- Ability Range increases (e.g.
Greater Expansion) affect both the radius and travel range.
- If the dragon hits an obstacle, it deflects and travels along the surface until it can return to its initial course.
- Due to imperfections in geometry this does not always work and the direction may change erratically, especially inside small rooms.
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“Books can save people's lives!
Paige is a Hero in Deadlock. Citizens of Manhattan will learn to appreciate the power of the written word when Paige joins the fight. With the mere toss of a book she can conjure a Bookwyrm that sears enemies who get too close, or bind them to the ground with Captivating Read. Waning allies will find themselves emboldened by Plot Armor, granting them the courage to fight another day. Fantasy becomes reality with Rallying Charge, summoning an entire cavalry to gallop across the city.
Paige grew up with books, love, and kindness in her family home; but she was at odds with her rebellious younger brother, Bryce. He sought out dangerous occult magics, disappearing one day while Paige's normally-watchful eye was away. Now a talented bibliomancer, Paige seeks answers about her brother's disappearance and will stop at nothing to find the answers.
Paige was released on August 25, 2025 as the fourth hero of the Six New Heroes update (third winner of hero vote).
Weapon
[edit | edit source]Chapter's End
Rapid Fire
Long Range
Falloff Range
20m ➞ 58m
Chapter's End's projectiles can pierce through enemies. Items that proc on bullet hit such as Mystic Shot only proc on the first enemy hit.
Chapter's End does not deal critical damage on headshots, but it does proc headshot items such as Headshot Booster.
Paige can gain stacks from Split Shot by hitting multiple players with the same projectile.
Abilities
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Bookwyrm
BOOKWYRM
Conjure a dragon that appears at the target location before flying forward, dealing 
spirit damage and leaving a burning path in its trail.
x1.3
60
Damage
x0.3
30
Damage Per Second
3s
Trail Duration
20m
Dragon Travel Range
+2 Trail Duration
+1m Radius
+1m Radius
+10m Travel Range
-12s Cooldown
-12s Cooldown
+100 Damage
+30 DPS
+1 Charge
+30 DPS
+1 Charge
Plot Armor
PLOT ARMOR
Grant an ally a 
barrier. While the barrier holds, they gain 
bonus weapon damage.
x1.3
125
Barrier
x0.2
25%
Weapon Damage
On Barrier: +14% Fire Rate
+100 Barrier and +2s Duration
Increases barrier scaling.
Up to 2 additional allies gain 75% Barrier
Up to 2 additional allies gain 75% Barrier
- The barrier can be self-cast.
- The barrier is not applied instantly: casting launches a homing projectile that applies barrier when it reaches the target.
- T3 upgrade makes it so that when the barrier projectile reaches its target up to two extra projectiles launch from the target towards the nearest allied heroes.
- These extra projectiles don't require Line of Sight and can pass through walls.
- The search radius for allies is 30m. It is not affected by Ability Range increases (e.g.
- If there are not enough ally heroes in radius to receive all extra barriers, one barrier projectile will launch towards Paige. She does not have to be inside search radius for that.
- Despite extra barriers giving only 75% of the shield, they give 100% bonus to Weapon Damage and Fire Rate.
Captivating Read
CAPTIVATING READ
Target an area with latent magic, applying 
slow.
The magic detonates after a delay, dealing spirit damage and applying 
immobilize.
The magic detonates after a delay, dealing
On Hit:
x1.3
90
Damage
On Hit:
1s
Immobilize Duration
45%
Move Speed
0.5s
Slow Duration
-11s Cooldown
1s Immobilize Duration
+1m Radius
On Hit: Reduce Spirit Resist by -18% for 6s
On Hit: Reduce Spirit Resist by -18% for 6s
- The detonation happens 1.25s after cast.
Rallying Charge
RALLYING CHARGE
Release a wave of spectral knights and steeds that charge across the entire city, 
healing allies and dealing spirit damage to enemies.
The strength of the heal and spirit damage is amplified as the knights travel further.
The strength of the
On Enemy Hit:
x1
125
Damage
On Enemy Hit:
1s
Stun Duration
On Friendly Hit:
x1.6
125
Heal Amount
On Friendly Hit:
5m
Move Speed
100%
Max Amp
350m
Distance for Max Amp
150 Heal Amount
Increase width by +4 Steeds
-30 Cooldown
-30 Cooldown
+160 Damage
+0.5s Stun Duration
+50% Max Amp
+0.5s Stun Duration
+50% Max Amp
- Has half cooldown if it hits no allies or enemies.
- Paige always gets the positive effects when she casts the ability.
- The move speed bonus lasts for 9s.
Backstory
[edit | edit source]See Paige/Lore for more story content.
“The daughter of a rare book dealer, Paige grew up in a loving home that prioritized kindness, magic, and storytelling. But while Paige took naturally to her parents' values, her little brother Bryce did not.
A rebellious teen, Bryce resented not only his family’s saccharine attitude, but also their refusal to let him dabble in magics that they deemed too dangerous. Paige tried everything she could think of to keep him out of trouble, but like most teenagers, the more his big sister tried to tell him what was best for him, the more he turned away.
Paige doesn't know what Bryce did to get kicked out of the house...just that she came home from the library to find her brother gone and her parents crying.
Days turned to weeks, to months, to years. Paige grew to become a talented bibliomancer, making a living as a storyteller reading at libraries across the five boroughs; and while her parents have remained silent about what happened with Bryce, Paige's obsession with finding him has only grown. She will discover what happened to her brother... and no man or god is going to stand in her way.
Update history
[edit | edit source]View the full update history: Paige/Update history
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Gallery
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Paige portrait
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Paige icon
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Paige in-game render
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Paige select background
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Paige poster
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Paige reference sheet
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Abilities reference sheet
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Paige name typography
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Paige weapon - Chapter's End
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Unfinished Paige model art
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Gloat portrait for Paige.
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Critical health portrait for Paige.
Trivia
[edit | edit source]- Paige's name has a double meaning: It can be a reference to the pages of books, as well as the servants of knights and noblemen in medieval times.
- Paige was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidently leaked on stream in May 2025.[2]
- Paige was originally named Bookworm, and later renamed to Patience during development, before being changed to her current name. Some voice lines still refer to her as Patience,[3][4] but that is unintentional.[5]
- Paige's ability VFX uses text from the book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the placeholder Lorem Ipsum text.
- "Reading in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Paige in the Hideout.
- Bookwyrm was originally named Conjure Dragon, and Plot Armor was originally named Defend and Fight!. These abilities were renamed based on feedback from a Reddit post by user u/CDranzer.[6] Wyrm is an Old English word for "serpent" or "dragon" in Germanic folklore.
- The book used in Bookwyrm uses textures from TF2's Bombinomicon.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 2025-09-05 - Jacqueline Emerson on Instagram - "Soooooo excited to finally announce that I’m voicing this adorable hero character (who may or may not actually be me??) in Valve’s new *in development* MOBA #Deadlock."
- ↑ 2025-05-01 - atahutahatena on Reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumors - Streamer accidentally leaks hero roster of a more "secret" private Deadlock pre-alpha playtest build
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Grey Talon's in-game voice line (pass Paige on zipline): "Stay safe, Patience."
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Paige's in-game voice line (Concerned): "Alright Patience, just breathe, you're probably not going to die."
- ↑ 2025-09-29 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - "its a bug, her name is paige"
- ↑ 2026-02-15 - u/CDranzer on reddit.com/r/DeadlockTheGame - Paige's "Conjure Dragon" skill should be renamed to "Bookwyrm"