Sinclair

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Sinclair are Heroes in Deadlock.

Sinclair
Trickster
Copycat
Versatile
Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second: 48.3
Bullet Damage: Hero Not Found+0.54+0.55
Bullets Per Burst: 2
Ammo: 16
Bullets per sec: 2.72
Reload Time: 2.5s
Bullet Velocity: 300m/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+31+38
Health Regen: 2
Move Speed: Hero Not Foundx0.023m/sx0.0138
Sprint Speed: 1.6m/s
Dash Speed: 14.7m/s
Stamina: 3
Stamina Cooldown: 4.5s
Spirit Stats
Spirit Power: 0+1.3
Information
Release Date:January 17, 2025

Henry and Savannah were two young stage magicians in love, who bound their souls to each other for eternity. However, their relationship was strained after a tragic on-stage accident claimed both of their lives. Now, under the shared title of Sinclair, they seek a way to be separated and find peace in the afterlife.

Sinclair was added to Hero Labs (as Magician) on October 24, 2024, and officially released on January 17, 2025.

Abilities

 Vexing Bolt


  500m



  3.25m





  1
  3s



  24s



Fire a bolt of magic that deals   Damage, increasing as it travels. If you have an Assistant, they also cast Vexing Bolt at reduced damage.

Press Ability 1 to redirect the bolt towards your crosshairs.

 x0.93


  60

Minimum Damage

 x1.86


  120

Max Damage


  50%

Assistant Damage

  2s  Time for Max Damage

  0%  Fire Rate

  0s  Debuff Duration

Bolts apply -25% Fire Rate for 5s.
-13s Cooldown
+126 Max Damage. +50% Assistant Damage.

 Spectral Assistant


  15m





  6s



  0


  40s



Summon an Assistant at the targeted location. The Assistant attacks whenever you fire your weapon, dealing   Damage.

While the Assistant is out, you can press Ability 2 to swap positions with your Assistant.

Casting Spectral Assistant also reloads your weapon.

 x0.36


  15

Damage



  6s

Duration


2

Max Swaps
-10s Cooldown
+7s Duration & 5m Range
+60% Fire Rate and +12.6 Assistant Damage

 Rabbit Hex


  24m



  6.5m





  0


  26s



Hex a target area and transforming all enemies into a Rabbit for a limited duration.

Rabbits are small and   move faster, but take increased   Damage and are   unable to perform most actions.
Hex does not interrupt abilities.


  0

Damage



2s

Hex Duration

 x0.0558


  15%

Damage Amp

  36%  Move Speed bonus

  6.5m  Radius 

-10s Cooldown
1s Hex Duration
+7% Damage Amp and +3m Radius
Notes
  • This ability also prevents the usage of movement abilities on hit for 6s.
  • If a hero is hexed during a heavy punch animation, the punch is not interrupted.

 Audience Participation


  20m






  0


  85s



Copy the Ultimate of an enemy hero for a limited time. Reactivating the ability will use the Copied Ultimate instead.

Copies will inherit this ability's upgrade points.
Audience Participation will also copy the cooldown.



  12s

Copy Duration


  40%

Copied Cooldown
Upgrade the Copy.
Upgrade the Copy AGAIN!
Upgrade the Copy ONCE AGAIN!

Audience Participation - Notes

  • Sinclair has a 1s delay to use the target ultimate after copying.
  • Sinclair can use Audience Participation even if the target enemy hasn't unlocked their ultimate yet.
  • If Spectral Assistant is active, Sinclair can use the teleport ability while copying an ultimate.
  • Sinclair only copies the properties of the ultimate, which can make it weaker compared to the original hero. For example, when copying Haze's Bullet Dance, they will deal less damage due to their lower fire rate and lack of the Fixation passive ability.
  • Sinclair gets permanent bonus health from kills or assists with Mo & Krill's Combo, and permanent bonus spirit power from kills with Grey Talon's Guided Owl.
  • Audience Participation has instant cooldown if Sinclair kills an enemy with Shiv's Killing Blow T3.
  • Audience Participation has instant cooldown if Sinclair copies Vindicta's Assassinate, due to its charges. However, Assassinate loses a charge each time Sinclair copies and uses it again, and goes on cooldown at zero charges.
  • Sinclair gets Shiv's Rage passive if they copy Killing Blow, dealing bonus damage when at full Rage. The Rage lasts until Sinclair either loses Killing Blow or Rage goes down to zero. However, if Sinclair copies Killing Blow again, they will still have the remaining built-up Rage from the last copy, allowing them to reach full Rage faster.
  • Sinclair can't use Killing Blow to kill Shiv, as the damage from the ultimate is deferred by Shiv's Bloodletting.

Weapon

The Prestige
Burst Fire
Long Range
Projectile
  48 Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
25m ➞ 61m
 

Update History

Main article: Update history

View the full update history: Sinclair/Update history

Update Changes

December 29, 2025

November 21, 2025

September 4, 2025

Background

Henry's parents told him he was too young and impulsive to mess with real magic, and so they gave him a deck of cards to play with. He took to sleight of hand naturally and soon was dazzling his classmates with fantastic feats of illusions that were done without mystic artifacts or incantation.

When he was in high school he met Savannah, and their mutual love of stage magic sparked a whirlwind romance. Soon they fell in love and created an act together. Obviously they were meant to be, and so at prom, Henry proposed to Savannah and they married soon after graduation.

Unsurprisingly both sets of parents were not thrilled at this prospect, but Henry and Savannah knew they were soulmates. And so they cemented their love for one another by having a blood mystic bind their souls for eternity.

When an on-stage accident claimed both their lives, no one was sure who to blame. Henry claims Savannah was out of position. Savannah says Henry didn't wait for his cue. But one things for sure, since their souls are tied to each other neither one of them have been able to move on. Now a bickering pair of ghosts, Henry and Savannah need to work together if they want to have any chance of undoing their eternal union.

A FATE'S TALE

Lore

Sinclair has two different voices, as Henry and Savannah. The character is initially controlled by Henry, then changes to Savannah once Henry dies in-game, and changes back to Henry when Savannah dies. The character who isn't controlling Sinclair plays the Spectral Assistant.

Sinclair's stage names are Henry the Magnificent and The Spectacular Savannah.

Trivia

  • Sinclair's weapon was originally called Legerdemain. It was later renamed to The Prestige, presumably referencing the Christopher Nolan's movie of the same name, and then changed to its current name in the 11-02-2025 update.
  • Sinclair's current design is based on one of the scrapped designs for Wraith. It is also used in a Metal Skin advert.
  • Sinclair's gun model and animations are reused from Seven.
  • Sinclair's lead developer is Hopoo,[1] best known as the co-creator of the Risk of Rain series.
  • Both Henry and Savannah believe they are "the responsible one."[2][3]
  • Sinclair's bunny uses the same model as Arnabus the Fairy Rabbit from Dota 2.

See also

References

  1. 2024-10-28 - Hopoo; Deadlock Discord - "yes I was lead on viper (and magician), it’s why neither was in the hero list previously"
  2.  Sinclair's in-game voice line (as Henry) - "It's ok, I'm the responsible one."
  3.  Sinclair's in-game voice line (as Savannah) - "It's ok, I'm the responsible one."
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