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Weapon Shielding

Weapon Shielding is a tier 2 Vitality item in Deadlock that costs 2,400 souls. It grants +2.5 Out of Combat Regen. Passive: Gain a Barrier whenever you take significant weapon damage from enemy Heroes in a small time frame. Its tooltip lists 300 Barrier (+5 x Boons) and +18% Bullet Resist. Builds from Grit.

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Weapon Shielding with the 4 items bought most in each phase on Graves, whose players bought it most often (45,081 of 169,697 Graves matches), October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.

Weapon Shielding in matches

Players who bought Weapon Shielding won 49.8% over 167,449 matches, and 3.4% of players (167,449 of 4,913,035 player matches) bought it, in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, measured by deadlock-api.com.

Weapon Shielding win rate and buy rate, all ranks, October 30 to November 1, 2026
MeasureRateSample
Win rate when bought49.8%167,449 matches
Bought by3.4% of players167,449 of 4,913,035 player matches

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. The win rate is how often players who bought Weapon Shielding won those matches, not what the item itself adds. The buy rate is the share of every player in those matches who bought it. A copy the Broker corrupted is not counted. A rate 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.

Heroes who buy Weapon Shielding

Weapon Shielding was bought most often by Graves players in 26.6% of Graves matches (45,081 of 169,697), Violet players in 22.9% of Violet matches (28,212 of 123,032) and Celeste players in 8.4% of Celeste matches (11,066 of 132,459), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, measured by deadlock-api.com.

The heroes whose players buy Weapon Shielding most often, all ranks, October 30 to November 1, 2026
HeroBought byWin rate when bought
GravesIn the shop26.6% of matches45,081 of 169,697 Graves matches59.8%45,081 matches
VioletIn the shop22.9% of matches28,212 of 123,032 Violet matches48.4%28,212 matches
CelesteIn the shop8.4% of matches11,066 of 132,459 Celeste matches47.9%11,066 matches
MinaIn the shop6.9% of matches10,150 of 146,777 Mina matches43.4%10,150 matches
SilverIn the shop6.0% of matches8,041 of 133,554 Silver matches44.8%8,041 matches
VyperIn the shop5.1% of matches2,968 of 57,967 Vyper matches42.9%2,968 matches
PaigeIn the shop4.5% of matches5,102 of 114,166 Paige matches53.4%5,102 matches
ViscousIn the shop3.3% of matches1,857 of 56,498 Viscous matches43.1%1,857 matches

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 list is the heroes whose players buy Weapon Shielding most often, not a recommendation. "Bought by" is the share of a hero's matches in which that hero's player bought Weapon Shielding, and heroes are ordered by it. The win rate is how often those players won, which describes the players who bought it, not what the item itself adds. A copy the Broker corrupted is not counted. A hero 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.

Weapon Shielding stats

Weapon Shielding

2,400 soulscomputed

Vitality · Tier II

Weapon Shielding icon
  • +2.5 Out of Combat Regen
PassiveCooldown 35s

Gain a Barrier whenever you take significant weapon damage from enemy Heroes in a small time frame.

300Barrier+5 x BoonsConditional
+18%Bullet ResistConditional
  • 250 Damage Threshold
  • 4.0s Time Frame
  • 8s Barrier Duration

Upgrades From:

Sells for 1,200 souls, half the purchase price.computed

Weapon Shielding change history

Weapon Shielding history by build
PatchChangeState
November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6642No player-facing change in 55 builds (July 28 to November 5, 2026).Unchanged
July 25, 2026build 6640First recorded in Deadlock.Baseline

Weapon Shielding FAQ

How much does Weapon Shielding cost in Deadlock?

Weapon Shielding costs 2,400 souls: 1,600 for its tier plus 800 for Grit, its component. It sells for 1,200 souls, half the purchase price.

What does Weapon Shielding do?

Weapon Shielding grants +2.5 Out of Combat Regen. Gain a Barrier whenever you take significant weapon damage from enemy Heroes in a small time frame. Its tooltip lists 300 Barrier (+5 x Boons) and +18% Bullet Resist.

What is Weapon Shielding's win rate in Deadlock?

In all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, players who bought Weapon Shielding won 49.8% over 167,449 matches, and 3.4% of players (167,449 of 4,913,035 player matches) bought it. These are match results measured by deadlock-api.com, not numbers from the game files.

Which heroes buy Weapon Shielding most in Deadlock?

In all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, Weapon Shielding was bought most often by Graves players in 26.6% of Graves matches (45,081 of 169,697), Violet players in 22.9% of Violet matches (28,212 of 123,032) and Celeste players in 8.4% of Celeste matches (11,066 of 132,459). These are match results measured by deadlock-api.com, not numbers from the game files, and the heroes that buy it most, not a recommendation.

Was Weapon Shielding changed in the latest patch?

No. Weapon Shielding is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file.

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