- The burst heal is only applied to the first target. The following targets only receive the lingering regen.
- Rem can jump to Troopers if they are followed by a Lil Helper.
- If Rem holds the melee key after exiting Tag Along, they can hit a heavy melee without triggering its visual and sound effects. This is likely a bug.
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“I'm useful, I promise!
Rem is a Hero in Deadlock. An accidental stowaway from the world of dreams, Rem has found himself stranded in the city that never sleeps. Pillow fights are Rem's preferred form of conflict, tossing his favorite pillow at enemies to knock them back when they're getting too close. His friends, however, he likes to keep nearby - leaping to their aid when things get dicey and taking a quick nap on their shoulder. His Lil Helpers are curious creatures, taking interest in everything the streets of New York have to offer, and cheering on his allies as they go. Ultimately when Naptime hits, no one will be able to keep their eyes open.
Rem was released on January 26, 2026 as the first winner of the Old Gods, New Blood update contest.
Innate
Rem can enter vents in the map by crouching, but he cannot enter while in combat.
Weapon
Long Night
Burst Fire
Medium Range
62 Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
20m ➞ 58m
Abilities
Pillow Toss
Pillow Toss
40m
5m
1
8s
25s
Throw your trusty pillow inflicting 
spirit damage and heavy 
knockback.
Landing hits reduces the cooldown of your other abilities.
spirit damage and heavy knockback.Landing hits reduces the cooldown of your other abilities.
x1.6
75
Damage
-45%
Fading Move Speed
Displacement0.4s
Duration
3s
Debuff Duration
5s Cooldown On Pillow Hit
1-7s Cooldown
2+2m Radius and applies -35% Fire Rate
5+100 Damage and +1 Charge
Tag Along
Tag Along
23m
5.5s
40s
Jump to an ally and nap alongside them. Both you and the ally receive a burst 
heal based on missing health followed by lingering regeneration.
Hop between allies with Ability 2 to apply the heal, once per ally.
You are knocked off if stunned by an ultimate ability.
You can use items and all self-casts target your ally instead.
heal based on missing health followed by lingering regeneration.Hop between allies with Ability 2 to apply the heal, once per ally.
You are knocked off if stunned by an ultimate ability.
You can use items and all self-casts target your ally instead.
x0.03
15%
Missing Health Burst
x0.4
42/s
Health Restored
2s
Regen Duration
1-8s Cooldown
235% Bonus Item Range, Duration, and Barrier Effectiveness while napping
5+15% Spirit Power and +35 Spirit Power while napping and for 10s after napping
Improved Spirit Scaling
Improved Spirit Scaling
Healing amplified by Healing Booster and affected by healing reduction
Casting does not break stealth from Veil Walker or Shadow Weave
Healing triggers Healing Tempo's unique effect
Disabled by Slowing HexLil Helpers
Lil Helpers
45m
Signal a Helper to lend a hand. They can collect boxes, do Sinner's Sacrifices, or be sent to support allies and troopers.
Follow a hero: Provides a short burst of
spirit resist and fading 
move speed.
Follow a trooper: Provides healing, damage, resists, and allows tagging along. When no hero is around, souls from trooper kills are split amongst the team.
Can be cast during Tag Along. Helpers will take a nap for 15.1s after following someone.
Follow a hero: Provides a short burst of
spirit resist and fading move speed.Follow a trooper: Provides healing, damage, resists, and allows tagging along. When no hero is around, souls from trooper kills are split amongst the team.
Can be cast during Tag Along. Helpers will take a nap for 15.1s after following someone.
Following Hero:
12%
Spirit Resist
Following Hero:
3m
Move Speed
Following Hero:
8s
Duration
Following Trooper:
30%
Damage / Resists
Following Trooper:
x0.14
8/s
Trooper Heal
Following Trooper:
50s
Duration
1+1 Helper
+1.5m/s Move Speed
+1.5m/s Move Speed
2+1 Helper
+15% Trooper Damage and Resist
+15% Trooper Damage and Resist
5+1 Helper
+15% Spirit Resist
+15% Spirit Resist
Summons affected by Monster Rounds and Heroic AuraHealing amplified by Healing Booster and affected by healing reductionHealing triggers Healing Tempo's unique effect- Helpers can be assigned to a Curiosity Shop to buy items in queue. They can also buy from enemy shops, making Rem the only hero able to do so.
