Baba in Deadlock: Abilities, Bench Movement and Current Patch

Identity and release

Baba became playable on October 6, 2026. Her kit mixes Spirit theft, a living bench used for movement and melee, three rotating brew effects, and a stacking pigeon attack. She can change what a fight is about, but each tool asks for a different position and timing.

Threadsap

Threadsap steals Spirit from a target. That makes it both an offensive debuff and a temporary power swing for Baba. The October 14 follow-up made the effect end when Baba dies, so survival now matters directly to preserving the theft.

Granny Long Legs

Granny Long Legs animates Baba's bench into a movement and melee tool. It can help her enter, reposition or keep pressure on a nearby target. Valve's follow-up reduced repeated airborne-melee mobility, so launch clips should not be treated as a current movement guide.

Baba's Brew

Baba's Brew cycles through three effects. Read the current state before committing; the same button does not always solve the same problem.

Feed the Birds

Feed the Birds sends pigeons whose repeated hits build stronger control: the target is slowed, then damaged and hexed as stacks accumulate. The ability rewards keeping a target exposed long enough for the later effects rather than expecting the first bird to provide the full result.

October 14 changes

Street Brawl difference

Valve separately reduced Threadsap's duration by 35% in Street Brawl. Do not copy that mode-specific duration into Standard or Ranked explanations; the modes can carry different tuning.