Paige
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| Weapon: "Chapter's End" | |
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BASE STATS | |
| Weapon Stats | |
| Damage Per Second: |  58.3
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| Bullet Damage: |  35+0.52
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| Ammo: |  14
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| Bullets per sec: |  1.67
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| Reload Time: |  2.5s
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| Bullet Velocity: |  43.4m/s
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| Light Melee: |  42+1.2
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| Heavy Melee: | 120 x0.3
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| Falloff Range: | 20m → 58m |
| Vitality Stats | |
| Health: |  650+29
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| Health Regen: |  2
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| Move Speed: |  6.9m/s
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| Sprint Speed: | 3.5m/s
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| Dash Speed: |  0.68s
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| Stamina: | 2
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| Stamina Cooldown: |  4.5s
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| Spirit Stats | |
| Spirit Power: |  0+1.1
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| Information | |
| Voice Actor: | Jacqueline Emerson[1] |
| Release Date: | August 25, 2025 |
| Codenames: | Bookworm; Patience |
“Helpful - Protector - Booksmart
Paige is a Hero in Deadlock. Citizens of Manhattan will learn to appreciate the power of the written word when Paige joins the fight. With the mere toss of a book she can Conjure Dragons that sear enemies who get too close, or bind them to the ground with Captivating Read. Waning allies will find themselves emboldened by Defend and Fight, granting them the courage to fight another day. Fantasy becomes reality with Rallying Charge, summoning an entire cavalry to gallop across the city.
Paige grew up with books, love, and kindness in her family home; but she was at odds with her rebellious younger brother, Bryce. He sought out dangerous occult magics, disappearing one day while Paige's normally-watchful eye was away. Now a talented bibliomancer, Paige seeks answers about her brother's disappearance and will stop at nothing to find the answers.
Paige was released on August 25, 2025 as the third winner of the Six Heroes update contest.
Abilities[edit | edit source]
Conjure Dragon
4m
5s
1
8s
30s
Conjure a dragon that appears at the target location before flying forward, dealing 
spirit damage and leaving a burning path in its trail.
spirit damage and leaving a burning path in its trail.
20m
Dragon Travel Range
1-5s Cooldown
2+2s Trail Duration
5+103.5 Damage & +27 DPS
Defend and Fight!
35m
5s
30s
1On Barrier: +16% Fire Rate
2+100Barrier and +2s Duration
5Up to 2 additional allies gain 75% Barrier
Notes
- The barrier can be self-cast.
Captivating Read
30m
7.5m
25s
Target an area with latent magic, applying 
slow.
The magic detonates after a delay, dealing spirit damage and applying 
immobilize.
slow. The magic detonates after a delay, dealing
spirit damage and applying immobilize.
0.5s
Slow Duration
1-6s Cooldown
2+0.75s Immobilize Duration
5On Hit: Reduce Spirit Resist by -18% for 6s
Rallying Charge
0.7s
600m
13s
190s
Release a wave of spectral knights and steeds that charge across the entire city, 
healing allies and dealing spirit damage to enemies.
The strength of the heal and spirit damage is amplified as the knights travel further.
healing allies and dealing spirit damage to enemies. The strength of the
heal and spirit damage is amplified as the knights travel further.
100%
Max Amp
350m
Distance for Max Amp
1+150 Heal Amount
2Increase width by +4 Steeds
5+135 Damage and +0.5s Stun Duration
Weapon[edit | edit source]
| Weapon Stats | 
58 Damage Per Second | |||
| Chapter's End | ||||
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Chapter's End's projectiles can pierce through enemies, and it does not hit headshots. Items that proc on bullet hit such as 
Mystic Shot only proc on the first enemy hit.
Paige can gain stacks from 
Split Shot by hitting multiple players with the same projectile.
Background[edit | edit source]
“The daughter of a rare book dealer, Paige grew up in a loving home that prioritized kindness, magic, and storytelling. But while Paige took naturally to her parents' values, her little brother Bryce did not.
A rebellious teen, Bryce resented not only his family’s saccharine attitude, but also their refusal to let him dabble in magics that they deemed too dangerous. Paige tried everything she could think of to keep him out of trouble, but like most teenagers, the more his big sister tried to tell him what was best for him, the more he turned away.
