrid Deadman Danny players finish with, by how often they own them:
Gun Deadman Danny build
- Win rate
- 48.2%
- Share of games
- 9%3,419 games
- Avg. souls
- 34,854
Items Gun Deadman Danny players finish with, by how often they own them:
Vitality Deadman Danny build
- Win rate
- 47.3%
- Share of games
- 7%2,453 games
- Avg. souls
- 40,764
Items Vitality Deadman Danny players finish with, by how often they own them:
From the final items of 37,677 Deadman Danny games over the last 14 days. A build counts as gun, spirit or vitality when that shop slot holds at least 45% of its souls; anything else is hybrid. Sold items are not counted.
Deadman Danny build planner
Start from the meta build and swap items from the shop. The planner counts your souls, shows your gun / spirit / vitality split and how that build type does for Deadman Danny, and flags pairs that win together and items with a poor record.
Your Deadman Danny build
25,600 souls- Weapon 9%
- Vitality 6%
- Spirit 84%
- Build type
- Spirit
- Meta match
- 100%
Spirit Deadman Danny builds win 53.2% of games and make up 58% of Deadman Danny games.
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Deadman Danny items that win together
Reactive Barrier with Spirit Burn is the best-winning pair on Deadman Danny: 58.4% over 446,037 games.

Reactive Barrier + Spirit Burn446,037 games58.4%+4.3 vs Deadman Danny average
Opening Rounds + Spirit Burn460,090 games58.2%+4.1 vs Deadman Danny average
Superior Cooldown + Boundless Spirit1,012,160 games54.5%+0.4 vs Deadman Danny average
Enchanter's Emblem + Greater Expansion438,534 games54.4%+0.3 vs Deadman Danny average
Grit + Boundless Spirit832,882 games54.3%+0.2 vs Deadman Danny average
Enchanter's Emblem + Tankbuster486,460 games53.8%−0.3 vs Deadman Danny average
Sharpshooter + Superior Cooldown617,378 games53.6%−0.4 vs Deadman Danny average
Two items owned together at the end of the game, last 30 days. Late items win more often because games that last long enough to buy them were often already ahead.
Adapt your Deadman Danny build to the enemy
Pick the enemy hero to see which items win most for Deadman Danny in that matchup. It opens on the hardest one, Graves, where Deadman Danny wins 46.4%.
Deadman Danny wins 46.4% against Graves (6,340 games).
Best items vs Graves
Extra RegenSwap in54.1%8% pick
Opening RoundsIn the core build49.0%44% pick
Bullet Resist ShredderSwap in51.7%7% pick
Enchanter's EmblemSwap in49.5%21% pick
IndomitableSwap in49.6%18% pick
Reactive BarrierIn the core build49.0%24% pick
Deadman Danny community builds
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Create your Deadman Danny buildWhat Oracle+ Deadman Danny players build
From 7,667 Deadman Danny games at Oracle rank and above, in the order players buy the items.
High-rank players buy Toxic Bullets and Dispel Magic more than the all-ranks build does.
Deadman Danny build changes this week
Spirit Burn is the biggest riser on Deadman Danny: bought in 40.3% of games, up 12.3 points.
Bought more
The last 7 days of games compared with the 7 days before. Items need 300 games on each side.
Deadman Danny hidden gems
Items few Deadman Danny players buy that win well above the hero's 54.1% average.
Treat these as situational: a low pick rate often means the item gets bought when the game is already won.
