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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 Dragons that sear enemies who get too close, or bind them to the ground with Captivating Read. Waning allies will find themselves emboldened by Defend and Fight, 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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Booksmart

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	70
Bullet Damage:	35+0.52
Ammo:	14
Bullets per sec:	2
Reload Time:	2.5s
Bullet Velocity:	43.4m/s
Light Melee:	42+1.2
Heavy Melee:	120x0.3+3.43x0.3

Information

Voice Actor:	Jacqueline Emerson
Release Date:	August 25, 2025
Internal names:	Bookworm; Patience

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 third winner of the Six Heroes update contest.

Abilities

Conjure a dragon that appears at the target location before flying forward, dealing 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

5

+12m Travel Range
+100 Damage
+30 DPS

Grant an ally a

barrier. While the barrier holds, they gain bonus weapon damage.

x1.5

125

Barrier

x0.3

25%

Weapon Damage

1

On Barrier: +14% Fire Rate

2

+100 Barrier and +2s Duration

5

Affects up to 2 additional allies.
Increases barrier scaling.

Notes

The barrier can be self-cast.

Target an area with latent magic, applying slow.

The magic detonates after a delay, dealing spirit damage and applying immobilize.

On Hit:

x1.3

90

Damage

On Hit:

Immobilize

1s

Immobilize Duration

45% Move Speed

0.5s Slow Duration

1

-11s Cooldown

2

1s Immobilize Duration

5

+1m Radius
On Hit: Reduce Spirit Resist by -18% for 6s

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.

On Enemy Hit:

x1

125

Damage

On Enemy Hit:

Stun

1s

Stun Duration

On Friendly Hit:

x1.6

125

Heal Amount

On Friendly Hit:

5m

Move Speed

100% Max Amp

250m Distance for Max Amp

1

150 Heal Amount

2

Increase width by +4 Steeds
-45 Cooldown

5

+160 Damage
+0.5s Stun Duration
+70% Max Amp

Weapon

Chapter's End

Rapid Fire

Long Range

70 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

20m ➞ 58m

NOTE: Chapter's End's Projectiles can pierce through enemies.

Background

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 reads books to kindergarteners.^[1]^[2]

Paige describes her brother Bryce as a curmudgeon.^[3]

Character interactions

Vyper has met Paige's brother and says he was "more fun".^[4] Bryce told her that Paige is "wound up tight".^[5]
Ivy has brought her brother Manny to Paige's story hour.^[2]
Paige admires Mirage and says he "stepped out of every romance novel ever written".^[6]^[7] She thinks Mirage is better than Shiv.^[8]

Update history

Main article: Update history

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)

Gallery

Portrait
Icon
In-game render
Poster
Model sheet
Abilities model sheet
Name typography
Weapon - Chapter's End
Unfinished model art

Trivia

Paige was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidently leaked on stream in May 2025.^[9]
Paige was originally named Bookworm, and later renamed to Patience during development.
Paige mentions real life literature such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, as well as referencing Arthurian Legend and Hercule Poirot, a fictional detective by author Agatha Christie.^[10]^[11]^[12]
Paige's ability VFX uses text from the book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
"Reading in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Paige in the Hideout.

References

↑ Paige's in-game voice line - "You know, I would love to help, but I've got a kindergarten class to read to."
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Ivy's in-game voice line - "And she was so nice when I took Manny to story hour!"
↑ Paige's in-game voice line (killed McGinnis) - "And I thought my brother was a curmudgeon."
↑ 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."
↑ Paige's in-game voice line - "That man stepped out of every romance novel ever written."
↑ Paige's in-game voice line - "He was so noble."
↑ Paige's in-game voice line - "Eh, Mirage is better."
↑ 2025-05-01 - atahutahatena on Reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumors - Streamer accidentally leaks hero roster of a more "secret" private Deadlock pre-alpha playtest build
↑ 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 - "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 in-game voice line - "Who’s got time to complete a ritual when when Hercule Poirot is in the middle of solving a mystery!"