This Deadlock Holliday build features some explosive barrels.
Holliday is among the six heroes added to Deadlock in October 2024 and one that has a lot of versatility in how you build throughout the game. In this Holliday build, we are seeking to get the most value out of her lethal Crackshot in the early game, but the main thrust of the build is in scaling her Powder Keg barrels through Spirit.
Best Holliday build for Explosive Powder Keg damage
Build name to search: Barrel Blaster Holliday – esports.gg
Holliday has the luxury of having both a very powerful weapon with boosted headshot damage and a strong AoE Spirit explosion in her Powder Keg ability. These two things can make for a balanced one-two punch throughout a game and are the main features of this build.
Early game
Crackshot is your best friend in the early game, so start with some Wespon items.
| Item Type | Item |
| Weapon | Headshot Booster |
| Weapon | Hollow Point Ward |
| Vitality | Extra Stamina |
| Vitality | Extra Regen |
| Spirit | Extra Charge |
| Spirit | Extra Spirit |
Mid game
In the mid game, we focus on initial Spirit scaling and suvivability
| Item Type | Item |
| Spirit | Mystic Burst |
| Spirit | Improved Cooldown |
| Spirit | Bullet Resist Shredder |
| Vitality | Spirit Lifesteal |
| Spirit | Mystic Reach |
| Weapon | Headhunter |
Late game
Look for luxury Weapon items and even more Powder Keg scaling.
| Item Type | Item |
| Spirit | Rapid Recharge |
| Spirit | Improved Burst |
| Spirit | Improved Reach |
| Spirit | Improved Spirit |
| Vitality | Improved Spirit Armor |
| Vitality | Improved Bullet Armor |
Uber late game
Scale as you need to in this phase as your ultimate starts to become deadly.
| Item Type | Item |
| Weapon | Crippling Headshot |
| Weapon | Spiritual Overflow |
| Vitality | Leech |
| Spirit | Boundless Spirit |
| Weapon | Shadow Weave |
Hollidayabilities and upgrades
The Holliday build scales early with Crackshot and late with Powder Keg. We have not found her ultimate to be overly strong, so we don’t upgrade it until the late game.
- Powder Keg: Place a barrel that explodes when shot, or on landing after launched via melee attack or bounce pad. Has a minimum arm time before it can explode.
- Bounce Pad: Drop a bounce pad in the world that sends you and other heroes flying. You will stomp down on landing, dealing damage to any nearby enemies.
- Crackshot: Headshots deal bonus Weapon damage and applies a Fading Slow. This effect can only occur when off cooldown. Crackshot ignores range damage fall-off.
- Spirit Lasso: Grab an enemy with your lasso and drag them along behind you. The enemy is stunned and Astro is slowed slightly during the lasso. Lasso duration is paused for 2s during the first usage of a bounce pad.
Strengths and weaknesses of this Holliday build in Deadlock
As fun as this build is to play, it isn’t perfect and you will run into some counter play. Here are the main strengths and weaknesses that we have encountered with this build.
| Strengths | Weaknesses |
| Strong single target damage with headshots | Requires headshots |
| Good AoE explosion damage | Weak when Powder Keg is on cooldown |
| Strong mobility with Bounce Pad | Can be squishy |
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