- The barrier can be self-cast.
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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 a Bookwyrm that sears enemies who get too close, or bind them to the ground with Captivating Read. Waning allies will find themselves emboldened by Plot Armor, granting them the courage to fight another day. Fantasy becomes reality with Rallying Charge, summoning an entire cavalry to gallop across the city.
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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 fourth hero of the Six New Heroes update (third winner of hero vote).
Weapon
Chapter's End
Rapid Fire
Long Range
70 Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
20m ➞ 58m
Chapter's End's projectiles can pierce through enemies. Items that proc on bullet hit such as 
Mystic Shot only proc on the first enemy hit.
Chapter's End does not deal critical damage on headshots, but it does proc headshot items such as 
Headshot Booster.
Paige can gain stacks from 
Split Shot by hitting multiple players with the same projectile.
Abilities
Bookwyrm
Bookwyrm
4m
5s
1
7s
33s
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.
x1.3
60
Damage
x0.3
30
Damage Per Second
3s
Trail Duration
20m
Dragon Travel Range
1-12s Cooldown
2+1 Charge
+2s Trail Duration
+1m Radius
+2s Trail Duration
+1m Radius
5+12m Travel Range
+100 Damage
+30 DPS
+100 Damage
+30 DPS
Effect can be dispelledPlot Armor
Plot Armor
35m
5s
28s
Grant an ally a 
barrier. While the barrier holds, they gain bonus weapon damage.
barrier. While the barrier holds, they gain bonus weapon damage.
x1.5
125
Barrier
x0.3
25%
Weapon Damage
1On Barrier: +14% Fire Rate
2+100 Barrier and +2s Duration
5Affects up to 2 additional allies.
Increases barrier scaling.
Increases barrier scaling.
Captivating Read
Captivating Read
30m
7.5m
30s
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.On Hit:
x1.3
90
Damage
On Hit:
Immobilize1s
Immobilize Duration
45%
Move Speed
0.5s
Slow Duration
1-11s Cooldown
21s Immobilize Duration
5+1m Radius
On Hit: Reduce Spirit Resist by -18% for 6s
On Hit: Reduce Spirit Resist by -18% for 6s
Debuff duration reduced by Debuff Resist
Triggers Reactive Barrier Effect can be dispelled
Disable prevented by Indomitable
CC effect suppressed by UnstoppableRallying Charge
Rallying Charge
0.7s
600m
13s
210s
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.On Enemy Hit:
x1
125
Damage
On Enemy Hit:
Stun1s
Stun Duration
On Friendly Hit:
x1.6
125
Heal Amount
On Friendly Hit:
5m
Move Speed
100%
Max Amp
250m
Distance for Max Amp
1150 Heal Amount
2Increase width by +4 Steeds
-45 Cooldown
-45 Cooldown
5+160 Damage
+0.5s Stun Duration
+70% Max Amp
+0.5s Stun Duration
+70% Max Amp
Debuff duration reduced by Debuff Resist
Healing amplified by Healing Booster and affected by healing reduction Triggers Reactive Barrier
Healing triggers Healing Tempo's unique effect Disable prevented by Indomitable CC effect suppressed by UnstoppableBackground
See Paige/Lore for more story content.
“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
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] She loved showing off Bookwyrm at the library, but was forced to stop after the dragon burnt some books.[7][8]
Paige describes her brother Bryce as a curmudgeon.[9]
Paige likes heroic men[10][11] and has a crush on 
Mirage,[12] 
Shiv[13] and 
Victor.[14][15] She had a diary in high school where she wrote about byronic heroes.[16]
Character interactions
- Paige admires Mirage and says he "stepped out of every romance novel ever written".[12][17] She thinks Mirage is better than Shiv.[18]
- Paige wants to give
Billy and 
Viscous a hug.[19][20] 
Celeste wants to give Paige a hug.[21] - Paige compares Billy to Nick Bottom from A Midsummer Night's Dream[22] and Mr. Tumnus from The Chronicles of Narnia.[23]
- Paige calls
Lash a "dimestore Mr. Collins".[24] - Paige idolises Kelvin and loves his stories.[25][26]
- Paige loves animals like
Mo and Ava.[27][28] She believes that 
Calico "can't be evil" because she has a cat.[29] - Paige thinks
Holliday shouldn't have a gun due to her mental state.[30][31] 
Vyper has met Paige's brother and says he was "more fun".[32] Bryce told her that Paige is "wound up tight".[33]
Venator believes Bryce is beyond saving, expressing remorse that she's "thrown away her life to save someone who doesn't deserve it".[34][35]
The Doorman likes Paige's taste in books and invites her to host a storytelling event at the Baroness Hotel.[37][38]
Yamato likes Paige, likening her to a "puppy that pisses on the rug: stupid, yet strangely endearing".[39][40]
Ivy has brought her brother Manny to Paige's story hour.[6] Ivy wants to start a book club with Paige.[41]
Infernus is familiar with Paige's family.[43]- Lash respects Paige for going to college.[44]
Paradox is interested in stealing Paige's rare books.[45]
Update history
View the full update history: Paige/Update history
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Trivia
- Paige's name has a double meaning: It can be a reference to the pages of books, as well as the servants of knights and noblemen in medieval times.
