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Disruptor

Tactician

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	51.4
Bullet Damage:	Hero Not Found+0.41+0.26
Bullets Per Burst:	5
Ammo:	40
Bullets per sec:	7.56
Reload Time:	2.59s
Bullet Velocity:	525m/s
Light Melee:	Hero Not Found+2.67+1.58
Heavy Melee:	Hero Not Found+4.92+3.67

Information

Release Date:	April 16, 2024

Paradox is a Hero in Deadlock. She wields time manipulation with potent disruption and slowing abilities. With a charged Kinetic Carbine, she can threaten her enemies at any range while damaging and slowing them with thrown Pulse Grenades and well-placed Time Walls. At just the right moment, Paradox can activate her Paradoxical Swap to change places with her target, dropping them into a dangerous situation amongst her team.

Paradox is both the name of this Hero and the name of their Thieves' Guild, specializing in stealing the untouchable and breaking into ultra-secure facilities. Their motives are unclear, except for a certain level of delight that its members seem to take in snubbing the world's biggest corporations and governments.

Abilities

Throw a grenade that begins pulsing when it lands. Each pulse expands the radius and applies

spirit damage, time slow, and stacking

increased damage for Paradox against the victim.

x0.3

35

Pulse Damage

4%

Bonus Damage per Stack

1m Radius Per Pulse

0.8s Pulse Interval

8s Debuff Duration

20% Move Speed

0.2s Slow Duration

1

-12s Cooldown

2

+20 Pulse Damage and increased Spirit scaling

5

+4% Damage Amp and +1.6s Duration

Create a time warping wall that stops time for all enemy projectiles and bullets that touch it and increases the speed and damage of friendly bullets.

Enemies that touch the wall will be briefly slowed and silenced .

80%

Movement Slow

0.5s

Time Stop Duration

30%

Ally Weapon Damage

8m Wall Width

4m Wall Height

2x Ally Bullet Speed

1

+3.5s Duration
+3m Width
+1m Height

2

2.3s Silence Duration
+35% Weapon Damage

5

+2 Ability Charges

Charge up a powerful shot of time energy, dealing

spirit damage and applying a Time-Stop to enemies hit. The damage dealt increases with

weapon damage. Move speed is increased while charging.

While in the air and charging, Zoom / alt-fire to timeslow your movement.

x2.25

76.5

Max Damage

0.4s

Max Time-Stop

x0.13

25%

Bonus Speed

42.5 Min Damage

x1.25

3.5s Charge Hold Duration

14% Headshot Damage

1

0.4s Max Time-Stop

2

-12s Cooldown
Increases Speed Scaling

5

+2s Charge Hold Duration and +55% Damage Scaling

Fire a projectile that swaps your position with the target enemy hero.

x1.1

150

Swap Damage

1

200 Barrier for 8s. Barrier scales with Spirit

2

-30s Cooldown and +13m Cast Range

5

Swaps all enemies within 7m of hit target and +10% Max Health Damage

Weapon Card

Trade Secret

Burst Fire

Medium Range

51 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

20m ➞ 58m

Update history

Main article: Update history

View the full update history: Paradox/Update history

Update

Changes

June 30, 2026

Kinetic Carbine T2 now also increases move speed spirit scaling (0.06).
Kinetic Carbine T3 changed from affecting Max Damage Scaling to affecting both Min and Max Damage Scaling.
Paradoxical Swap cooldown increased from 95s to 110s. (Global ult change)
Paradoxical Swap T2 reduced from -35s Cooldown to -30s. (Global ult change)

May 22, 2026

Time Wall T1 duration increased from +2.5s to +3.5s.
Time Wall T3 increased from +1 Charge to +2.
Time Wall T3 Charge Delay reduced from 4s to 2s.
Kinetic Carbine T3 increased from +50% Max Damage Scaling to +55%.
Paradoxical Swap damage increased from 125 to 150.

April 30, 2026

Kinetic Carbine cooldown reduced from 30s to 28s.
Time Wall T2 weapon damage increased from +30% to +35%.
Kinetic Carbine now provides +20% Air Dash Distance when charged.

Street Brawl:

Pulse Grenade range reduced by 15%.

Background

“

Paradox. An artifact of time, and the name of a notorious thieves’ guild... one that prides themselves on constructing elaborate heists that target the most untouchable of individuals and institutions. What does Paradox do with the countless artifacts, state secrets, and celebrity paternity tests that they have stolen? Put it on display at pop-up museums, so that they can show the world that no one is out of Paradox’s reach.
Shrouded in mystery, each member of Paradox dons a mask and takes on the organization’s name. They are everywhere. They are nowhere. And if they want something, they are inevitable.

— A FATE'S TALE

Lore

Paradox wants to lead the Paradox guild.^[1]

Character interactions

Kelvin is one of Paradox's targets.^[2]
Paradox threatens to reveal the location of Seven's safehouse.^[3]
Seven wants to commission Paradox for a job.^[4]
Paradox is interested in Abrams' tome.^[5]
Lady Geist has an old grudge against Paradox.^[6] Paradox has stolen a painting from Geist, presumably made by Geist's husband.^[7]^[8]
Both Raven and Paradox claim to be in possession of the Tome of Anubis. Wraith says she thought the Tome was at the Met.^[9]^[10]
- At some point, the Tome of Anubis was reportedly seen in New York's black market.^[11]

Gallery

Portrait
Minimap icon
In-game render
Winter skin
Model sheet
Concept art
Weapon - Trade Secret
Chrono portrait (Neon Prime)

Trivia

Paradox during Deadlock Pre-Alpha (Neon Prime) was named Chrono.
Paradox simultaneously being an individual and a group is a "paradox".

References

↑ Amber Hand's in-game voice line - "You'll show the other members of Paradox why you are fit to lead. Summon me."
↑ Paradox and Kelvin conversation - Paradox: "Goes to say we definitely planned on robbing you during the ritual, but my colleague may or may not have broken into your home yet."
↑ Paradox and Seven conversation - Paradox: "What is it worth to you to have your safehouse's location not exposed?"
↑ Paradox and Seven conversation - Seven: "Does Paradox take commisions?"
↑ Paradox and Abrams conversation - Abrams: I don't like the way you've been looking at the tome. Paradox: "Can't a girl be curious?"
↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line (killed Paradox) - "I've waited 50 years for this."
↑ Paradox and Lady Geist conversation - "Lady, we already robbed you. You're exactly the person to play games with. If you want the painting back, I recommend you try to find it. Good luck."
↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line (killed Paradox) - "First my husband. Now me. When will Paradox stay out of my life?"
↑ Raven's in-game voice line - "I have the Canopic Jar, I have the Tome of Anubis. All I need to do now is summon the Patron."
↑ Paradox and Wraith conversation
↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "The Tome of Anubis, once thought lost to the sands of time, was reportedly spotted here in New York's black market. For this story and more pick up your copy of The New York Oracle today!"