Deadlock guide

1. What is Deadlock

Deadlock is a 6v6 game from Valve that mixes a third-person shooter with a MOBA. You aim and shoot your gun yourself, and every hero has 4 abilities (the 4th is the ultimate). As in League of Legends or Dota, Troopers (minions) keep coming down the lanes, and the Souls you get for killing them buy items that make you stronger. The game is not fully released yet (invite-only test), so patches are frequent. ^[1]

1.1. Map: Cursed Apple (New York)

Every game is played on one map modeled on Manhattan. There are 3 lanes: the Yellow lane (York) · Blue lane (Broadway, center) · Green lane (Greenwich). Before the February 2025 map rework there were 4 lanes (including a Purple lane), so keep that in mind with older videos. Each lane has a Zipline in its own color running from your base toward the enemy base, so you can get back to lane fast. ^[2]

The two teams are the Hidden King (orange, factory base) and the Archmother (blue, museum base). The jungle (neutral camps · crates · Sinner's Sacrifice) is in and around the buildings between lanes, and the Mid-Boss sits in the sewers under the Blue lane in the center.

2. New? Start here

1. Waves come every 30 sec. At 9 min one wave is worth 472 Souls, 944 per min if you take it alone. Leave the lane empty and all of that is lost.
2. Shoot the floating orbs. Half of a Trooper's value floats into the air. If the enemy shoots it first, they take that share. While reloading, last hit with melee.
3. Push the wave, then spend the spare 15 sec on one camp or crate. Ranks pull apart here, not in the lane (jungle by 15 min: 1,175 vs 1,740).
4. Two in one lane get 54% each. Send the carry to a lane they can farm alone, and don't roam in groups of three or more.
5. Don't die holding jungle Souls. Souls from the jungle, crates and Sinner's Sacrifice are "unsecured" and drop when you die. Spend them as soon as you can buy something.

3. System analysis: how top players use the rules

Deadlock's rules change over time. Structure resistance drops, respawn timers grow and waves come faster. The better the player, the more they move with these changes. Below, top ranks (rank 11, about the top 2% of ranked games) are compared with low ranks (ranks 1~3) in recent normal games. Public data has no tournament games, so top ranks, where most pros play, stand in for them.^[3]

3.1. Structures get weaker over time

• Rule Guardian damage resistance starts at 50% and drops to -50% by 12 min (0% at 6 min). Invulnerable with no enemy Troopers or heroes within 24m.^[4] Walkers go from 65% to -65% at 18 min (0% at 9 min). If heroes hit a Walker before the wave reaches it, it takes 65% less damage and regenerates 65 per sec (backdoor protection); invulnerable with no enemies within 22m.^[5]
• How top players use it They bring a wave to the Guardian around 6 min, when its resistance hits 0. First Guardian at 6:22 (1 min 30 sec earlier than low ranks), 3.6 down across both teams by 10 min (low ranks: 2.1). Walkers come after their resistance hits 0, with a wave. First Walker at 13:39 (low ranks: 15:47).
• Troopers deal about 40% of structure damage (on Guardians: top 38.4%, low 42.9%). Heroes hitting without a wave are that much slower, and Walkers also get backdoor protection.

3.2. Early deaths are cheap, late deaths are expensive

• Rule Respawn takes 8 sec at 5 min → 38 sec at 20 min → 70 sec at 30 min → 85 sec at 40 min (max 90 sec). After 10 min, dying while 15% or more ahead in net worth adds 6~22 sec.^[6]
• How top players use it By 15 min they die more (2.7 times, low ranks 2.3) and drop more Souls on death (313, low ranks 185), yet have 1,297 more net worth. They trade an 8-sec respawn for a Guardian or a camp.
• So an early 1-for-1 trade pays off if you take structures or camps meanwhile. After 20 min one death costs 2~3 waves plus structures, so not dying alone comes first.

3.3. Souls are shared by whoever is nearby

• Rule Lanes are split 2-2-2 per team. Two in one lane get 54% each. Waves come every 30 sec until 20 min, every 25 sec at 20~35 min and every 20 sec from 35 min.^[7]
• How top players use it They kill 72.4% of the Troopers they could have killed (low ranks 66.7%) and earn 576 more from jungle camps between waves by 15 min. The gap in hero kill Souls is small, 161. The gap comes not from kills but from how the 30 sec between waves are spent.
• So push the wave, and one of the two goes to the jungle. The longer two stand together, the more it is two players splitting 108% (Soul rules).

