Deadlock builds allow the community to share their ideas when customizing Deadlock characters for different purposes. In this guide, we’re taking a look at some of the best builds currently available.
Deadlock Build Guides Explained
Before we start diving into our Deadlock build guide, it’s essential to note that in titles such as Deadlock the state of the title is constantly changing. This guide looks to offer the best insight possible at the time of writing and considering the Deadlock items currently available. We’ll be listing the best items for different stages of the game.
Anyone not familiar with the title should check out our Deadlock game review.
Deadlock Abrams Build
Starting with Abrams, a closer-range tank, we recommend enforcing his damage output and tanking potential. Here are the items one should prioritize:
| Early Game | Melee Lifesteal, Extra Regen, Ammo Scavenger, Spirit Strike, Extra Health, Close Quarters |
| Mid Game | Kinetic Dash, Melee Charge, Enduring Speed, Bullet Resist Shredder, Duration Extender, Slowing Hex, Bullet Armor, Spirit Armor |
| Late Game | Hunter's Aura, Point Blank, Vampiric Burst, Improved Bullet Armor, Improved Spirit Armor, Frenzy |
This Deadlock Abrams build should help close the gap against fast-moving opponents.
Deadlock Bebop Build
Bringing some serious initiator abilities and AoE damage, Bebop is fantastic for teamfights and getting the party started. The following items should help improve his lack of mobility:
| Early Game | Extra Spirit, Extra Regen, Mystic Burst, Mystic Reach, Spirit Lifesteal, Basic Magazine, Extra Stamina, Sprint Boots, Healing Rite |
| Mid Game | Echo Shard, Improved Burst, Improved Cooldown, Improved Reach, Improved Spirit, Superior Colldown |
| Late Game | Boundless Spirit, Surge of Power, Mystic Reverb, Superior Stamina, Improved Bullet Armor, Improved Spirit Armor |
This deadly Deadlock Bebop build helps prioritize the damage dealt from Sticky Bomb.
Deadlock Dynamo Build
If you’re playing Dynamo, early duels should be your priority to award your team an early lead which can easily snowball in the late game. Here are some essential items to consider:
| Early Game | High-Velocity Mag, Headshot Booster, Close Quarters, Hollow Point Ward, Mystic Burst, Extra Charge, Extra Health, Sprint Boots, Healing Rite |
| Mid Game | Health Nova, Divine Barrier, Bullet Resist Shredder, Slowing Hex, Headhunter, Warp Stone, Mystic Reach, Duration Extender, Healing Booster |
| Late Game | Rapid Recharge, Improved Burst, Improved Bullet Armor, Improved Spirit Armor, Refresher, Unstoppable |
Any Deadlock Dynamo build is all about improving his Singularity ability, sucking in enemies to maximize damage and allow teammates to get in on the action.
Deadlock Haze Build
Take down enemies from all angles with Bullet Dance when playing with Haze. With bullet damage as a priority, here is a Deadlock Haze Build to consider:
| Early Game | Ammo Scavenger, Headshot Booster, Rapid Rounds, Extra Stamina, Sprint Boots, Bullet Resist Shredder, Bullet Lifesteal, Quicksilver Reload, Kinetic Dash, Healing Rite |
| Mid Game | Tesla Bullets, Swift Striker, Suppressor, Burst Fire, Escalating Resilience |
| Late Game | Lucky Shot, Ricochet, Silencer, Glass Canon |
While Haze is easy to master, players need to avoid being picked off at range or engaging in 1v1 fights. Stick to team fights, and Haze is perfect.
Deadlock Kelvin Build
Freezing enemies with his frost grenade, Kelvin also has the opportunity to support his team in a number of ways. Here are some Deadlock items to consider:
| Early Game | High-Velocity Mag, Headshot Booster, Hollow Point Ward, Mystic Burst, Extra Charge, Close Quarters, Extra Health, Extra Spirit, Sprint Boots |
| Mid Game | Healing Booster, Improved Cooldown, Bullet Armor, Spirit Armor, Enduring Speed, Rapid Recharge, Improved Burst |
| Late Game | Headhunter, Pristine Emblem, Alchemical Fire, Hunter's Aura, Point Blank, Improved Spirit, Improved Bullet Armor, Improved Spirit Armor, Superior Cooldown |
Constantly throwing out damage, you’ll want to poke as often as possible with any Deadlock Kelvin Build.
