Baba
Baba is a Mystic hero in Deadlock, with a Complexity of 1 in the game files. Baba was added to Deadlock in the October 6, 2026 patch (build 6757). Baba has 780 base health and 2.5 health regen. Baba's gun fires 3 bullets of 8.8 damage per shot from a 15-round clip.
Open the most-bought Baba build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 54,944 Baba matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Baba counters
Baba's toughest matchups, the furthest below what both heroes' overall win rates predict, are Seven (48.1% over 8,065 matches, 1.9 points below expected), Vindicta (53.5% over 7,588 matches, 1.8 points below expected) and Viscous (56.4% over 4,029 matches, 1.8 points below expected), and its best, the furthest above, are The Doorman (61.3% over 3,861 matches, 2.2 points above expected), Sinclair (61.6% over 2,567 matches, 1.7 points above expected) and Drifter (55.3% over 12,255 matches, 1.6 points above expected), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, measured by deadlock-api.com.
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. A pairing shows its win rate only with at least 500 matches. Expected is what both heroes' overall win rates predict (computed), and each list is ordered by the gap between it and the win rate, not by the rate alone: how the order is computed. Across all its matches in the same window, Baba won 55.0% over 54,944 matches.
Toughest matchups
| Enemy | Baba win rate | Expectedcomputed | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
 SevenMatchup lab | 48.1% | 50.0%1.9 below | 8,065 |
 VindictaMatchup lab | 53.5% | 55.3%1.8 below | 7,588 |
 ViscousMatchup lab | 56.4% | 58.2%1.8 below | 4,029 |
 MinaMatchup lab | 59.0% | 60.0%1.0 below | 10,109 |
 InfernusMatchup lab | 54.7% | 55.6%1.0 below | 11,156 |
Best matchups
| Enemy | Baba win rate | Expectedcomputed | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
 The DoormanMatchup lab | 61.3% | 59.1%2.2 above | 3,861 |
 SinclairMatchup lab | 61.6% | 59.9%1.7 above | 2,567 |
 DrifterMatchup lab | 55.3% | 53.7%1.6 above | 12,255 |
 AbramsMatchup lab | 53.4% | 52.1%1.4 above | 9,184 |
 Nurse HarrowMatchup lab | 55.9% | 54.9%1.0 above | 11,024 |
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 rate is computed: methodology.
Most-bought Baba build
On Baba, players bought Extra Charge in 94.0% of matches (51,651 of 54,944), Mystic Regeneration in 92.0% of matches (50,545 of 54,944) and Radiant Regeneration in 89.4% of matches (49,093 of 54,944), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Laning, bought before 10:00
| Item | Bought by | Win rate when bought | Average buy time |
|---|---|---|---|
 Extra ChargeIn the shop | 90.8%49,875 of 54,944 Baba matches | 55.4%49,875 matches | 2:41 |
 Mystic RegenerationIn the shop | 88.0%48,351 of 54,944 Baba matches | 55.8%48,351 matches | 4:21 |
 Spirit StrikeIn the shop | 65.8%36,134 of 54,944 Baba matches | 56.1%36,134 matches | 6:05 |
 Extra RegenIn the shop | 59.9%32,918 of 54,944 Baba matches | 55.1%32,918 matches | 3:30 |
 Radiant RegenerationIn the shop | 42.8%23,491 of 54,944 Baba matches | 59.7%23,491 matches | 8:14 |
 GritIn the shop | 16.9%9,264 of 54,944 Baba matches | 57.1%9,264 matches | 7:22 |
Mid game, bought 10:00 to 19:59
| Item | Bought by | Win rate when bought | Average buy time |
|---|---|---|---|
 Torment PulseIn the shop | 52.7%28,941 of 54,944 Baba matches | 58.9%28,941 matches | 15:17 |
 Reactive BarrierIn the shop | 40.6%22,313 of 54,944 Baba matches | 56.4%22,313 matches | 14:20 |
| Radiant RegenerationIn the shop | 38.7%21,251 of 54,944 Baba matches | 52.9%21,251 matches | 13:16 |
 Healing BoosterIn the shop | 33.8%18,566 of 54,944 Baba matches | 54.3%18,566 matches | 13:13 |
 Compress CooldownIn the shop | 29.7%16,321 of 54,944 Baba matches | 60.4%16,321 matches | 16:31 |
 HealbaneIn the shop | 29.4%16,133 of 54,944 Baba matches | 56.7%16,133 matches | 14:31 |
Late game, bought at 20:00 or later
| Item | Bought by | Win rate when bought | Average buy time |
|---|---|---|---|
 Superior CooldownIn the shop | 50.0%27,495 of 54,944 Baba matches | 56.1%27,495 matches | 26:00 |
 Superior DurationIn the shop | 50.0%27,470 of 54,944 Baba matches | 57.7%27,470 matches | 27:21 |
 Spirit SnatchIn the shop | 40.1%22,041 of 54,944 Baba matches | 55.5%22,041 matches | 26:16 |
 Greater ExpansionIn the shop | 38.2%21,002 of 54,944 Baba matches | 58.8%21,002 matches | 26:58 |
 Rapid RechargeIn the shop | 34.2%18,773 of 54,944 Baba matches | 53.2%18,773 matches | 28:43 |
 Escalating ExposureIn the shop | 33.3%18,287 of 54,944 Baba matches | 61.9%18,287 matches | 33:17 |
