How to counter Wraith in Deadlock
Gun hero. Counter items for lane, mid and late game, and tips for the hero you play.
Updated for patch 10-05-2026. Counter profile from 2026-10-06.
Threat profile
Card assassin. Card Trick sends homing cards, Project Mind teleports her, Full Auto boosts her fire rate, and Telekinesis lifts you into the air as her ult.
Key principle
Wraith's kill is Telekinesis plus Full Auto. Deny the lift and she's a normal gun hero.
Lane phase items≈ 0-10 min
- Battle Vest mostly gun damage.
- Rusted Barrel cuts her fire rate.
- Return Fire she dumps her magazine into you.
- Reactive Barrier gives you a barrier the moment Telekinesis hits you, and later upgrades into Indomitable.
- Suppressor your spirit damage cuts her fire rate by 28%.
- Slowing Hex silences Project Mind so she can't teleport out.
Mid game items≈ 10-25 min
- Counterspell How to use: parry as Telekinesis reaches you. You stay on the ground and her combo is over.
- Knockdown stun her out of Telekinesis.
- Metal Skin ignore Full Auto.
- Silence Wave silence her before she can ult.
- Bullet Resilience core bullet armor.
- Spirit Resilience Full Auto adds real spirit damage now.
- Disarming Hex shuts off her gun for 4 seconds.
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Late game items≈ 25 min +
- Indomitable cleanses Telekinesis.
- Plated Armor deflects bullets, and since 09-16 it also blocks the on hit spirit damage from Full Auto.
- Juggernaut slows her fire rate.
- Cursed Relic full lockdown.
Patch note
10-05-2026: Wraith mixed, Card Trick heart heal and Diamond resist shred nerfed, T3 Clubs slow cut, BUT Full Auto spirit damage per bullet buffed 0.03 to 0.045. Her Full Auto now does noticeably more spirit, so pure Bullet Resilience is less complete, mix in some spirit resist, and note Plated Armor now blocks Full Auto's on hit spirit effect.
Tips for your hero against Wraith
Abrams
- Sidestep her Telekinesis; Shoulder Charge her, tank Full Auto with resist, mix bullet and spirit.
Apollo
- Riposte her Telekinesis lift; burst her out of Full Auto.
Bebop
- Hook her out of Full Auto; sidestep her Telekinesis first.
Billy
- Bashdown her Full Auto; silence her, dodge the Telekinesis lift.
Calico
- Dodge Telekinesis with Leaping Slash; Gloom Bombs her out of Full Auto.
Celeste
- Float over her Telekinesis; Light Eater burst her, dodge the lift.
Drifter
- Stalker's Mark her out of Full Auto; sidestep the Telekinesis lift.
Dynamo
- Kinetic Pulse her Telekinesis windup; Singularity her, dodge the lift.
Graves
- Grasping Hands her out of Full Auto; Deadheads pressure her.
Grey Talon
- Charged Shot her before she lifts you; trap her approach.
Haze
- Sleep Dagger her Telekinesis; out DPS her, mix resist vs Full Auto spirit.
Holliday
- Bounce Pad over her Telekinesis; Spirit Lasso her out of Full Auto.
Infernus
- Afterburn her; Flame Dash off her Telekinesis line.
Ivy
- Air Drop away from her ult lift; focus her out of Full Auto.
Kelvin
- Frost Grenade her; Frozen Shelter eats Full Auto, dodge the lift.
Lady Geist
- Essence Bomb her; Life Drain root her out of Full Auto.
Lash
- Death Slam her; sidestep her Telekinesis, Ground Strike her.
McGinnis
- Wall her Telekinesis line; turrets out DPS Full Auto (mix resist).
Mo & Krill
- Burrow stun her Telekinesis; Combo ult her out of Full Auto.
Paige
- Bookwyrm pressures her; Captivating Read locks her Full Auto.
Paradox
- Time Wall her Telekinesis line; Kinetic Carbine her out of Full Auto.
- Kite her Card Trick; Affliction her, dodge the Telekinesis lift.
Rat King
- Pop Royal Pestments as Telekinesis lifts you, the barrier absorbs Full Auto.
Rem
- Naptime her Full Auto; keep the team topped, dodge the lift.
Seven
- Lightning Ball her Telekinesis windup; Storm Cloud her.
Silver
- Wolf burst her out of Full Auto; mix resist, sidestep the lift.
The Doorman
- Door her Telekinesis line; Luggage Cart her out of Full Auto.
The Magnificent Sinclair
- Illusions eat her Card Trick; Rabbit Hex her out of Full Auto.
Venator
- Snap Trap her approach; Gutshot her, mix resist vs Full Auto spirit.
Victor
- Stay behind cover vs Telekinesis. Pain Battery fills from Full Auto, so fire it back.
Vindicta
- Assassinate her before she lifts you; Crow stun her Full Auto.
Viscous
- Cube your lifted ally; Puddle Punch her out of Full Auto.
Vyper
- Out ammo her; Petrifying Bola her Telekinesis windup, mix resist.
Warden
- Telekinesis is a skillshot, sidestep it before engaging.
- Binding Word her during the Full Auto cast; she's stationary while channeling. Last Stand on a Wraith dropping ult is a fight ender.
- Willpower cleanses the Card Trick DoT retroactively (weaker now), and remember pure bullet armor no longer fully covers her Full Auto spirit damage.
Yamato
- Shadow Transformation eats her ult lift; Flying Slash her out of Full Auto.