Plot Armor
Plot Armor is Paige's second ability in Deadlock (slot 2), an active ability with a 28 second cooldown. Grant an ally a barrier. While the barrier holds, they gain bonus weapon damage. Its tooltip lists 125 Barrier (+1.5 x Spirit) and +25% Weapon Damage (+0.3 x Spirit, in percentage points).
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.
Plot Armor in matches
Paige players unlocked Plot Armor first in 64.1% of matches (73,606 of 114,772), second in 19.5% of matches (22,398 of 114,772) and third in 16.3% of matches (18,653 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 Plot Armor 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.
Plot Armor stats
Plot Armor
- Cooldown 28s
- Duration 5s
- Range 35m
Grant an ally a barrier. While the barrier holds, they gain bonus weapon damage.
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +14% Fire Rate +0.16 Fire Rate Spirit scaling | On Barrier: +14% Fire Rate |
| 2 | +100 Barrier +2s Duration | +100 Barrier and +2s Duration |
| 3 | +0.5 Barrier Spirit scaling +2 Bonus Targets +100 Bonus Targets Barrier Percentage | Affects up to 2 additional allies. Increases barrier scaling. |
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.
Plot Armor change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6683 | No player-facing change in 46 builds (August 20 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| August 12, 2026build 6677 | Plot Armor's Weapon Damage scaling (percentage points) changed from +0.2 x Spirit to +0.3 x Spirit. | Changed |
| August 8, 2026build 6672from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 8 builds (July 28 to August 8, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Plot Armor FAQ
What does Plot Armor do?
Grant an ally a barrier. While the barrier holds, they gain bonus weapon damage. Its tooltip lists 125 Barrier (+1.5 x Spirit) and +25% Weapon Damage (+0.3 x Spirit, in percentage points).
What is Plot Armor's cooldown in Deadlock?
Plot Armor has a 28 second cooldown.
How does Plot Armor scale with spirit power?
Barrier starts at 125 and gains 1.5 per point of Spirit and Weapon Damage starts at +25% and gains 0.3 percentage points per point of Spirit, the coefficients the game file writes on the values. The tier 3 upgrade adds 0.5 to the Barrier scaling.
What do Plot Armor's upgrades do?
Tier 1: On Barrier: +14% Fire Rate. Tier 2: +100 Barrier and +2s Duration. Tier 3: Affects up to 2 additional allies. Increases barrier scaling.
Was Plot Armor changed in the latest patch?
No. Plot Armor is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the August 12, 2026 patch.