Community builds
A build is a proposed sequence of purchases and upgrades, not proof that those choices win every match. Read what the author is trying to make the hero do, then compare that plan with the opponents and the resources you actually have.
Identify the working sequence
Find the early purchase that makes the lane playable, the item that enables the main attack and the defensive alternatives. Check which ability receives each imbue. If you skip a component of the sequence, understand what action becomes weaker or unavailable before copying the next step.
Use popularity and results carefully
Favorites indicate interest in a build; they do not measure its win rate. Match statistics need a defined sample, mode and time window. A recommended item may also appear late because players bought it while already ahead, so popularity alone does not prove the purchase caused victory.
Update history9
- There is now a Change Hero button in the Build Browser which brings up the hero picker to choose a different hero in both Sandbox and in the Dashboard
- Now displaying a unique ID for builds in the description section of the build browser. You can click on it to copy the Build ID to the clipboard to share specific builds with friends.
- If you enter a Build ID in the search box of the build browser, it will show all of the builds for the current hero by the author of that build.
- Overflow: Upon full build-up, grants +35% Fire Rate
- Instead of showing the total number of favorites for each build, we now tag popular builds using a mix of both recent and historical usage so that newer builds are easier to find
- Added search to the Public Builds list, you can search by keyword within build names
- Newly published hero builds now store the language of the build
- Build list will now refresh if you change heroes in the sandbox
- Builds: You can now add per-item author comments by right clicking on items while editing builds that will show up in the item tooltip for users of the build
- Fixed a bug that allowed published build data to overwrite local changes to a published build
- Fixed a bug that prevented the last used hero build from loading when it was not a favorited build
- Added a console command: deadlock_get_old_builds, which will download and print out all of the build data for your account prior to the new builds feature
Data and APIAPI
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- id
- mechanic_builds_and_recommendations
- slug
- builds-and-recommendations
- category
- items
- flowStage
- shopping
- aliases
- build, item build, skill build, guide, recommendations, what to buy, build browser, browse builds, public builds, favorites, favourite build, share build, create build, import build, copy and edit, билд, гайд, браузер билдов, публичные билды
- sourcePath
- manual:mechanics/builds-and-recommendations
- updatedAt
- 2026-09-20T22:00:00.000Z