Guides
Deadlock Map Guide: Lanes, Districts & New Locations
A tour of Deadlock's reworked City Never Sleeps map: the nine locations on the York, Broadway and Greenwich lanes, the Theater, Chinatown, Haunted Lot and Plaza districts, and how the Bell Tower and Sunken Plaza jackpots work. Ends with a callouts cheat sheet.
Deadlock Item Shop Guide: Tiers, Extra Slots & What to Buy
How Deadlock's item shop works after City Never Sleeps: the four price tiers, how the three Extra Slots unlock from Walkers, and how to choose lane, tier 3 and tier 4 items for the match you are in.
Deadlock Ranked Guide: How to Unlock Ranked & Rank Points
Everything you need to unlock and climb Deadlock Ranked: the 60-win and 15-wins-per-hero requirements, placements, all 11 ranks, rank point and protection rules, bans, duo limits and the Season 1 end date.
Deadlock Haunts Guide: All Jungle Camps & Sinner's Sacrifice
Every Haunt family from Deadlock's City Never Sleeps jungle rework: where it lives, which special attack to dodge, and how camp tiers set souls and respawn timers. Also covers the new fast red-light jackpot on Sinner's Sacrifice machines.
Deadlock Nurse Harrow Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips
A launch guide to Nurse Harrow, Deadlock's first left-click healer: what Leech Therapy, Wretched Vapors, Healing Needles and Lurking Terrors do with wiki-checked numbers, plus the support item build, skill order, laning plan and counters.
Deadlock Movement Tech: Dash-Jump, Slide & Wall Jump
Every Deadlock movement trick that still works, with stamina costs and timing checked against deadlock.wiki: dash jumps, slide bunny hops, superglides, wall boosts and zipline tech. It also covers what was patched out, including AG2 dashing and heavy melee cancels.
Deadlock Beginner Guide: How to Play (2026)
A new-player guide to Deadlock after the City Never Sleeps map rework: how a match is won, why trooper waves and souls matter most, how to use the shop and public builds, and the habits that keep you alive in your first matches.
Deadlock Farming Guide: Fast Soul Farm Routes (2026)
How soul farming works on the City Never Sleeps map: grouping and punching Haunts, lining up camps for one AoE, Tough Crate box routes and spawn timers, and the new fast Sinner's Sacrifice jackpot.
Deadlock Viscous Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (Oct 2026)
A wiki-checked Viscous guide for Deadlock's City Never Sleeps patch: every ability and upgrade, the Splatter-first skill order, a damage-support item build by phase, the Time Waster and Puddle Punch melee builds, and how to beat Viscous.
Deadlock Warden Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (Oct 2026)
A wiki-checked Warden guide for Deadlock's City Never Sleeps patch: every ability and upgrade, a skill order, the gun-and-ultimate item build by phase, the flask, Slowing Hex and Binding Word lockdown combo, and how to counter Warden.
Deadlock Grey Talon Guide: Build, Skills & Tips (Oct 2026)
A current Grey Talon guide for Deadlock's City Never Sleeps patch: the October 2026 Charged Shot build and skill order, every ability with wiki-checked numbers, the older gun sniper build with its September nerfs, laning, team fights and counters.
Deadlock Ivy Guide: Build, Abilities & Counters (Oct 2026)
A current Ivy guide for Deadlock: what Entangling Thorns, Kudzu Connection, Stone Form and Air Drop do after the September 2026 patches, a support build by phase, combos for teamfights and how to counter her.
Deadlock Mo & Krill Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips
A wiki-checked Mo & Krill guide for the City Never Sleeps patch: every ability and upgrade, skill order, an early-to-late item build from an October 2026 match, laning, teamfights and counters. Numbers that changed since the May 2026 source video are corrected in-line.
Deadlock Kelvin Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (Oct 2026)
A wiki-checked Kelvin guide for Deadlock's City Never Sleeps patch: every ability and upgrade, the farm-first anti-carry item build by phase, the Decay, Frozen Shelter and Scourge kill combo, and which enemies counter it.
Deadlock Yamato Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (Oct 2026)
A current Yamato guide for Deadlock's City Never Sleeps patch: every ability with wiki-checked numbers, a frame-confirmed healing item build by phase, the skill order, combos, laning and how to counter her.
Deadlock Wraith Guide: Build, Abilities & Skill Order
Every Wraith ability with current wiki numbers, the skill order, an early-to-late item build refreshed for the City Never Sleeps patch, and how to lane, teamfight and counter her.
Deadlock Vindicta Guide: Build, Abilities & Skill Order
A wiki-checked Vindicta guide for the City Never Sleeps patch: every ability and upgrade, two skill orders, a current snipe build and a hybrid build by phase, plus laning, objective and counter advice. Values the September source video predates are corrected in-line.
Deadlock Shiv Guide: Dash Build, Rage & Killing Blow
How to play Shiv in Deadlock after the September 16 patch and the City Never Sleeps map rework: every ability with wiki numbers, a skill order, a dash-reset build by phase and how to counter him.
Deadlock Baba Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (2026)
A current Baba guide for Deadlock: what Threadsap, Granny Long Legs, Baba's Brew and Feed The Birds do after the October 14, 2026 nerf, a melee support build by phase, and how to play and counter her.