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 the most bought items, not a recommended build. Each table counts the items bought in one part of a match, by the game time of the purchase: laning before 10:00, mid game 10:00 to 19:59 and late game at 20:00 or later. "Bought by" is the share of all Baba matches in which the Baba player bought the item in that phase, counting matches that ended before it began. The win rate is how often those players won, which describes the players who bought it, not what the item itself adds. The average buy time is the average game time of those purchases, also measured by deadlock-api.com. A copy the Broker corrupted is not counted. An item shows only with at least 500 matches.
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 rate is computed: methodology.
Baba ability order
On Baba, players unlocked Threadsap, Baba's Brew, Granny Long Legs, then Feed The Birds in 57.1% of matches (31,494 of 55,201), and Threadsap, Granny Long Legs, Baba's Brew, then Feed The Birds in 32.9% of matches (18,154 of 55,201), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, measured by deadlock-api.com.
| Unlock order | Matches |
|---|---|
| 57.1%31,494 of 55,201 | |
| 32.9%18,154 of 55,201 |
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 the most common orders, not a recommendation. An unlock order is the order of each ability's first point; the share is the Baba matches that used it out of every Baba match counted, including players who spent no point. An order shows only with at least 500 matches.
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.
Baba lore
There are a few things most denizens of The Cursed Apple hope to experience at some point in their lives.
See a Broadway show.
Ice Skate at Rockefeller Center during Christmas season.
Get yelled at by the Central Park Pigeon Lady.
Because Baba is more than just an old woman that feeds spirit pigeons in the park... she's an institution. A force of nature woven into the very lore of New York City. Is it true that she's sat at the same bench every day for the past 50 years, rain or shine? Maybe. Is she REALLY the leader of The Soho Coven? Who's to say. One thing's for sure though... she's a New Yorker. And she's not going to sit back and watch a bunch of tourists tear apart Manhattan in pursuit of power.
Baba stats
Baba abilities
| Slot | Ability | Damage | Cooldown | Scaling | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ability 1 |  Threadsap | 8Spirit Damage Per Bullet | 28s | +0.26 x SpiritSpirit Damage Per Bullet | Weave a scraggly thread that follows your crosshair before bursting along its path, dealing spirit damage and stealing enemy Spirit, increased in effectiveness for Baba. While holding stolen Spirit, Baba deals bonus spirit damage with every bullet. |
| Ability 2 |  Granny Long Legs | 75Heavy Melee Damage | 32s | +0.6 x SpiritHeavy Melee Damage | Your bench's legs extend, granting bonus move speed, higher jumps, Debuff Resistance and Melee Resistance. Light Melee: Perform a kick that knocks enemies back. Heavy Melee: Perform a ground pound that applies knockup, slow, and deals spirit damage. Hold Crouch / slide to charge a high jump, release to jump. |
| Ability 3 |  Baba's Brew | 12Burn DPS | 28s | +0.13 x SpiritBurn DPS | Brew a pot of tea that applies a magical effect in an area when thrown, cycling over time in a random order between a soothing barrier, Silence, or scalding burn that deals spirit damage over time and reduces spirit resist. Press Zoom / alt-fire to pause or resume brewing. |
| Ultimate |  Feed The Birds | 450Max Damage | 150s | +1.6 x SpiritMax Damage | Cover targets in front of you with bread, adding a stacking slow . When the channel ends a flock of pigeons bombard the targets, dealing spirit damage and hexing each target into a pigeon, increasing in both damage and duration based on bread count. |
Hero
- Type
- Mystic
- Complexity
- 1
- Tags
- Cackling, Beady, Hexing
Starting stats
- Max Health
- 780
- Health Regen
- 2.5
- Move Speed
- 6.5
- Sprint Speed
- 1.6m
- Stamina
- 2
- Stamina regen per second
- 0.222222
- Light Melee
- 50
- Heavy Melee
- 116
- Ground dash distance
- 10m
- Air dash distance
- 8m
Gun
- Bullet Damage
- 8.8
- Bullets per shot
- 3
- Cycle time
- 0.31s
- Rounds per second
- 3.23computed
- Weapon DPS
- 85.2computed
- Clip size
- 15
- Reload Time
- 2.5s
- Bullet Velocity
- 7000 units/s
- Falloff start range
- 590.551 units
- Falloff end range
- 1653.543 units
- Damage scale at falloff end
- 0.1
Weapon DPS is computed at level 1 with no items: bullet damage x bullets per shot x (1 / cycle time). Burst fire, reload and falloff are not modelled. Ranges and bullet speed are in the game file's own units.