3.4. The Mid-Boss is about taking, not killing

• Rule Respawns 7 min → 6 min → 5 min after each kill. The Rejuvenator goes to the team that breaks its crystal with a heavy melee, so the team that killed the boss and the team that takes it can differ.
• How top players use it First boss at 18:18 (low ranks 27:18, 9 min earlier). The other team steals the Rejuvenator 16.1% of the time (low ranks 8.3%): they contest the boss to the end. The team that takes the Rejuvenator destroys at least one structure within 3 min in 78.2% of games, with a 72.1% win rate.
• So when the boss gets low, fight for position in front of the crystal rather than for damage. Once you have the Rejuvenator, go straight to the nearest Walker or Base Guardian.

3.5. You ride the Zipline only as far as you pushed

• Rule You can only ride up to where your Troopers have pushed. 21m per sec on outer lanes, 18m in the center. From 6 min, F gives +80% for 32 sec (6-min cooldown). When an enemy hero or structure hits you, you can't ride for 3 sec, and if you are hit within 3 sec of getting on you fall off, taking 15% of max health and a 2.5-sec stun. Destroying a Base Guardian gives that lane's Zipline a permanent +80%.^[8]
• So a pushed wave is a longer Zipline. Top players reach team fights on time not because their movement is faster, but because they push the lane first and then leave.^[9] The boost comes once every 6 min, so save it for joining the Soul Urn (5-min cycle) or Mid-Boss, and don't hop on carelessly near enemies.

3.6. How often does a lead win

At 15 min, a team net worth lead of 3k~8k wins about 67%, 8k+ wins about 83%. This holds across ranks. Then again, even 8k+ behind, 1 game in 6 turns around. The losing team gets up to 26% more Souls (Soul rules no. 6) and the leading team respawns slower, so when behind, hold on by farming and defending, then go for one boss or Walker.

4. How a match flows

4.1. Lane structures

Each lane has structures standing in the order below, and you must destroy one before you can hit the next. The number is the Souls your team gets for destroying it. ^[2][10][11]

1

Guardian

1 per lane · about mid-lane

The first defense tower. Attacks enemy heroes and troopers that come close.

Souls 1,375

→

2

Walker

1 per lane · toward the base

A big walking robot turret. Destroying it gives your team 1 Flex slot.

Souls 3,675

→

3

Base Guardian

Base entrance · each lane

Guardians blocking the way into the base. Once destroyed, the attacking team gets a faster Zipline.

Souls 1,000

→

4

Shrine

2 inside the base

Shield generators guarding the Patron. Both must fall before the Patron can be attacked.

Souls 2,000

→

5

Patron

Center of the base

Destroy it to win. From half health it only takes damage from inside the Pit.

Destroy it to win

Zoom in on the Full map to see where each structure stands.

4.2. Flow by time

4.3. The Patron's two phases

The Patron has 12,000 health and guards the base with a laser (440 per sec + 5% of health). Take half its health and it collapses into an orb, the Weakened Patron, which only takes damage from inside the Pit. With 2 or more defenders in the Pit it takes no damage at all, so the end is a fight inside the Pit. ^[11]

4.4. Carries and supports in mid-game

• Carries (Victor, Seven, Wraith): get stronger as items stack up and are weak before that. The mid-game goal is to reach the power spike as early as possible. Cut down travel to keep farming efficient to the end. For farming order, see Jungle.
• Supports · roamers (Paige, Paradox, Sinclair, Calico): strong in mid-game. They start fights and roam to make kills. In-between heroes like Abrams pick a role by team comp and situation.
• A carry who fights while weak grows slower even after a win, and slower still after a loss. Still, punish enemies who overextend. Once the spike comes, farm less and join fights ^[13].

4.5. The big picture

• Never leave every lane empty. Even when gathering for a fight, push each lane's wave toward the enemy. Structures in an empty lane get worn down by Troopers alone.
• Structures over kills. Win a team fight and destroy nothing, and the enemy just respawns as before. Right after a win, go to the nearest Guardian, Walker or boss.
• When behind, hold on with Souls. The losing team gets up to 26% more Souls (Soul rules no. 6), so farming and defending beat forced fights.
• Use the Tab scoreboard to see who has grown most and whether enemy ultimates are up, then decide whether to fight. The Lookout Tab panel shows net worth and enemy ultimate unlocks.

