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Bookworm is an unreleased Hero in Deadlock.

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Information

Voice Actor:	Not Matt Mercer
Release Date:	Unreleased

Abilities

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Rapid Fire

Long Range

70 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

20m ➞ 58m

View the full update history: Paige/Update history

Update	Changes
August 12, 2026	Plot Armor weapon damage scaling increased from 0.2 to 0.3.
July 28, 2026	Rallying Charge cooldown reduced from 220s to 210s.
June 30, 2026	Health per boon increased from 29 to 33. Bookwyrm T1 changed from "+2s Trail Duration and +1m Radius" to "-12s Cooldown". Bookwyrm T2 changed from "+10m Range and -12s Cooldown" to "+1 Charge, +1m Radius and +2s Trail Duration". Bookwyrm T3 changed from "+100 Damage, +30 DPS and +1 Charge" to "+100 Damage, +30 DPS and +12m Travel Range". Plot Armor T1 fire rate spirit scaling increased from 0.13 to 0.16. Plot Armor T3 increased from 75% Barrier to 100%. Rallying Charge is now properly counted as a "miss" (for the -50% CD Reduction) if the only thing impacted were non-heroes. Rallying Charge T3 Max Amp increased from +50% to +70%. Rallying Charge cooldown increased from 190s to 220s. (Global ult change) Rallying Charge T2 reduced from -50s Cooldown to -45s. (Global ult change)

Bookworm was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidently leaked on stream in May 2025.^[1]
Bookworm makes self-aware jokes about having a temp voice actor, including a voice line saying she's "not voiced by Matt Mercer".^[2] This is a joke by developer Kaori in reference to Deadlock fans guessing that a number of characters are voiced by Matt Mercer, most notably Krill, Oathkeeper, and the job interviewer in Ivy's visual novel. Of those characters, only Krill has been confirmed to not be voiced by Matt Mercer, while the others are uncertain.
Bookworm references the Shopkeeper, who provided temp VO for Priest, calling him "the bodega guy".^[3]

↑ 2025-05-01 - atahutahatena on Reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumors - Streamer accidentally leaks hero roster of a more "secret" private Deadlock pre-alpha playtest build
↑ Bookworm's in-game voice line - "This character is not voiced by Matt Mercer. Probably. I mean, that guy is really talented. Hey, maybe I'm Matt Mercer!"
↑ Bookworm's in-game voice line - "If you thought the bodega guy was a good temp voice, wait 'til you hear me."