- Paige was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidently leaked on stream in May 2025.[46]
- 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,[47][48] but that is unintentional.[49]
- 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.
- Bookwyrm was originally named Conjure Dragon, and Plot Armor was originally named Defend and Fight!. These abilities were renamed based on feedback from a Reddit post by user u/CDranzer.[50] Wyrm is an Old English word for "serpent" or "dragon" in Germanic folklore.
- The book used in Bookwyrm uses textures from TF2's Bombinomicon.
Literature References
Paige makes several references to real life literature and authors. These include:
- Various references to Arthurian Legend.[51][52]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, written by William Shakespeare and performed in 1595-1596.[51]
- Henry V, written by Shakespeare and performed in 1599-1600.[53]
- Othello, written by William Shakespeare and performed in 1601-1604.[54]
- Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen and published in 1813.[24][55]
- Wuthering Heights, written by Emily Brontë and published in 1847.[51][55][24]
- The Picture of Dorian Gray, written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891.[56]
- Sherlock Holmes, specifically The Adventure of the Empty House, written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published in 1903.[57]
- The Wind in the Willows, written by Kenneth Grahame and published in 1908.[58]
- Hercule Poirot, a fictional detective from a series written by Agatha Christie.[59]
- Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck and published in 1937.[60]
- The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, written by C. S. Lewis and published in 1950.[23]
References
- ↑ 2025-09-05 - Jacqueline Emerson on Instagram - "Soooooo excited to finally announce that I’m voicing this adorable hero character (who may or may not actually be me??) in Valve’s new *in development* MOBA #Deadlock."
- ↑ Paige And Billy Conversation 1 - "You can't read more than one book at a time." -
"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 - "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 (upgrade Bookwyrm): "Had to stop pulling this guy out of the library, they were not too happy when I burned the stacks, heh!"
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (upgrade Bookwyrm): "I don't get to pull this bad boy out at Storytime as much as I'd like!"
- ↑ 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!"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 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 - "Never put on a shirt."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (Killed Victor): "Maybe he'll get even moodier!"
- ↑ Paige And Victor Conversation 1 - "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."
- ↑ Celeste's in-game voice line (killed Paige): "I just want to give her a hug... I mean, not now, obviously, but in general."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line - "He's like a bootleg version of Bottom from 'Midsummer'."
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Paige's in-game voice line (ping attack Billy) - "Let's take out Mr. Tumnus!"
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 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."
- ↑ Venator's in-game voice line (killed Paige): "I'm sorry, Paige. Your brother is beyond saving."
- ↑ Venator's in-game voice line (killed Paige): "She's thrown away her life to save someone who doesn't deserve it!"
- ↑
Haze's in-game voice line (killed Paige): "Let your brother go, Paige. You'll be happier."
- ↑ The Doorman's in-game voice line (Killed Paige): "Her taste in books was actually quite lovely."
- ↑ The Doorman And Paige Conversation 1 - "You should host a storytelling event at The Baroness sometime."
- ↑ Paige And Yamato Conversation 3 - "You are a puppy that pisses on the rug. Stupid, yet strangely endearing. We will have coffee."
- ↑ Yamato's in-game voice line (killed Paige (translated)): "A pity I had to kill you."
- ↑ Ivy's in-game voice line (Killed Paige): "We should start a book club after this!"
- ↑ Krill's in-game voice line (killed Paige): "A shame we never started that book club, Paige."
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ 2026-02-15 - u/CDranzer on reddit.com/r/DeadlockTheGame - Paige's "Conjure Dragon" skill should be renamed to "Bookwyrm"
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 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."
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 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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