Deadlock Buffs Are INSANE! (Strongest Valorant Agent of 2024)

Deadlock is set to receive massive buffs on Wednesday and it's about to be the biggest meta change we've seen in a super long time. Finally, Deadlock has received the love she deserves :D
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[@Microwaveeeeeeee]

Man, as a deadlock main this makes me so happy. Keep up the good work, Flow!

[@FlowAscending]

Deadlock mains rise up!

[@wamm3770]

I’d rather her stay under the radar

[@ReaverGaming-69]

There are dead lock mains also😭😂

[@hannahuwo]

Me to man!

[@kinkanman2134]

You exist?

[@chicken7002]

This is actually making me feel very happy. I've been maining Deadlock ever since she came out because I don't have a very good aim. I wasn't expecting a buff for her.

[@ganggi1349]

by any chance ur an cypher main?

[@Rofi00]

deadlock is going to be insane. i play her a bunch so ill instalock her always

[@BrokeBaritone]

The wall buff is actually insane. will increase her pickrate way beyond!

[@Youngestfo3]

same

[@NominalDingus]

1:49 or, yknow, bring back teammates from the dead

[@zylkoris2075]

I'm actually unsure if the buffs will make her all that powerful for the average player. The wall will for sure be fantastic regardless of skill level, but the rest of her kit does need some level of thought behind it to use. Regardless I'm glad she's getting some love. She's one of my favorite characters, and I might just pick her up again. I've always felt like she's a strange mix of Breach and Cypher, which are both my mains lol.

[@hemantsriv2883]

As a DL main, I can play a good mix of defense and offense with DL but the kit made it difficult. Now the buff is gonna make it a hell lot easier

[@cocomilk253]

one mistake ppl do is to treat the traps like its a trip. it should be played more close to you where theres a big chance the enemies make sound (drop, defuse, a zipline) and play of it once it gets triggered its an ez kill. the DL net is more used to combo with mollies. creative lineups for it can be game changing. i can see DL gonna be picked more in proplay now

[@cocomilk253]

imagine one choke point and u have two traps that activate at the same time. thats a sure kill there. in some cases its better than a cypher trip coz you dont need contact just sound so you rly have to force the enemy to make sounds

[@somestatik4943]

Deadlock was already good at making on-the-fly holds. The wall buff, and especially the sonic sensor buffs lean into this aspect so well, which helps distinguish her further from other sentinels.

[@KyuremROTMG]

As the only fucker who played 450 matches of deadlock immortal EU I see this as a win.

[@Rose_Butterfly98]

Awesome, she really needed that trap retake. And now blocking off the spike from defuse is easier

[@o-c-t-a-n]

Now the slides ontop of the deadlock wall are huge

[@SocksNeedsHelp]

So good to see deadlock buffs haha, i know im a bit late to the party but its about time. she was the worst sentinel for a hot minute

[@Wooorbie]

when seeing the thumbnail I thought it was a joke like "haha deadlock so bad imma make a bait" but this sh*ts actually good like REALLY good I might just try and play her now

[@SsKribble]

Initial thought: yay my main is better! Now: I am never gonna be able to play her again due to insta locks

[@abrawolf]

Honestly, she's been my go to for most maps and now bitches gonna instalock her and throw the game because they don't understand how to actually play her.

[@Illuminat-ve5ue]

5:18 is the combat report broken? It says deadlock killed with a vandal headshot but it was a shorty

[@partytime113]

Deadlock mains our time has come! And FlowAscending is our king!

[@GilangD21]

Now she is living to her own name

[@Prod.4Deep]

never been happier to be a dl main. ppl always shit on her but i felt like she was well balanced

[@Gibyn]

Deadlock mains eating good can’t wait to make content on all this

[@Cplayz08]

Cool video, I'll def be trying her more often now!

[@renandezvous]

WE USED TO PRAY FOR TIMES LIKE THIS

[@dean988]

only thing that sucks is that im not gonna be the only one playing deadlock anymore

[@TheProPlayZ69]

Main issue here would be breaking deadlocks wall Like in ascent A site, just throw the wall on side next to entrance (means the wall will be unbreakable because enemy can't see the ciricle ____wall____(entrance)____wall__ Blocks O-------------o I (deadlock wall) I I I o

[@FlowAscending]

That’s not how the wall works, it’s never parallel to a choke point, it looks more like this X than this + if that makes sense

[@TheProPlayZ69]

@@FlowAscending for clarification I never used deadlock, does the wall need to have same distance each line? Or It's ok to have 1 wall long that the wall closet to wall I didn't add the 2 extra small circle since the type keep changing the spaces and lining

[@TheProPlayZ69]

@@FlowAscending like this ____wall____(entrance)____wall__ Blocks. o | Block o-O-------------o | I (deadlock wall) door I | I I o

[@hashdun]

I still dont think she will get picked at tournaments, cypher,kj even chamber are better when it comes to practicality of their ult. And the moment deadlock is picked players are super aware and never rush blindly have to see how pros use her

[@SGe.]

