Bookwyrm
Bookwyrm is Paige's first ability in Deadlock (slot 1), an active ability with a 33 second cooldown. Conjure a dragon that appears at the target location before flying forward, dealing spirit damage and leaving a burning path in its trail.
Open the most-bought Paige build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 114,166 Paige matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Bookwyrm in matches
Paige players unlocked Bookwyrm third in 46.4% of matches (53,308 of 114,772), first in 33.8% of matches (38,788 of 114,772) and second in 19.6% of matches (22,483 of 114,772), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day.
Measured from matches at all ranks from October 30 to November 1, 2026, starting on the day patch 6833 was released (October 30, 2026), by deadlock-api.com. These are match results, not numbers from the game files, and not a recommendation. Each share is the Paige matches in which Bookwyrm was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Paige match counted; a step under 500 matches is not listed.
Match data: deadlock-api.com. deadlock-api.com is not endorsed by Valve and does not reflect the views or opinions of Valve or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Valve properties. How a share is computed: methodology.
Bookwyrm stats
Bookwyrm
- Cooldown 33s
- Charges 1
- Between charges 7s
- Duration 5s
Conjure a dragon that appears at the target location before flying forward, dealing spirit damage and leaving a burning path in its trail.
- 20m Dragon Travel Range
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -12s Cooldown | -12s Cooldown |
| 2 | +2s Trail Duration +1m Radius +1 Charge | +1 Charge +2s Trail Duration +1m Radius |
| 3 | +100 Damage +30 Damage Per Second +12m Dragon Travel Range | +12m Travel Range +100 Damage +30 DPS |
Each tier is bought with ability points; how many points a tier costs is not in the game files this site reads, so it is not shown. Learning the ability takes 1 ability unlock.
Bookwyrm change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6684 | No player-facing change in 45 builds (August 22 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| August 20, 2026build 6683 | Bookwyrm's Ground Aura Spacing changed from 1m to 2m and Ground Aura Spacing scaling from no scaling to scales with Ability Range. | Changed |
| August 12, 2026build 6677from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 9 builds (July 28 to August 12, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Bookwyrm FAQ
What does Bookwyrm do?
Conjure a dragon that appears at the target location before flying forward, dealing spirit damage and leaving a burning path in its trail. Its tooltip lists 60 Damage (+1.3 x Spirit), 30 Damage Per Second (+0.3 x Spirit), 3.0s Trail Duration and 20m Dragon Travel Range.
What is Bookwyrm's cooldown in Deadlock?
Bookwyrm has a 33 second cooldown. The tier 1 upgrade changes it by -12s.
How does Bookwyrm scale with spirit power?
Damage starts at 60 and gains 1.3 per point of Spirit and Damage Per Second starts at 30 and gains 0.3 per point of Spirit, the coefficients the game file writes on the values.
What do Bookwyrm's upgrades do?
Tier 1: -12s Cooldown. Tier 2: +1 Charge, +2s Trail Duration, +1m Radius. Tier 3: +12m Travel Range, +100 Damage, +30 DPS.
Was Bookwyrm changed in the latest patch?
No. Bookwyrm is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the August 20, 2026 patch.