For a straightforward Baba starting point in Deadlock, follow the displayed default build: buy its items in the early-, mid-, and late-game stages, and unlock Threadsap, Baba’s Brew, Granny Long Legs, then Feed The Birds. The upgrade sequence prioritizes Threadsap and Baba’s Brew before later investments in Granny Long Legs and Feed The Birds. This is a documented default, not a tested best-in-slot build; adjust to the match rather than treating every purchase or point as mandatory.
Default Baba item build
Deadlock Database presents the following staged list as Baba’s default build, resolved from Valve’s default build configuration. The stages are purchase recommendations, not fixed match timers.
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| Stage | Items |
|---|---|
| Early game | Extra Charge; Extra Regen; Mystic Regeneration; Rapid Rounds; Grit; Spirit Strike; Extended Magazine |
| Mid game | Radiant Regeneration; Reactive Barrier; Spirit Snatch; Healing Booster; Spirit Lifesteal; Rapid Recharge; Mystic Vulnerability; Superior Cooldown |
| Late game | Boundless Spirit; Escalating Exposure; Titanic Magazine; Burst Fire; Spiritual Overflow; Ricochet; Healing Tempo; Indomitable; Transcendent Cooldown |
The listing does not provide matchup-specific substitutions, exact buy timings, or evidence that each item is optimal in every game. Use the stages as a baseline and make decisions around the match in front of you. Deadlock Database’s recommended builds identifies its listings as Valve default build configurations rendered as named items and stages.
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Baba ability unlock and upgrade order
The displayed default sequence uses the first four points to unlock the full kit, then distributes tier upgrades in this order:
- Unlock Threadsap
- Unlock Baba’s Brew
- Unlock Granny Long Legs
- Unlock Feed The Birds
- Upgrade Threadsap
- Upgrade Threadsap
- Upgrade Baba’s Brew
- Upgrade Baba’s Brew
- Upgrade Granny Long Legs
- Upgrade Granny Long Legs
- Upgrade Granny Long Legs
- Upgrade Feed The Birds
- Upgrade Feed The Birds
- Upgrade Feed The Birds
- Upgrade Threadsap
- Upgrade Baba’s Brew
In other words, unlock all four abilities first, then prioritize Threadsap and Baba’s Brew before completing the later upgrade runs on Granny Long Legs and Feed The Birds. The sequence is a default path; it does not establish that adapting to a match is wrong.
What each ability contributes to the build
Threadsap
Threadsap sends a thread along the crosshair path, dealing Spirit damage and stealing an enemy’s Spirit Power. While Baba holds stolen Spirit Power, her bullets deal bonus Spirit damage. Its listed upgrades add Spirit damage per bullet, then reduce cooldown and extend debuff duration, then add a charge and pull enemies on hit. That combination helps explain why the default sequence invests in Threadsap early.
Baba’s Brew
Baba’s Brew cycles through three effects: a barrier, a silence, or a burn that deals Spirit damage over time and reduces Spirit resistance. The player can pause or resume the brewing cycle. Its upgrades increase area radius, reduce cooldown, and improve brew effectiveness.
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Granny Long Legs extends the bench’s legs to grant movement speed, higher jumps, debuff resistance, and melee resistance. A light melee kicks enemies back; a heavy melee ground pound knocks them up, slows them, and deals Spirit damage. Its upgrades add movement speed, reduce cooldown, and add resistances plus melee lifesteal.
Feed The Birds
Feed The Birds applies bread that stacks a slow while Baba channels. At the end of the channel, pigeons deal Spirit damage and hex the target into a pigeon. Its upgrades increase cast range and slow, reduce cooldown, then increase damage, Spirit scaling, and hex duration.
These descriptions and upgrade effects are from deadlock.one’s Baba overview, dated October 7, 2026. The page also lists ability values such as a 35 m Threadsap range and 26-second cooldown, a 10-second Granny Long Legs duration and 30-second cooldown, a 6 m Baba’s Brew radius and 25-second cooldown, and an 18 m Feed The Birds cast range and 150-second cooldown. Because these are patch-sensitive third-party game values, check the in-game ability display for current numbers.
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The documented list is useful as a starting route, but its source does not compare multiple validated Baba builds or prescribe specific counters. There is therefore no evidence-based alternate item list to present as a universal answer. Consider the listed sequence a plan to consult, not a rule that overrides a match-specific opportunity.
Baba became playable in the October 7, 2026 update, and Deadlock’s mechanics guidance notes that builds may change as the game changes. Check the current in-game details after updates; Valve’s Deadlock mechanics explanation provides general context on builds and ongoing changes, while unDeadlock’s Baba history records the hero’s October 2026 ability additions.
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