Paige doesn't know what Bryce did to get kicked out of the house...just that she came home from the library to find her brother gone and her parents crying.
Days turned to weeks, to months, to years. Paige grew to become a talented bibliomancer, making a living as a storyteller reading at libraries across the five boroughs; and while her parents have remained silent about what happened with Bryce, Paige's obsession with finding him has only grown. She will discover what happened to her brother... and no man or god is going to stand in her way.
Lore[edit | edit source]
Paige loves reading all kinds of books, having set times of day for different types of books.[2] Aside from real-world novels, Paige has read books on Kelvin's adventures and the Baxter Society.[3][4]
Paige reads books to kindergarteners.[5][6]
Paige describes her brother Bryce as a curmudgeon.[7]
Paige likes heroic men[8][9] and has a crush on Mirage,[10] Shiv[11] and Victor.[12][13] She had a diary in high school where she wrote about byronic heroes.[14]
Character interactions[edit | edit source]
- Paige admires
Mirage and says he "stepped out of every romance novel ever written".[10][15] She thinks Mirage is better than 
Shiv.[16] - Paige wants to give
Billy and 
Viscous a hug.[17][18] - Paige compares Billy to Nick Bottom from A Midsummer Night's Dream[19] and Mr. Tumnus from The Chronicles of Narnia.[20]
- Paige calls
Lash a "dimestore Mr. Collins".[21] - Paige idolises
Kelvin and loves his stories.[22][23] - Paige loves animals like
Mo and Ava.[24][25] She refuses to believe 
Calico is "evil" because she's got a cat.[26] - Paige thinks
Holliday shouldn't have a gun due to her mental state.[27][28] 
Vyper has met Paige's brother and says he was "more fun".[29] Bryce told her that Paige is "wound up tight".[30]
The Doorman likes Paige's taste in books and invites her to host a storytelling event at the Baroness Hotel.[31][32]
Ivy has brought her brother Manny to Paige's story hour.[6] Ivy wants to start a book club with Paige.[33]
Infernus is familiar with Paige's family.[34]- Lash respects Paige for going to college.[35]
Paradox is interested in stealing Paige's rare books.[36]
Update history[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Update history
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Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Paige weapon - Chapter's End -
Unfinished Paige model art
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Paige was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidently leaked on stream in May 2025.[37]
- Paige was originally named Bookworm, and later renamed to Patience during development, before being changed to her current name. Some voice lines still refer to her as Patience,[38][39] but that is unintentional.[40]
- Paige's ability VFX uses text from the book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the placeholder Lorem Ipsum text.
- "Reading in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Paige in the Hideout.
Literature References[edit | edit source]
Paige makes several references to real life literature and authors. These include:
- Various references to Arthurian Legend.[41][42]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, written by William Shakespeare and performed in 1595-1596.[41]
- Henry V, written by Shakespeare and performed in 1599-1600.[43]
- Othello, written by William Shakespeare and performed in 1601-1604.[44]
- Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen and published in 1813.[21][45]
- Wuthering Heights, written by Emily Brontë and published in 1847.[41][45][21]
- The Picture of Dorian Gray, written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891.[46]
- Sherlock Holmes, specifically The Adventure of the Empty House, written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published in 1903.[47]
- The Wind in the Willows, written by Kenneth Grahame and published in 1908.[48]
- Hercule Poirot, a fictional detective from a series written by Agatha Christie.[49]
- Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck and published in 1937.[50]
- The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, written by C. S. Lewis and published in 1950.[20]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Deadlock on IMDb
- ↑ Paige and Billy Conversation 1 -
Billy: "You can't read more than one book at a time." - 
Paige: "Well sure, but... you need your breakfast book that gets you going, your coffee book for when you need a little break that you secretly want to be a long break, you got your main book that you're working on, which I'm assuming that's what you meant when you said one book at a time, and then you have your comfort book for when you had a bad day and you just want to disappear on the purple line."
- ↑
Paige's in-game voice line (Killed Kelvin): "He was as impressive as the stories said!"
- ↑ Paige and Grey Talon Conversation 2 - Paige: "I read a book on the Baxter Society once."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line - "You know, I would love to help, but I've got a kindergarten class to read to."
- ↑ 6.0 6.1
Ivy's in-game voice line - "And she was so nice when I took Manny to story hour!"