Deadlock Infernus Build
Dashing around an dealing a tonne of damage, Infernus can be a nuisance to face in the middle to late game. Try out the following Deadlock Infernus build which is rather popular:
| Early Game | Basic Magazine, Rapid Rounds, Enduring Spirit, Infuser, Extra Spirit, Sprint Boots, Spirit Lifesteal, Healing Booster, Mystic Vulnerability, Healing Rite |
| Mid Game | Soul Shredder Bullets, Toxic Bullets, Healbane, Duration Extender, Superior Duration, Improved Spirit, Enduring Speed, Suppressor, Mystic Slow |
| Late Game | Leech, Boundless Spirit, Escalating Exposure |
Infernus is at his best with his lifesteal items paired with a Concussive Combustion which turns enemies into sitting ducks.
Deadlock Ivy Build
Ivy builds are perhaps the most varied considering the character’s ability to flex between different priorities. Here’s a typical Deadlock Ivy build for those prioritizing Spirit abilities:
| Early Game | Monster Rounds, Restorative Shot, Hollow Point Ward, Enduring Spirit, Extra Charge, Mystic Vulnerability, Slowing Hex, Mystic Vulnerability |
| Mid Game | Enchanter's Barrier, Divine Barrier, Healbane, Escalating Exposure, Rapid Recharge, Improved Reach |
| Late Game | Refresher, Suppressor, Mystic Slow, Duration Extender, Improved Cooldown, Superior Duration, Superior Cooldown |
In the late game, the Kudzu Bomb has the potential to wipe out opponents in teamfights and is worth prioritizing.
Deadlock Lash Build
The consensus in the community is that Lash can be a difficult hero to master. However, once mastered, his insane mobility is a huge asset to any team. Items which focus on his ganking include:
| Early Game | Basic Magazine, Headshot Booster, Mystic Shot, Extra Health, Enchanter's Barrier, Extra Charge, Mystic Burst, Mystic Reach, Decay, Warp Stone, Healing Rite |
| Mid Game | Superior Stamina, Improved Reach, Pristine Emblem, Improved Burst, Improved Cooldown, Bullet Lifesteal |
| Late Game | Superior Cooldown, Rapid Recharge, Boundless Spirit |
Doing well to dodge against long-range opponents, reducing his long cooldowns is essential to any Deadlock Lash build.
Deadlock McGinnis Build
McGinnis has the ability to build a fortress with her engineering skills and to raze enemies with her machine gun. This Deadlock McGinnis build tries to balance both aspects of his game:
| Early Game | Melee Lifesteal, Monster Rounds, Melee Charge, Enduring Spirit, Ammo Scavenger, Mystic Reach |
| Mid Game | Bullet Lifesteal, Sprint Boots, Intensifying Magazine, Healing Booster, Heroic Aura, Bullet Resist Shredder, Enduring Speed, Colossus, Escalating Resilience, Spirit Armor |
| Late Game | Toxic Bullets, Decay, Improved Bullet Armor, Improved Spirit Armor, Inhibitor, Lucky Shot, Quicksilver Reload |
Maximizing damage output, minimizing cooldowns while also benefitting from lifesteal is essential with McGinnis.
Deadlock Warden Build
Keep the lane locked down with Warden, one of the best tank heroes in Deadlock. Also packing impressive movement and ease of play, abilities focus on his shortcomings at range:
| Early Game | Mystic Burst, Close Quarters, Sprint Boots, High Velocity Mag, Slowing Hex, Fleetfoot, Healing Rite, Melee Lifesteal |
| Mid Game | Bullet Resist Shredder, Enduring Speed, Berserker, Bullet Armor, Spirit Armor, Heroic Aura, Headhunter, Fortitutde |
| Late Game | Pristine Emblem, Veil Walker, Point Blank, Inhibitor, Improved Bullet, Armor, Improved Spirit Armor |
Regardless of the Deadlock Warden build, be careful of being stunned during the Last Stand ultimate.
Deadlock Viscous Build
Viscous is hard to hit and incredibly hard to eliminate due to abilities which give him some of the best mobility in Deadlock. This Deadlock Viscous build outlines the idea of making the hero more elusive to face:
| Early Game | Extra Charge, Spirit Strike, Melee Lifesteal, Mystic Reach, Mystic Burst, High Velocity Mag, Extra Health |
| Mid Game | Kinetic Dash, Healing Booster, Berserker, Lifestrike, Rapid Recharge, Bullet Resist Shredder, Hunter's Aura, Warp Stone, Torment Pulse |
| Late Game | Headhunter, Improved Burst, Superior Duration, Improved Spirit Armor, Improved Bullet Armor, Colossus, Phantom Strike |
Survivability is the emphasis of Viscous and the ability to constantly kite enemies and support teammates.
