The Doorman builds

Core build

18 items · buy in this order as souls allow

1. High-Velocity Rounds
2. Extra Charge
3. Opening Rounds
from High-Velocity Rounds
4. Mystic Burst
5. Mystic Expansion
Imbue Doorway
6. Trophy Collector
7. Extra Spirit
8. Rapid Recharge
from Extra Charge
9. Improved Spirit
from Extra Spirit
10. Slowing Hex
11. Tankbuster
from Mystic Burst
12. Greater Expansion
from Mystic Expansion
13. Compress Cooldown
Imbue Call Bell
14. Boundless Spirit
from Improved Spirit
15. Vortex Web
from Slowing Hex
16. Cheat Death
17. Superior Cooldown
from Compress Cooldown
18. Spirit Burn

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
62% bought
2
Extra Charge
99% bought
3
Opening Rounds
54% bought
4
Mystic Burst
99% bought
5
Mystic Expansion
95% bought
Imbue Doorway
6
Trophy Collector
52% bought

Optional · not in the order

Sprint Boots
49% bought
Grit
39% bought

Mid

9–20 min

7
Extra Spirit
65% bought
8
Rapid Recharge
100% bought
9
Improved Spirit
80% bought
10
Slowing Hex
58% bought
11
Tankbuster
100% bought

Optional · not in the order

Fortitude
41% bought
Recharging Rush
33% bought
Extra Health
32% bought
Healbane
24% bought

Late

20–30 min

12
Greater Expansion
100% bought
13
Compress Cooldown
51% bought
Imbue Call Bell
14
Boundless Spirit
68% bought
15
Vortex Web
58% bought
16
Cheat Death
51% bought
17
Superior Cooldown
61% bought

Situational swaps · our advice

Spirit Resilience
before Superior Cooldown
Most of the enemy team's damage is spirit damage
Why, and what changes
Adds a large amount of spirit resist.
- Adds an item: 11 held at the end instead of 10.
3,200 souls · game text: Spirit Resist +30% Out of Combat Regen +3 When below 50% health, gain additional Spirit Resist. Health threshold 50 Spirit Resist +15%
Warp Stone
before Cheat Death
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: 2 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

30+

30+ min

18
Spirit Burn
62% bought

Optional · not in the order

Mystic Reverb
39% bought
Transcendent Cooldown
34% bought

Situational swaps · our advice

Metal Skin
before Spirit Burn
Most of the enemy team's damage is bullets
Why, and what changes
Its active makes you immune to bullets for a few seconds.
- Adds an item: 11 held at the end instead of 10.
- Active item: 2 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

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: The Doorman, normal mode, ranked matches with average rank Phantom or higher, Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 18, 2026 (never more than 14 days): 1,150 matches, 48.6% 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 Rapid Recharge, Greater Expansion, Tankbuster. 429 of 1,150 matches (37%) built all three; 55.2% 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 195 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 The Doorman matches by rank: Seeker 1,042 · Phantom 756 · Sentinel 834 · Acolyte 1,020 · Ritualist 740 · Oracle 725 · Mystic 761 · Ascendant 332 · Emissary 713 · Initiate 592 · Eternus 62.
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: The Doorman (69)
Build source: generated, Phantom+ ranked sample
Build version: 2026-10-18T17:35:00.448Z
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Skill order

Rows in ability-slot order

The most common choice at each point among these 429 players; 22 used this exact order.

The Doorman skill order: unlocks and upgrades in order, one row per ability in slot order
Call BellImbued by Compress CooldownCall Bell, imbued by Compress Cooldown	Call Bell: Ability unlocked, step 1	Call Bell: 1 AP upgrade, step 2			Call Bell: 2 AP upgrade, step 5				Call Bell: 5 AP upgrade, step 9
DoorwayImbued by Mystic ExpansionDoorway, imbued by Mystic Expansion			Doorway: Ability unlocked, step 3			Doorway: 1 AP upgrade, step 6		Doorway: 2 AP upgrade, step 8		Doorway: 5 AP upgrade, step 10
Luggage CartLuggage Cart				Luggage Cart: Ability unlocked, step 4							Luggage Cart: 1 AP upgrade, step 11	Luggage Cart: 2 AP upgrade, step 12	Luggage Cart: 5 AP upgrade, step 13
Hotel GuestHotel Guest							Hotel Guest: Ability unlocked, step 7							Hotel Guest: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Hotel Guest: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Hotel Guest: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

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

The last point (Hotel Guest 5 AP) completes the order: many matches end before every point is spent, so it's placed where the 183 players who got that far usually took it.