Baba vs every hero
Body shots Baba needs to kill each other hero, and each hero needs to kill Baba, both at level 1 with no items. Each number opens that matchup in the lab.
| Hero | Baba kills themcomputed | They kill Babacomputed |
|---|---|---|
| Abrams | 31 | 23 |
| Apollo | 30 | 43 |
| Bebop | 34 | 157 |
| Billy | 32 | 124 |
| Calico | 28 | 48 |
| Celeste | 27 | 44 |
| Deadman Danny | 28 | 52 |
| Drifter | 29 | 13 |
| Dynamo | 34 | 62 |
| Graves | 28 | 217 |
| Grey Talon | 30 | 34 |
| Haze | 28 | 149 |
| Holliday | 30 | 40 |
| Infernus | 32 | 142 |
| Ivy | 29 | 176 |
| Kelvin | 34 | 42 |
| Lady Geist | 34 | 38 |
| Lash | 30 | 93 |
| McGinnis | 30 | 129 |
| Mina | 25 | 107 |
| Mirage | 28 | 53 |
| Mo & Krill | 36 | 70 |
| Nurse Harrow | 28 | 55 |
| Paige | 26 | 25 |
| Paradox | 28 | 115 |
| 30 | 27 | |
| Rat King | 31 | 68 |
| Rem | 26 | 49 |
| Seven | 28 | 73 |
| Shiv | 32 | 28 |
| Silver | 32 | 22 |
| Sinclair | 28 | 48 |
| Solomon | 30 | 32 |
| The Doorman | 29 | 33 |
| Venator | 32 | 98 |
| Victor | 31 | 65 |
| Vindicta | 29 | 64 |
| Violet | 27 | 26 |
| Viscous | 30 | 76 |
| Vyper | 30 | 119 |
| Warden | 31 | 45 |
| Wraith | 28 | 139 |
| Yamato | 28 | 30 |
Computed with the matchup lab's formula, body shots with every pellet hitting, level 1, no items: damage per bullet = bullet damage x (1 - defender bullet resist / 100); bullets to kill = ceil(defender max health / damage per bullet); body shots = ceil(bullets to kill / bullets per shot). Each number's tooltip holds its inputs.
Not modelled:
- Headshots: the gun files give a 1.65 bonus, a game setting gives 1.25, and only the game shows which applies.
- Damage falloff over range, and the game-unit to meter conversion.
- Resist shred and negative resist.
- Reload, burst-fire and spin-up timing, so time to kill is shown only when the kill fits in one clip of a gun that neither bursts nor spins up.
- Item procs and actives, spirit damage amplifiers, and ability upgrades (every ability is at its base tier).
- Health regen, barriers and healing during the fight.
Gains per level
- Bullet damage per level
- 0.41
- Health per level
- 45
- Melee damage per level
- 0.63
- Boons per level
- 1
- Spirit power per level
- 1.1
Souls and investment
Same soul curve as every hero: Baba reaches level 36 at 48,600 souls. See souls per level and investment bonuses.