Deadlock Paradox Build
Playing Paradox is not for the faint-hearted. Held back by difficult mechanics and an onus on perfect utility usage, here’s a Deadlock Paradox Build to maximize strengths.
| Early Game | Hollow Point Ward, Headshot Booster, Mystic Burst, Basic Magazine, Sprint Boots, Extra Stamina, Mystic Shot |
| Mid Game | Glass Cannon, Improved Burst, Long Range, Pristine Emblem, Enduring Speed, Improved Cooldown, Superior Cooldown, Warp Stone |
| Late Game | Mystic Reverb, Mystic Vulnerability, Titanic Magazine, Superior Stamina |
Once mastered, the ceiling for Paradox is insanely high as the Paradoxical Swap can make for epic clips.
Deadlock Seven Build
If Seven is in your lane, you’ll need to watch out for his weapon damage and deadly abilities. Accordingly, this Deadlock Seven Build focuses on one thing – damage:
| Early Game | Ammo Scavenger, Extra Regen, Hollow Point Ward, Extra Spirit, Monster Rounds, Extra Health, Enduring Spirit, Infuser, Tesla Bullets |
| Mid Game | Active Reload, Fleetfoot, Soul Shredder, Enduring Speed, Mystic Vulnerability, Return Fire |
| Late Game | Ethereal Shift, Surge of Power, Improved Spirit, Mystic Slow, Bullet Armor, Improved Spirit Armor, Majestic Leap |
Dive in with the Storm Cloud Ult and get out with the Warp Stone to maximize damage while staying alive.
Deadlock Vindicta Build
Keeping enemies at range, Vindicta is a Deadlock sniper who sits behind enemy lines and plays it safe. However, you need to appropriate items to maximize her damage:
| Early Game | Long Range, High-Velocity Mag, Extra Spirit, Extra Health, Extra Charge, Mystic Burst |
| Mid Game | Quicksilver Reload, Sharpshooter, Burst Fire, Bullet Lifesteal, Bullet Armor, Spirit Armor, Slowing Bullets, Warp Stone |
| Late Game | Lucky Shot, Glass Cannon, Vampiric Burst, Siphon Bullets, Ricochet |
While expensive items such as Glass Cannon are essential, once purchased the Deadlock Vindicta Build makes this hero very deadly.
Deadlock Pocket Build
Diving in with a powerful shotgun, Pocket teleports in and out. As a close-range specialist, here is a Deadlock Pocket Build to make for the most burst damage:
| Early Game | Headshot Booster, Close Quarters, Enduring Spirit, Mystic Burst, Mystic Reach, Mystic Shot, Extra Stamina, Spirit Boots |
| Mid Game | Cold Front, Kinetic Dash, Spirit Lifesteal, Improved Cooldown, Mystic Vulnerability, Improved Burst, Warp Stone, Enchanter's Barrier, Enduring Speed |
| Late Game | Ethereal Shift, Silence Glyph, Phantom Strike, Diviner's Kevlar, Superior Cooldown |
Pocket’s mobility is at its best during the mid-game when enemies are still levelling up and may be vulnerable.
Deadlock Wraith Build
An easy hero to master, Wraith is a hero with huge snowball potential in the late game. Our Deadlock Wraith build helps you pick the right items for the late game:
| Early Game | Infuser, Ammo Scavenger, Sprint Boots, Basic Magazine, Headshot Booster, Tesla Bullets, Healing Rite |
| Mid Game | Active Reload, Pristine Emblem, Bullet Resist Shredder, Bullet Lifesteal, Escalating Resilience, Combat Barrier, Suppressor, Enduring Speed |
| Late Game | Titanic Magazine, Vampiric Burst, Mystic Slow, Veil Walker, Silencer |
Easy to play, Wraith offers excellent crowd control and DPS.
Deadlock Yamato Build
As an assassin, Yamato has fantastic mobility and burst damage held back by squishy health. Here are some items to account for any weaknesses:
| Early Game | Hollow Point Ward, Mystic Burst, Extra Health, Enduring Spirit, Extra Spirit, Mystic Shot, Slowing Hex |
| Mid Game | Torment Pulse, Slowing Bullets, Soul Shredder Bullets, Improved Burst, Spirit Lifesteal, Healbane |
| Late Game | Warp Stone, Mystic Reverb, Refresher, Improved Spirit, Boundless Spirit |
Feel free to tweak this build if you wish to prioritize damage over survivability.