Call BellImbued by Compress Cooldown

DoorwayImbued by Mystic Expansion

Luggage Cart

Hotel Guest

Joechuck's DOOR MAXING: I dont like gun

by Bob Ross of DeadlockVersion 82Guide updated Oct 10, 2026Guide #610355

Matches started with it: 1,336
Won: 46.2%
Players: 985
In-game favourites: Not available (not match usage)

Items, as published

1Early game
Game stage · Get Trophy If You are even or winning before first rift
1. 1
  Extra Charge
2. 2
  Mystic Burst
3. 3
  Mystic Expansion
4. 4
  Sprint Boots
5. 5
  Grit
6. 6
  Extra Spirit
2Survivaloptional
Author's category · Can skip, or can buy enough for green invest, try and use boots instead of regen
1. 1
  Trophy Collector
  Built from Sprint Boots
2. 2
  Spirit Shielding
  Built from Grit
3. 3
  Weapon Shielding
  Built from Grit
4. 4
3Core
Author's category · Web, Cheat Death, After no order
1. 1
  Slowing Hex
2. 2
  Vortex Web
  Built from Slowing Hex
3. 3
  Cheat Death
4. 4
4Anti Meleeoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Close Quarters
2. 2
  Rebuttal
5If you really want gun
Author's category · more at bottom
1. 1
  Opening Rounds
2. 2
  Recharging Rush
3. 3
  Mystic Shot
4. 4
6TANK/Supportoptional
Author's category · No order for optionals at bottom
1. 1
  Debuff Reducer
2. 2
  Rescue Beam
3. 3
  Unstoppable
  Built from Debuff Reducer
4. 4
7Anti-heal + Damage + Cooldownoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Healbane
2. 2
  Spirit Burn
3. 3
  Decay
4. 4
8Disruptionoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Mystic Reverb
2. 2
  Superior Duration
3. 3
  Suppressor
4. 4
9???optional
Author's category · Testing area
1. 1
  Magic Carpet
2. 2
  Heroic Aura
  Item gives so many stats to team and minions its kinda crazy, does not stack tho so dont get if you have like a mcgunnis who already has it
3. 3
  High-Velocity Rounds
4. 4
10Lines to use
Author's category · Thats not your room, Enjoy your stay! All expenses paid! You need minions to push the walker ____, Should have bought dispel/counterspell, Thanks for the tip (after taking sinners or a bag),
No items listed.
11RIP Eggoptional
Author's category · 2026-2026
1. 1
  Golden Goose Egg

Skill order

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

Skill order published in Joechuck's DOOR MAXING: I dont like gun, one row per ability in slot order
Call BellCall Bell	Call Bell: Ability unlocked, step 1	Call Bell: 1 AP upgrade, step 2	Call Bell: 2 AP upgrade, step 3									Call Bell: 5 AP upgrade, step 12

Call BellCall Bell	Call Bell: Ability unlocked, step 1	Call Bell: 1 AP upgrade, step 2				Call Bell: 2 AP upgrade, step 6		Call Bell: 5 AP upgrade, step 8
DoorwayDoorway				Doorway: Ability unlocked, step 4						Doorway: 1 AP upgrade, step 10					Doorway: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Doorway: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Luggage CartLuggage Cart			Luggage Cart: Ability unlocked, step 3						Luggage Cart: 1 AP upgrade, step 9		Luggage Cart: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Luggage Cart: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
Hotel GuestHotel Guest					Hotel Guest: Ability unlocked, step 5		Hotel Guest: 1 AP upgrade, step 7						Hotel Guest: 2 AP upgrade, step 13	Hotel Guest: 5 AP upgrade, step 14

Call BellCall Bell	Call Bell: Ability unlocked, step 1	Call Bell: 1 AP upgrade, step 2			Call Bell: 2 AP upgrade, step 5			Call Bell: 5 AP upgrade, step 8
DoorwayDoorway				Doorway: Ability unlocked, step 4						Doorway: 1 AP upgrade, step 10					Doorway: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Doorway: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Luggage CartLuggage Cart			Luggage Cart: Ability unlocked, step 3						Luggage Cart: 1 AP upgrade, step 9		Luggage Cart: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Luggage Cart: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
Hotel GuestHotel Guest						Hotel Guest: Ability unlocked, step 6	Hotel Guest: 1 AP upgrade, step 7						Hotel Guest: 2 AP upgrade, step 13	Hotel Guest: 5 AP upgrade, step 14

Call BellCall Bell	Call Bell: Ability unlocked, step 1				Call Bell: 1 AP upgrade, step 5		Call Bell: 2 AP upgrade, step 7		Call Bell: 5 AP upgrade, step 9
DoorwayDoorway		Doorway: Ability unlocked, step 2				Doorway: 1 AP upgrade, step 6		Doorway: 2 AP upgrade, step 8		Doorway: 5 AP upgrade, step 10
Luggage CartLuggage Cart			Luggage Cart: Ability unlocked, step 3									Luggage Cart: 1 AP upgrade, step 12		Luggage Cart: 2 AP upgrade, step 14		Luggage Cart: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Hotel GuestHotel Guest				Hotel Guest: Ability unlocked, step 4							Hotel Guest: 1 AP upgrade, step 11		Hotel Guest: 2 AP upgrade, step 13		Hotel Guest: 5 AP upgrade, step 15