5. Laning in practice

5.1. Laning by the minute

Times follow waves (every 30 sec) and jungle spawn times. Each match drifts by tens of seconds, so in practice check where your lane's wave is first. The jungle and objective side is in Timeline.

5.2. Laning tips

• Don't keep shooting Troopers. The most common new-player mistake is shooting nonstop and missing the last hit while reloading. Harass the enemy hero until Troopers get low, and switch to them only right before the last hit. ^[14]
• Keep cover on the left of your screen and step out to the right to fight. The third-person camera sits behind your right shoulder, so you show less of your body and see more.
• Heal next to a Medic Trooper (the Trooper carrying a flag); kill the enemy medic first to cut off their healing.
• When pushed in, focus only on last hitting your Troopers and denying enemy orbs. Saving your health under the Guardian comes first ^[15].
• Parry: use it right before the enemy's heavy melee; on success the enemy is stunned for 2.75 sec and takes 25% more damage. On a miss it goes on a 4.5-sec cooldown and leaves you exposed, so use it only when sure.
• Shooting while sliding doesn't use ammo. Make Slide after Dash a habit.
• As a carry, say up front that you'll farm the lane alone. Sharing a lane gives each 54%, which slows your growth a lot ^[16].

6. Deadlock Soul rules

In Deadlock, Trooper (creep) Souls are split by who was nearby rather than by who landed the last hit. Unlike League of Legends, a missed last hit does not leave you with 0.

6.1. 1. Being nearby is enough to get a share

When a Trooper dies, every allied hero within 45m of the broken orb or 30m of the hero who killed it gets a share. Whether you, an allied Trooper or a tower landed the last hit, you get Souls as long as you are nearby.

Example (9 min) One wave = 472 Souls. Alone you get 472, two get 255 each, three get 170 each. Two sharing a lane for 1 min each earn about 434 fewer Souls per min.

6.2. 2. Soul orbs: ground orbs · floating orbs

• Ground orb (50%) Cannot be denied, and flies to you on its own when you get close. But you have to reach it within 18 sec (40 sec after 10 min). Pushing the lane from afar with abilities alone misses these.
• Floating orb (50%) When the rising orb glows, one bullet secures it (the bullet that hits goes back into your magazine). If nobody shoots it, it goes to nearby allies after about 1 sec, but if nobody is nearby, it disappears.

6.3. 3. Securing and denying

Your orbs look green and enemy orbs orange. Shoot an enemy orb first and you take that share (a deny). When the enemy is in lane, the habit of shooting floating orbs right away is Souls in your pocket.

6.4. 4. Melee last hits

Finish a Trooper with a melee attack and no floating orb rises: that share is yours at once, and the enemy cannot deny it. Use it while reloading or when the enemy isn't watching you.

6.5. Summary

6.6. 5. Souls from the jungle, crates and Sinner's Sacrifice are "unsecured"

These Souls turn secured at (0.5% of the amount held + 1.6) per sec. Example: holding 1,000 at 10 min, about 7.9 per sec. If at death you still hold 50 + 5 per min or more unsecured Souls, they drop as a soul bag (lasts 3 min) that anyone can pick up with a heavy melee. Less than that, and they vanish. ^[20]

6.7. 6. Losing-team bonus

When your team is behind in net worth, you get up to 26% more Souls from Troopers, the jungle, Sinner's Sacrifice and objectives (max at a 20% gap; the first 3k of the gap is ignored). Killing an enemy stronger than their team average pays up to +126.8%. ^[21]

7. Jungle · crates · Sinner's Sacrifice

All 51 jungle camps, crates, Golden Statues and Sinner's Sacrifice spots can be shown by type and zoomed on the Full map. During a match, the Lookout minimap overlay shows respawn timers.

* Tunnel crates every 5 min from 5:00. Crates in the Bell Tower and the fog plaza first spawn at 5:00, and in the room under Times Square at 10:00.

