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Guides 12
- How to Get a Deadlock Invite and Start PlayingGuideIs it still invite-only, how friend invites work, and what to do when one doesn’t show up.
- How to Play Deadlock: A Beginner’s GuideGuideHow a match works, souls, items, lanes and objectives — plus a ten-match plan for new players.
- Deadlock Laning GuideGuideLanes, partners, souls, trading and when to leave.
- Deadlock Hero CombosGuideHero, lane and team combos built from real kits.
- Deadlock Team Compositions: How to Draft a Strong TeamGuideWhat a team needs and example compositions.
- How to Watch Replays and Spectate in DeadlockGuideWatch your matches back, spectate and fix replay errors.
- What Is Deadlock?GuideValve’s hero shooter-MOBA in one page: how it plays, modes and current status.
- Deadlock for League and Dota PlayersGuideWhat transfers from MOBAs and what you need to learn.
- Deadlock Macro Guide: Rotations, Farming and ObjectivesGuideRotations, farming patterns, objectives and closing games.
- Deadlock vs Overwatch, Marvel Rivals and Dota 2GuideFormat, economy and pace compared with three similar games.
- Deadlock Mods: How They Install, and Are They Allowed?GuideValve’s stance, the risks, and installing or removing mods.
- GuidesGuideDeadlock Guides
Heroes 46
- Nurse Harrow guideGuideNurse Harrow’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Baba guideGuideBaba’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Rat King guideGuideRat King’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Violet guideGuideViolet’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Solomon guideGuideSolomon’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Deadman Danny guideGuideDeadman Danny’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- All 44 Deadlock heroesGuideAll 44 Deadlock Heroes
- Mina guideGuideMina’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Silver guideGuideSilver’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Ivy guideGuideIvy’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Rem guideGuideRem’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Celeste guideGuideCeleste’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Drifter guideGuideDrifter’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Paige guideGuidePaige’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Graves guideGuideGraves’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Venator guideGuideVenator’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Abrams guideGuideAbrams’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Victor guideGuideVictor’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Pocket guideGuidePocket’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Vindicta guideGuideVindicta’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Yamato guideGuideYamato’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Billy guideGuideBilly’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Seven guideGuideSeven’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Wraith guideGuideWraith’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Haze guideGuideHaze’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Infernus guideGuideInfernus’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Mirage guideGuideMirage’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Paradox guideGuideParadox’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Holliday guideGuideHolliday’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Shiv guideGuideShiv’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Kelvin guideGuideKelvin’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- McGinnis guideGuideMcGinnis’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Vyper guideGuideVyper’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Calico guideGuideCalico’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Dynamo guideGuideDynamo’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Lash guideGuideLash’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Apollo guideGuideApollo’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Bebop guideGuideBebop’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Sinclair guideGuideSinclair’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Viscous guideGuideViscous’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Warden guideGuideWarden’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Lady Geist guideGuideLady Geist’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Grey Talon guideGuideGrey Talon’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Mo & Krill guideGuideMo & Krill’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
- Deadlock Heroes by RoleGuideAll 44 heroes by role, and how to read tier lists.
- The Doorman guideGuideThe Doorman’s abilities, build framework, tips and recent changes.
Items & builds 15
- Deadlock Items ExplainedGuideCategories, tiers, slots, upgrades, refunds and the 4.8k spike, explained end to end.
- Deadlock Builds: How Builds WorkGuideHow builds work, and every hero’s build framework.
- The Broker and Corrupted ItemsGuideHow corrupted items worked and their current status.
- Deadlock Cursed Items and Cursed Relic ExplainedGuideCursed Relic vs corrupted items, and when to buy it.
- All Deadlock ItemsGuideEvery shop item, filterable by category and price.
- Healbane in Deadlock: What It Does and When to Buy ItGuideDeadlock’s cheapest anti-heal: your spirit damage cuts enemy healing, and kills under it heal you.