ITS THE SMELLY 98 DEMON GOING 37 14! WATCH OUT! who is running into deadlocks sonic sensor like a NPC? lol the shorty kill on noodle when you aced was personal, i can clearly see that

[@FOUR22]

I think KJs util is probably better than Deadlock at ascent and bind. But ok

[@onspeed5555555]

Here comes the Sonic Sensei. 😅

[@rocklerock495]

As a non-deadlock main, i agree with this buff. Now they need to buff judge back to 7 ammos. It's already one of the low tier main weapon, no need to make ot lower 😂

[@phvntxm2245]

no more "deadass", now she's "Deadlock"

[@volcharamobile2475]

You can block mid on breeze with e now lol

[@MuhammadYaSheikh]

I'm gonna lose so badly against deadlocks lpl

[@LlilacEdits]

Can you make a vid with deadlock setups and ult lineups?

[@FlowAscending]

I got you!

[@NightRyder19]

Harbor needs a buff.

[@duszek81]

I agree imo they should buff his wall so it would stay longer and his orb would have a little bit more HP and 6 points ult maybe i think it would a great buff

[@Yooneese]

i am maining her now

[@waja]

Deadlock ult is still broken I demand a nerf after being wrapped with it about 20x this game 😭 fr tho flow is best deadlock main D:

[@Nx0yl]

can you use Macha music again pls????

[@moai76_]

This is real?

[@voidstarplay]

deadlock looks fun now

[@abrawolf]

She was always fun

[@ARONKARLTV]

its easier now to play deadlock

[@miracleval]

I feel deadlock is still kinda weak on attack.

[@juvetafrolovaite]

Guess I will need to start paying Valo again

[@hitesh2348]

Man please dont play too good with Deadlock they will nerf chamber again..

[@DoOzZeEarf]

can u still boost you up?

[@FlowAscending]

Unfortunately not

[@jackiechen2116]

tf is riot doing

[@Pearlescznt]

The best character in the game being buffed finally

[@pumpkinpioneer2280]

bro what... where is the iso buff? Deadlock is literally insane compared to iso

[@ChilledPsycho]

Alright cool now let chamber change spots with a less cool down for the love of all things holy lmfao

[@MiroslavVeselinov]

buff cypher

[@drizk27]

Broken 😮

[@zWraithh]

"There is no reason to pick sage over deadlock" Sage wall denies info. Sage has a heal. Sage has a rez. Sage has two slow orbs instead of just one net. There are a lot of reasons to pick sage over deadlock. These buffs are nice, but to say there is "no reason to pick sage over deadlock" is WILDLY overstating your case. There are good reasons to pick deadlock and good reasons to pick sage. There are trade offs with either one.

[@FlowAscending]

Its the overall worth of the abilities I'm evaluating. Yes Sage has heal but general Skye is a top tier initiator pick who can also heal and mulitple allies at the same time. Sage wall denies visual info but has half the HP of a Deadlock wall so takes much less bullets and time to regain control of that area. Sage has a rez which is very good obviously since it's her ult but thats what ults are meant to be, good. Sage has two slor orbs which in total decrease movement for 8 seconds where as the gravnet could make the enemy full stopped indefinitely AND can provide info as the enemy literally have to pull it out to move on. I understand what you're trying to say and don't get me wrong theres no one thats loved Sage more than me. As I said I have over 10k hours on her but these buffs absolutely tank over Sages abilities

[@zWraithh]

"these buffs absolutely tank over Sages abilities" I completely disagree. Skye is a completely different agent and has nothing to do with the comparison so that point is null and void. Saying Sage's rez is her ult and it's supposed to be good has nothing to do with the comparison. With that same logic Deadlock's ult is "supposed to be good" so the almost guaranteed kill doesn't matter. The HP of Sage's wall is in reference to each individual section. If you compare it to each leg of Deadlock's wall then they're on par. If you dodge the net, then you can immediately take space back. With Sage's orbs, you can't take it back as immediately. And there's two of them. AGAIN, both agents have their trade offs. I'm not saying Deadlock is a bad pick. I'm saying there are trade offs with either one and saying that there is "no reason" to pick Sage is a WILD overstatement of your case. I really don't care how much you love or don't love Sage. My problem is with your comparison in saying there is "no reason to pick Sage." That's asinine. There are multiple reasons to choose one over the other.