• Priority: lane → Sinner's Sacrifice → jungle camps → crates · Golden Statues. A wave pulled back gets killed by your own Guardian and its Souls are lost, so the lane comes first. A Sinner's Sacrifice goes down fast with melee alone, and a jackpot adds permanent stats ^[23]. Crates are a 60% chance and can come up empty, so they come last.
• Crates and Golden Statues have fixed spots, so learning them speeds up your route between waves. Golden Statues give a permanent stat half the time, so break them when you see them. The dashboard In game tab shows a route after clearing the wave, based on your lane.
• Jungle only nearby spots right after pushing the wave. When the wave comes, drop the camp and go to lane ^[24].
• Shooting a neutral's weak spot makes it glow yellow, and large mobs' melee attacks can be parried ^[25].
• Camps are denser on the Hidden King side. High-risk, high-reward areas (Bell Tower · fog plaza) are for carries only.
• In the game, respawn timers are only visible on the spot. The Lookout minimap overlay detects kills and shows the time left.

7.1. Sinner's Sacrifice

• Learn the spots (on the Full map, show only Sinner's Sacrifice).^[26] The two sides are nearly symmetric. Spots with 2~3 machines together give the most Souls. The "twin machines in a two-story building" in videos are pre-September-patch spots.
• Bell Tower (Hidden King side): 3 machines. Hitting them or breaking things nearby rings the bell, which every player hears. Fog plaza (Archmother side): 2 spots close together; the fog hides sight and sound but slowly drains Stamina.
• Where mobs stand beside it, kill the mobs too, or it won't come back. Hit only the Sinner's Sacrifice and leave, and that spot doesn't respawn ^[27].
• Each hit deals damage back (320~640 in total per machine). Take off 400 and it enters jackpot mode: hit it when all lights are on for the jackpot. A heavy melee gives 4 permanent stats, a light melee 1. No damage back during jackpot mode.

7.2. Jungle route when ahead

• When you are winning your side lane, take the enemy jungle first, then your own on the way back. Your Souls go up and theirs go down, so the gap grows fast. Do it the other way around and you finish farming standing in the most dangerous spot.

8. Objectives and growth

The ultimate unlocks at 3,800 net worth (including the 600 starting Souls; 3,200 Souls earned), around 6 min 26 sec on average. The Lookout overlay uses enemy net worth to show how many enemy ultimates are unlocked. Right before most enemies pass 3,800 is a good time to start a fight.

• Win a team fight, then go straight for a tower or the Mid-Boss. Ping to call your team. Otherwise the game drags on ^[30].
• Every lane should be pushed at least halfway to lock in a team fight win.
• Once you break a Walker, that turn is spent. Back off when the enemy's strongest hero respawns.
• Walker Soul split: the share for heroes nearby went from 40% to 30% in July and to 25% in September, and the rest goes equally to the whole team (the wiki Walker page still says 40%). If you can break it alone, taking it is often worth it even if you die, but after 15~20 min it may cost you the Mid-Boss meanwhile ^[31].
• The Soul Urn gives whoever delivers it Souls and 4 permanent stats. The Souls drop as orbs, so shoot them or melee them to secure them at once. Allies who collect them split them with the deliverer.
• Once the Rift is captured, every ally gets Souls. Contest it for over 60 sec and Souls start floating up; from then on it is a fight to shoot them to secure or deny. The team that secures it sends 5 Rift Troopers down from it (up to 14 when behind), with double or more health and damage (more each Rift) and no Souls. Heroes in the zone show on the minimap, and the team behind gets a resist bonus in the zone (about 20% at the first Rift, 40% at 30 min). It no longer gives permanent stats (patches 2026-06-30 to 09-16).
• A solo kill takes all the kill Souls alone. If you won your side lane, use the gap to take the enemy jungle or an objective too and widen the lead.
• Use Tab to find the enemy's most grown hero and watch out for them (net worth · ultimate shown on the Lookout Tab panel).

9. Item principles

• Category investment bonus: Weapon, Vitality and Spirit each get a bonus at every step of 800 / 1,600 / 2,400 / 3,200 / 4,800 / 6,400 ..., and the 3,200 → 4,800 step is especially efficient. When you are just short of 4.8k, don't put off buying ^[32].
• On the loading screen, check the enemy comp's main damage (gun/abilities) and buy early counters ahead of time (shields · Battle Vest · Enchanter's Emblem · Healbane) ^[33].
• Green (Vitality) items only up to about 4.8k before your first big item. The further behind you are, the less green; first check whether you died to bad positioning.
• Don't change the build order on a whim. Counter items only when something actually hurts you. At first, follow the stats build on the Heroes page as it is.
• An item bought by mistake is fully refunded before you leave the shop area, otherwise 50%.