- Debuff Reducer in Deadlock: What It Does and When to Buy ItGuideA cheap way to spend less time stunned, slowed and silenced — and the first step to Unstoppable.
- Unstoppable in Deadlock: What It Does and When to Buy ItGuideFive and a half seconds of immunity to stuns, silences, sleeps, roots and disarms.
- Dispel Magic in Deadlock: What It Does and When to Buy ItGuidePress to wipe non-ultimate debuffs off yourself — and get a heal and a burst of speed if it worked.
- Slowing Hex in Deadlock: What It Does and When to Buy ItGuideA cheap targeted slow that also shuts off the enemy’s movement abilities.
- Toxic Bullets in Deadlock: What It Does and When to Buy ItGuideAnti-heal for gun builds: your bullets build a bleed that also cuts healing by 40%.
- Shadow Weave in Deadlock: What It Does and When to Buy ItGuideGo invisible, close the distance, then open fire with +50% weapon damage.
- Ethereal Shift in Deadlock: What It Does and When to Buy ItGuideFour seconds of total invulnerability — then extra spirit power, spirit resist and speed.
- Refresher in Deadlock: What It Does and When to Buy ItGuideReset every ability cooldown and charge — cast your ultimate twice.
- Boundless Spirit in Deadlock: What It Does and When to Buy ItGuideThe big spirit-power item: a percentage boost to all your spirit power, plus flat power and health.
Counters 45
- How to Counter Any Deadlock Hero (Counter Items Cheat Sheet)GuideWhat to buy against healing, crowd control, burst and invisibility, plus a 44-hero table.
- How to counter VictorGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Victor.
- How to counter ApolloGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Apollo.
- How to counter MinaGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Mina.
- How to counter SilverGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Silver.
- How to counter BabaGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Baba.
- How to counter Rat KingGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Rat King.
- How to counter AbramsGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Abrams.
- How to counter BebopGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Bebop.
- How to counter BillyGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Billy.
- How to counter CalicoGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Calico.
- How to counter DrifterGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Drifter.
- How to counter GravesGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Graves.
- How to counter Grey TalonGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Grey Talon.
- How to counter HollidayGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Holliday.
- How to counter InfernusGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Infernus.
- How to counter KelvinGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Kelvin.
- How to counter Lady GeistGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Lady Geist.
- How to counter McGinnisGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for McGinnis.
- How to counter MirageGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Mirage.
- How to counter Mo & KrillGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Mo & Krill.
- How to counter PocketGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Pocket.
- How to counter SevenGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Seven.
- How to counter ShivGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Shiv.
- How to counter SinclairGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Sinclair.
- How to counter VindictaGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Vindicta.
- How to counter VyperGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Vyper.
- How to counter WardenGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Warden.
- How to counter WraithGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Wraith.
- How to counter YamatoGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Yamato.
- How to counter Deadman DannyGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Deadman Danny.
- How to counter VioletGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Violet.
- How to counter Nurse HarrowGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Nurse Harrow.
- How to counter HazeGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Haze.
- How to counter CelesteGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Celeste.
- How to counter The DoormanGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for The Doorman.
- How to counter DynamoGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Dynamo.
- How to counter IvyGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Ivy.
- How to counter LashGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Lash.
- How to counter PaigeGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Paige.
- How to counter ParadoxGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Paradox.
- How to counter RemGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Rem.
- How to counter SolomonGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Solomon.
- How to counter VenatorGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Venator.
- How to counter ViscousGuideAbilities to play around and counter items with reasons for Viscous.
Map 5
- Deadlock Map Guide: Lanes, Districts and ObjectivesGuideThe reworked City Never Sleeps map: lanes, districts, objectives and timers.
- Deadlock Objectives: Guardians, Walkers, Shrines and the PatronGuideGuardians to Patron: order, rewards and timing.
- Deadlock Soul Urn GuideGuideSpawn time, carrying rules, rewards and contesting.