[@melinda-elisatatar4253]

Are you a sage player?

[@Tihamatt]

"Strongest agent of 2024" , with over 1k games on deadlock i wish this was true but lets be real its not LOL, but its a step in the right direction compared to the shit grenade buff.

[@albertoavilamateos9552]

"The only advantage sage now has off deadlock is boosting urself", bro sage can heal, res and has a slow which can be triggered whenever she wants, deadlock is still the worst agent, competing with iso

[@FlowAscending]

I'm tired of replying to these comments, just watch the content I put out in the next few days :D

[@advsoup4943]

As a deadlock main, these buffs do not change her gameplay at all. She is still just pretty good at her job, and still completely useless at the stuff people hate her for. Y'all are falling SO HARD for the clickbait. Flow is well aware she is still the worst agent in the game. I'm niot saying she is bad, she is just not versatile without her ult. She is worse at defending a site than Killjoy, but would not really compare her playstyle to KJ, she is mechanically a fusion of Cypher and Sage. however cypher can watch flank on attack, and sage can heal her team and has a better ultimate. Deadlock gets ZERO value from any of her abilities, unless she sticks around to swing off of them, putting herself in danger each time, and has no regenerating abilities at all. A better buff would be to make her wall regenerate every 45 seconds after use, considering its REALLY NOT THAT STRONG AT ALL. it can be broken easily, and is mostly used to get info or stall a push for a few seconds.

[@advsoup4943]

lot of bronze players in the comments thinking she is op now.

[@FlowAscending]

Most hilarious comment I’ve seen yet. “Flow is well aware she is still the worst agent in the game”. My guy, I’ve just finished an 11 hour stream with over 75% winrate on Deadlock after 17 games… I’m top 50 EU currently just playing Deadlock. What are you talking about? She’s far superior than every sentIntel other ff than Cypher at this point and the proof is literally in my games today. Just tune in for a stream or two and maybe you could learn how to play her properly. Seems more like a misunderstanding of what the agent is rather than how good or bad the agent is

[@iwannabeanelfyaknow]

Ayyyy not cool with the sage slander. Sage is a healer. thats her main point.

[@FlowAscending]

Why not play Skye to heal though? More healing output + better utility for entrying and aiding the team. My point was Deadlock has now taken Sages main role which is slowing down pushes and stopping retakes. Sages core gameplay is not healing

[@iwannabeanelfyaknow]

@@FlowAscending the thing is skye can't heal herself AND her teammates. You may not play Sage as a healer but there are a lot of people who play sage for healing. I know there are self healing agents like Reyna and Pheonix but there are also people who would rather not be duelists.

[@FlowAscending]

@@iwannabeanelfyaknow the self heal is 30hp brother. That’s 1 bullet of damage and it’s gone. I know what you’re trying to say but just trust me on this one. I’ve been playing nothing but Sage for almost 4 years now and with all the nerfs she’s had and the recent Deadlock buffs, Deadlock is far more viable in a team comp now

[@iwannabeanelfyaknow]

@@FlowAscending ayyy i never mean it as a negative thing im just saying no shades for an agent because another got buffed

[@FlowAscending]

@@iwannabeanelfyaknow oh absolutely no shade bro, sage is still my favourite agent and probably always will be. I just meant it from an actual effective point of view with utility. Realistically you can be good at any agent no matter the nerfs or buffs as long as you apply your own play style. But this videos was meant for general advice to the average players

[@danimation4391]

Can chamber plz get buffed already this is getting hard to watch😂😂😂

[@mrpineapples9716]

still the wall is not as good as sages as you can shoot and see through it

[@FlowAscending]

Its stronger and much larger than Sages, in many ways its much better

[@abrawolf]

Sage walls don't have lineups that let you block off early rotations on smaller maps, like on ascent you can block of the mid to tree entrance in pistol when you're 5 maning main

[@mrpineapples9716]

Also a lot of the time the fact that the wall is diagonal makes in so enemies can take the space made where the 4 walls converge, get a pick, and fall back where they can’t be traded. It’s a bit like a bad smoke where either team can play around it, but more often then not it’s the enemy

[@LingLing-tq5od]

still bad .. they dont touches the flank protection problem..

