Rem build guide

Full Annotated Guide on Rem - Support/Disrupt/Dmg

by AuroraVersion 58Updated Sep 4, 2026Guide #499179

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UPDATED Rem Annotated Guide - People don't realize the potential w/t2 Tag Along's 35% buffs to actives. This build prios on utilizing it to supp friends and make enemies not want to play the game. SleepyRem on Tiktok (Not a gun build)

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1Recent Patch Notes
Author's category · 0 items · If you're new here, there are annotations on how to play Rem further below. This top part is for recent changes/updates. This build is NOT L->R. Learn to counter --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Hi there! Been awhile... I've update the build a lot. - Now truly Right -> Left friendly per category. - Simplified categories to show importance of items, with options further down. - Updated Ability Breakdown at the bottom - New meta build coming soon that is 10x this build. Follow me on tiktok to see video. - I mainly get my Spirit Invest from actives now. Buy Actives = More Pillow DMG. - MY NEW BUILD IS OUT 731832 - Full Support, Tourney style build!!!
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Author's category · 0 items · Tiktok: sleepyrem -------------------- Youtube: sleepy_rem
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Author's category · 0 items · Current Rank: Emessary 6
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4Early game
Game stage · 10 items · Focuses on Early game pressure and sustain. Get first tower by 10mins
1. 1
  Grit
  Extremely good at taking trades and doing more dmg w/out taking dmg/anti-burst. Can be used in Tag Along to give lane partner the barrier instead. Interchangable first item w/HVR and Headshot Booster
2. 2
  High-Velocity Rounds
  Upgrading to opening rounds (see anno) early is nice and helps Rem's projectile speed. Interchangable 1st item with Headshotbooster and Grit.
3. 3
5Best Actives
Author's category · 6 items · Right>Left Rem's certified BEST actives. I will almost ALWAYS get the first 4
1. 1
  Cursed Relic
  GREAT item for stopping long lasting Ults. Haze, Dynamo, Lash, etc. (is an interupt!)
2. 2
  Echo Shard
  Since Tag Along got buffed, is item is HUGE. Lots of healing. Will keep you and teammates alive + give more chances to proc actives. Been rush buying more often.
3. 3
  Decay
  Extremely good. Use on FULL hp targets who have LIFESTEAL (victor & Giest), you'll get more value.
6Green Investment
Author's category · 6 items · I hate the use of raw protections. These are your best bet. Rely on countering w/actives
1. 1
  Spirit Shielding
  Built from Grit
  Upgrade from Grit. Buy if enemy/lane is heavy spirit.
2. 2
  Weapon Shielding
  Built from Grit
  Upgrade from Grit. Buy if enemy/lane is heavy gun
3. 3
  Cheat Death
7Supp Gun Investment
Author's category · 6 items · Rem's Best Support Gun. Need to hit 4.8k Gun Investment
1. 1
  Hunter's Aura
  Buy if your team is heavy gun, this will shred protections
2. 2
  Heroic Aura
  Buy if the enemy team is heavy gun. I only buy for the AOE bullet resist to friendly teammates
3. 3
  Spirit Shredder
  Read Spirit Rend Annotation
8Spirit DMGoptional
Author's category · 3 items · Try not to buy. It gives deminishing returns with lvl 3 tag along. But the option is there
1. 1
  Extra Spirit
  Must pick for most characters. But lowkey +10 spirit dmg sucks lol.
2. 2
  Improved Spirit
  Built from Extra Spirit
  Upgrade path (skip and go surge of power maybe?)
3. 3
  Boundless Spirit
9Upgrade Wheneveroptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Healing Tempo
  Built from Healing Booster
  I'll hold off on buying this until extreme late game. Is like the last thing I ever buy, but can be bought whenever
10DMG Gun Investmentoptional
Author's category · 5 items · Choose any combination of these. Honestly it's all preference based. Need to hit 4.8k Gun Invest. Sell all gun items late game for Silencer
1. 1
  Mystic Shot
  Free spirit scaling gun dmg every 8 seconds. Potential to do around 300~ dmg late game.
2. 2
  Headshot Booster
  Bought of a lot of spirit characters for Gun Invest. "Do 50 free dmg" ahh type item. Interchangable first item with HVR and Grit.
3. 3
11Specific Countersoptional
Author's category · 15 items · Rem gives 35% range, duration, and barrier while in Tag Along. Spam these. (Buy as needed, see anno per)
1. 1
  Cold Front
  If you have a teammate willing to be in their face, use this while in Tag Along for a HUGE dmg spike. Good for clearing camps faster. Upgraded version is very nice.
2. 2
  Arctic Blast
  Built from Cold Front
  (The only item you do NOT need every game) Now freezes longer. Extremely good in Tag Along. Remember, you have to have a friend willing to be in their face.
3. 3
12Some Extra Stuffoptional
Author's category · 6 items · Mostly extra dmg items to help give you that extra little boost.
1. 1
  Compress Cooldown
  If you want to buy cc, Compress is the way to go. Cheap and you can sell later. Put on TG or NT. DO NOT UPGRADE. Shoutout @ScarWann on my yt comments.
2. 2
  Mystic Reverb
  Omg what an item for Rem. 40% Movement slow + Pillow -45% + Mystic Slow = frozen in time + Huge dmg spike
3. 3
  Spirit Burn
13Annotated Breakdown! What is Rem's Playstyle?
Author's category · 0 items · Rem is an Invading Support who specializes in disrupting the enemy team's farm, movement, and abilities while healing and protecting teammates. Rem's main pressure is the early to mid game. With this in depth explaination, you should win lane under 9mins EVERY game. Once you've (hopefully) won laning phase, Rem has the freedom to roam around, stealing camps or supporting other lanes.
