Deadman Danny builds

Core build

18 items · buy in this order as souls allow

1. High-Velocity Rounds
2. Opening Rounds
from High-Velocity Rounds
3. Extra Spirit
4. Extra Health
5. Mystic Burst
6. Grit
7. Mystic Expansion
Imbue Chimera Mk1
8. Improved Spirit
from Extra Spirit
9. Reactive Barrier
from Grit
10. Express Shot
from High-Velocity Rounds
11. Fortitude
from Extra Health
12. Tankbuster
from Mystic Burst
13. Greater Expansion
from Mystic Expansion
14. Toxic Bullets
continuation
15. Compress Cooldown
Imbue Strix Salvo
16. Superior Cooldown
from Compress Cooldown
17. Boundless Spirit
from Improved Spirit
18. Spirit Resilience
continuation

Numbers are the purchase order. Continuation steps are this group's most-bought late items, added so the build runs to the late game.

By stage

“Bought” is the share of this group that bought an item, not a win rate. Swaps are our advice from game text, not measured results.

Early

0–9 min

1
High-Velocity Rounds
99% bought
2
Opening Rounds
60% bought
3
Extra Spirit
91% bought
4
Extra Health
74% bought

Optional · not in the order

Extra Regen
34% bought

Mid

9–20 min

5
Mystic Burst
87% bought
6
Grit
65% bought
7
Mystic Expansion
94% bought
Imbue Chimera Mk1
8
Improved Spirit
94% bought
9
Reactive Barrier
78% bought
10
Express Shot
100% bought
11
Fortitude
73% bought

Optional · not in the order

Sharpshooter
32% bought
Long Range
30% bought
Mystic Shot
25% bought
Bullet Resist Shredder
22% bought

Situational swaps · our advice

Reactive BarrierHealbane(Healbane replaces Reactive Barrier)
Enemies heal a lot (lifesteal, healing items or healers)
Why, and what changes
Your spirit damage also cuts the target's incoming healing.
1,600 souls · game text: Spirit Power +7 Your spirit damage reduces the enemy's Incoming Healing. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal. Incoming Healing -35…
Debuff Reducer
before Fortitude
Enemies have several stuns, silences or roots
Why, and what changes
Shortens every debuff on you, and later upgrades into Unstoppable.
- Adds an item: 11 held at the end instead of 10.
1,600 souls · game text: Bonus Health +90 Reduces the duration of all negative effects applied to you. Debuff Resist +25%

Late

20–30 min

12
Tankbuster
100% bought
13
Greater Expansion
100% bought
14
Toxic Bullets
45% bought
15
Compress Cooldown
59% bought
Imbue Strix Salvo
16
Superior Cooldown
75% bought
17
Boundless Spirit
85% bought
18
Spirit Resilience
31% bought

Optional · not in the order

Stamina Mastery
24% bought
Spirit Lifesteal
21% bought
Indomitable
32% bought
Spirit Burn
27% bought

Situational swaps · our advice

Spirit ResilienceMetal Skin(Metal Skin replaces Spirit Resilience)
Most of the enemy team's damage is bullets
Why, and what changes
Its active makes you immune to bullets for a few seconds.
- Active item: 1 of 4 active slots at the end.
3,200 souls · active item · game text: Bullet Resist +12% Become immune to bullets. Active Movespeed Penalty -1.5m Dash Distance -20% Duration 5.0s
Warp Stone
before Boundless Spirit
You need an escape or a gap-closer
Why, and what changes
Teleports you forward and briefly adds bullet resist.
- Adds an item: 11 held at the end instead of 10.
- Active item: 1 of 4 active slots at the end.
3,200 souls · active item · game text: Teleport straight ahead, gaining Bullet Resist. Teleport Range 11m Bullet Resist +30% Buff Duration 6s

