Deadlock is Valve’s big MOBA shooter that is still in its early stages. All the heroes and items in this popular new game are constantly changing with each update due to active development. Well, that doesn’t stop us players from enjoying the game and looking for the best Deadlock heroes. So, in this guide, we have ranked all the heroes in a Deadlock tier list so that you know which character to pick for your next victory.
S-tier Deadlock Heroes
As should be known to gamers by now, we consider S Tier to be the one with the most broken and powerful characters. You will find S-tier list heroes in almost every game and if you don’t, it means you are not in the Deadlock high elo lobbies yet. You might need to invest some time to master the said characters, but once you do, you’ll be unstoppable.
While fighting Pocket, you will feel like punching the air. That is how I always feel against a Pocket in Deadlock. Whether it is winning team fights, 1v1s, or objectives, Pocket can do it all.
This Deadlock hero comes with massive spirit damage while having the best mobility. Once you’ve mastered advanced movements, Pocket can be exceptionally unkillable. All of that while your AOE ultimate drains enemy HP faster than they can last in fights.
Abrams
When Valve puts a hero on the home screen..uhh, take the hint that it means something. And it did indeed. Abrams is possibly the strongest tank among the entire Deadlock characters roster. The fun part of playing Abrams is that you do not even need life steal Vitality items to sustain fights.
His ability list comes with lifesteal, bonus melee damage, and also crowd control. In a game where heroes struggle with their health, Abrams can be a tank from the first minute of the game.
Shiv
Not a single day goes by when the Deadlock community is not talking about Shiv being the strongest Deadlock hero, making it a reason for me to rank him high on this tier list. While most of the heroes in the S-tier require high skill, Shiv says ‘Hold my knives‘. Even my Editor who’s a MOBA newbie can rack up kills quickly with Shiv.
Yes, you can literally spam your knives to make your enemies bleed to death. Additionally, Deadlock is a high mobility game where Shiv comes with a low cooldown dash ability that double damages on hit. This makes Shiv OP in the entire Deadlock hero roster. Especially when you have an ultimate that insta-kills enemies if they are at a health threshold.
Dynamo
Professor, aka Dynamo, is the best initiator in Deadlock. Even if you are not great at farming or killing enemies, you still add a lot of value to your team. Dynamo can stun, he can clean, and he can definitely control an entire team at once.
If you combine your ultimate with your teammate’s abilities in the right way, victory is guaranteed. Oh, you can also save your teammates from deadly situations by turning into a quantum ball.
A-tier Deadlock Heroes
The A-tier heroes in Deadlock are good, but these characters will need some specific items to come online.
Infernus
Recommended for beginners, used by veterans. That is Infernus in Deadlock for you. There are two reasons why Infernus is better than all the other heroes below him right now. The first reason is that as Infernus, you deal damage even after not hitting your enemies thanks to burn damage from your abilities, especially the passive.
The second reason is that you keep healing from all the burn damage you are dealing to the enemies. These things make Infernus the most annoying hero to deal with at any rank level in Deadlock.
Mo & Krill
While Mo & Krill are not the best objective takers out there, their involvement in team fights is huge. With a great disarming ability and the skill to hide from enemies, Mo & Krill can take the fight on their own terms. However, the best part of this hero duo is the ultimate ability.
Having the skill to hold down enemies while dealing damage for a solid amount of time can change the course of the game, especially if it’s a crucial enemy hero.
Ivy
If you go through all the heroes in Deadlock, Ivy is the most underrated. Her ability to dominate the lane using the brambles can guarantee a significant soul count. In case you are the aggressive type, you can push in with the stun and retreat while healing your teammate.
Moreover, you can pick your teammates and drop them anywhere you want using this tactic. You can deliver the Soul urn easily or even help your team Seven secure kills with their ultimate ability, making her rank high on our Deadlock tier list.
Kelvin
The Ally from the North packs an icy punch or even protects teammates at ease. Kelvin is one of the best Deadlock heroes for healing. While you don’t begin with a healing ability, you can upgrade your grenade to spam it to damage your enemies in a burst while healing teammates.
Kelvin is a support first hero who’s a great pincher at lane while being a great counterattacker, thanks to his ultimate. Especially when you get to delay enemies from getting the rejuvenator.
Viscous
Speaking of healing supports, Viscous is more aggressive than any other healers in the game. His skill set is made for the initiator-type players. You can roll in, spit, or even punch enemies towards your team. But the best part is how you can heal yourself or teammates, roll away, or punch yourself away from a critical situation as well.
Sadly, when you heal someone, they are stuck in that place being unable to do anything. However, if you choose the right items in your Deadlock build, you can create quite the frenzied gooball that can hose down any enemy.