- Deadlock Midboss and Rejuvenator GuideGuideLocation, timers, the Rejuvenator and when to take it.
- Deadlock Spawn TimersGuideCamps, Sinners, crates, Urn, Rift and waves in one table.
Ranked 1
Mechanics 4
- How to Parry in DeadlockGuideThe parry key, the 2.75 s stun, cooldown refunds and what you can parry.
- Deadlock Souls and Farming GuideGuideEvery soul source, orbs and denies, and a farming routine.
- Deadlock Movement Tech: Slide, Dash-Jump and MoreGuideDash-jumps, slides, wall jumps and a practice routine.
- MechanicsGuideWill cover Spirit damage vs weapon damage, melee and heavy melee, stamina.
Tech help 11
- Best Deadlock Settings for FPSGuideSettings by PC tier, launch options and the honest answer on system requirements.
- Deadlock Not Launching or Crashing: How to Fix ItGuideSymptom-by-symptom fixes for launch failures, startup crashes and loading screens.
- Deadlock Stuttering, Lag and Packet Loss: How to Fix ThemGuideTell stutter, lag and packet loss apart, then fix each one.
- Deadlock on Steam Deck: Performance, Settings and ControlsGuidePerformance reports, a starting settings profile and controls.
- Deadlock Vulkan vs DX11: Which Renderer Should You Use?GuideSwitch renderer, test it fairly and know when it helps.
- Deadlock on Linux: Proton, Vulkan and Performance TipsGuideProton setup, settings and fixes for desktop Linux.
- Deadlock Controller Support: Setup, Layout and FixesGuideSteam Input setup, a layout to start from and fixes.
- Deadlock Error Messages ExplainedGuideError 126, no-license and replay errors: causes and fixes.
- Deadlock Servers and Matchmaking: Status, Regions and QueuesGuideServer status checks, regions, queues and party rules.
- Can You Play Deadlock on Mac?GuideThe official answer and the workarounds people try.
- Tech helpGuideDeadlock Tech Help
Settings & controls 6
- Deadlock Console CommandsGuideOpen the console; sandbox and practice commands.
- Deadlock Crosshair Settings and CodesGuideCrosshair options, settings codes and building your own.
- Best Deadlock KeybindsGuideDefault keys and setups for MOBA and FPS players.
- How to Change FOV and Health Bars in DeadlockGuideField of view, health bars and how to choose values.
- Deadlock Sensitivity ConverterGuideConvert sensitivity from CS2, Valorant, OW2 and Apex.
- Settings & controlsGuideDeadlock Settings & Controls
Modes 3
Tools 8
- Counter-Pick HelperGuidePick the enemy team, get counter items with reasons.
- Patch Impact TrackerGuideRecent updates and hero changes, filterable by hero.
- Hero Matchup ExplorerGuideTwo heroes side by side: kits, counter items and matchup tips.
- Team Composition BuilderGuideSix heroes, one read: roles, damage mix, gaps and suggestions.
- Random Hero GeneratorGuideRoll a hero with role, lean and exclusion filters.
- Draft SimulatorGuideTwo teams, unique picks, live strengths and counter options.
- Build Comparison ToolGuideTwo item builds side by side: souls, categories and differences.
- ToolsGuideDeadlock Tools
News 7
- Deadlock WallpapersGuideOriginal desktop and phone wallpapers.
- Deadlock Patch Notes ExplainedGuideRecent updates explained in plain English.
- Deadlock New Heroes: Release Order and VotesGuideThe six newest heroes, the vote and ranked rules.
- Deadlock Release Date, Price and Beta StatusGuideRelease date, price and beta status, checked against Valve’s Steam page.
- Is Deadlock on Console?GuidePlatforms today and what’s been announced.
- Deadlock Esports and TournamentsGuideRecurring community events and where to follow results.
- News & updatesGuideDeadlock News & Updates