The Ultimate Guide to Unreleased Deadlock Heroes: Abilities, Strategies, and Insights

Are you a dedicated Deadlock fan, eager to explore new heroes before they hit the official roster? If you’re hooked on the intense gameplay and unique abilities of Deadlock’s characters, get ready for an exclusive look into the unreleased heroes that could soon join the fray. This guide will introduce you to these hidden gems, their special abilities, and how they might change your future matches.

Before we dive in, it’s important to note that these unreleased heroes are still in development. Their abilities and designs might evolve, but we’ve gathered everything you need to know about them right now. Whether you’re a strategy genius or just excited to try something new, this list is your ultimate resource.

1. Holliday (Astro): The Versatile Combatant

Astro, also known as Holliday, is an exciting upcoming hero with a unique set of abilities designed to control the battlefield and wreak havoc.

• Powder Keg: Astro can place explosive barrels that detonate either when shot or when they land after being launched. It’s a perfect tool for setting up traps or creating explosive chain reactions, but beware these barrels have a minimum arm time.
• Bounce Pad: Drop a bounce pad to send you and your teammates soaring through the air. Upon landing, Astro delivers a powerful stomp that damages nearby enemies, making it a versatile movement and offensive tool.
• Hat Trick: Tosses her hat to strike enemies, slowing them and revealing their position through walls. This ability is perfect for gaining intel and disrupting enemy plans.
• Spirit Lasso: Use this skill to pull in an enemy, stunning them while slightly reducing your own movement speed. Combine this with bounce pads for an aerial snatch-and-grab that leaves opponents floundering.

Astro is a hero for players who like flexibility and surprise. She combines offense, defence, and mobility into one character. Use her to outmaneuver and outplay your enemies with a well-timed combination of her abilities.

2. Kali: The Elemental Huntress

Kali is all about hunting down enemies and whittling them down with a barrage of unique elemental attacks.

• Occilioblade: Throw a boomerang-like weapon that slows down enemies and inflicts damage. This is Kali’s bread and butter for initiating fights or keeping foes from escaping.
• Pack Hunter: Grants a buff that increases both your damage output and life steal, making you even deadlier as the fight goes on.
• Dust Storm: Create a dust storm that slows enemy movement and fire rates while dealing continuous damage. It’s perfect for zoning out your opponents or disrupting their formations.
• Trapper’s Delight: Shoot a trap at an enemy, which not only deals damage but gives you bonus life steal. The trap delivers heavy damage after a brief period, making it a powerful tool for finishing off weakened foes.

Kali excels at chasing down and dismantling her enemies, thriving on persistence and aggressive gameplay. She’s the perfect pick for players who love to close gaps and hunt down stragglers.

3. Gunslinger: The Bullet Barrage

Gunslinger is all about overwhelming enemies with a relentless barrage of bullets and explosives.

• Rapid Fire: Activate this ability to shoot infinite bullets for a set duration, allowing you to mow down enemies without worrying about ammo.
• Rocket Launcher: Fire a rocket at a target location, launching enemies into the air and dealing massive damage on impact.
• Tenacity: A passive ability currently in development, with more details coming soon.
• Sleep Bomb: Launch a bomb that puts enemies in an area to sleep, offering a chance to regroup or set up a devastating follow-up attack.

Gunslinger is the ultimate choice for players who enjoy overwhelming their enemies with high damage output and area control. Mastering his rapid-fire potential will allow you to dominate the battlefield.

4. Calico (Nano): The Life Stealer

Calico is a hero whose unique abilities revolve around manipulating health, both for herself and her enemies.

• Perched Predator: Unleash a spirit cat that grabs targets, causing an explosion shortly after. You can manually detonate the cat to maximize damage.
• Siamese Strike: Leap at a target, dealing damage and slowing nearby enemies. Targeting an ally reduces cooldowns and recharges abilities faster, making it a versatile skill.
• Deadly Decor: Summon a statue that drains life from a nearby enemy, healing itself and Calico. Statues activate when she is close, creating a powerful synergy for players who can time their movements.
• Queen of Shadows: A buff currently under development that promises even more utility and lethality.

Calico’s kit allows her to sustain herself while constantly whittling down her enemies, making her ideal for players who love staying in the fight as long as possible.

5. Yakuza: The Criminal Mastermind

Yakuza brings a dark, gritty element to the game with his deadly combination of gang-related abilities.

• Shakedown: Call down a barrage of bullets in a targeted area, immobilizing enemies and dealing heavy damage.
• Hired Muscle: Summon gangsters to fight by your side, or create a clone of yourself or an ally to confuse and overwhelm enemies.
• Protection Racket: Boost yourself to reduce recoil and increase critical hit damage.
• Setting Sun: Cast a massive sunbeam across the battlefield, dealing incredible area-of-effect (AOE) damage to enemies caught in its path.

Yakuza is perfect for players who like to dominate the battlefield by controlling space and overwhelming their opponents with raw firepower and strategic clones.

6. Tokamak: The Heat of Battle

Tokamak brings the fire literally making him a force to be reckoned with in close-range combat.

• Hot Shot: Wield a flamethrower that burns enemies, with damage increasing as heat levels rise.
• Dying Star: Leap to a location, dealing AOE damage on impact.
• Blinding Radiance: Boosts cooldown reduction, bullet evasion, and overall damage, making Tokamak a terrifying force when activated.
• Pulse Cannon: Charge up and lock onto multiple enemy heroes, releasing a barrage of damage to all locked targets.

Tokamak is ideal for players who love high-risk, high-reward heroes. His abilities are all about getting in close, dealing massive damage, and controlling the pace of the battle.

7. Wrecker: The Demolition Expert

Wrecker lives up to his name, capable of laying waste to enemies with explosive abilities and brutal tactics.

• Wrecking Ball: Throw a massive ball of scrap metal, stunning and damaging anything it hits. The ball takes time to create, but it’s worth the wait for the carnage it causes.
• Consume: Grab and stun an enemy, dealing damage over time. Killing them gives you a bonus to fire rate and replenishes your Bio Blast charge.
• Bio Blast: Fire a blast of consumed remains, dealing damage and slowing enemies. Hitting multiple enemies increases the slow effect.
• Astral Walk: Send out a shadow copy of yourself, and teleport to its location, dealing damage upon arrival and slowing enemies based on how long the shadow was active.

Wrecker is the go-to hero for players who like to control the battlefield with large, impactful attacks and quick, disruptive movements.

8. Rutger: The Immortal Defender

Rutger is a tanky hero who excels at both dishing out and taking damage.

• Rocket Launcher: Fire a powerful rocket at a target location, launching enemies upwards and dealing heavy damage.
• Force Field: Create a kinetic field that traps enemies inside and prevents anyone from entering or exiting.
• Cheat Death: Rutger’s passive ability grants life steal when activated right before death, giving him a second chance in critical moments.
• Pulse: Emit a powerful pulse that slows and damages enemies caught in its radius.

Rutger is perfect for players who want to stand their ground, block out enemies, and deal serious damage while staying in the fight.

Deadlock’s upcoming heroes are a game-changer, each bringing something new to the battlefield. Whether you prefer overwhelming your opponents with brute force, outsmarting them with cunning strategies, or sustaining yourself in prolonged fights, there’s a hero here for you. Keep an eye out for these unreleased characters, and make sure to master their abilities to stay ahead of the competition.