Guide to Baba (Busyu) in Deadlock — Abilities, Builds, and Gameplay Tips
Baba (Busya) in Deadlock steals her opponents’ spiritual energy, boosts her shots, and turns enemies into pigeons. Her abilities allow her to chase down targets, protect allies, and prevent opponents from using their skills. In this guide, we’ll break down how to play as Baba in Deadlock, which items to buy, and what to level up first.
Baba’s Abilities in Deadlock
Threadsap
Baba releases a thread that follows her crosshairs and then explodes along its path. Enemies hit by the explosion take spirit damage and lose some of their spirit. The stolen spirit power strengthens Baba, and her bullets begin to deal additional spirit damage.
Upgrades:
- For 1 point — the additional spirit damage of each bullet increases by 8.
- For 2 points—the cooldown is reduced by 12 seconds, and the duration of the debuff is increased by 8 seconds.
- For 5 points—one charge is added. A hit also pulls enemies 7 meters toward you.
If possible, hit multiple enemies with the thread and keep firing while the buff is active. It’s especially effective against heroes whose damage depends on spirit—such as Infernus, Shiva, and Seven.
Granny Long Legs
The bench legs extend: Granny moves faster, jumps higher, and gains resistance to negative effects and melee damage. The ability lasts 10 seconds.
A normal melee attack knocks the enemy back. A heavy attack strikes the ground, knocking enemies into the air, slowing them, and dealing spiritual damage. To perform a high jump, hold down Ctrl, then release the button.
Upgrades:
- For 1 point — movement speed bonus increases by 2.5 m/s.
- For 2 points—cooldown is reduced by 7 seconds.
- For 5 points—resistance to the ability increases by 15 percentage points, and melee attacks gain 50% life steal.
Use this ability to reach high ground, pursue enemies, and retreat. Attacks can be parried, so avoid predictable attack patterns.
Baba’s Brew
Baba brews tea and throws it at a selected area. The effect changes while brewing:
- Soothing Brew — creates a protective barrier.
- Silencing Brew — applies Silence.
- Scalding Brew — deals periodic spirit damage and reduces spirit resistance.
Upgrades:
- For 1 point — the radius increases by 3 meters.
- For 2 points — cooldown is reduced by 12 seconds.
- For 5 points — the tea’s effectiveness increases by 33%.
Prepare the right option in advance: the barrier is useful for defense, silence is effective against dangerous abilities, and the scalding tea is for dealing damage.
Feed The Birds
The old woman showers enemies in front of her with bread, gradually increasing the slow effect. Once the ability ends, pigeons attack targets, dealing spiritual damage and temporarily turning enemies into birds. The more bread a target receives, the higher the damage and the longer the transformation lasts.
It takes 3.5 seconds to fully charge the effect. The base duration of the transformation is 2.75 seconds.
Upgrades:
- For 1 point—range increases by 4 meters, and maximum slow increases by 32 percentage points.
- For 2 points—cooldown is reduced by 55 seconds.
- For 5 points—maximum damage increases by 125, its dependence on Spiritism increases, and the transformation lasts 0.5 seconds longer.
Combine your ultimate with Granny Long Legs: the extra speed helps keep enemies in front of you and build up the effect.
Builds for Granny in Deadlock
Players are still testing builds for the new hero. Below are two published options with a focus on Threadsap. The items listed for each stage are a plan for purchases and upgrades, so there’s no need to save all the cheap items until the end of the match.
Build Focused on Spiritualism
| Stage | Items |
| Early Game | Extra Charges, Spirit Strike, Quick Shot |
| Recovery and Movement | Radiant Recovery, Healing Amplifier, Speed Endurance, Spirit Health Steal |
| Core Purchases | Spiritual Steal, Haste Charges, Boundless Spirituality, Growing Effect |
| Further Enhancements | Spiritual Rift, Spiritual Overflow, Enhanced Expansion |
| Late Game | Superior Ability Cooldown, Superior Duration, Bloodthirst, Spirit Burn |
Build via Threadsap and Rate of Fire
| Stage | Items |
| Early Game | Additional Regeneration, Rapid Fire, Quick Shot, Mystical Regeneration |
| Build Progression | Extra Rounds, Mercury Reload, Radiant Recovery, Healing Amplifier |
| Core Purchases | Spiritualism Steal, Mystical Vulnerability, Rapid Charges |
| Further Enhancements | Unstoppable, Transcendent Recharge, Growing Impact |
| Late Game | Spirit Burn, Spirit Overflow, Mercury Magnum |
Situational Items
Both builds include item swaps tailored to specific opponents:
- Bullet Resistance — against weapon damage.
- Spiritual Resistance — against spiritual damage.
- Metal Skin — for protection against gunfire in critical moments.
- Healer’s Bane — against powerful healing.
- Unstoppable — against crowd control.
- Teleportation Stone — if you can’t change your position.
Baba’s Ability Leveling Order
For the builds above, prioritize Threadsap. The first upgrade boosts bullets, the second lets you use the thread more often and maintain its effect longer, and the last adds a charge and a pull effect.
Develop the remaining abilities based on your playstyle:
- Granny Long Legs—if you need to chase enemies more often or evade attacks.
- Baba’s Brew — to protect allies and use silence more frequently.
- Feed The Birds — for team fights. The 2-point upgrade significantly reduces the ultimate’s cooldown.
This is a guideline for your first few matches, not the only mandatory build.
How to Play as Baba
On the lane, land Threadsap and use empowered shots to trade blows. Don’t spend all your time chasing enemies: finishing off fighters and collecting souls are necessary for timely item purchases.
Before a fight, prepare the right version of Baba’s Brew. Scorching Tea is good for attacking, while Silence is best against heroes with dangerous abilities. If an ally is under fire, use the barrier.
In team fights, combine slow, knock-up, and the pigeon transformation. Try to extend crowd control with consecutive uses so your allies have time to deal damage. Also, save Granny Long Legs for retreat if engaging in close combat is dangerous.
Granny Long Legs’ Counters in Deadlock
Against Granny, consider Vazkus, Vindicator, and Whip. Based on early match data, they’re on the list of troublesome opponents, but stats for the new hero are still being compiled.
- Vazkus—protects himself or an ally with “Cube,” helping them survive Granny Long Legs’ attacks. “Puddle Strike” allows him to knock the opponent back and prevent pursuit. His ability set makes him well-suited to rescue the team from her pressure.
- Vindict—thanks to “Flight”—can attack from the air, avoiding close combat with Granny Long Legs. “Spear” restricts Granny’s movement and prevents her from closing in. However, it’s important to maintain distance: flying alone does not protect against Threadsap.
- Whip — With “Deadly Throw,” he can pull Granny out of a favorable position and into the line of fire from your allies. This form of crowd control is especially useful when she closes in on your team.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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В сборках через усиленные выстрелы приоритет отдавайте Threadsap. Эта способность крадёт спиритизм и добавляет спиритический урон пулям.
Для начала подойдут Добавочные заряды, предметы на восстановление и скорострельность. Дальше сборку можно развивать через Похищение спиритизма, Спешные заряды и Растущее воздействие.
С помощью Feed The Birds. Способность накапливает эффект на целях перед героиней, после чего наносит урон и превращает противников в птиц.
Да. Учитывайте парирование, когда сближаетесь с врагом и готовите удар.