Deadlock Infernus Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (Oct 2026)
A current Infernus guide for Deadlock's City Never Sleeps patch: two item builds (Flame Dash spirit and Afterburn shooting) by phase, every ability with wiki-checked numbers, a skill order, and how to lane, teamfight and counter him.
Rem Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (City Never Sleeps)
A current Rem guide for Deadlock: what Pillow Toss, Tag Along, Lil Helpers and Naptime do after the June 30 and September 29, 2026 updates, a refreshed skill order and support build by phase, and how to play and counter him.
Deadlock Rat King Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (2026)
A current Rat King guide for Deadlock: what Scrap Grenade, Rat Swarm, Royal Pestments and Rule, Ratannia! do after the October 5, 2026 patch, a gun-and-health item build by phase, the skill order, and how to play against him.
Deadlock McGinnis Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips
A current McGinnis guide for Deadlock after City Never Sleeps: every ability with wiki-checked numbers, a charge, range and duration turret build by phase, the skill order, mid-lane turret placement and how enemies counter her.
Deadlock Pocket Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips
A current Pocket guide for Deadlock after City Never Sleeps: every ability with wiki-checked numbers and what changed since January, a frame-read October spirit build by phase, the gun alternative, skill order, the teamfight combo and how enemies counter Pocket.
Deadlock Deadman Danny Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (2026)
A current Deadman Danny guide for Deadlock: what Strix Salvo, Chimera Mk1, Jettison Fuel and Close the Deal do after the October 14, 2026 buff, a hybrid spirit build by phase, and how to play and counter him.
Deadlock Haze Guide: Build, Abilities, Skill Order & Tips
A wiki-checked Haze guide for the City Never Sleeps patch: every ability and upgrade, the skill order, an early-to-late item build, laning, target selection and how to counter her. Numbers the source video got wrong are corrected in-line.
Deadlock Doorman Guide: Door Spots, Build & Skill Order
Where to place Doorman's doors on the City Never Sleeps map, from the Bell Tower to Midboss, plus every ability with wiki numbers, the skill order, an early-to-late item build and how to counter him.
Deadlock Calico Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (Oct 2026)
A current Calico guide for Deadlock: every ability and upgrade with wiki-checked numbers, the melee item build by phase, a skill order, Ava tunnel farming for laning and how enemies counter her.
Deadlock Paradox Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips
A wiki-checked Paradox guide for the City Never Sleeps patch: every ability and upgrade, skill order, combos, the bomb and Kinetic Carbine builds by phase, laning, Mid-Boss play and counters. Numbers the March source video got wrong are corrected in-line.
Deadlock Lash Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (Oct 2026)
A current Lash guide for Deadlock's City Never Sleeps patch: every ability and upgrade checked against the wiki, the item build from an October 2026 match on the new map, and the rank-one slam, stamina and Death Slam habits that win fights.
Bebop Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (City Never Sleeps)
Bebop wins fights by hooking one enemy into his team, then bombing and beaming the crowd. This guide covers every ability with current wiki numbers, a skill order, and a bomb-and-Hyper-Beam item build updated for City Never Sleeps.
Deadlock Seven Guide: Build, Abilities, Skill Order & Tips
A wiki-checked Seven guide for the City Never Sleeps patch: every ability and upgrade, a recommended skill order, an early-to-late item build and advice for laning, farming Haunts and teamfights. Values the June source video predates are corrected in-line.
Lady Geist Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (Oct 2026)
A current Lady Geist guide for Deadlock's City Never Sleeps patch: every ability and upgrade with wiki-checked numbers, the fast-farm brawler build by phase, the exact Soul Exchange swap rules and the counters that shut her down.
Deadlock Solomon Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (2026)
A current guide to Deadlock's chess hero Solomon: what each piece does with wiki-checked numbers, the skill order, spirit, gun and support builds, and the habits that separate good Solomons from frustrated ones.
Deadlock Venator Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (Oct 2026)
A current Venator guide for Deadlock's City Never Sleeps patch: every ability with wiki-checked numbers, a weapon-focused item build by phase, the skill order, laning around walls and traps, and how enemies counter him.
Deadlock Violet Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips
A launch-day guide to Deadlock's newest hero Violet: what Living Ink, Flow State, Still Life and Abstract Landscape do with wiki-checked numbers, the default item build by phase, a starting skill order and how to play against her.
Deadlock Mirage Guide: Build, Abilities & Skill Order
A wiki-checked Mirage guide for the City Never Sleeps patch: every ability and upgrade, skill order, an early-to-late item build, farming on the new map and how to counter him. Items changed since the source video are corrected in-line.
Deadlock Dynamo Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (Oct 2026)
A current Dynamo guide for Deadlock's City Never Sleeps patch: every ability and upgrade with wiki-checked numbers, the Trophy Collector and Refresher build by phase, Quantum Entanglement tricks and how enemies counter Singularity.
Deadlock Abrams Guide: Build, Abilities & Tips (Oct 2026)
A current Abrams guide for Deadlock's City Never Sleeps patch: every ability with wiki-checked numbers, a melee-and-shred item build by phase, the skill order, side-lane laning and how enemies counter him.
Deadlock Graves Guide: Best Ult Spots, Build & Tips
Where to place Graves' Borrowed Decree gravestone on every lane of the City Never Sleeps map, plus her abilities with wiki numbers, a current tank build by phase, skill order and how enemies counter her.