deadlock

The twenty-second agent and fifth Watcher agent in the online FPS game Valorant .

A movement blocking skill with an unusual appearance. When a disc is thrown and hits the floor, a barrier is created that spreads in four designated directions regardless of the direction the deadlock is facing. This direction is generated diagonally when the minimap is fixed, that is, in the shape of an X. As with sage , the barrier takes a while to fully regenerate, during which time the barrier's health is halved.

The barrier cannot be passed through by characters, i.e. players and movable objects, but can pass through by skills and bullets. Then, naturally, the question arises, 'How to destroy it?' A large marble is created where the disc touches the ground, and a small marble is created at the bottom of the extreme end of the barrier that spreads in four directions. can destroy Destroying the small marble will only remove the barrier that spreads in that direction, and destroying the large marble in the center will remove all barriers at once.

Almost all map entry points are either vertical or horizontal when the minimap is locked.[2] If you install a barrier net on the access road, it will be placed in an X shape. Therefore, unlike the wall of Sage, where a gap can be created if the angle is set incorrectly, if it is properly blocked, you must break two small marbles on one side or the marble in the center to pass through.

Acoustic sensors can be attached to walls or structures. When attached, the sound detection range is shown as a long rectangular parallelepiped, and if a loud noise is detected within the range, a concussion is caused in that range.

It is difficult to avoid because it uses concussion as soon as the sound is heard, but the sensor itself makes a sound when you get close, and like other traps, it is destroyed with a single bullet, so it can be easily destroyed if you are aware of it to a certain extent. The installation sound is also loud. In particular, it only reacts to noises heard by enemies, so switching weapons has no effect, and if enemies are walking or sitting, they are not detected, so you can pass by without destroying them. Unless it intentionally destroys the trap and sends a notification saying, ‘I am here,’ it is essentially non-existent as a surveillance device.

In other words, if you are fooled by the name ‘sensor’ and use it like an ordinary surveillance device, it can easily be destroyed. Rather than a surveillance device to prevent lurking, think of it as a booby trap to confuse enemies who enter the site during a melee, and even during an attack, it is more effective to attach it inside the site where the battle will take place or around spikes, etc. rather than to prevent flanking.

Although it was not disclosed in the patch notes, the angles at which acoustic sensors can be installed have become more diverse since patch 11.08. Previously, it could only be installed on the wall of a building or on the side of a structure, and the detection range was always installed in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped parallel to the ground, but now it can be installed at various angles other than completely vertical directions such as the ceiling or floor, making it possible to detect at an oblique angle by installing it on the corner of a wall or the arch-shaped structure of the Lotus B site.

Throws a grenade and covers all players within range with a gravity net. There is a short period of time before the net unfolds, and if you escape quickly during this time, you will not be caught in the net, and even if you enter the skill range after the gravity net is unfolded, you will not be caught in the net. If caught in a net, it is forced to sit down, greatly slowing its movement speed. Nets caught on the body can be removed by holding down F.

Enemies caught in the net have their movement distance greatly reduced and are not automatically released even if they leave the range of the net. Additionally, the net will remain in place until removed.

When removing the net, a very loud noise is heard. Using this, you can aim for a wall shot if the enemy hides behind a wall and eliminates it, and in conjunction with the installed acoustic sensor, you can definitely hit a concussion. Enemies caught in the net are forced to fight and win on the spot while their mobile devices are effectively blocked, or to release the net and avoid the area at the risk of being attacked.

It was the most underrated skill when it was first released, but now that research has been done, the perception has improved considerably as it is evaluated that it can be strongly linked to ally skills if the angle width is used well. For example, when combined with Raise's Bomb, Breach's Aftershock, Soba's Shock Arrow, and Brimstone's Orbital Strike, you can instantly wipe out multiple enemies or enemies hiding behind walls.

A nanowire accelerator is attached to the prosthetic arm on the left arm and fired. The path of the nanowire pulses bounces off walls once, like Neon's relay bolts , capturing the first enemy it hits. When firing the pulse, the deadlock itself is slightly pushed back due to the recoil.[4]

The first skill in Valorant to have an execution verdict. Enemies hit by the nanowire pulse become cocoons and are pulled by the pulse indicated by the blue line along the same path as the launched trajectory. After that, even if you reach the end of the path within 8 seconds or do not reach the end, you will definitely die when time runs out. When the cocoon's stamina runs out, it is released. When you are trapped in a cocoon, your vision is completely blocked, and how far you have reached the point of death is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

If it is blocked by an object or player while being dragged, the cocoon's path is modified slightly upward. However, since the path does not change when blocked by a wall, if you place Sage's barrier orb or Deadlock's barrier net at the right time, you can prevent the cocoon from being dragged towards the opponent and being shot to death even if the cocoon is destroyed.

Yoru's alter ego is also dragged into the ultimate stage, but when executed, the flash does not explode and the alter ego's corpse falls. You can use this to get your alter ego dragged away and engage in psychological warfare. Even clones can be rescued.

If Phoenix is ​​hit by a nanowire pulse while using Counterattack, the duration of both skills is displayed up and down simultaneously . In this case, no matter which side finishes first, Phoenix returns to the point where it used the counterattack.

