Paige Build & Ability Order
A projectile-focused mystic who supports from range and turns steady spell contact into safe team utility.
Paige is a backline support mage who protects allies through layered buffs and area control, with most of her value coming from team amplification rather than raw damage.
Paige AI Quick Summary
Paige is a Mystic hero in Deadlock (Difficulty 1/5). Paige is a backline support mage who protects allies through layered buffs and area control, with most of her value coming from team amplification rather than raw damage. In live patch 07-01-2026: There is no dedicated patch note for this hero right now, but the lower execution cost makes it a steady current-patch learner.
Paige quick answer
Start with the three answers most hero searches need: whether to practice this hero, what the guide covers, and which build section to read first.
Quick answer
Best for validating patch rhythm, learning fundamentals, and building a stable match routine.
Guide focus
Tome Support Build is a Mystic setup for Paige. The main spike runs through Heroic Aura and Rescue Beam. Late slots close the build with Debuff Reducer and Echo Shard. Read Paige first through its spell tempo identity, then use the rest of the page to refine the execution details.
Build first
Start with the opening buys item phase, then continue into ability order and counter routes.
Decision Summary
Read these four judgments first, then decide whether to go deeper into builds, matchups, or patch context.
Who Should Pick This Now
Best for validating patch rhythm, learning fundamentals, and building a stable match routine.
Read This First
There is no dedicated patch note for this hero right now, but the lower execution cost makes it a steady current-patch learner.
How To Read The Build
The page has a structured route already, so you can read it phase by phase and convert it directly into live builds.
Best Next Click
Begin with the combat snapshot and recommended items, then use the patch page to complete the live-environment picture.
Current Environment Status
Read this hero inside the current patch and recent community conversation before deciding why it deserves practice now or why it belongs on watch.
Environment read
Paige is best read right now as a spell tempo sample first, then as a hero-specific execution problem.
Recent discussion heat
The usual discussion here is whether this hero still deserves current practice time.
Suggested action
Confirm the hero's main patch rhythm and default build shell first, then decide how much time it deserves right now.
Paige builds, items, and counters
These routes connect the hero guide to builds, counter items, and the wider tool set.
Paige Deadlock builds
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Paige build planner
Open this hero in Build Planner to tune around burst, survival, chase, or team utility.
Paige counter builds
Narrow counter items against burst, frontline pressure, catch, or utility-heavy enemies.
Core item index
Review recommended items, same-category swaps, and patch context before locking the route.
Battle Profile
Read Paige first through its spell tempo identity, then use the rest of the page to refine the execution details.
Primary win condition
Paige wins most naturally through spell tempo, turning its Mystic role into real contact advantage.
Best fight shape
This hero wants to win through spell cadence and well-timed contact windows. Mobility is more measured, so entry and exit routes matter a lot more. The body is lighter, so positioning and timing matter more than trying to stand in front and absorb everything.
Main risk
The most common failure mode is simply fighting in the wrong distance band for the hero.
Quick Read
- Mobility is more measured, so entry pathing and positioning cost matter more.
- Base durability is lighter, so the hero depends more on timing, angle, or reset tools.
- Ammo is tighter, so the hero benefits more from selective, high-value windows.
Stats
- Health
- 610
- Move Speed
- 6.3
- Ammo
- 10
- Dps
- 70
Abilities
1 Chapter's End
Land a clean ranged cast to soften enemies and begin the kind of safe spell trade Paige wants in lane.
2 Conjure Dragon
Summon a threatening projectile presence that zones space well and forces enemies to respect your angle.
3 Defend and Fight!
Give your team a steadier front by layering protection and making it safer to keep contesting ground.
4 Bookworm
Turn sustained casting into a bigger teamfight swing, rewarding Paige for staying active and connected to the fight.
Tome Support Build
Tome Support Build is a Mystic setup for Paige. The main spike runs through Heroic Aura and Rescue Beam. Late slots close the build with Debuff Reducer and Echo Shard.
Opening buys
Open with Extra Spirit and Healing Rite to establish lane tempo and your first reliable contact pattern.
Core spike
Heroic Aura and Rescue Beam define the first real power spike and should shape how Paige wants to fight.
Late upgrades
Round the build out with Debuff Reducer and Echo Shard once the game shifts into full fights and finishing power matters more.
Flex slots
Swap toward Extra Health or Reactive Barrier when the matchup demands extra protection, utility, or situational answers.
Tactical Guide
Lane Plan
- Best in support. Paige stabilizes lane through layered buffs, protection, and measured control rather than direct damage. Her early value is about making the carry's lane easier to play and harder to punish.
Midgame Plan
- Heroic Aura plus Rescue Beam gives Paige a much stronger enable-and-rescue package. Midgame is where her layered buffs start to noticeably amplify teammate output, especially when she can support the same carry through repeated skirmishes.
Teamfight Role
- Paige should operate from the backline, stacking support value onto the ally who actually wins the fight if kept alive. Her control and save tools matter most when timed around hostile dives, but she is fragile enough that bad positioning can erase that value before it lands.
Common Mistakes
- Paige is not drafted to personally finish kills, so overforcing damage windows is usually wrong.
- Her buffs grow in value with layering, which means impatient early expectations can feel misleading.
- She still dies quickly if assassins reach the backline before she has room to react.
Patch Note For This Version
There is no hero-specific note for the current patch yet, but the latest patch still explains the overall rhythm.
Where This Hero Excels
- Her buffs can noticeably increase an ally's damage or survivability.
- Area control tools work well for both initiating and peeling.
- Safer positioning makes it easier to provide steady value.
What To Practice This Patch
- The current anchor is still patch 07-01-2026, so use the broader patch rhythm to place this hero in context.
- The hero already has a structured build path, which makes phase-by-phase practice more straightforward.
- Execution cost is lower, so it is a practical pick for quickly testing current lane and teamfight rhythms.
Overview
Paige is a playable hero in Deadlock.
Strong Against
Weak Against
Key Watchouts
- Her direct damage is low, so she is not built to lead kills.
- Buffs need time and layering before they fully pay off.
- She still has to respect divers and assassin-style backline pressure.
Recommended Pairings
Apollo
Apollo scales very hard with the kind of layered uptime and protection Paige provides.
Grey Talon
Grey Talon benefits greatly from a support who can amplify and preserve sniper uptime.
Celeste
Celeste turns Paige's buffs into consistent ranged DPS value across long fights.
Skill order
Prioritize Defend and Fight! first, Chapter's End second, and Conjure Dragon third, taking Bookworm whenever it becomes available. The opener row shows a practical first-allocation path: Defend and Fight! -> Chapter's End -> Defend and Fight! -> Conjure Dragon -> Defend and Fight! -> Bookworm.
Priority
Combo order
Paige 1-20 Skill Order Planner
Click level steps below to inspect skill unlock progression or switch build variants.
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Chapter's End | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 Conjure Dragon | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 Defend and Fight! | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 Bookworm | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 |
Patch Context
This page is the site's freshness anchor for the current version.
