Wraith Guide — Abilities, Builds & Strategy

Wraith Base Stats

• Role: Marksman
• Max Health: 730
• Max Move Speed: 7.2
• Stamina: 3
• Base Health Regen: 2
• Light Melee Damage: 50
• Heavy Melee Damage: 116

Wraith Weapon Stats

• DPS: 59.682
• Sustained DPS: 37.921
• Bullet Damage: 5.64
• Rounds Per Second: 10.582
• Clip Size: 52
• Reload Time: 2.82s
• Bullet Speed: 571.5
• Can Crit: Yes

Wraith Abilities

• Ability 1: Card Trick
• Ability 2: Project Mind
• Ability 3: Full Auto
• Ability 4: Telekinesis

Wraith Guide — Strategy & Tips

Quick Answer: Play Wraith as a duelist and isolator: build cards with The Rake's rapid fire, spike your damage with Full Auto, and use Telekinesis to pick one enemy and delete them. Project Mind is your commit-and-escape button, so save it for the right moment. Fight for one-on-one picks, not extended team brawls.

Wraith is a fast-talking, fast-firing duelist who wins by isolating one enemy and deleting them before their team can react. Her kit is built on The Rake's rapid fire backed by Full Auto, which spikes her fire rate and adds bonus spirit damage per bullet. Card Trick chips and debuffs from range, while Telekinesis lets her lift a chosen hero into the air, slam them, and slow them so she decides who dies first. Project Mind gives her the mobility to teleport either into a fight to commit or out of one to escape. Play her aggressively, but pick fights she can actually finish one-on-one instead of standing in the middle of a team brawl.

Early Game

In the early game, lean on The Rake's rapid fire because cards are generated by landing weapon and melee damage, not by waiting on a timer. Land headshots and heavy melees to build Card Trick charges faster than bodyshots or light melees. Throw cards on cooldown to poke and apply suit effects: Spades for bonus damage, Diamonds to shred resist, Clubs to slow, and Hearts to heal yourself. Hold Full Auto for a real trade or a kill attempt rather than dumping it on nothing. Farm safely and watch for a lone enemy you can punish.

Mid Game

Mid game is where Wraith's dueling identity comes online. With points stocked into Telekinesis and Full Auto, you can catch an out-of-position enemy, lift them, and burst them down while your team follows up. Use Project Mind both to reach picks and to bail out of a fight that is collapsing around you. Keep generating and throwing cards as you fight so suit effects keep stacking on your target. Rotate toward skirmishes where you can isolate a single hero rather than a full five-man fight, and spend gold into that pick-and-burst win condition.

Late Game

In the late game Wraith becomes a pick-maker and a burst threat even in structured fights. Telekinesis on a key enemy, especially a carry caught away from their team, starts a fight on your terms and often ends it before it begins. Project Mind lets you reposition onto the backline or disengage the moment your health drops. Full Auto turns your already fast weapon into a spike that can melt a squishy target. Stay patient, hold your cooldowns for the right hero, and never be the first one caught with your teleport already spent.

Combos

Open with Full Auto so every bullet you land deals bonus spirit damage and builds cards faster. Keep throwing cards while you fire so your target eats suit effects on top of weapon damage, using Clubs to slow anyone trying to run. When you get a clean look, Telekinesis the target, hold them, then slam them into terrain to chunk them and slow them further. Project Mind in behind the pick or out when the fight turns against you. Layer melee in when they are close, since heavy melee generates cards faster than any ranged shot.

Strong Against

Wraith thrives against squishy, immobile heroes she can isolate and delete one-on-one. Heroes who stand still to cast or channel are easy Telekinesis targets, because lifting them removes them from their own plan. Slower heroes with no dash or escape get run down by her sustained rapid fire and stuck by Club cards. She punishes anyone who strays from their team, since a single caught hero is a dead hero. Low-mobility backline carries should fear her pick potential most of all.

Weak Against

Wraith struggles against heroes who survive her opening burst and turn the fight around on her. Crowd-control, stuns, and silences hurt her badly, because Telekinesis and Project Mind both have cast or channel windows that can be interrupted. Tanky bruisers and heroes with strong sustain outlast her damage when she cannot isolate them. Coordinated teams who group up deny her the solo picks she depends on. Anyone who forces her to fight with her cooldowns and teleport down can punish her hard.

Synergies

Wraith pairs best with heroes who can lock an enemy in place so she can land Telekinesis and unload Full Auto without wasting her pick. Allies with stuns or slows turn an isolated target into a guaranteed kill. She benefits from teammates who dive the same hero she isolates, converting a single pick into a full team commit. Heroes that grant vision or reveal enemies help her aim Project Mind onto the right target or away from danger. She wants a team that plays around her pick timing rather than one that scatters across the map.

Common Mistakes

• Burning Full Auto on empty air instead of saving it for a real trade or a kill.
• Spending Project Mind too early and leaving yourself with no escape when the fight turns.
• Standing in the middle of a group fight instead of isolating one target you can actually finish.

Matchup Notes

• vs Vindicta — Close the gap with Project Mind the moment she stops to snipe, then lift her with Telekinesis so she cannot reposition and burst her down.
• vs Haze — Do not let her build momentum in a clean duel; slow her with Club cards and land Telekinesis before she can ramp up, then dump Full Auto into her.
• vs Abrams — Avoid trading into his sustain; keep your range, throw Diamond cards to shred his resist, and only commit to the kill when a teammate helps you isolate him.
• vs Grey Talon — Use Project Mind to dodge his telegraphed shots and Telekinesis to yank him out of position before he can kite you down.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Wraith?

Wraith is a fast-talking, fast-firing duelist and isolator in Deadlock. She uses The Rake's rapid fire along with Card Trick, Full Auto, Project Mind, and Telekinesis to single out and delete individual targets.

What pronouns does Wraith use?

The wiki lists Wraith's pronouns as she/her.

How does Card Trick work?

Card Trick deals weapon damage to summon cards of a random suit; each card thrown deals damage and applies a different suit effect. Spades give bonus damage, Diamonds reduce bullet and spirit resist, Clubs apply a move-speed slow, and Hearts heal. Jokers count as all suits.

How do I generate cards?

Cards are generated by dealing weapon damage and melee damage, not by waiting on a timer. Headshots build cards faster than bodyshots, and heavy melee builds them fastest of all.

What does Telekinesis do?

Telekinesis lifts an enemy hero into the air and then slams them toward the target location, dealing spirit damage on impact and applying a slow. That slow also prevents Stamina and movement-based items and abilities.

What is Project Mind?

Project Mind teleports Wraith to a targeted location, letting her enter or escape dangerous fights. It has a channel time during which it can be interrupted.