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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

Information

Release Date:	January 17, 2025

THE MAGNIFICENT SINCLAIR are Heroes in Deadlock.

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 THE MAGNIFICENT SINCLAIR, they seek a way to be separated and find peace in the afterlife.

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

Abilities

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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.

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Falloff Range

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Update History

Main article: Update history

View the full update history: Sinclair/Update history

Update	Changes
December 29, 2025	Spirit power growth increased from 1.1 to 1.3 Vexing Bolt initial velocity reduced from 1000 to 800 Vexing Bolt now only snaps to heroes Vexing Bolt max duration increased from 3s to 4s (max damage is still at 2s) Sinclair: Vexing Bolt now shows the target to redirect to (similar to Wraith's Cards) Rabbit Hex cooldown reduced from 30s to 26s Rabbit Hex radius increased from 6m to 6.5m
November 21, 2025	Health reduced from 700 to 650. Regen reduced from 3 to 2. Spectral Assistant total swaps allowed increased from 1 to 2. Audience Participation cooldown reduced from 50% to 40%.
September 4, 2025	Vexing Bolt radius reduced from 3.5 to 3.25. Spectral Assistant base damage reduced from 18 to 15. Spectral Assistant spirit scaling increased from 0.28 to 0.36. Spectral Assistant T3 increased from +45% Fire Rate to +60%. Rabbit Hex T3 increased from +5% Damage Amp to +7%. Audience Participation cooldown reduced from 100s to 85s. Audience Participation duration increased from 10s to 12s.

Background

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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

THE MAGNIFICENT 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.

THE MAGNIFICENT SINCLAIR's stage names are Henry the Magnificent and The Spectacular Savannah.

Gallery

Portrait
Match portrait
Minimap icon
In-game render
Model sheet
Weapon - Magic Wand

Trivia

THE MAGNIFICENT 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.
THE MAGNIFICENT SINCLAIR's current design is based on one of the scrapped designs for Wraith. It is also used in a Metal Skin advert.
THE MAGNIFICENT SINCLAIR's gun model and animations are reused from Seven.
THE MAGNIFICENT 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]
THE MAGNIFICENT SINCLAIR's bunny uses the same model as Arnabus the Fairy Rabbit from Dota 2.

References

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