All Deadman Danny items (Nov 5 Patch)
84 items with stats for Deadman Danny. Improved Spirit is bought most, in 97% of games. Filter by slot or sort by win rate, pick rate or cost.
| Item | Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.3% | 96.8% | 1,600 | 217,706 | |
| 54.2% | 96.1% | 800 | 216,171 | |
| 54.5% | 89.0% | 3,200 | 200,185 | |
| 54.0% | 80.6% | 800 | 181,392 | |
| 55.2% | 79.7% | 3,200 | 179,326 | |
| 54.1% | 77.6% | 800 | 174,540 | |
| 54.3% | 74.0% | 800 | 166,360 | |
| 54.6% | 73.5% | 1,600 | 165,322 | |
| 54.9% | 71.7% | 1,600 | 161,313 | |
| 56.1% | 71.6% | 6,400 | 161,039 | |
| 55.3% | 69.8% | 3,200 | 157,093 | |
| 54.8% | 62.7% | 800 | 140,999 | |
| 53.8% | 51.5% | 3,200 | 115,889 | |
| 54.9% | 51.4% | 1,600 | 115,726 | |
| 55.1% | 45.6% | 3,200 | 102,498 | |
| 58.6% | 40.3% | 6,400 | 90,607 | |
| 53.1% | 35.8% | 800 | 80,598 | |
| 53.3% | 35.1% | 3,200 | 78,927 | |
| 54.3% | 34.3% | 6,400 | 77,196 | |
| 54.9% | 33.7% | 3,200 | 75,761 | |
| 55.0% | 33.2% | 6,400 | 74,588 | |
| 54.8% | 32.2% | 1,600 | 72,410 | |
| 55.2% | 32.1% | 1,600 | 72,259 | |
| 55.2% | 30.5% | 3,200 | 68,554 | |
| 56.6% | 29.1% | 1,600 | 65,559 | |
| 53.2% | 26.7% | 800 | 60,111 | |
| 54.6% | 25.4% | 1,600 | 57,111 | |
| 52.4% | 20.3% | 3,200 | 45,705 | |
| 57.4% | 17.1% | 6,400 | 38,408 | |
| 59.7% | 16.9% | 6,400 | 38,001 | |
| 52.5% | 14.9% | 800 | 33,626 | |
| 53.1% | 13.1% | 3,200 | 29,436 | |
| 59.8% | 12.7% | 6,400 | 28,502 | |
| 53.3% | 12.6% | 1,600 | 28,339 | |
| 52.3% | 10.5% | 800 | 23,595 | |
| 52.6% | 9.2% | 1,600 | 20,639 | |
| 54.3% | 7.9% | 1,600 | 17,878 | |
| 54.3% | 7.4% | 1,600 | 16,737 | |
| 53.1% | 6.9% | 1,600 | 15,476 | |
| 52.2% | 6.8% | 3,200 | 15,335 | |
| 51.1% | 6.7% | 3,200 | 15,166 | |
| 53.3% | 6.7% | 800 | 15,065 | |
| 51.8% | 6.2% | 800 | 13,977 | |
| 49.9% | 6.0% | 1,600 | 13,394 | |
| 51.8% | 5.7% | 1,600 | 12,737 | |
| 49.6% | 5.6% | 1,600 | 12,530 | |
| 51.1% | 5.5% | 1,600 | 12,302 | |
| 50.3% | 5.1% | 800 | 11,575 | |
| 52.9% | 4.7% | 1,600 | 10,561 | |
| 52.6% | 4.5% | 6,400 | 10,180 | |
| 58.5% | 4.5% | 6,400 | 10,151 | |
| 54.8% | 4.4% | 6,400 | 9,930 | |
| 57.7% | 4.1% | 6,400 | 9,241 | |
| 50.0% | 3.8% | 6,400 | 8,460 | |
| 53.1% | 3.7% | 1,600 | 8,413 | |
| 51.5% | 3.4% | 3,200 | 7,549 | |
| 45.6% | 3.0% | 3,200 | 6,754 | |
| 52.5% | 3.0% | 3,200 | 6,665 | |
| 50.1% | 2.9% | 1,600 | 6,606 | |
| 53.2% | 2.9% | 1,600 | 6,489 | |
| 41.5% | 2.5% | 3,200 | 5,652 | |
| 51.0% | 2.4% | 6,400 | 5,314 | |
| 50.5% | 2.2% | 800 | 5,033 | |
| 50.8% | 2.2% | 1,600 | 4,960 | |
| 55.0% | 2.2% | 6,400 | 4,839 | |
| 54.3% | 2.1% | 3,200 | 4,796 | |
| 55.6% | 2.0% | 3,200 | 4,541 | |
| 57.4% | 2.0% | 6,400 | 4,497 | |
| 44.9% | 2.0% | 3,200 | 4,409 | |
| 50.9% | 1.9% | 3,200 | 4,253 | |
