Marksman · Deadlock hero

Paradox

Manipulates Space and Time

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Manipulating time lets Paradox outpace an enemy in one on one combat. She thrives by subjecting her enemies to timely swaps into a waiting pulse grenade, her wall, or into the middle of her teammates. Data

From the game files · client 6782

Paradox’s abilities

Ability 1

Pulse Grenade

Throw a grenade that pulses, dealing damage and time slowing

Throw a grenade that begins pulsing when it lands. Each pulse expands the radius and applies spirit damage, time slow, and stacking increased damage for Paradox against the victim.

Cooldown: 32s
Duration: 3.2s
Radius: 5.5m
Pulse Damage: 35
Damage Amp per stack: 4%
Radius Per Pulse: 1m
Pulse Interval: 0.8s
Amp Duration: 8s

Upgrade 1-12s Cooldown
Upgrade 2+20.0 Pulse Damage and increased Spirit scaling
Upgrade 3+4.0% Damage Amp and +1.6s Duration

Ability 2

Time Wall

Create a wall that greatly slows projectiles

Create a time warping wall that stops time for all enemy projectiles and bullets that touch it and increases the speed and damage of friendly bullets. Enemies that touch the wall will be briefly slowed.

Cooldown: 25s
Duration: 5.5s
Cast Range: 200m
Movement Slow: 64%
Time Stop Duration: 0.5s
Ally Weapon Damage: 30%
Wall Width: 8m
Wall Height: 4m

Upgrade 1+3.5s Duration +3m Width +1m Height
Upgrade 2Silences enemies for 2.3s +35.0% Weapon Damage
Upgrade 3+2 Ability Charges

Ability 3

Kinetic Carbine

Charge up your weapon to deal high damage and timestop

Charge up a powerful shot of time energy, dealing spirit damage and applying a Time-Stop to enemies hit. The damage dealt increases with weapon damage. Move speed is increased while charging. While in the air and charging, to timeslow your movement.

Cooldown: 28s
Max Damage: 5
Max Time-Stop: 0.4s
Bonus Speed: 25%
Min Damage: 5
Charge Hold Duration: 3.5s
HeadShot Bonus: 14%

Upgrade 1+0.4s Max Time-Stop
Upgrade 2-12.0s Cooldown Increases Speed Scaling
Upgrade 3+2s Charge Hold Duration and +55% Damage Scaling

Ability 4 · Ultimate

Paradoxical Swap

Swap positions with an enemy hero.

Fire a projectile that swaps your position with the target enemy hero.

Cooldown: 110s
Cast Range: 25m
Swap Damage: 150

Upgrade 1200 Barrier for 8s. Barrier scales with Spirit
Upgrade 2-30s Cooldown and +13m Cast Range
Upgrade 3Swaps all enemies within 7m of hit target and +10% Max Health Damage

Names, descriptions, values and upgrades are the game’s own text and numbers at level 1, before items and spirit scaling. Some descriptions show the damage type without the number, as in game; the value is in the table under each ability. Data

Base stats

Numbers at level 1

Health	730
Health regen	1/s
Move speed	6.7 m/s
Sprint speed bonus	1.6
Stamina	3
Light melee	50
Heavy melee	116
Bullet damage	6.8
Fire rate	7.56 shots/s
Magazine	40
Reload	2.59 s

Weapon: Trade Secret. Starting values from the game files; boons and items raise them during a match. Data

30 September to 14 October 2026

Paradox in matches

45.6%Ranked win rate

27.5%of Ranked matches

45.9%win rate, Standard and Ranked

46.2%win rate, Oracle and up

Number 35 of 42 heroes by Ranked win rate. Community match data from deadlock-api.com (65,104 Ranked hero matches), not Valve figures. Newly released heroes start with fewer matches and swing more. Community Full table on the meta page.

Lore

Who is Paradox?

Paradox. An artifact of time, and the name of a notorious thieves' guild... one that prides themselves on constructing elaborate heists that target the most untouchable of individuals and institutions. What does Paradox do with the countless artifacts, state secrets, and celebrity paternity tests that they have stolen? Put it on display at pop-up museums, so that they can show the world that no one is out of Paradox's reach.

Shrouded in mystery, each member of Paradox dons a mask and takes on the organization's name. They are everywhere. They are nowhere. And if they want something, they are inevitable.

The hero’s biography as written in the game files. Data

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Answers

Paradox FAQ

What does Paradox do in Deadlock?

Manipulates Space and Time. Manipulating time lets Paradox outpace an enemy in one on one combat. She thrives by subjecting her enemies to timely swaps into a waiting pulse grenade, her wall, or into the middle of her teammates.

What are Paradox’s abilities?

1: Pulse Grenade (Throw a grenade that pulses, dealing damage and time slowing); 2: Time Wall (Create a wall that greatly slows projectiles); 3: Kinetic Carbine (Charge up your weapon to deal high damage and timestop); 4: Paradoxical Swap (Swap positions with an enemy hero).

What is Paradox’s ultimate?

Paradoxical Swap. In the game’s words: Fire a projectile that swaps your position with the target enemy hero.

Is Paradox good right now?

In community match data for 30 September to 14 October 2026, Paradox won 45.6% of Ranked matches (number 35 of 42 heroes) and appeared in 27.5% of them. These are community statistics, not Valve figures.

Deadlock game files via deadlock-api.com (heroes, abilities, items, ranks), client 6782 of 14 October 2026 · deadlock-api.com match analytics: hero win and pick rates, 30 September to 14 October 2026 (community)

Checked 15 October 2026

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