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Paige Mystic hero · Easy to learn

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Paige starts with 680 health and a gun that deals 70 damage per second. Their abilities are Bookwyrm, Plot Armor and Captivating Read, with Rallying Charge as the ultimate.

Health
680
Regen
2/s
Move speed
6.9m/s
Sprint
+3.5m/s
Stamina
3
Gun DPS
70

Win rate 56.2% Pick rate 33.3% 1.1M matches in the last 30 days Counters and synergy

The kit

Paige abilities

Ability 1

Bookwyrm

Cooldown
33s
Duration
5s

Conjure a dragon that appears at the target location before flying forward, dealing Spirit Damage and leaving a burning path in its trail.

Damage
60 ×1.3
Damage Per Second
30 ×0.3
Trail Duration
3s
Dragon Travel Range
20m
  1. I

    -12s Cooldown

    1 AP
  2. II

    +1 Charge
    +2s Trail Duration
    +1m Radius

    2 AP
  3. III

    +12m Travel Range
    +100 Damage
    +30 DPS

    5 AP

Ability 2

Plot Armor

Cooldown
28s
Range
35m
Duration
5s

Grant an ally a Combat Barrier. While the barrier holds, they gain Weapon Damage.

Barrier
125 ×1.5 Spirit
Weapon Damage
+25% ×0.3
  1. I

    On Barrier: +0.16% Fire Rate

    1 AP
  2. II

    +100 Barrier and +2s Duration

    2 AP
  3. III

    Affects up to 2 additional allies.
    Increases barrier scaling.

    5 AP
Cooldown
30s
Range
30m

Target an area with latent magic, applying Slow.

The magic detonates after a delay, dealing Spirit Damage and applying Immobilize.

Damage
90 ×1.3
Move Speed
-36%
Slow Duration
0.5s
  1. I

    -14s Cooldown

    1 AP
  2. II

    +1s Immobilize Duration

    2 AP
  3. III

    +2m Radius
    On Hit: Reduce Spirit Resist by -18% for 6s

    5 AP
Cooldown
210s
Range
600m
Duration
13s

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.

Damage
125 ×1
Heal Amount
125 ×1.6
Move Speed
+5 m
Max Amp
+100%
Max Amp Distance
250m
  1. I

    +150 Heal Amount

    1 AP
  2. II

    Increase width by +4 Steeds
    -45 Cooldown

    2 AP
  3. III

    +160 Damage
    +0.5s Stun Duration
    +70% Max Amp

    5 AP

What players buy

Paige build

The items Paige players pick most often in the early game, and how often they buy each one.

  1. I
    High-Velocity Rounds 800
    Picked in 65% of games
  2. I
    Extra Charge 800
    Picked in 42% of games
  3. I Active
    Grit 800
    Picked in 40% of games
  4. II
    Opening Rounds 1,600
    Picked in 39% of games

From recent matches

Teammates and counters

Paige wins 56.2% of 1.1M matches in the last 30 days. Here's who Paige does best with, the heroes Paige struggles against most, and the ones Paige beats most often.

From recent matches

Items Paige players buy

How often Paige players buy each item and how often they win with it, over 1.1M matches in the last 30 days. Expensive items bought late often show high win rates because the game was already going well.

ItemBought inWin rateUsually bought at
Mystic Expansion81.7%56.8%12 min
Extra Charge78.2%56.5%9 min
High-Velocity Rounds73.9%56.0%2 min
Greater Expansion70.6%57.6%25 min
Superior Cooldown68.9%57.3%22 min
Guardian Ward67.6%56.3%9 min
Rapid Recharge65.1%56.9%22 min
Compress Cooldown62.0%57.1%18 min
Trophy Collector61.1%57.0%10 min
Extra Spirit60.5%56.7%10 min

Highest win rates (bought in 5% of matches or more)

  1. Mystic Reverb 61.7% won · bought in 6.3%
  2. Spirit Burn 61.3% won · bought in 24.5%
  3. Refresher 60.3% won · bought in 13.0%
  4. Escalating Exposure 59.6% won · bought in 20.0%
  5. Boundless Spirit 59.2% won · bought in 40.1%
  6. Indomitable 58.9% won · bought in 7.1%

Gun

Weapon

Paige's weapon
DPS
70
While firing
Sustained DPS
52
Including reloads
Bullet damage
35
Fire rate
2/s
Magazine
14
Empties in 7s
Reload
2.5s

Damage over distance

Full damage to 19.99m Drops to 10% by 57.51m

Headshots deal ×1.65 damage. Bullets travel at 43 m/s.

Initiate to Eternus

Paige win rate by rank

How often Paige wins at each rank (by the average rank of the match) over the last 30 days. The middle line is 50%.

  1. Initiate 55.1% · 19k
  2. Seeker 55.1% · 36k
  3. Acolyte 55.3% · 31k
  4. Sentinel 55.6% · 25k
  5. Mystic 55.6% · 21k
  6. Ritualist 55.7% · 19k
  7. Emissary 55.3% · 18k
  8. Oracle 54.4% · 20k
  9. Phantom 53.7% · 19k
  10. Ascendant 53.5% · 7,968
  11. Eternus 51.6% · 2,970

Every boon

Growth per level

Collecting souls levels you up. Each level from 2 onward is a boon, and every boon permanently adds:

Health
+31
Bullet damage
+0.52
Melee damage
+1.2
Spirit power
+1.1

Quick answers

Paige questions

What type of hero is Paige?
Paige is a mystic. Ability-focused heroes whose damage and control scale with spirit power. Complexity: easy to learn.
What are Paige's abilities?
Bookwyrm, Plot Armor and Captivating Read, plus the ultimate Rallying Charge. Each one has three upgrades that cost 1, 2 and 5 ability points.
How much health does Paige have?
Paige starts with 680 health and gains 31 more with every boon (each level from 2 onward).
Is Paige good for beginners?
Paige is rated easy to learn. If you're new, Graves, Haze and Infernus are easier places to start.
What should I buy first on Paige?
Most Paige players open with High-Velocity Rounds, Extra Charge and Grit. See the full Paige build for mid and late game items.

Case history

Paige lore

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.

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