Deadlock Beginner's Guide

Deadlock is a 6v6 Shooter MOBA played from a third-person perspective, featuring four distinct lanes, each playing a crucial role in team battles. During gameplay, players must farm gold, defend their base, upgrade skills, and purchase items to empower their heroes. The primary objective is to destroy the enemy team's base entirely, a concept similar to traditional MOBAs, but with the added thrill of third-person action and intense combat. Strategic planning and teamwork are essential for securing victory.

Lanes

The map in Deadlock is divided into four main lanes, each requiring strategic movement and control. Planning your lane positioning carefully and coordinating with your team can give you a significant advantage in the match. Lanes 2 and 4 are occupied by two players on each side, while lanes 1 and 3 have one player per side.

Troppers

Creeps assist in attacking enemies and defending against opposing forces. Efficiently farming creeps provides valuable resources for your team and contributes to overall success.

Guardians

The first tower is a crucial point for both defense and offense. These towers provide essential support to the team during battles.

Walkers

The second tower is often a key objective to control, as it allows teams to expand their map control and secure strategic territory.

Base

Your base and the enemy's base are the final objectives to defend or destroy in order to secure victory.

Controls

Shoot / Zoom

Used for attacking and scouting areas.

Jump / Slide / Dash

Move quickly and evade attacks.

Melee / Parry

Engage in close combat and defend yourself from attacks.

Ability

Use your skills to enhance your attack power or support your teammates.

Transit Line

Traveling through transport routes on the map allows you to move quickly to different locations.

Climb

Climb to higher ground using a rope.

Wind Fan

Move using wind force from one position to another.

Teleporter

Warp travel allows you to teleport from one point to another, but it always leads to the same destination.

Power

Farm Lane / Secure & Steal Souls

Collecting resources by killing or interrupting creeps in the lane to develop items and upgrade your hero.

Neutrals

Farming the jungle involves collecting resources from the jungle to strengthen your hero.

Treasure

Opening treasure chests grants resources and various bonuses.

Slot machines

Destroying slot machines provides resources for both yourself and your team.

Urn

Completing the mission of delivering the Urn from one point to another helps the team gain additional resources.

Rune

Collecting runes provides temporary bonuses and boosts.

Ability Points

Upgrading skills enhances your hero's abilities. You can choose to upgrade skills that align with your team's strategy.

Buy Items

Purchasing items is crucial for enhancing your hero's performance. You can buy items from the in-game shop to empower your hero.

Flex Slots

Flex Slots allow you to purchase any type of item, adding up to 4 more slots. However, there are conditions to unlock each Flex Slot, which are achieved by destroying the enemy's Guardians and Walkers.

Midboss

A Midboss will spawn once on the map. Defeating it will grant various bonuses and provide a respawn buff, allowing you to respawn faster after dying within a certain time frame.

Hero type

In Deadlock, heroes come with different types of guns and skills. Choosing the right hero that fits your team's strategy and role will increase your chances of winning. The gameplay is divided into 3 main categories: Bullet-based, Magic-based, and Hybrid. Every hero can fit into almost any playstyle, depending on how you adjust your items. However, some heroes stand out more in one particular category. Currently, it is difficult to clearly categorize heroes, but we can confidently say that Bullet-based heroes are typically the Carry, as they have the potential to scale their power the most.

Bullet

Examples of Bullet-type heroes include Haze, Ivy, Vindicta, Mirage, Wraith, Yamato, and Vyper

Spirit

Examples of Spirit-type heroes include Bebop, Dynamo, Grey Talon, Viscous, Lady Geist, Lash, Pocket, Seven, and Infernus

Hybrid

Examples of Hybrid-type heroes include Abrams, Mcginnis, Warden, Shiv, Kelvin, Mo & Krill, Paradox, Calico, Sinclair, and Holliday

Item type

Items in this game are divided into 3 categories: Weapon, Vitality, and Spirit. You can carry up to 4 items of each category, not including Flex Slots.

Weapon

Items that enhance attack power, such as increased damage and attack speed.

Vitality

Items that provide defense and increase durability, such as armor, magic resistance, and health regeneration.

Spirit

Items that enhance special abilities, such as increasing spell power, extending skill range, and reducing cooldowns.