- Rem does not need to have line of sight to the shop to send a helper to it.
- Helpers can be assigned to Sinner's Sacrifice machines, and will always secure full jackpots as if done with a heavy melee.
Naptime
Naptime
1.9s
24m
19m
200s
Cast your gaze forward, piercing walls and floors. Enemies in the gaze are slowed, have reduced dash distance, and cannot use movement abilities.
When the channel ends they fall asleep before waking up to a splitting headache that deals heavy spirit damage.
When the channel ends they fall asleep before waking up to a splitting headache that deals heavy
spirit damage.
x1.6
120
Wake Damage
x3.1
100
Sleep Damage Threshold
25%
Move/Dash Slow
19m
Radius
4s
Sleep Duration
0.5s
Min Sleep Time
30% Channel Damage Resist
1-1 Stamina On Wake and no Stamina Regen while sleeping
2+3m Radius and +0.75s Sleep Duration
5-55s cooldown
Reduced damage and unstoppable while channeling
Reduced damage and unstoppable while channeling
Debuff duration reduced by Debuff Resist
Triggers Reactive Barrier
Disable prevented by Indomitable
CC effect suppressed by Unstoppable- Barrier health does not count towards sleep damage threshold.
Backstory
See Rem/Lore for more story content.
“An accidental stowaway from the world of dreams, Rem has found himself stranded in the city that never sleeps. Driven by his curious nature, Rem and his helpful friends have been seen wandering across the five boroughs in search of a way back home.
So if you ever find yourself dozing off while taking the Blue line home from work, maybe you’ve just had an encounter with one of the Cursed Apple’s newest denizens.
Update history
View the full update history: Rem/Update history
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Gallery
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Rem's portrait. -
Rem's hero select portrait. -
Rem's minimap icon. -
Rem in-game render. -
Rem's select background. -
Rem Reference Sheet. -
Rem's typography. -
Rem's Weapon -- Long Night -
Rem splash art from the vote screen. -
"Vote for Rem" poster/spray from the 1/23/26 major update -
Damaged "Vote Rem" poster. -
Rem voter sticker. -
Gloat portrait for Rem. -
Critical health portrait for Rem. -
Thanks for voting Rem! -
Why would you damage him? You monster! -
Rem's secret room at the hideout -
Rem's shadow in the hideout -
Rem's pillow hint at the hideout. -
Rem's lil helper
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Trivia
- Rem has a secret room in the Hideout that can be accessed by entering the vents behind the news computer or the large statue in the Atrium, then climbing over the boiler machine in the backroom.
- Rem was originally leaked in November 2025 with a screenshot of the character's select screen.[1] On 20th January 2026, Rem was teased in the Hideout with a pillow in a chair.
- Rem's name references Rapid Eye Movement, a unique and active phase of sleep where most dreaming occurs, characterized by fast brain waves, increased heart rate, and rapid, darting eye movements behind closed lids.
- Rem's design trivia
- Base body-design resembles of anthropomorphic wingless / Minoan gryphon / demigryph / keythong.
- Thematically, Rem's clothing gives an impression of a folklore sandman.
- Rem's facial shape resembles a mask of plague doctors.
- Drifting star patterns can be observed on Rem's plumage and inner ears.
- While it hasn't been disclosed what exactly Rem is, there are many possible inspiration sources:
- Rem's ability to "smell" and "taste" dreams could be reference to baku, a nightmare devouring benevolent chimera. There is also a dream-destroying variant of baku.
- Finnish mythology has menninkäinen, a nocturnal daylight-avoiding but otherwise mostly philanthropic spirit combining elements of fairies / sprites, trolls, and nisse / tomte / brownies / leprechauns (not to be confused to "maahinen" which is more human-like / humanoid akin to gnomes or imps).
- The Lil Helpers highlight the curiosity and preference of shiny items.
- Rem has a line where he dreams about mangos,[2] which are the favorite fruit of developer Icefrog and an item in Dota 2.[3]
- "Having Sweet Dreams in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Rem in the Hideout.
References
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/DeadlockTheGame/comments/1p8n6mb/rem_character_select_screen_thingy_leak/
- ↑
Rem's in-game voice line (Upgrade Naptime while asleep) - "That's a lot of mangos."
- ↑ Enchanted Mango in Dota 2 Wiki
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