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14Pillow Toss - How to Toss a Pillow filled with Bricks 101:
Author's category · 0 items · It's a pillow that does a LOT of raw damage. Landing hits will reduce the cooldown of your other abilities. Very good at spamming and constantly displaces enemies by knocking them around. Enemies will have a -45% decaying move speed when hit. At level 2 it gives enemies a -35% fire rate. At level 3 it gives you an extra pillow and does 100 more damage. Overall it's good a burst people down and messing up their movement.
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15Tag Along - Rem's Most OP Ability:
Author's category · 0 items · Tag along is crazy overpowered with actives. TAG ALONG ENCHANCES ACTIVES by 35%!!! You'll get more value when you use actives in Tag Along. This is YOUR sustain. You should rarely ever die around teammates! It will also save teammates. The importance is the burst heal when teammates (or you) are on low HP, you'll get more value. Be careful using it when a teammates is about to die, you could just be knocked out. You will also be knocked out if somebody Ults or Stuns the teammate your Tag Alonged to. Tag Along is your only "out" of a fight and Rem will die if alone. Stay around teammates to taxi you out of trouble. He is not meant to 1v1 at all, though is very do-able. At level 3, you'll get a spirit damage spike similar to the item Boundless Spirit.
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16Lil Helpers - Most Unqiue Ability in Deadlock:
Author's category · 0 items · You will want to start with and level up Lil Helpers to Level 2 immediately!! Place these on Troopers! This will apply constant pressure to the point where you can take first tower extremely fast. You'll get more value placing a Lil Helper on the Healing Trooper to deny the enemy from healing. At 3:00 mins, boxes will spawn in. Lil helpers can take boxes, statues, sinners, bridge buffs, and buy at shops, including enemies, and through walls (queue the item by right clicking and send the lil helper to a shop). Putting them on a teammate will give them temporary spirit resistance. At 8:00mins Sinners will spawn and you'' want to take all of the enemies with Lil Helpers
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17Nap Time - The Worlds Worst Stun... a Sleep
Author's category · 0 items · Enemies are slowed, have reduced dash distance, and cannot use movement! On god start spamming this ult as much as you can. Your pillow passive will make this available every 30-60secs. Don't be affraid to waste it, to solo ult people. I'd rather it be used to overkill than to lose a fight. Use it to initiate fights or use defensively if you need to run away. Try the combo: Pillow toss -> Sleep -> Melee -> Pillow Toss. While they're sleeping, you can wait for your cooldowns to come back before they wake up. It takes a damage threshold to wake them up, be careful of items and teammates that damage them! Level 3 will makes you unstoppable meaning you won't beable to get stunned at all.
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18What are Investments? (Video Pinned on my Tiktok)
Author's category · 0 items · There are 3 category of items: Weapon (gun), Spirit (abilities), and Vitality (health and protections). Whenver you buy an item from said category, it will automatically give you bonus stats based on it's price. 800 soul spirit item will give you +7 spirit power! Upgrade it to 1600? You'll get +11. If you own two seperate 1600 soul weapon items, they'll add up 3.2k souls, meaning you'll get +18% weapon dmg. You'll want at least 4.8k minimum investment in ALL categories to get the best value, hence why I have them seperated in this build.
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19Extra Comments - What is the BEST Build?
Author's category · 0 items · No two games will EVER be the same and blindly following the exact same Right -> Left build every game can eventually work against you. There will always be a "meta" item that's generally the best choice, but how you get there is going to change from game to game. Maybe you have a rough start and can't afford an expensive item yet, so you're forced to slowly build towards it. Or maybe you're insane fed and can buy whatever you want. Either way, the goal is to usually end up with those meta items by the end of the game, but the path you take to get there should adapt to the specific game your in. All builds can and have worked. All playstyles are very much do-able. Does Gun Rem work? Sure in some cases and some in not. Does Full Support Rem Work? Yes in some cases and some in not. I personally find a hybrid build of it all to be most reliable, hitting that 4.8k investment and having fun. It's a game after all, we're here to escape the real life. SleepyRem on all platforms if you'd like more guides or deadlock content.
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20I hate these items on Remoptional
Author's category · 9 items · See annotations on why.
1. 1
  Transcendent Cooldown
  Rem naturally has built in cc w/pillows (-5secs per pillow). Items like witchmail are 10x better. WATCH MY VIDEO!! IDC that it works on actives it's a 6400 souls item that only gives 25% cc. IT'S BAD
2. 2
  Superior Duration
  I did the math on using Superior Duration w/Actives while in Tag Along and the results aren't good. I can't explain it all here, you'll just have to trust me, a random guy on the internet.
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Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
Pillow TossPillow Toss		Pillow Toss: Ability unlocked, step 2						Pillow Toss: 1 AP upgrade, step 8			Pillow Toss: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Pillow Toss: 5 AP upgrade, step 12