Haze
Haze is the strongest hypercarry in Deadlock. If you can babysit your Haze and feed her, there are items that can make her unstoppable. With a great ultimate ability to spray down enemies, and an invisibility ability, Haze already is strong. Just ask my Editor, who I work with to feed Haze souls to make her grow in power quickly.
However, she comes with a sleeping dagger that can shut down enemies, making them useless for a few seconds. This combination of attack and item usability makes Haze great, especially an ideal late-game carry.
Paradox
Paradox comes with a great skill set where you are able to slow down enemies constantly while dealing spirit damage. On the right hand, Paradox feels untouchable. Most importantly, no one is untouchable when you swap them towards you using your ability. Moreover, you block down enemy bullets in fights that can change the entire course of the game in a blink.
B-tier Deadlock Heroes
All B-tier characters are great in low elo lobbies and are called pub stompers. However, after a certain point in the game, they start to feel weak and one-dimensional; the reason they are in the B Tier in our Deadlock tier list.
Wraith
If you are looking for an all-rounder with a huge objective potential, then Wraith us best. She can deal massive nuke damage throughout the game. While damage is better for single-target enemies mostly, she is capable of fighting against a bunch of enemies. However, she outshines most heroes in terms of eating down the objectives thanks to her fire rate and ammo.
Warden
Warden is a great tank character in Deadlock who can fight against multiple heroes. His key ability is to lock down enemies and steal their life away. However, there are too many counter items and heroes to deal with Warden. So, sometimes you will notice Warden feeling lackluster even after doing everything right with him.
Bebop
After rewinding some changes, the developers somewhat balanced bomb Bebop. While his kit still looks exciting, you will feel limited once you try Bebop. You must rely on your long cooldowns to do anything. Moreover, you contribute nothing if you miss even one skill from your combination. You can try to build gun damage Bebop but he still feels very restrictive in such a high-mobility game.
Seven
Seven is the ultimate pub stomper. Yes, if you know how to spam abilities, you can easily clean up newbie lobbies. But as soon as you are in higher lobbies, you will feel very limited. You will face countless counters, and you will realize that there are better options to try in the game. But if you are trying out Deadlock for the first time, you can easily start with Seven.
Lash
For the amount of difficulty level, Lash does not give enough output. In a movement-based game like Deadlock, Lash used to outshine other heroes. However, he feels like an initiator who needs good teammates to shine. This makes Lash restrictive and, in most of the games, you feel like a catalyst to the better heroes in your team.
Mirage
Added with the big September patch, Mirage has been a key initiator and ganker in Deadlock. While his highlight ability is the passive, his attack animation and slow fire rate do not complement it. On the other hand, playing him as a support or ganker feels more reliable. This makes him a confusing character to pick as his roles don’t really suit how his ability kit is built.
C-tier Deadlock Heroes
Our C-tier consists of Deadlock heroes who can be good in lower ranks but can get swept by a good and skilled player.
McGinnis
McGinnis has the highest base ammo capacity in Deadlock which makes her a great laner. She also comes with a heal which can be great in the laning stage. Yes, that is pretty much it. Once the laning is over, all you can do as McGinnis is destroy the objectives and die if enemies catch you off-guard.
Yamato
The biggest falloff for any character ever from updates was when the devs casually nerfed Yamato from existence. Yamato is a great jungler and probably the best in the jungle in Deadlock. However, his signature was how he could sustain damage while being in the ultimate. By nerfing the ultimate, the Devs killed how Yamato could fight off multiple enemies at once. We must not forget that Yamato was not a great objective taker in the first place either.
Vindicta
The October 10 Deadlock patch killed every possible way to dominate as Vindicta. While Vindicta is great for being sniper support for a team, her involvement feels lesser than it used to. You can still have a better early game as Vindicta but by the time you are stronger, other heroes can surpass you despite having a low soul count and farm.
D-tier Deadlock Heroes
The D-tier is meant for players who want to deal a lot of damage and annoy enemies, while trying their hardest to win games.
Grey Talon
If you are a fan of Grey Talon, sadly, you are way squishier now. With the recent changes to what looks like Legloas’ great-great-grandfather, Grey Talon no longer gets bonus movement from spirit scaling.
This means you must rely on Vitality items to survive better. Yes, you still deal a lot of damage as the angry old man, but you contribute way less cause you might get picked on early with you having less chance of running away.
Lady Geist
Another situational hero who never comes online, at least for me, is Lady Geist. You will deal a lot of damage throughout the game as her. The issue with Lady Geist is her ability kit in Dedlock. All of her abilities are about dealing a lot of damage. This makes her a one-dimensional character with zero possibility to deal with her endless counters.
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