How to Counter Every Hero

There are so many items in the shop, it can be hard to know which ones to buy. If you are having difficulty countering the enemy team, there are some items that work well to counter any hero in Deadlock, in particular –

Increasing your movement is also a good way to get away from many enemy heroes and can be buffed by –

Increase sprint speed and movement speed (harder to hit and run faster)

Extra stamina and stamina recovery (more dashes more quickly)

(Active) Teleport 11m ahead and gain 30% Bullet resist

We have also made a list below suggesting items to buy that counter each specific hero if you and your team find yourselves facing a particularly difficult opponent. We have included armor suggestions (which are generally advisable anyway), and stated which type of armor is more likely to help protect you against each hero. The list is not exhaustive, you may have to adapt your build depending on the play style/build of the opponent, but in general, we believe these are solid choices to help you survive and successfully counter every hero in Deadlock.

Hero	Items	Reason
Abrams		Reduce sustain Reduce melee/gun damage
Bebop		Cleanse Sticky Bomb silence or Echo Shard Bomb spam Tank damage after being Hooked Reduce ability damage
Dynamo		Tank damage during Singularity Pull teammate out of Singularity Reduce gun damage
Grey Talon		Drop and stun out of the air Get free from Immobilizing Traps Reduce ability damage
Haze		Cleanse Fixated Tank surprise Sleep Dagger Counter Bullet Dance Reduce gun and Bullet Dance damage
Infernus		Cleanse Afterburn Reduce Afterburn damage
Ivy		Reduce gun damage
Kelvin		Movement slow resist against all abilities Reduce ability damage
Lady Geist		Prevent life exchange Reduce ability damage
Lash		Prevent mobility Reduce ability damage
McGinnis		Reduce gun damage
Mo and Krill		Tank Combo damage Pull teammate out of Combo Reduce gun damage
Paradox		Reduce gun damage
Pocket		Clear Affliction damage Reduce ability damage
Seven		Reduce ability damage
Shiv		Reduce/Cleanse Serrated Knives damage Reduce ability damage
Vindicta		Drop and stun out of the air Reduce/Clear Stake capture and reduce Crow Familiar damage Reduce gun damage
Viscous		Reduce gun and Puddle Punch damage
Warden		Reduce/Cleanse Alchemical Flask and Binding Word Reduce gun damage
Wraith		Reduce gun damage Reduce ability damage
Yamato		Reduce ability damage