| 57.5% | 1.8% | 6,400 | 4,133 | |
| 55.8% | 1.8% | 6,400 | 4,012 | |
| 52.0% | 1.8% | 1,600 | 4,007 | |
| 47.2% | 1.7% | 1,600 | 3,908 | |
| 47.4% | 1.7% | 800 | 3,851 | |
| 47.5% | 1.7% | 1,600 | 3,725 | |
| 54.7% | 1.5% | 6,400 | 3,409 | |
| 50.3% | 1.5% | 1,600 | 3,298 | |
| 52.9% | 1.3% | 3,200 | 3,007 | |
| 51.7% | 1.3% | 1,600 | 2,999 | |
| 52.1% | 1.2% | 3,200 | 2,696 | |
| 52.6% | 1.2% | 6,400 | 2,612 | |
| 53.0% | 1.2% | 3,200 | 2,609 | |
| 52.0% | 1.1% | 1,600 | 2,468 |
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Items to avoid on Deadman Danny
Items Deadman Danny players still buy that win at least 3 points less than other items at the same price. Metal Skin wins 41.5%, against 54.3% for Deadman Danny's other 3,200-soul items.
Heroes with Similar Builds to Deadman Danny
Heroes whose builds share at least 7 items with Deadman Danny's. Rates are each hero's own.
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Deadman Danny build FAQ (Nov 5 Patch)
What is the best Deadman Danny build?
The build Deadman Danny players buy most: High-Velocity Rounds, Extra Spirit, Mystic Burst, and Mystic Expansion in lane, Improved Spirit, Opening Rounds, Reactive Barrier, and Compress Cooldown in the mid game, then Tankbuster, Greater Expansion, Superior Cooldown, Boundless Spirit, and Spirit Burn late.
What is the best Deadman Danny skill order?
Most Deadman Danny players max Chimera Mk1 first (66% of games), then Strix Salvo (20%).
What should Deadman Danny buy first?
Most Deadman Danny players open with High-Velocity Rounds (96% pick) and Extra Spirit (81% pick).
What are Deadman Danny's core items?
Items bought in at least 50% of Deadman Danny games: High-Velocity Rounds (54.2%), Extra Spirit (54.0%), Mystic Burst (54.1%), Mystic Expansion (54.3%), Improved Spirit (54.3%), Opening Rounds (54.6%), Reactive Barrier (54.9%), Compress Cooldown (54.9%), Tankbuster (54.5%), Greater Expansion (55.2%), Superior Cooldown (55.3%), and Boundless Spirit (56.1%).
Which Deadman Danny items are underrated?
Rarely bought but winning well above Deadman Danny's average: Escalating Exposure (58.5%). Buy them situationally.
Is gun or spirit Deadman Danny better?
58% of Deadman Danny players finish with a Spirit build, and it wins 53.2% of games.
What do high-rank Deadman Danny players build?
Oracle+ Deadman Danny players open with High-Velocity Rounds, Extra Regen, and Opening Rounds, move on to Sharpshooter, Express Shot, and Fortitude and finish with Boundless Spirit, Spirit Burn, and Indomitable.
What items should Deadman Danny avoid?
Metal Skin (41.5%), Bullet Resilience (45.6%), and Plated Armor (50.0%) win the least on Deadman Danny right now compared with other items at the same price.
