Rem

Strengths and weaknesses

Abilities

1

Pillow Toss

25s cooldown

Throw a pillow (40m) that deals 75 spirit damage in 5m, knocking enemies back and slowing them by 36% for 3s. Hitting with it cuts your other cooldowns by 5s.

Tier 1 1 point	-7s cooldown
Tier 2 2 points	+2m radius; -35% fire rate on hit
Tier 3 5 points	+100 damage and +1 charge

2

Tag Along

40s cooldown

Fly to an ally (23m) and nap on them for up to 5.5s, healing them for 15% of missing health plus regeneration. You're untargetable while napping, and you can hop between allies, healing each once.

Tier 1 1 point	-8s cooldown
Tier 2 2 points	Your items get 35% more range, duration and barrier strength
Tier 3 5 points	+15% spirit power, plus bonus spirit power while and after napping

3

Lil' Helpers

Send helpers (45m) to follow a hero, giving them 12% spirit resist and +3 m/s move speed, or to follow a trooper, making it tougher and stronger for 50s. Helpers can also open crates, hit Sacrifices and buy from shops for you.

Tier 1 1 point	+1 helper and +1.5 m/s move speed
Tier 2 2 points	+1 helper and +15% trooper damage and resist
Tier 3 5 points	+1 helper and +15% spirit resist

ULT

Naptime

200s cooldown

Channel for 1.9s, then put enemies in a 19m radius (24m range) to sleep for 4s. Damage wakes them (after a damage threshold), dealing 120 spirit damage. You take 30% less damage while channelling.

Tier 1 1 point	Waking removes 1 stamina, and sleepers don't regenerate stamina
Tier 2 2 points	+3m radius and +0.75s sleep
Tier 3 5 points	-55s cooldown; much less damage taken and Unstoppable while channelling

Ability order

Spend points in this order. Each ability's tiers cost 1, 2 and 5 points.

1. Unlock Tag Along
2. Unlock Pillow Toss
3. Unlock Lil' Helpers
4. Pillow Toss T1
5. Tag Along T1
6. Unlock Naptime
7. Lil' Helpers T1
8. Pillow Toss T2
9. Naptime T1–T2
10. Tag Along T2
11. Pillow Toss T3
12. Naptime T3
13. Tag Along T3
14. Lil' Helpers T2–T3

Item build

A starting build that works in most games. Swap pieces based on the enemy team; the notes explain what each stage is for.

Checked against 26,726 Rem matches from October 6–7, 2026 (all ranks). It keeps the items most Rem players buy and fills the other slots with the items that won most often. See the item tier list for how we measure that.

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How to play

Rem is a support and disruptor. Tag Along flies him onto an ally to nap and heal them, Pillow Toss knocks enemies back and reduces his other cooldowns, Lil’ Helpers buff allies, empower troopers and run errands, and Naptime puts entire teams to sleep.

His unique traits

• Tunnels: Rem can enter and exit tunnels through vents while out of combat.
• Helpers that shop: Lil’ Helpers can buy from shops, open crates and hit Sinner’s Sacrifice for you.

Laning phase (0–10 min)

• Pillow Toss for trades. Every hit cuts your other cooldowns by 5 seconds.
• Tag Along your lane partner to heal them; you’re untargetable while napping.
• Send helpers to your troopers to push the lane harder.

Mid game (10–25 min)

• Nap on your carry. Hop on, heal, hop off when needed.
• Helpers for farm. Send them to break crates and buy items while you fight.

Late game and team fights (25+ min)

• Naptime the enemy team before your team engages. Sleeping enemies can’t fight back.
• Coordinate the wake-up. Damage wakes them, so let your team line up their biggest burst.
• Naptime T3 makes you Unstoppable while channelling.

Combos

1. Sleep and burst: Naptime → team lines up abilities → biggest burst wakes them up.
2. Lane harass: Pillow Toss → cooldowns reduced → Pillow Toss again sooner.
3. Save: Tag Along a low ally → heal → hop to another ally for a second heal.

Matchups

• Good against: grouped teams (Naptime), and dive heroes who can be knocked back.
• Hard against: burst assassins who reach him when he’s not napping.

Pro tips

• Tag Along T2 boosts your items’ range, duration and barriers by 35%, which works well with support items.
• Your gun gently homes in towards your crosshair.

Lore

Rem accidentally stowed away from the dream world and now wanders New York with his helpful little companions, looking for a way home. He gets by with pillow fights and the curious helpers who follow him across the five boroughs.

Ability numbers are checked against the game and the community-run Deadlock Wiki after every patch. Builds are our own recommendations, checked against public match data. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.