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Morbid

Area Denial

Necromancer

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	35.3
Bullet Damage:	3.6+0.054
Ammo:	40
Bullets per sec:	9.8
Reload Time:	2.8s
Bullet Velocity:	635m/s
Light Melee:	50+1.58
Heavy Melee:	116+3.67

Information

Internal names:	Necro

Graves is an upcoming Hero in Deadlock.

Abilities

Weapon

The Teacher

Beam Weapon

Close Range

35 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

7.6m ➞ 17m

== Update history ==View the full update history: Graves/Update history

Update	Changes
July 9, 2026	Jar of Dead T1 heal spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.16. Jar of Dead now builds up faster from neutral creeps. Grasping Hands Immobilize duration reduced from 1.25s to 1s. Grasping Hands T3 cooldown increased from -10s to -14s. Essence Theft now procs from melee hits. Essence Theft T3 now also increases Max Steal Targets from 3 to 4. Borrowed Decree T1 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "-15s Cooldown and +25% Ghoul Speed". Borrowed Decree T2 changed from "+25% Ghoul Speed and +10s Duration" to "-0.3s Time to Spawn and +10s Duration".
June 30, 2026	Borrowed Decree cooldown increased from 120s to 140s. (Global ult change) Borrowed Decree T1 reduced from -20s Cooldown to -15s. (Global ult change)
June 11, 2026	Jar of Dead collection rate reduced by 20% (takes longer to gain a charge). Jar of Dead damage reduced from 17+0.27 to 16+0.25. Jar of Dead bounty increased from 5+0.25/boon to 7+0.5/boon. Grasping Hands T3 Immobilize duration reduced from +1s to +0.75s.

Background

Lore

Graves is a necromancer who seems to be fighting in the ritual on behalf of her mentor: a lich.^[1]^[2]^[3] It's implied that the lich is using Graves to get what she wants, a fact that Graves is oblivious to.^[4]^[5] The motivations and goals of the lich are currently unknown.

Graves' full name is Darcy Graves.^[6] She's a high school student at Blackmore Academy.^[7]^[8]^[9]

According to the Patrons, Graves works tirelessly to honor the dead and grant them peace, and many souls are in her debt.^[10]^[11]

Character interactions

Seven warns Graves that her mentor is using her to "live glories they could not achieve on their own."^[4] He also warns Graves that the path she's on will eventually get her killed. Seven warns Graves because he "hates to see talent wasted."^[12]
Haze offers a place at the OSIC to Graves, suggesting a job as a Medium.^[13]
Infernus offers to help Graves if she ever finds herself in over her head, as a form of payment for Hank saving his life when he was Graves' age.^[14]
Holliday and the Shopkeeper call Graves a "theatre kid."^[15]^[16]
According to Rem, Graves smells like wet dirt.^[17]

Gallery

Graves' icon.
Graves' card.
Graves in-game render.
Graves' typography.
"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.

Trivia

References

↑ The Hidden King's in-game voice line (Graves start): "Your devotion to your mentor is admirable, Graves. Use what she taught you to complete the ritual."
↑ The Archmother's in-game voice line (enemy Graves killstreak): "By the minute, that lich's pawn grows stronger. Kill Graves!"
↑ Krill's in-game voice line (Graves killed): "Let this be a lesson on the dangers of obeying a lich hand."
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Graves And Seven Conversation 2
↑ Krill's in-game voice line (Graves killed): "The poor girl didn't even realize she was being used."
↑ Hidden King's in-game voice line (Graves start) - "Darcy Graves. You have been misunderstood your whole life, but The Hidden King sees you. Complete the ritual, and others will as well."
↑ Shopkeeper's in-game voice line (Graves buys t4 item): "You Blackmore kids are into some wild stuff!"
↑ Shopkeeper's in-game voice line (Graves buys t4 item): "High school must be weirder than I remember."
↑ Infernus' in-game voice line (killed Graves): "When are these Blackmore kids gonna learn?!"
↑ The Hidden King's in-game voice line (Graves start): "You work tirelessly to honour the dead and bring them peace. The Hidden King is counting on that same devotion."
↑ The Archmother's in-game voice line (Graves start): "Many souls are in your debt, Graves. If you finish the ritual, the Archmother herself will join that number."
↑ Graves And Seven Conversation 1
↑ Graves And Haze Conversation 2
↑ Graves And Infernus Conversation 3 - "Look. When I was around your age I needed help, and someone gave it to me. It changed my life, and I just wanted you to know that... I'm willing to pay it forward."
↑ Graves And Holliday Conversation 3 - "Sooo, do they give you the pack of cloves when you become a theatre kid, or was that something you brought to the table all on your own?"
↑ Shopkeeper's in-game voice line (Graves buys t4 item): "I know a theatre kid when I see one."
↑ Rem's in-game voice line (killed Graves): "She smells like wet dirt."