[@FlowAscending]

That’s not the purpose of the agent… it’s like Sage, it’s not Sages job to hold flank

[@UnrulySpirituality777]

What is her job exactly? Im having trouble with playstyle. Great video btw looking forward to watching your stream again.@@FlowAscending

[@FlowAscending]

@@UnrulySpirituality777 Deadlock is essentially supposed to deny pushes and retakes. She’s not a sentinel to hold flank but should be played more aggressively to get into sites and gain information with her gravnet and then use sonic sensors and wall to stop the retake when the spike is planted. When you’re on CT side you’re simply trying to deny or split the enemies push. Use the util to swing at the right time and get easy kills. If you watch my videos or streams it’s much easier to understand over time

[@LingLing-tq5od]

@@FlowAscending yeah ok i see the point. I always forgot that sage is a sentinal because of the different kit.

[@pomfii]

I honestly didn't like playing deadlock, so I ended up not getting her, but this just gets me a bit upset since I am a KJ main who noticed that KJ was getting nerfed (with her turret going from 180 degrees to only 100) because the wall is so strong and can really just take over the game completely, I mean its cool and I support it, but hopefully KJs future gets better 😭

[@MajiMagic]

Time to nerf Chamber

[@wiseoldglitchakajuju3334]

i saw the thumbnail, went what the fuck surely this is fake and clickbait and shit dude its real

[@FlowAscending]

The wall is actually massive now 😂

[@fahriharis909]

its like u play with gold

[@FlowAscending]

Everyone looks Gold when you’re popping off 😄 this was an Immortal lobby btw

[@jayisverycool9365]

Ywyayayayyaya

[@LENNYCINEMATIC]

The strongest agent of 2024 🤣🤣🤣 what a clickbait

[@FlowAscending]

Honestly, just wait and see. These buffs are insane and most people don’t realise it yet

[@wheel-it-round]

iron lobby

[@FlowAscending]

Everyones Immo 3 apart from Waja on enemy team brother

[@LENNYCINEMATIC]

All you did was shooting good as usual 😂 has nothing to do with the abilities from deadlock dafuq 😂😂

[@positivelagga]

i feeel like deadlock is a bit of a boring character to play anyway, even if shes meta i wont play her much

[@FlowAscending]

That’s absolutely fair, not every agent is for everyone

[@jasonfoxfire9563]

Started maining Deadlock a while back because she's fits my trap and contain playstyle a bit more than Cypher, my previous main. The wall buff is kinda nutty but the ability to pick up trips is singlehandedly my favorite buff they're adding. As Cypher I'd always grab a trip or two while leaving a site to make sure I have a little util outside of cam for retakes which often throws people off guard, causing them to accidentally stumble into them. So being able to freely setup fully with Deadlock on a site without worrying about having zero util for retakes is extremely nice. I also like that they left her key weakness intact of her not having good util for watching flanks. She'll be much stronger at what she does while still having clear flaws to be able to play around her.

[@anemojin4384]

I think he sonic sensors (for attacking) are meant to punish aggressive retakes especially on common angles where shooting happens

[@miguelherrera7391]

Deadlock mains are eating so good after so long yessss

[@Mazery]

As a hardstuck diamond deadlock main, I'm glad to see the agent getting better as I am aswell

[@Robrr]

Better than KJ? Do you think the buffs compensate for sensors not being anti-lurk like alarmbot / turret and KJ ult being used on offense/defense to clear a site + molly lineups?

[@FlowAscending]

Yes, not all maps but mostly yes. Alarmbot for anti lurk is good but that’s about it. It’s like when I played solo sentinel on Sage, you couldn’t hold flanks with util but she was still an amazing solo sentinel. The same applies here. Got to ask yourself, how often are you dying from lurks and what’s the reason you’ve died. 9/10 times it’s bad awareness and map control. Not util

[@jasonfoxfire9563]

@@FlowAscending I think a lot of people focus way too much on the idea of sentinels being anti-flank. While yes, sentinels are the main agent type that can usually hold a flank, they're capable of far more than that as seen with Sage, Deadlock, and even Chamber to a degree. Is it nice having a tripwire/alarmbot/trademark on the flank? Yes. But you can also just have a single person watch the flank if you honestly believe someone is going to be flanking. Flanks only work because they catch everyone with their backs turned. Just having one set of eyes behind is more than enough to shut down the usefulness of a flank. That's the big reason why I like that they're focusing on deadlock's strengths and leaving her weaknesses intact. She has a clear weakness both sides have to play around but she's going to be much stronger in her strong areas. They easily could've just said, "Nah. She'll just be a jack of all trades" and made her anti-flank better, but then she'd just be a bog standard sentinel with nothing that really makes her stand out.