10. Timeline (0~12 min)

11. When your Souls fall behind

If "no matter how much I farm, my Souls don't add up", check the numbers first. Below is the average net worth by minute in normal games over the last 30 days. Net worth is the number under each portrait in the top bar during a match (e.g. 6.2k), and Lookout reads it automatically.

The average is roughly 1k per min, near 18k at 20 min. Lane Souls are almost the same across ranks; the difference comes from the jungle and crates.

11.1. Checklist by cause

Example If your net worth at 10 min is 5.0k, you are 2k behind the low-rank average (about 7.0k). That is like missing 4 whole waves (1,888) at 9~10 min. Keep just ① and ④ for the next 5 min and you catch up.

12. Movement

Unless you are near the top, aim, ability use and when to move come before movement tech. Learn one a day in practice mode.^[37][38]

13. Community guides

Guides from the DCInside Deadlock minor gallery (a Korean community) that are still useful, summarized. Posts from 2024 have their outdated numbers corrected.

More: hero difficulty chart statlocker.gg · meta builds for every hero DC 150435 · hero picks DC 175130

14. Best YouTube guides

Picked mostly for the current patch (the September 2026 "City Never Sleeps" update). In number order they go basics → Souls → strategy → items. Click a chapter time to open the video from that scene.

12:40

14.1. 1Settings Deadlock beginners must know before starting (must-watch for beginners)

NightMare Janguk · 2026-10-20 · Korean · Basics

Ten minutes of settings before your first game make builds and pings easier.

Chapters

1. 0:12 Build search language
2. 0:51 Updating builds
3. 1:52 Per-hero aim
4. 3:15 Alt-cast ability keys
5. 4:58 Instant Cast for abilities · items (smart keys)
6. 7:16 Ping keys and how to use them
7. 9:26 Queued purchases
8. 10:17 FOV setting

• Set the Build Browser language to English to also find top builds from other regions.
• Check the update date on saved builds, and get them again from public builds if they are old.
• Use alt-cast (hold · double-press) to cast shield items on yourself at once.
• Right-click in the shop to queue a purchase; drag to change the order.

10:27

14.2. 2Deadlock basic concepts summarized [Beginner guide part 1: Deadlock basics]

Necro · 2026-03-29 · Korean · Basics · Note: Map and shop locations are from before the September patch

Explains Deadlock terms (Boons · denies · Veils) in Korean in one go.

Chapters

1. 0:51 Game flow
2. 1:55 Controls
3. 3:35 Troopers
4. 4:51 Ropes · Ziplines · Jump Pads
5. 6:16 Shop
6. 7:10 Souls and Boons
7. 7:53 Buying items
8. 8:44 Communication

• Shooting while running fast or sliding down a slope uses no ammo.
• Shoot floating soul orbs first to stop denies. A melee last hit is yours at once.
• Getting hit right after boarding a Zipline or Jump Pad means heavy damage and a stun. Press crouch to get off a Zipline.
• An item bought by mistake is fully refunded before you leave the shop area, otherwise 50%.

23:19

14.3. 3Deadlock for Beginners in 20 Minutes - Updated Late 2026

Deathy · 2026-10-07 · English · Basics

The cleanest rundown of timers and objectives on the new map.

Chapters

1. 1:32 Movement
2. 4:03 Melee and Parry
3. 5:44 Picking a hero
4. 6:47 Laning
5. 8:58 Builds
6. 10:12 Timers and objectives
7. 12:52 Mid-Boss
8. 15:08 Soul Urn
9. 16:21 Rift
10. 17:57 Walkers
11. 20:38 Ending the game

• A successful Parry gives you time for 2 heavy melees. A miss means a 4.5-sec cooldown.
• Start the heavy melee on a Sinner's Sacrifice with 3 lights left (4 for the fast red type) → 4 permanent buffs.
• Souls earned in the jungle drop when you die. Spend them as soon as you can afford something.
• When the Rift opens, the losing team gets a resistance bonus, so the further behind you are, the more you should fight.
• Walkers are a stretch before 13~14 min. Take the Mid-Boss first, then head for their base.