By the way, the original version of the ultimate skill dialogue has received great reviews for its impact. This is where the passionate performance of the voice actor stands out .

He is a very effective agent in disrupting the attacking team's rush strategy and forcing a default. However, even if Rush defends well, he is the worst agent in terms of utility that can be used as a watchdog or other role . An agent with vague performance who does nothing particularly well, but whose utility is at the highest level among all agents, has the exact opposite tendency of Phoenix .

Still, when it comes to the ultimate skill, extinction, the ally has the advantage, like 3-on-2 or 2-on-1, but in situations where variables exist, it suppresses them more reliably than any other skill, and overcomes disadvantageous situations in many ways, like 2-on-3 or 1-on-2. It is a very useful ultimate skill. Above all, in a 1v1 situation, if you have information about the enemy and have the ultimate skill, it is possible to send the enemy on a tour very easily. Although it is such a useful ultimate skill, the biggest problem is that Deadlock does not have a skill that helps him actively gain archery points.

Later, as the research proceeded, the image of a hero that was powerful and powered by the rush jersey, represented by the early extinction and barrier network, was not able to play a role as a watcher, and it was an ambiguous agent who was difficult to use as a different role, such as Chamber , Yoru , and K/O . Although it admits as much as the ultimate destruction, it is not a big scam compared to other ultimate, and it is difficult to play a role as a watcher, and the greatest strength, the transcendental rush defense ability, is also effective in preventing rushes with Keo's knife and soba position arrow. It is said that you need to choose a dead dead rock except for rush defense to stop the rush.

Statistics such as pick rate and win rate are not bad due to repeated upgrades and improved awareness through YouTube content. This seems to be because the proportion of rushes is high in solo rank, especially in the lower tiers, so there is an environment in which good performance can be achieved through deadlock. However, in high-tier competitions, especially professional competitions, the proportion of rushes is significantly small, and even if rushes are made, statistics drop sharply because the players are very conscious of deadlocks. In other words, it has the statistics of a typical solo queue pick.

It was not often used in the competition before and after the launch. Even in 2023 Valorant Champions Los Angeles is the only agent who has never picked up. EG's Jawgemo in the 2024 VCT American Kick Off contributed to EG's playoffs by taking out the joker pick from the icebox.

In the 2024 EMEA Stage 1 , Vitality took him out as a joker pick in Bind, but he lost 9-13 to Natus Vincere of No Watcher's Guild, leaving doubts as to whether Deadlock is useful at the pro gaming level, at least in the current meta.

Similarly, in the 2025 season, the lowest pick rate among all agents is showing a high win rate with GEN.G's foxy9 players actively on maps such as split and sunset.

From Stage 1 of the 2026 Pacific, Global Esports showed a good performance by regularly using him on maps such as Lotus and Bind.

The spike charge trait allows for a fairly fast-paced game, making it ideal for trolling enemies. Since the ultimate skill recharges quickly, you can often see its powerful effects, and especially because of the ultimate skill orb, you can use the ultimate skill two or three times in a single round.

Of course, if the opponent slows down, the advantage is still greatly reduced, but it is still possible to easily block incoming interference when eating marbles, allowing for much more active play than in regular games.

Rather, it is better than other modes. It has a high risk of breaking, but the acoustic sensor inflicts concussion, the most deadly debuff among traps, and considering that most people run around in Team Deathmatch, if you set it and don't get caught, the opponent's movement is significantly restricted. The net and barrier are not bad skills, so they can be used usefully depending on the role.

The ultimate is a bit ambiguous. The map is narrow, so if you shoot at a place where you think the opponent is, it works well, but it's only limited to 1 kill. Even then, Deadlock is killed by another enemy, and if there are no teammates around, there's a chance that the captured enemy will be released, so the ultimate is somewhat treated as a land mine.

Like Breach , he has a disability in his arms and is replaced by a number of agents. Originally a private security company called Kingdom's partner, Stall Jaeger, he was in charge of capturing the radicals of the Land Paul Project, which was out of control at Svalbar 's research institute. However, Kingdom and two colleagues, who were attacked by the escape object, were killed. Dead Rock survived alone and led the experimental body as an incineration chamber, but the chamber door was not completely closed because the experiments burst into the left arm, and lost their arms in the energy waves emitted from the incinerator. Fortunately, Soba , who was secretly investigating the Land Paul project, was rescued by Baloland by capturing Dead Rock's rescue signal, and Kilzoy was receiving a new number of nanowire .

After joining, there is a conflict with Gecko . Gecko's creatures are the radicals of the Land Paul Project, which Gecko broke into the Kingdom Institute . Due to the experience of losing his colleagues and arms to the Radi Boer of Svalbar Institute, Dead Rock did not see Gecko's Radi Boer friends, and he had to be quarantined, and he prepared four isolation containers and fussed. From the standpoint of other agents, Dead Rock's reaction was too much, and Kilzo gave him a pinzan, saying that he could not be close, and Reina asked Brimstone to keep herself from being touched by Gecko's Creatures. Fortunately, this conflict seems to have been resolved to some extent by Dead Rock's cooperation with the support bot in the mission in Los Angeles.