- Skulls have 20
x1.3 HP. They can be destroyed by Weapon Damage and Melee Attacks. They take no damage from abilities or items. - Skulls yield
7 x0.5 souls on death. - Each charge of Jar of Dead requires 12 "death", reducible by cooldown reduction (and rounded to the nearest integer).
- Troopers and Ghouls drop 1 "death", Denizens drop 3 "death", and Heroes and Mid-Boss drop 5 "death".
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Graves is a Hero in Deadlock. The dead have been making a whole lot of demands lately, and only Graves has the courage to oblige. That severed lich hand she found in the cemetery has proven itself a valuable ally, allowing her to latch onto her enemies and steal their power for herself. Her curiosities about the passage of life are further put to use with Jar of Dead, collecting the remains of the fallen, shaking them up, and throwing them back at her enemies to grant those remorseful spirits a final shot at revenge. With Grasping Hands she strikes a deep crack in the earth, allowing those down below to grab onto enemies' ankles and stop them from escaping her reach. And when all else fails, a Borrowed Decree will summon the dead to fight alongside her.
Graves was released on January 29, 2026 as the second winner of the Old Gods, New Blood update contest.
Weapon
The Teacher
Beam Weapon
Close Range
35 Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
7.6m ➞ 17m
The Teacher attaches to the target closest to the reticle. It cannot deal headshots and Graves cannot buy headshot items.
Abilities
Jar of Dead
Jar of Dead
4
13s
Passive: Collect death when anything dies nearby and store it in your Jar of Dead.
Active: Throw a jar to summon Deadheads that repeatedly deal
spirit damage to enemies.
Deadheads follow you instead if there's no nearby enemies, and prioritize the target of your weapon.
Active: Throw a jar to summon Deadheads that repeatedly deal
spirit damage to enemies. Deadheads follow you instead if there's no nearby enemies, and prioritize the target of your weapon.
4
Deadheads
x0.25
16
Damage
7m
Search Range
15m
Dash Range
1Collecting death heals 5 health per pickup
2On Hit: Apply 30% Slow for 1s
5+2 Deadheads
+4s Deadhead Lifetime
+4s Deadhead Lifetime
Summons affected by Monster Rounds and Heroic Aura
Debuff duration reduced by Debuff Resist
Effect can be dispelled
CC effect suppressed by UnstoppableGrasping Hands
Grasping Hands
24m
5s
34s
Unearth a line of grasping hands, summoning a Ghoul and leaving behind a rift. Enemies who pass through take spirit damage and receive 
immobilize.
Alt-Cast Alternate cast rotates the orientation of the wall.
spirit damage and receive immobilize. Alt-Cast Alternate cast rotates the orientation of the wall.
1
Ghouls Raised
x1.6
90
Damage
Immobilize1s
Immobilize Duration
12s Duration
2+90 Damage and +10m Wall Length
5+1 Ghouls Raised
-14s Cooldown
+0.75s Immobilize Duration
-14s Cooldown
+0.75s Immobilize Duration
Summons affected by Monster Rounds and Heroic AuraDebuff duration reduced by Debuff Resist
Triggers Reactive BarrierEffect can be dispelled
Disable prevented by IndomitableCC effect suppressed by UnstoppableEssence Theft
Essence Theft
4s
Your weapon steals weapon damage and 
spirit resist over time, up to a maximum amount per target.
weapon damage and spirit resist over time, up to a maximum amount per target.
x0.25
25%
Max Weapon Damage Stolen
10%
Max Spirit Resist Stolen
3 Max Steal Targets
4s
Time for Max Damage
15% Max Spirit Resist Stolen
220% Max Weapon Damage Stolen
5+1 Max Steal Targets
All Summons now apply Essence Theft
All Summons now apply Essence Theft
Effect can be dispelled
On-shot effect prevented by Plated Armor- Structures are affected by spirit resist reduction, but not weapon damage reduction. The buffs are applied to Graves regardless.
- The weapon damage reduction is applied as a flat reduction of the Weapon Damage stat.
- Build-Up is affected by weapon damage falloff (50% at max range).
Borrowed Decree
Borrowed Decree
0.66s
20m
16s
x0.04
140s
Innate: Abilities can summon Ghouls that shamble toward the enemy base, dealing 
melee damage. They explode when they approach a hero or objective, dealing spirit damage in an area and applying a brief 
slow
melee damage. They explode when they approach a hero or objective, dealing spirit damage in an area and applying a brief slowActive: Create a gravestone at a target location that summons Ghouls over time. Enemies can destroy the gravestone with two heavy melees.
x1.27
115
Damage
-80%
Move Speed
180
Summon Health
x8
40
Melee Damage
x0.5
20s
Summon Lifetime
1.25s
Slow Duration
6.5m Explosion Radius
4s
Time to Summon
1+25% Ghoul Speed
-15s Cooldown
-15s Cooldown
2+10s Duration
-0.3s Time To Spawn
-0.3s Time To Spawn
5On Death: Deal +5% Current Health as Damage
Summons affected by Monster Rounds and Heroic AuraDebuff duration reduced by Debuff ResistCC effect suppressed by Unstoppable- Borrowed Decree's gravestone is visible to enemies in the Minimap at all times and the outline can be seen through walls.
- Ghouls will begin to follow visible enemy heroes within a line-of-sight range of 30 meters, and will continue following the enemy hero (without LOS requirement) until they are more than 30 meters away.
- Ghouls take +48% headshot damage.
- Ghouls are affected by the additional damage from
Monster Rounds. - Ghouls don't give souls on death.
Backstory
See Graves/Lore for more story content.
“The daughter of high-power defense attorneys, Darcy Graves grew up in a home where every conversation was a debate, argument, or negotiation. It was exhausting. But while her parents were often too busy meeting with clients or working on cases to bond with her, the dead were always there to listen.
Graves enjoyed her time in the cemetery. It was a quiet place to calm her thoughts and talk through her problems...but one day her one-sided conversations started to change.
It began with a faint whisper. A woman's voice that seemed to respond to Graves' complaints. Intrigued, the teenager listened...and followed the voice's instructions until it guided her to a lead-lined box buried in Van Cortlandt Park. But while most high school students would freak out if they were to unearth a severed lich hand, Graves was certainly not most teens. The hand now free of its prison, the lich's voice grew stronger... It had spent years looking to find a student she could pass her knowledge to, and Graves was eager to learn.
Now a fledgling necromancer, Darcy balances not only her homework at Blackmore Academy...but the demands of graveyard denizens, each of whom have their own unfinished business that they seek her aid in resolving.
Update history
View the full update history: Graves/Update history
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Gallery
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Graves' icon. -
Graves' card. -
Graves in-game render. -
Graves' select background -
Graves Reference Sheet. -
Graves' typography. -
Graves' Weapon - The Teacher. -
"Vote for Graves" poster/spray from the 1/23/26 major update. -
Damaged "Vote Graves" poster. -
Graves splash art from the vote screen. -
Graves voter sticker. -
Graves' shadow in the hideout. -
Gloat portrait for Graves. -
Critical health portrait for Graves. -
Thanks for voting Graves! -
Rip and tear. -
Graves' Borrowed Decree icon on the minimap.
Trivia
- "Playing With The Dead in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Graves in the Hideout.
References
Navigation
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