Oct 14, 2026 update · Oct 14, 2026–Oct 18, 2026 · updated Oct 18, 2026

Build details

Fixed snapshot: the filters on this site don't change it. Sample: Deadman Danny, normal mode, ranked matches with average rank Phantom or higher, Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 18, 2026 (never more than 14 days): 9,280 matches, 40.5% won. Unranked matches carry no badge, so a rank bracket means ranked matches only.
Playstyle group: the most common trio of 3,200+ soul items by 30:00 was Express Shot, Greater Expansion, Tankbuster. 2,732 of 9,280 matches (29%) built all three; 45.6% of them were won. That describes these players, not this exact build.
Items: bought by at least 50% of the group; late items are counted among the 1,085 matches that reached 35:00. With fewer than 2 late items, the build continues with the group's most-bought late items (at least 30%). Order follows the median purchase order. Imbue targets are the most common choice (20+ records, 40%+ agreement).
Ranked Deadman Danny matches by rank: Ritualist 5,064 · Emissary 4,957 · Seeker 6,112 · Sentinel 5,332 · Oracle 5,762 · Initiate 2,761 · Ascendant 2,321 · Mystic 4,910 · Acolyte 6,249 · Phantom 5,943 · Eternus 1,016.
Source: Deadlock API public data lake (data as of Oct 18, 2026). Not claimed: that this is the best build or wins more than alternatives; no win rate is computed for the assembled build.

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Hero: Deadman Danny (78)
Build source: generated, Phantom+ ranked sample
Build version: 2026-10-18T17:34:56.782Z
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Skill order

Rows in ability-slot order

The most common choice at each point among these 2,732 players; 212 used this exact order.

Deadman Danny skill order: unlocks and upgrades in order, one row per ability in slot order
Strix SalvoImbued by Compress CooldownStrix Salvo, imbued by Compress Cooldown					Strix Salvo: Ability unlocked, step 5				Strix Salvo: 1 AP upgrade, step 9				Strix Salvo: 2 AP upgrade, step 13	Strix Salvo: 5 AP upgrade, step 14
Chimera Mk1Imbued by Mystic ExpansionChimera Mk1, imbued by Mystic Expansion			Chimera Mk1: Ability unlocked, step 3	Chimera Mk1: 1 AP upgrade, step 4				Chimera Mk1: 2 AP upgrade, step 8		Chimera Mk1: 5 AP upgrade, step 10
Jettison FuelJettison Fuel	Jettison Fuel: Ability unlocked, step 1	Jettison Fuel: 1 AP upgrade, step 2				Jettison Fuel: 2 AP upgrade, step 6									Jettison Fuel: 5 AP upgrade, step 15
Close The DealClose The Deal							Close The Deal: Ability unlocked, step 7				Close The Deal: 1 AP upgrade, step 11	Close The Deal: 2 AP upgrade, step 12				Close The Deal: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

The last point (Close The Deal 5 AP) completes the order: many matches end before every point is spent, so it's placed where the 839 players who got that far usually took it.

Strix SalvoImbued by Compress Cooldown

Chimera Mk1Imbued by Mystic Expansion

Jettison Fuel

Close The Deal

Incoming! | Yeski Spirit Nuke! (ANNOTATED)

by yeskiVersion 44Guide updated Oct 18, 2026Guide #884866Author's tags: Spirit

Matches started with it: 9,227
Won: 51.1%
Players: 7,700
In-game favourites: Not available (not match usage)

Items, as published

1Early game
Game stage
1. 1
  High-Velocity Rounds
  Must buy for hitting charged shots.
2. 2
  Grit
  Use before you go in with your 2 prior to 2 points to avoid self damage.
3. 3
  Opening Rounds
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
  Super valuable stats.
4. 4
  Sharpshooter
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
  This will always be getting value with how far away you are. Completes 4.8k gun.
5. 5
  Enchanter's Emblem
  Every stat is op early. Resist for your self damage too.
6. 6
  Improved Spirit
  His spirit scalings are super valuable.
7. 7
  Tankbuster
  Huge burst. Completes 4.8k spirit.
8. 8
  Reactive Barrier
  Built from Grit
  Danny is very prone to either enemy stuns or using his own to get away.
9. 9
  Healbane
  Early anti-heal. Never a bad buy.
2Lane Needoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
  alternate to extra regen
2. 2
  Extra Regen
  Good sustain if needed but Danny gets the fruit bats easily.
3. 3
  Monster Rounds
  Need waveclear. Upgradeable into cultist.
3Core
Author's category
1. 1
  Greater Expansion
  By this point you want more AOE over single target damage, this is BIS.
2. 2
  Superior Cooldown
  Just a super nice pickup across the board.
3. 3
  Dispel Magic
  Knockdown and slowing hex fuck you. Super common buy.
4. 4
4Core Needsoptional
Author's category · 1-2 B4 Tier 4
1. 1
  Metal Skin
  Early anti-gun
2. 2
  Counterspell
  Lash is not very cool.
3. 3
  Spirit Resilience
  If emblem isn't enough.
5Anti-Flyeroptional
Author's category · Sneaky
1. 1
  Shadow Weave
  Sneaky
6Luxury/Late Countersoptional
Author's category · L-R most bought.
1. 1
  Indomitable
  Built from Reactive Barrier
  Great upgrade from reactive, bought alot personally.
2. 2
  Plated Armor
  Heavy anti gun
3. 3
  Unstoppable
  Too many cc. good into mid contest.
4. 4
7Alt or extra gun.optional
Author's category
1. 1
  Express Shot
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
  Can be good i prefer sharpshooter.
2. 2
  Cultist Sacrifice
  Built from Monster Rounds
  Good buy if you bought monster rounds.
3. 3
  Alchemical Fire
  If your team is heavy gun its nice.
8HOW TO DANNYoptional
Author's category · Poke with your charged shot in lane. Use your 2 when grit is up to negate the damage until you have 2 points. Mid game look for fights where the enemy find it hard to fight you due to your height and burst. By the time you've got boundless you'll be 100 to 0'ing people!
No items listed.