[@sethikablip8607]

In pro play it is mandatory to get map control with the sentinels covering choke points to be more focused on other sides of a map. And if the other team sees that you don't have trips they will inevitably flank every round.@@jasonfoxfire9563

[@funkycrawler619]

I find that so funny cause like in Pro Play for example, well I guess this is where most of their balancing ideology comes from, the mindset of anti-flank literally is usually one person holding back like a Viper/Omen/Astra even lol so when people say "sentinel is flank watch", I'm like...right.@@jasonfoxfire9563

[@bree-mi7sj]

I’ve been playing her a bunch lately and I’ve been doing pretty well since I learned from watching ur streams! She’s so much fun and I can’t wait for the update

[@namitchugh5965]

wow they gave a huge buff to deadlock i think its high time they should nerf chamber now !!!. Like who agrees

[@JadeMerari]

If still think we need to nerf chamber and take all Jets abilities

[@andreastolis5595]

hi, just out of curiosity, how do you experiment to find unorthodox lineups? do you use a custom game by yourself or just yolo it in game

[@FlowAscending]

Always always go into a custom to experiment. There’s no way you’re ever pulling out actual lineups in a comp game without practice and repetition to remember them

[@oweashino]

Yoo I have a lotus b site sound sensor that barely worked since the range was too short, now it will work

[@FlowAscending]

Sonic Sensor range has not changed, only the activation time

[@oweashino]

@@FlowAscending u sure? I swear I remember hearing something abt the range

[@rafacanical]

Im pretty sure they will nerf the wall as quick as possible, maybe to 7.5m or even 8m

[@le0459]

no, deadlock's still bad but she's pickable

[@paxieh]

I gotta start maining deadlock ASAP! This update just killed Killjoy and every other sentinel :O

[@hahahayi1017]

“There is literally no reason to pick sage over deadlock anymore” but heals and res ;-;

[@plue9338]

and then they're gonna nerf her into the ground in a few months probably

[@JustANormalgamer738]

As a deadlock main , i always know her value. I don't care what people say:- she is useless xyz. But few players like us know that she is an Broken player. She got absolute defence and offence. I can't remember how many matches i win using deadlock 🎉🎉

[@NoName-vq3uo]

Wtf the deadlock wall thing already has too much hp

[@nobbiedoobie]

still gonna play jett

[@ParthyFrez]

Too much buff anyway there going to Nerf sooner😅

[@p4paruski849]

Fuck kj deadlock is my new best friend

[@jaydenzap2640]

Deadlock useless??!? It was never ;-;

[@pazuzu9819]

this game has actually turned to shit holy

[@LXZero-b2b]

First

[@aeisbaer8042]

you're not

[@tharshannrao5681]

On my way to abuse deadlock😁😁

[@dredtnaut.4636]

Bro said sage only ability is grim walls

[@YourFriendRyan.]

My boy harbor is still the worst smoke :(

[@shantibaba3793]

Is that bachablox voice?

[@simotg]

But guys any new agent this season??

[@halfasleepalex]

Yall been sleeping on my girl this whole time. Now is the time for Deadlock mains to rise up.

[@Chris86654]

flow u has to be objective, u are good that is why u are insane, but deadlock buff are the same as before, same wall and same traps only more powerful, is teh same shit, whit the same defects...every centinels are more powerful that deadlock

[@FlowAscending]

That’s why I think she’s good cause I already main her right now and she’s good right now… so with the buffs it makes her insane. At this point I’m starting to think no one’s actually played Deadlock

[@AustinJustice-t7h]

deadlock was never good and will probably not see the pro scene that much her kit is terrible you can shoot through the wall and the trips you can just sneak by on a flank her net is not that good either. her alt is the only good thing

[@FlowAscending]

Pro teams are already picking up Deadlock in 2024. And for the love of God stop using sonic sensors to hold flank guys 😂 I can’t believe everyone thinks an ability you can shift walk past is supposed to hold a flank position

[@has9sayed]

11:52

[@braxtonthelucario2129]

I started playing more deadlock and fade because i liked there kit now it might seem ill drop my duelist main phoenix and play Cypher and Deadlocl moslty

[@melinda-elisatatar4253]

Buff sage 😢

[@avocado840]

Still trash

[@RaadIrfaan]

Now that's a new controller 🙂🙂

[@blytzace]

Wouldn’t it be cool if ability kills had the last kill sound, animation and finisher of the last equiped weapon?

[@hiyavideos7050]

Tell me I’m not the only one who thought the thumbnail was clickbait just to be proven wrong