Decay Stats & Best Heroes
Players who buy Decay win 48.0% of 29,946 tracked Phantom 1+ matches in this season, and it shows up in 2.2% of all builds. Refreshed daily from live match data.
- Win Rate
- 48.0%
- #151 of 156
- Bought
- 2.2%
- by 5,495 players
- Avg Buy Time
- 16:44
- into the match
- Matches
- 29,946
- tracked
What Decay Does
Its effect in the shop, and where it sits in the upgrade tree.
Effect
Tier 3 SpiritInflict damage over time to a target, dealing damage based on their current health.
Decay's damage is non-lethal and does not apply item procs.
Corrupted Decay
The Broker trades Decay for a corrupted version: stronger stats, plus penalties rolled once per match.
The Broker is a merchant who shows up around minute 30 of a normal match and again roughly every 15 minutes after. He swaps a tier 3 or 4 item for its corrupted version. In Street Brawl, every player gets to corrupt an item after the round 5 item draft.
A corrupted item keeps its effect with stronger stats, and takes on penalties from a fixed set. They are rolled once per match, so every corrupted item in that match carries the same ones.
Stat bonuses
7 strongerPossible penalties
Tier 3 values · 10 can roll · 1 never on DecayWin rates of players who bought each version, in Phantom 1+ matches since the City Never Sleeps update (September 29, 2026). The Broker only trades from about minute 30, so corrupted items only show up in longer matches; read the difference with that in mind.
Who Should Buy Decay
The heroes it works best on, and the items it is built with, in Phantom 1+ matches.
Best Heroes for Decay
by win rate after buying it- 1
Ivy4,546 matches- Win rate
- 52.3%
- Bought
- 12%
- 2
Kelvin2,058 matches- Win rate
- 51.3%
- Bought
- 9%
- 3
Paige1,888 matches- Win rate
- 50.2%
- Bought
- 5%
- 4
Graves873 matches- Win rate
- 50.9%
- Bought
- 4%
- 5
Shiv7,721 matches- Win rate
- 48.0%
- Bought
- 20%
- 6
Vindicta293 matches- Win rate
- 52.2%
- Bought
- 1%
- 7
Apollo215 matches- Win rate
- 53.0%
- Bought
- 1%
- 8
Dynamo218 matches- Win rate
- 52.8%
- Bought
- 1%
Often Built with Decay
in the same buildDecay Win Rate Trends
Over time, by rank, and by the minute it is bought.