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How to read Deadlock's shop and plan your build around soul breakpoints: when to upgrade item tiers and why over-itemizing one category backfires.
The mid-boss and its Rejuvenator reward give your team a powerful late-game buff. Learn when to take it, how to hold the pit, and how to turn the buff into a win.
How melee works in Deadlock: light and heavy attacks, the parry timing window, and the role of melee in last-hitting, denying, and close-range duels.
A breakdown of Deadlock's objective ladder: Guardians, Walkers, Base Guardians, Shrines and the Patron. When and how to push objectives to win.
The Urn hands your whole team a hefty soul reward — but only if you deliver it. Here's how to pick it up, carry it home, and intercept the enemy's run.
How headshots, damage falloff and ammo work in Deadlock, and which weapon items turn your gun into your main source of damage.
How to ride ziplines, spend stamina on dashes and jumps, and dodge with slides — a beginner's guide to movement in Deadlock.
A beginner-friendly tour of the Deadlock map: lanes, the zipline network, Guardians and Walkers, the central plaza and key neutral objectives. Learn to read the city and rotate with purpose.
Neutral jungle camps in Deadlock are an underrated source of souls. Here's how to clear them, stack them, and weave them into your lane rotations.
How to win the early stage of a Deadlock match: creep wave control, soul confirms, trades, and choosing the right moment to roam.
A breakdown of last-hitting and denying souls in Deadlock: how to confirm orbs with a shot, deny your opponent their reward, and win the lane through smart farming.
Warp Stone is a versatile active item in Deadlock for engages, escapes and dodging abilities. We break down how to use it effectively and what combos it opens up.
Flex slots give you freedom where normal slots are locked to a single category. Here is when to unlock slots and how to spend flex across the soul curve.
Souls are Deadlock's core currency and the foundation of every build. We break down what they are, how to secure and deny orbs, and how to squeeze maximum income from lane and jungle.
A universal high-Spirit burst loadout: which items to buy by game stage and how to adapt the build for casters like Lady Geist, Infernus, and Seven.
A sample item buy order for a tank Abrams in Deadlock: early sustain, mid-game armor, and active teamfight items with flex slots tuned to the enemy lineup.
Haze deals nearly all her damage with her gun, so her build revolves around fire-rate weapon items. Here is a sample purchase order, from early farming to late-game teamfights.
Learn to read the enemy lineup and buy items that directly shut down their strengths — when to grab Healbane, Knockdown and Debuff Remover.
A tier-by-tier breakdown of Deadlock's purple Spirit gear: what to buy in lane, what to scale into mid-game, and how cooldown and range bonuses actually work.
We break down Deadlock's key active items — Warp Stone, Metal Skin, Debuff Remover, Knockdown, Curse and Silence Glyph — and explain when to use each to win fights.
