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
Calculated
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
Vitality Stats
Health: Hero Not Found+40+46
Health Regen: 1
Move Speed: 6.7m/s
Sprint Speed: 1.6m/s
Dash Speed: 16.1m/s
Stamina: 3
Stamina Cooldown: 4.5s
Spirit Stats
Spirit Power: 0+1.1
Information
Voice Actor:Elle Newlands
Release Date:April 16, 2024

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

 Pulse Grenade



  5.5m




  3.2s



  0


  32s



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 

-12s Cooldown
+20 Pulse Damage and increased Spirit scaling
+4% Damage Amp and +1.6s Duration

 Time Wall


  5.08m





  5.5s



  0


  25s



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 .


0s

Debuff Duration


  80%

Movement Slow


  0.5s

Time Stop Duration


  30%

Ally Weapon Damage

  8m  Wall Width 

4m  Wall Height 

2x  Ally Bullet Speed

+3.5s Duration
+3m Width
+1m Height
2.3s Silence Duration
+35% Weapon Damage
+2 Ability Charges

 Kinetic Carbine






  0


  28s



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

0.4s Max Time-Stop
-12s Cooldown
Increases Speed Scaling
+2s Charge Hold Duration and +55% Damage Scaling

 Paradoxical Swap


  25m






  0


  110s



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

 x1.1


  150

Swap Damage


  0%

Max Health Damage

  0  Barrier 

 x0

  0s  Barrier Duration

  0m  Multi Target Radius

200 Barrier for 8s. Barrier scales with Spirit
-30s Cooldown and +13m Cast Range
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

May 22, 2026

April 30, 2026

Street Brawl:

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 one of her huband's paintings.[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]
  •   Vyper has been kicked out of the Paradox museum.[12]

Trivia

  • Paradox was named Chrono in Neon Prime.
  • Paradox simultaneously being an individual and a group is a "paradox".

See also

References

  1.  Amber Hand's in-game voice line - "You'll show the other members of Paradox why you are fit to lead. Summon me."
  2. 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."
  3. Paradox and Seven conversation - Paradox: "What is it worth to you to have your safehouse's location not exposed?"
  4. Paradox and Seven conversation - Seven: "Does Paradox take commisions?"
  5. 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?"
  6.  Lady Geist's in-game voice line (killed Paradox) - "I've waited 50 years for this."
  7. Paradox and Lady Geist conversation
  8.  Lady Geist's in-game voice line (killed Paradox) - "First my husband. Now me. When will Paradox stay out of my life?"
  9.  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."
  10. Paradox and Wraith conversation
  11. 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!"
  12.  Vyper's in-game voice line - "Okay, maybe next time, you guys shouldn't kick me out of the Paradox Museum!"
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