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (killed McGinnis) - "And I thought my brother was a curmudgeon."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (Upgrade Rallying Charge): "Doesn't get much more romatic than knights on horseback."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (Select): "Got my Wuthering Heights... I mean, that one’s probably less useful, but you never know when you’ll need a byronic hero for something romantic yet dangerous!"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Paige's in-game voice line (pass Mirage on zipline) - "That man stepped out of every romance novel ever written."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (pass Shiv on zipline): "I'm a sucker for a man with a tortured past."
- ↑ Paige and Victor Conversation 1 - Paige: "Never put on a shirt."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (Killed Victor): "Maybe he'll get even moodier!"
- ↑ Paige and Victor Conversation 1 - Paige: "You know, earlier I made a joke about byronic heroes but seeing you here makes it less of a joke and more like I made my highschool diary come to life. [Nervous giggle]"
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line - "He was so noble."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line - "Eh, Mirage is better."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (Killed Billy): "Oh, I wish I could just give him a hug."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (pass Viscous on zipline): "I just want to take that ball of goo home and give him a hug."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line - "He's like a bootleg version of Bottom from 'Midsummer'."
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Paige's in-game voice line (ping attack Billy) - "Let's take out Mr. Tumnus!"
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Paige's in-game voice line (killed Lash): "That guy wants to be Heathcliff so bad, but at the end of the day, he's just a dimestore Mr. Collins."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (Killed Kelvin): "I know they say you "don't meet your heroes" and he tried to kill me, but... I don't care! Kelvin. Is. Great!"
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (Killed Kelvin): "This will make the next book signing a little awkward!"
- ↑ Paige in-game voice line (Killed Mo & Krill): "I wanna be their friend!"
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (Killed Calico): "I can't stay mad at her! She's got a cat!"
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (pass Calico on zipline): "She has a cat. She can't be evil."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (killed Holliday): "I don't think they should trust that lady with a gun."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (killed Holliday): "Man, now that was a cop on the edge!"
- ↑
Vyper's in-game voice line - "Her brother was just, like, way more fun to hang out with."
- ↑ Vyper's in-game voice line - "Man, her brother was right, she is wound up tight."
- ↑ The Doorman's in-game voice line (Killed Paige): "Her taste in books was actually quite lovely."
- ↑ The Doorman and Paige Conversation 1 -
The Doorman: "You should host a storytelling event at The Baroness sometime."
- ↑ Ivy's in-game voice line (Killed Paige): "We should start a book club after this!"
- ↑ Infernus' in-game voice lines (Killed Paige): "Tell your parents I said hi."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Killed Paige): "She went to college!.. I mean, it didn't help her win a fight, but what an accomplishment."
- ↑ Paradox's in-game voice line (Killed Paige): "Bet she has some rare books worth stealin'."
- ↑ 2025-05-01 - atahutahatena on Reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumors - Streamer accidentally leaks hero roster of a more "secret" private Deadlock pre-alpha playtest build
- ↑
Grey Talon's in-game voice line (pass Paige on zipline): "Stay safe, Patience."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (Concerned): "Alright Patience, just breathe, you're probably not going to die."
- ↑ 2025-09-29 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - "its a bug, her name is paige"
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 Paige's in-game voice line - "Okay let’s see, got my King Arthur, got my Midsummer Night’s Dream, got my Wuthering Heights... I mean, that one’s probably less useful, but you never know when you’ll need a byronic hero for something romantic yet dangerous!"
- ↑ Paige's Ability lines
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line - "It's Saint Crispin's day, baby!"
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (angry): "I need to go full Iago and ruin their life."
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 Paige's in-game voice line - "Do you think I brought enough books? I mean, it’s probably enough, but I remember this one time I planned on it being an Austen day, but life was like: “sorry lady, it’s Brontë time,” and I was just, god, I was not prepared."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (killed Lady Geist): "So long, Lady Dorian Grey!"
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (angry): "The bad guys never get away with it!.. Well, Moriarty kind of does, but then Doyle gave up on his conviction, so it doesn't count."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (pass M&K on zipline): "Oh, it's like The Wind in the Willows with guns."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line - "Who’s got time to complete a ritual when when Hercule Poirot is in the middle of solving a mystery!"
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (killed Viscous): "I feel like George to his Lennie..."
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