23:28

14.4. 4The *NEW* COMPLETE DEADLOCK Beginner's Guide - Everything you NEED to Know Before you Play!

Paz · 2026-09-29 · English · Basics

The go-to beginner video, out on patch day. Has auto-generated Korean subtitles.

Chapters

1. 1:07 Basics
2. 2:21 Heroes
3. 4:36 Roles
4. 6:20 Early game
5. 9:56 New jungle
6. 14:09 Mid game
7. 15:12 Soul Urn
8. 17:12 Rift
9. 19:04 Late game
10. 20:44 Sieging
11. 22:28 Final tips

• Hit a fast (red) Sinner's Sacrifice with a heavy melee at the 4th light from the end.
• The description links a spreadsheet of builds per hero.

Key points are based on the chapters · description.

27:43

14.5. 5The first major update in 8 months [Deadlock major update: City Never Sleeps]

Necro · 2026-09-29 · Korean · Jungle · macro

Almost the only video covering the new map changes in Korean.

Chapters (built from subtitles)

1. 0:00 Overview
2. 1:00 New map place names
3. 3:30 New neutrals · tough crates
4. 6:00 Healing snacks
5. 7:30 Fog · steam zones
6. 8:00 Broker · corrupted items
7. 11:00 Build Browser
8. 18:00 HUD changes
9. 22:00 New heroes

• Tough crates only break to a heavy melee.
• Neutral respawn timers are only visible on the spot. Lookout shows them on the minimap for you.
• The Broker appears at a random spot from 30 min. Corrupting an item makes it stronger + adds a random drawback.
• You are hidden on top of steam vents; the fog in the fog plaza hides sight and sound and drains Stamina. The HUD shows whether enemy ultimates are up, and Stamina.

22:04

14.6. 6How to OUTFARM Your Opponent in EVERY Lane | Deadlock Beginner's Guide

Ghoul · 2026-10-09 · English · Laning · Note: The 60:40 ground/floating split in the video is from before the June 30 patch (now 50:50)

Breaks down why you end up "5k behind at 10 min", one objective timer at a time.

Chapters (built from subtitles)

1. 1:00 Wave control
2. 2:00 Soul sharing
3. 4:00 First 2 min
4. 6:00 Objective timers
5. 14:00 Linking wave control and timers
6. 20:00 Recap

• Key idea: push the wave 30 sec before each objective. 1:30 → 2-min camps, 2:30 → crates, 4:30 → Power-up, 7:30 → Sinner's Sacrifice.
• If you lose control in the first 2 min, saving your health under the Guardian comes first.
• A lone Sinner's Sacrifice respawns 5 min after it is destroyed.

12:49

14.7. 7Play Deadlock beginners need to know up to 10 min (must-watch for beginners)

NightMare Janguk · 2026-08-24 · Korean · Laning · Note: Crate and Sinner's Sacrifice spots are on the pre-September map

Shows the 0~10 min route minute by minute. The wave principles still hold.

Chapters

1. 1:34 2 min (small camps)
2. 2:22 3 min (crates)
3. 4:23 5 min (buff)
4. 7:22 8 min (Sinner's Sacrifice)
5. 8:51 10 min (buff · Soul Urn)
6. 12:34 Recap

• Every step assumes you pushed the lane first. The overlay reminds you 30 sec before each time.
• 1:30 → 2-min small camps. Decide with your teammates whether to go into enemy-side camps; if unsure, only your side.
• 2:30 → 3-min crate route. If you pushed first, clear the enemy-side crates too, and one player holds the lane.
• 4:30 → 5-min Power-up. Check the other lanes to decide where to go. Break leftover crates on the way back.
• After the Power-up: push the Guardian, roam or go back to base. The Guardian is best right after a kill; don't die defending it.
• 7:30 → 8-min Sinner's Sacrifice. If ahead, quickly take the enemy's; if behind, guard yours.
• 9:30 → the Power-up fight on the Soul Urn side. The Urn always appears in the Yellow lane first. Save long-cooldown ultimates for this fight.
• When you have the most Souls on your team, your respawn is longer, so play not to die.

