Silver Community Build
I got that dawg in me
Beginner friendly / Fully annotated / L -> R buy order / personal 58% WR on this build Updated every few patches This build is based on 370 hours of experience playing Deadlock and over 200 matches as Silver, also taking into account takes from players more experienced than me. It provides a good playing experience without forcing you to think a lot about your choices (just how I like to play) - it's good to set on autobuy and forget - just remember to sell the indicated items.
Ability Order
Slam Fire
Boot Kick
Entangling Bola
Lycan CurseLaning phase
Be careful with trades, get boxes, hatch egg at 2k souls (around 24 min mark)
Roaming phase
Focus on farming, sell RestoShot
Mid Game
Sell Extra Regen and Stalker (in that order). Start bullying squishies and helping in teamfights
Late Game
Take safe picks in jungle, in teamfights try not to get low before ulting. Warpstone can be changed for another defensive item
Oppressive enemy compOptional
Counter buysOptional
EXPERIMENTALOptional
Trying these items out in place of Melee Lifesteal / Lifestrike / Warpstone
Creator NotesOptional
1. Bootkick is a great mobility option to make escapes and gain height 2. Bola applies increased gravity to targets - if you can hit it, you can pull flying heroes down to the ground 3. I can't stress enough how dependent Silver is on good positioning - always keep an eye on where your allies are, and what's happening on the map 4. While bootkicking you can sneak in a light melee just as the kick lands for an extra bit of damage - be wary though as people grow to expect it if you do it too much - don't get parried 5. If you're in a desperate situation out of ammo and need to deal that last bit of damage to kill someone, try and intentionally mi