- 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 when killed by players. - 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".
- Deadheads take increased damage from
Monster Rounds and 
Cultist Sacrifice, but they cannot be consumed by Cultist Sacrifice's active.
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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.
For Darcy Graves, the cemetery was a welcomed respite from her home life. So when she unearthed a lich hand buried in Van Cortlandt Park, Graves found the best necromancy teacher that she could ask for.
Graves was released on January 29, 2026 as the second winner of the Old Gods, New Blood update contest.
Weapon
[edit | edit source]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. However, it deals double damage once every 13 consecutive shots (~1.3s at base fire rate). This count resets on reload, loss of target, or when attacking a different target.
The Teacher has no damage falloff and deals no damage beyond its max range. However, the falloff range is factored in when calculating Graves' Build-Up per bullet, most notably the build-up from 
Essence Theft. As an exception, the effect from 
Ricochet has damage falloff, calculated based on the distance from the main target to the ricocheted target.
Air dashing while firing The Teacher will stop consuming ammo briefly. It is also the only weapon in the game that is not interrupted and can be continuously fired while performing an air dash.
The Teacher cannot target 
Venator’s 
Hex-Lined Snap Trap to disarm it.
Abilities
[edit | edit source]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 Unstoppable- The base ghoul always spawns on the midpoint between the center and left-hand end of the line. Conversely, the additional ghoul spawned after obtaining the Tier 3 Ability Point upgrade will appear on the midpoint between the center and right-hand end of the line.
- When alt-cast, the base ghoul will always spawn on the midpoint between the center and the end of the line closest to Graves.
Essence 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 only use the melee attack against Troopers.
- Ghouls take +48% headshot damage.
- Ghouls receive additional damage from Monster Rounds and Cultist Sacrifice.
- Ghouls yield 35 souls + 2 souls per minute when killed by players.
Street Brawl
[edit | edit source]Ability Changes
[edit | edit source]In addition to global changes, Graves receives the following modifications to her abilities:
General
[edit | edit source]- Ghouls' explosion damage reduced by 40%, from 115 to 70, and its Spirit Power scaling reduced by 30%, from 1.27 to 0.89.
- Ghouls' melee damage reduced by 30%, from 40 to 28, and its Spirit Power scaling reduced by 30%, from 0.5 to 0.35.
Jar of Dead
[edit | edit source]- Cooldown between charges increased by ~25%, from 13s to 16s.
Borrowed Decree
[edit | edit source]- Duration reduced by 25%, from 16s to 12s, and its Spirit Power scaling reduced by 30%, from 0.04 to 0.028.
- T2 bonus duration reduced by 30%, from +10s to +7s.
- T3 explosion current health damage reduced by ~30%, from 5% to 3.4%.
Item Draft
[edit | edit source]In Street Brawl, every hero draws items from a shared pool, but some items are weighted to appear more often for a given hero and others less often. For each tier below, that tier's items are grouped by how likely they are to be offered to Graves: High, Average, or Low chance.
Tier 1
High chance
Average chance
Tier 2
High chance
Average chance
Tier 3
High chance
Average chance
Tier 4
High chance
Average chance
Legendary
Average chance
Backstory
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]View the full update history: Graves/Update history
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3D model
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Weapon
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Gallery
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Graves' icon -
Gloat portrait for Graves -
Critical health portrait for Graves -
Graves' card -
Graves in-game render -
Graves' select background -
Graves Reference Sheet -
Graves' Weapon - The Teacher -
Graves' Borrowed Decree icon on the minimap -
Graves' shadow in the hideout
Typography
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Graves' typography -
Graves' Brazilian Portuguese typography -
Graves' French typography -
Graves' Italian typography -
Graves' Polish typography -
Grave's Russian typography -
Graves' Simplified Chinese typography -
Graves' Ukrainian typography
Voting (Old Gods, New Blood)
[edit | edit source]-
"Vote for Graves" poster/spray from the 1/23/26 major update -
Damaged "Vote Graves" poster -
Thanks for voting Graves! -
Rip and tear -
Graves splash art from the vote screen -
Graves voter sticker
Trivia
[edit | edit source]- "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
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