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Best Initiator heroes in Deadlock

Initiator: Starts fights with crowd control or a dive. Here's who does it best this patch — ranked by tier, then win rate, across 5.17M recent matches.

Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026

Initiator tier list
AllSupportInitiatorFrontlineCarryPick10 heroes
Abrams, tier ATank · Brawler · Bull-HeadedDynamo, tier ATeamplay · Initiator · ClutchLash, tier AInitiator · High-Flying · ArrogantDeadman Danny, tier B, newReckless · High-flying · ExplosiveMo & Krill, tier BTag-Team · Initiator · BurrowerWarden, tier BInitiator · Fearless · One Man ArmyBebop, tier BHook · Bomb · PunchBilly, tier BPunk · Chaotic · G.O.A.T.Paradox, tier CCalculated · Disruptor · TacticianViscous, tier CEvasive · Disruptor · Gooey
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Initiator · by the numbers

Compare the Initiator picks

HeroClass · Team roleWin ratePick rateKDADPSTier
AbramsBrawlerFrontline · Initiator51.8%29.3%2.6851DynamoHeroInitiator · Support51.8%21.3%3.2448LashAssassinInitiator50.9%31.1%3.1849Deadman DannyNewMarksmanInitiator50%40.5%2.9352Mo & KrillBrawlerInitiator · Frontline49.6%19.1%3.1060WardenBrawlerInitiator · Frontline48.4%12.8%2.5566BebopBrawlerInitiator · Pick48.3%36.5%2.5859BillyBrawlerFrontline · Initiator48.1%31.6%2.4574ParadoxMarksmanInitiator · Pick46.2%24.6%2.6651ViscousBrawlerInitiator · Support45.9%12.8%2.8649

Win and pick rates from 5.17M recent matches via deadlock-api.com. Tiers come from win rate. A hero can fill more than one team role.