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VITALITY ITEM

Enduring Speed

Reduces the effect of enemy Move Speed penalties.

LOCK LAB ITEM PULSE

How Enduring Speed is performing now

Minor Update - 08-12-2026All ranked matches · updated Aug 20, 10:36 AM UTC
PICK RATE155.9%297,626 purchases
WIN RATE51.3%152,685W / 144,941L
7D CHANGE · PICK RATE-38.8 ptsequal-length comparison
7D CHANGE · WIN RATE+0.0 ptsequal-length comparison
AVG. PURCHASE17:0146% through the match
CONFIDENCEhighbased on current sample

Pick rate measures the share of ranked player-match records across every rank containing this item. Win rate is descriptive, not causal: expensive items and winning game states can inflate results. Lock Lab always shows the sample and adjusts hero-specific results against each hero's own all-ranks baseline. Read the full methodology →

MOST POPULAR HEROES

Who builds Enduring Speed most often

Current patch · ordered by recorded purchases
CURRENT ITEM DOSSIER

Mobility and positioning

Reduces the effect of enemy Move Speed penalties.

Enduring Speed functions as mobility and positioning within the Vitality shop. The strategic value is improving access, escape, or the ability to preserve a favorable firing angle. Because it is a transitional purchase, the right comparison is the fight pattern it unlocks versus the other purchases that the same 1,600 souls could complete.

VITALITYSHOP CATEGORY
IIITEM TIER
1,600SOUL COST
LOCK LAB ANALYSIS

When Enduring Speed belongs in the build

BUY WHEN
  • Positioning is the main reason your damage or utility is not reaching the right target.
  • The extra movement enables a repeatable engage, rotation, chase, or disengage pattern.
  • You can convert the mobility into objective pressure rather than only correcting late positioning.
SKIP WHEN
  • Hard control or burst damage prevents movement from solving the actual problem.
  • Your hero already reaches fights reliably and needs stronger conversion after arriving.
  • The item would be used as an emergency escape instead of supporting a deliberate game plan.
DATA-BACKED BUILD CONTEXT

Timing, movement, and hero fit

Across the current all-ranks sample, Enduring Speed is purchased at about 17:01, or 46% through the average recorded match. That places it in the middle of the observed build path. Compare that timing with the next objective and the defensive answers already visible in the lobby.

Enduring Speed is being purchased less often in the 7d change window (-38.8 points), while its observed win rate moved +0.0 points. The high confidence label reflects 297,626 purchases. These are descriptive results: build cost, game state, and hero selection can all move item win rate without the item causing the outcome.

Victor, Bebop, Infernus currently produce the largest reliable Enduring Speed samples, accounting for 73,186 recorded purchases among the three leaders. Treat that as evidence of common fit, then compare each hero's adjusted result and complete build path before copying the purchase.

NEARBY SHOP ALTERNATIVES

What else the same budget can buy

RECENT NAMED CHANGES

How Enduring Speed has changed

  • Fixed slow resistance interaction with dash slows
HAND-WRITTEN LOCK LAB FIELD NOTES

Enduring Speed strategy, mistakes, and counterplay

Reviewed for the current high-volume item set. Live popularity and hero-fit evidence remain in the Item Pulse above.

EDITORIAL REVIEW · August 16, 2026
HERO & ABILITY INTERACTION

Enduring Speed preserves movement when enemies rely on slows to control spacing. It is especially valuable for heroes who must keep a firing angle, maintain a chase, or retreat without surrendering all momentum.

Largest current samples: Victor, Bebop, Infernus.
COMMON MISTAKE

Buying it against hard stuns, roots, or knockdowns. Slow resistance does not replace a cleanse or immunity answer to complete movement denial.

HOW OPPONENTS ANSWER

Layer hard control after the reduced slow, or force the buyer into terrain where movement speed cannot create a new angle. Do not depend on one soft slow to secure the catch.

PRACTICAL BUILD EXAMPLE

Upgrade from general movement when slow effects—not map travel—become the repeated reason engages and escapes fail.

COMPARE BEFORE BUYING

Sprint Boots improves rotations, Extra Stamina improves active dodging, and Dispel Magic removes specific debuffs. Enduring Speed is the persistent anti-slow choice.

Enduring Speed in Deadlock builds

Item strength depends on hero kit, purchase timing, lobby rank, and the current patch. Use the hero pages below to compare this item against complete build paths instead of treating a single item as universally optimal.

DATA & SOURCING

Transparent reference, original analysis

Live performance and purchase timing come from community-indexed match records. Lock Lab's rates, comparison windows, confidence labels, and hero-affinity analysis are original calculations—not official Valve recommendations.

VIEW ANALYTICS SOURCE ↗Current-patch all-ranks sample · refreshed automatically
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