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Incoming! | Yeski Spirit Nuke! (ANNOTATED), one row per ability in slot order
Strix SalvoStrix Salvo	Strix Salvo: Ability unlocked, step 1				Strix Salvo: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Strix Salvo: 2 AP upgrade, step 6					Strix Salvo: 5 AP upgrade, step 11

Strix SalvoStrix Salvo	Strix Salvo: Ability unlocked, step 1					Strix Salvo: 1 AP upgrade, step 6				Strix Salvo: 2 AP upgrade, step 10	Strix Salvo: 5 AP upgrade, step 11
Chimera Mk1Chimera Mk1			Chimera Mk1: Ability unlocked, step 3					Chimera Mk1: 1 AP upgrade, step 8	Chimera Mk1: 2 AP upgrade, step 9				Chimera Mk1: 5 AP upgrade, step 13
Jettison FuelJettison Fuel		Jettison Fuel: Ability unlocked, step 2		Jettison Fuel: 1 AP upgrade, step 4			Jettison Fuel: 2 AP upgrade, step 7					Jettison Fuel: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
Close The DealClose The Deal					Close The Deal: Ability unlocked, step 5									Close The Deal: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Close The Deal: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Close The Deal: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

Strix SalvoStrix Salvo				Strix Salvo: Ability unlocked, step 4		Strix Salvo: 1 AP upgrade, step 6								Strix Salvo: 2 AP upgrade, step 14		Strix Salvo: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Chimera Mk1Chimera Mk1			Chimera Mk1: Ability unlocked, step 3						Chimera Mk1: 1 AP upgrade, step 9	Chimera Mk1: 2 AP upgrade, step 10			Chimera Mk1: 5 AP upgrade, step 13
Jettison FuelJettison Fuel	Jettison Fuel: Ability unlocked, step 1	Jettison Fuel: 1 AP upgrade, step 2					Jettison Fuel: 2 AP upgrade, step 7					Jettison Fuel: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
Close The DealClose The Deal					Close The Deal: Ability unlocked, step 5			Close The Deal: 1 AP upgrade, step 8			Close The Deal: 2 AP upgrade, step 11				Close The Deal: 5 AP upgrade, step 15

Strix SalvoStrix Salvo			Strix Salvo: Ability unlocked, step 3	Strix Salvo: 1 AP upgrade, step 4						Strix Salvo: 2 AP upgrade, step 10			Strix Salvo: 5 AP upgrade, step 13
Chimera Mk1Chimera Mk1	Chimera Mk1: Ability unlocked, step 1	Chimera Mk1: 1 AP upgrade, step 2							Chimera Mk1: 2 AP upgrade, step 9			Chimera Mk1: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
Jettison FuelJettison Fuel					Jettison Fuel: Ability unlocked, step 5	Jettison Fuel: 1 AP upgrade, step 6					Jettison Fuel: 2 AP upgrade, step 11			Jettison Fuel: 5 AP upgrade, step 14
Close The DealClose The Deal							Close The Deal: Ability unlocked, step 7	Close The Deal: 1 AP upgrade, step 8							Close The Deal: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Close The Deal: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

Core build