Key points are based on the recap screen at the end and the subtitles.

33:07

14.8. 8Just Give Me 33 Minutes, You'll Out Farm Everyone | Deadlock Farming Guide

Shotty · 2026-09-07 · English · Souls · farming · Note: Three weeks before the patch. Some jungle spots and Soul Urn rules changed

Fixes the mindset of players who "farmed but have no Souls".

Chapters

1. 0:11 Basic tips
2. 6:54 Basic tips 2
3. 21:09 Farming in lane
4. 27:11 Objectives

• Priority: lane > Sinner's Sacrifice > camps · crates. When the wave comes, drop the camp and go to lane.
• Basic loop: push 2 waves → crates · camps · Sinner's Sacrifice → back before the next wave.
• "Negative Souls": deaths, going back to base and zoning out all cost you. Use the middle shop instead of your base.
• Don't cross the middle line when 3 or more enemies are missing and you are holding Souls.

10:00

14.9. 9Fix just this and you escape low ranks [Deadlock guide]

Necro · 2026-09-04 · Korean · Souls · farming · Note: Before the patch. Rift timing, etc.

The most practical of the Korean videos fixing low-rank mistakes.

Chapters (built from subtitles)

1. 0:00 Pushing lanes
2. 1:40 Farming priority · Sinner's Sacrifice
3. 2:30 The carry's mistake
4. 3:00 Objective timing
5. 5:20 The idea of turns
6. 7:20 Melee · denies
7. 8:00 Build order · counter items

• "I'm always the one with no Souls" usually means you abandoned your lane. When losing, push only to the middle line.
• With 3 or more together, Souls per hero drop a lot. Don't move as a group.
• If you broke a Walker, that turn is spent. Don't force it; regroup.
• Denying is about awareness, not reaction speed. Keep 1 bullet after the last hit.

6:17

14.10. 10Everything Deadlock beginners must know about earning Souls

NightMare Janguk · 2026-08-28 · Korean · Souls · farming

Goes through every Soul source (Troopers · crates · jungle · objectives · kills) one by one in 6 min.

Chapters (built from subtitles)

1. 0:42 What Souls are
2. 1:02 Troopers and Soul sharing
3. 2:06 Crates · Golden Statues
4. 2:38 Jungle and priority
5. 3:06 Sinner's Sacrifice
6. 3:40 Soul Urn
7. 4:22 Rift
8. 4:42 Kills
9. 5:04 Walkers
10. 5:28 Recap

• Two standing in one lane each get only 54% of Trooper Souls. As a carry, say up front: "I'll farm this lane alone."
• Crates give Souls 60% of the time when broken, Golden Statues a permanent stat 50% of the time. Their spots are fixed, so learn them and fit them into your route.
• Priority is lane → jungle camps → crates. When it's safe, take the enemy jungle first. Your Souls go up and theirs go down.
• The Soul Urn gives Souls to whoever delivers it, and allies who collect the dropped orbs share them. The Urn and Rift give the losing team a bonus, so a carry should check the map first rather than always carrying the Urn.
• Walker Souls are split into a share for heroes nearby and a share for the whole team (40/60 when the video was made, 25/75 after the September patch). If you can break it alone, it is often worth it even if you die, but after 15~20 min it may cost you the Mid-Boss.

14:06

14.11. 11The REAL Way To Get Ahead In Deadlock (New Macro Guide)

Metro Deadlock · 2026-09-30 · English · Souls · farming

The most compact guide to earning Souls in the new jungle.

Chapters

1. 0:32 Sinner's Sacrifice speed change
2. 2:36 New jungle camps
3. 6:08 Farming route - Hidden King
4. 7:20 Farming route - Archmother
5. 10:07 Best farming spots
6. 12:23 Final tips

• If an orange light comes on at the 4th heavy melee, it's a fast Sinner's Sacrifice. Same Souls, just faster.
• Shooting a neutral's weak spot makes it glow yellow. Large mobs' melee attacks can be parried.
• Camps are denser on the Hidden King side (spread out on the Archmother side).
• Still, the wave comes first. Never farm only the jungle.

12:08

14.12. 12How to get richer than anyone [Deadlock guide]

Necro · 2026-02-19 · Korean · Souls · farming · Note: Sinner's Sacrifice spots are on the pre-September map

Lays out, in order, what a carry should take first after laning (10~20 min).

