IVDiviner's Kevlar
Upon casting an ultimate ability gain a Barrier and temporary Spirit Power .
How Diviner's Kevlar is performing now
Durability and resistance
Upon casting an ultimate ability gain a Barrier and temporary Spirit Power .
Diviner's Kevlar functions as durability and resistance within the Vitality shop. The strategic value is surviving a defined damage pattern or control window long enough to keep contributing. Because it is a late-build investment, the right comparison is the fight pattern it unlocks versus the other purchases that the same 6,400 souls could complete.
When Diviner's Kevlar belongs in the build
- Diviner's Kevlar's protection matches the damage or control that is deciding fights.
- Living through the first enemy commitment lets your kit deliver a second meaningful action.
- Your team needs you to hold space rather than trade your life for a single cast.
- The enemy threat profile does not match the protection described by the item.
- Poor positioning, not insufficient durability, is causing most deaths.
- More health would only delay a loss without creating damage, control, or an escape opportunity.
Timing, movement, and hero fit
Diviner's Kevlar is a late-build investment at 6,400 souls. Judge it against the next fight and the purchases it delays, not only against its isolated tooltip value.
Lock Lab has not received a reliable current sample for Diviner's Kevlar yet, so no performance conclusion should be drawn from missing data.
What else the same budget can buy
It occupies the same 6,400-soul price point. Cheat Death is a vitality item in Deadlock.
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COMPARE ITEM →How Diviner's Kevlar has changed
- Spirit power increased from +35 to +40
- Cooldown reduced from 64s to 40s
Diviner's Kevlar 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.
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.
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