Baba changes in the November 4, 2026 patch (build 6851)
| Stat | November 4, 2026 (build 6849) | November 4, 2026 (build 6851) |
|---|---|---|
| Melee damage per level | 0.7 | 0.63 |
Baba change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2026build 6851 | Baba's Melee damage per level changed from 0.7 to 0.63. | Changed |
| November 4, 2026build 6849from build 6790 | No player-facing change in 19 builds (October 16 to November 4, 2026). | Unchanged |
| October 14, 2026build 6785 | Baba gained Bullet Armor Damage Reduction of -7. | Changed |
| October 14, 2026build 6782from build 6759 | No player-facing change in 9 builds (October 6 to October 14, 2026). | Unchanged |
| October 6, 2026build 6757 | Added to Deadlock. | Added |
Baba FAQ
Who is Baba in Deadlock?
Baba is a Mystic hero in Deadlock, with a Complexity of 1 in the game files. There are a few things most denizens of The Cursed Apple hope to experience at some point in their lives.
Who counters Baba in Deadlock?
In all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, Baba did furthest below what both heroes' overall win rates predict against Seven (48.1% over 8,065 matches, 1.9 points below expected), Vindicta (53.5% over 7,588 matches, 1.8 points below expected), Viscous (56.4% over 4,029 matches, 1.8 points below expected), Mina (59.0% over 10,109 matches, 1.0 points below expected) and Infernus (54.7% over 11,156 matches, 1.0 points below expected). These are match results measured by deadlock-api.com, not numbers from the game files.
What items do players buy most on Baba in Deadlock?
In all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, Baba players bought Extra Charge in 94.0% of matches (51,651 of 54,944), Mystic Regeneration in 92.0% of matches (50,545 of 54,944) and Radiant Regeneration in 89.4% of matches (49,093 of 54,944). These are match results measured by deadlock-api.com, not numbers from the game files, and the most bought items are not a recommended build.
What are Baba's abilities in Deadlock?
Baba has four abilities. Threadsap (first ability, 28 second cooldown): Weave a scraggly thread that follows your crosshair before bursting along its path, dealing spirit damage and stealing enemy Spirit, increased in effectiveness for Baba. While holding stolen Spirit, Baba deals bonus spirit damage with every bullet. Granny Long Legs (second ability, 32 second cooldown): Your bench's legs extend, granting bonus move speed, higher jumps, Debuff Resistance and Melee Resistance. Light Melee: Perform a kick that knocks enemies back. Heavy Melee: Perform a ground pound that applies knockup, slow, and deals spirit damage. Hold Crouch / slide to charge a high jump, release to jump. Baba's Brew (third ability, 28 second cooldown): Brew a pot of tea that applies a magical effect in an area when thrown, cycling over time in a random order between a soothing barrier, Silence, or scalding burn that deals spirit damage over time and reduces spirit resist. Press Zoom / alt-fire to pause or resume brewing. Feed The Birds (ultimate, 150 second cooldown): Cover targets in front of you with bread, adding a stacking slow . When the channel ends a flock of pigeons bombard the targets, dealing spirit damage and hexing each target into a pigeon, increasing in both damage and duration based on bread count.
What do Baba's abilities scale with?
All four of Baba's abilities scale with Spirit in the game files: Threadsap (8 Spirit Damage Per Bullet, +0.26 x Spirit), Granny Long Legs (75 Heavy Melee Damage, +0.6 x Spirit), Baba's Brew (12 Burn DPS, +0.13 x Spirit) and Feed The Birds (450 Max Damage, +1.6 x Spirit).
What order do players unlock Baba's abilities in Deadlock?
In all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, Baba players unlocked Threadsap, Baba's Brew, Granny Long Legs, then Feed The Birds in 57.1% of matches (31,494 of 55,201), and Threadsap, Granny Long Legs, Baba's Brew, then Feed The Birds in 32.9% of matches (18,154 of 55,201). These are match results measured by deadlock-api.com, not numbers from the game files, and the most common order is not a recommendation.
How much health does Baba have in Deadlock?
Baba starts with 780 max health and gains 45 health per level, before items.
How much damage does Baba's gun do?
Baba's gun fires 3 bullets of 8.8 damage per shot from a 15-round clip. That is about 85.2 damage per second at level 1 with no items, computed as bullet damage x bullets per shot / cycle time, ignoring reload and falloff.
How many souls does Baba need to reach max level?
Baba reaches level 36 at 48,600 souls (Boon 35 in the game's HUD).
When was Baba added to Deadlock?
Baba was added to Deadlock in the October 6, 2026 patch (build 6757).
Was Baba changed in the latest patch?
Yes. In the November 4, 2026 patch (build 6851), Baba's Melee damage per level changed from 0.7 to 0.63.