Chapters (built from subtitles)

1. 0:41 Carries and supports
2. 2:46 1st: lanes
3. 3:53 2nd: Sinner's Sacrifice
4. 5:33 Kill the mobs beside it
5. 6:40 3rd: jungle camps
6. 7:12 4th: crates · Golden Statues
7. 7:44 Enemy jungle first
8. 8:17 Don't fight while weak
9. 9:29 Summary

• Carries (Victor · Seven · Wraith) aim to bring their power spike earlier. Supports · roamers (Paige · Paradox · Sinclair · Calico) start fights in mid-game.
• 1st, lanes: a wave pulled back gets killed by your Guardian and its Souls are lost. Pushing forces the enemy to defend and makes your Zipline longer.
• 2nd, Sinner's Sacrifice: from 8 min. A jackpot gives permanent stats. With mobs beside it, kill them too or it won't respawn.
• 3rd, jungle camps: mostly small and medium. Large only with enough damage or a Cultist Sacrifice.
• 4th, crates and Golden Statues on the way past. When ahead, enemy jungle first, your own on the way back.
• Don't fight while weak: even a win slows your growth. Once the spike comes, farm less and join fights.

Key points are based on the auto-generated subtitles.

8:56

14.13. 13I'll Fix Your Deadlock Macro in 8 Minutes

Natan · 2026-10-17 · English · Jungle · macro

An 8-minute strategy summary. Has auto-generated Korean subtitles.

Chapters

1. 0:14 Always push waves
2. 0:44 Playing around objectives
3. 1:48 Cross-map
4. 2:27 Basic macro
5. 3:06 Side laners
6. 6:08 Don't over-group
7. 6:47 When to farm, when to fight
8. 8:12 Late-game macro

• Always push waves, and move with the objective timers.
• Split roles between the side laners and the rest, and don't over-group.

Key points are based on the chapters.

9:41

14.14. 14Why You Should STOP HOLDING W | Deadlock Movement Essentials Guide

Natan · 2026-01-25 · English · Movement · Note: Principles hold; some numbers are from that time

Covers all the movement basics in under 10 min.

Chapters

1. 0:54 Slide
2. 1:16 Dash · air jump
3. 1:37 Down dash
4. 2:29 Dash-Jump
5. 2:52 Mantle · superglide
6. 3:11 Wall jump
7. 4:53 Air strafe
8. 5:45 Ziplines
9. 8:40 How to practice

• Make sliding after every dash a habit. A Dash-Jump costs 2 Stamina, a down dash 0.5.
• Your first wall jump in the air uses no Stamina.
• In the air, release W and turn with A/D and the mouse.
• Practice only one technique a day.

10:11

14.15. 15Deadlock movement guide, from basics to advanced

NightMare Janguk · 2026-02-17 · Korean · Movement · Note: Example terrain is the old map

A Korean intro to movement. Just mind how the technique names are written.

Chapters

1. 0:19 Dash-Jump slide
2. 0:44 Second floor: wall jump · climbing with heavy melee
3. 1:50 Mantle slide
4. 2:19 Superglide
5. 3:51 Corner boost
6. 5:09 Edge boost
7. 6:37 Air strafe
8. 8:43 Bunny hop

• Reach a second floor with W + wall jump. If you bounce off, latch on with a heavy melee (saves Stamina over a double jump).
• W + crouch while mantling = mantle slide.
• Unless you are near the top, aim and ability use come before movement.

20:18

14.16. 16The Deadlock Item Guide: What's Actually Worth Buying

Metro Deadlock · 2026-10-17 · English · Items

Sorts out "I bought items but deal no damage" with 4 rules.

Chapters

1. 0:46 Rule 1: early counters
2. 3:00 Counter items overview
3. 5:09 Reactive Barrier is weak
4. 8:22 Rule 2: not too much green (Vitality)
5. 12:22 Mid-game picks
6. 14:03 Rule 3: mistakes turn into bad buys
7. 16:22 Rule 4: less green when behind

• On the loading screen, check the enemy comp's main damage type (gun/abilities) and buy counters ahead of time.
• Before your first big item, put only about 4.8k into Vitality (green).
• The further behind you are, the fewer Vitality items; first check whether you died to bad positioning.