Deadlock Complete Item Shop Guide - What To Buy In Games

[@NestPavel]

I was rather unimpressed with Deadlock when I saw the leaked gameplay, but after I tried it for myself, I changed my mind - the game is amazing and feels like the "Next Big Thing" for multiplayer games. Thank you for helping me understand it better.

[@MarcoStyle]

It looks a bit strange at first I'll admit that, but yeah the gameplay is super addicting.

[@nyuszicsib]

This is almost my every mutual friend's reaction. They check it out with some gameplay video, they say it looks weird and not that good. After that they try out and will be surprised.

[@creeperithink]

kind of how i felt as well, i got access to the game in june and tried a few matches and didn’t like it, but i came back after the “nda” got lifted and i’ve been really enjoying it

[@SteKid]

Next big thing hahahahaha how down bad we are as gamers

[@jesusmitheboss]

@@SteKidwho asked you?

[@ratsratswearetherats-z6w]

as someone who has never played a moba game before your videos are extremely helpful

[@mantraki]

Prepare to forget how grass feels

[@JJimsky]

@@mantraki how it looks as well?

[@chrishei3111]

Same boat here! This game is so cool to me, I tried smite and Dota but I was so confused and didn't have fun

[@Galforetress]

As someone who has played every flavor of MOBA consistently for over a decade, Marco's videos are... also extremely helpful! Deadlock is certainly a MOBA, but it's doing a lot of new and remixed things; the item shop is probably the most significant departure from conventional MOBA features, and most MOBAs don't have enough movement tech to even make a guide on 🤣. I'm honestly astounded how many bases Marco has been able to cover given how unique Deadlock is from anything that has come before. All of the MOBA experience in the world wouldn't suffice; the only explanation for the quality of his content is a lot of hard work and careful insight into these systems. He's teaching MOBA newbies and MOBA veterans alike on this brand new experience. I didn't know he existed 3 weeks ago but he's earned an emphatic sub; I foresee myself sharing his videos a lot in the near future.

[@sweetyeet5338]

Agreed. There's a lot of information, and apparently this is tame compared to other mobas

[@reincarN8ed]

20:08 Always. Get. Boots. Movement speed might not seem like a powerful stat in other FPS games, but in a MOBA it is crucial. Time spent walking between lanes is time wasted. And think of it this way: if everyone on the enemy team has increased movement speed and you don't, it's like playing with a permanent slow debuff.

[@EpicDonutDudeMemes]

watched you from the division to this, actually really liking these guides since most other guides are just people using their gameplay and rambling for 30 minutes keep it up man

[@brooklyngray1527]

one cool thing I noticed is that when you die, you can see a breakdown of what percentage of damage you took was from bullet damage vs from spirit damage. I use that to decide if I should rush bullet armor or spirit armor. It can be really hard to tell when fights get super chaotic.

[@augustluhrs5006]

you can also press tab and check what items the enemy team is buying -- if they all have huge yellow bars, get bullet armor; if they have purple, spirit

[@Dexrazor]

@@augustluhrs5006 🐐 comment, thanks man

[@itbeschmii7960]

I wasn’t a believer, until I got into a match, Deadlock is peak, if this is what you want to do with your channel, PLEASE DO it is your career to pilot, not the passengers, and I need vids on this now anyway 😂

[@ByDav1Zz]

Desdlock is peak of gaming multiplayer imo. And this guy explains everything as it should be, its not a hard game but the micros make it wholesome

[@onomatopoeia5540]

Can u add and invite me, please😢

[@Sammysapphira]

It will be really funny to me in a few months time when all of you game hoppers get tired of it because of the amount of CC it has.

[@John_Souls]

I would definitely like to see a dedicated video on 4 tier items, they incredible expensive, when it's worth to buy them etc.

[@SkateFallen1424]

IMO, it's basically: is there a t4 item that enables your build? if yes, buy as soon as you feel strong enough to save for it without falling behind. if no, generally after you fill all or most of your item slots with cheaper items

[@MemekingSupreme]

Deadlock Dad uploaded again, time to learn even more boys.

[@MemekingSupreme]

Already learned something new - I couldn't figure out if / how weapon damage scaled melee and now it's a lot clearer. Was never sure if I had to specifically choose melee damage items, or if weapon damage flat applied too, or what.

[@RanjakarPatel]

@@MemekingSupreme he have no chilldren. he is young boys. please make respect four his familee.

[@disbled]

missing a comma before "boys"

[@MemekingSupreme]

If you're going to correct the grammar, I would expect you to point out that a semi-colon would be more appropriate as well. Otherwise, adding a comma before boys wouldn't really work that well. : ) ​@disbled

[@disbled]

@@MemekingSupreme autistic?

[@nofuneral6754]

You've absolutely reduced the mental haze of trying to understand all the options here. I know this video was a ton of work, thanks for your efforts!

[@DjenDIG]

let's gooo, love your writing and pacing Brad, can't wait for more

[@RanjakarPatel]

yes my dear he is great great mans. he coming from same my village rajasthan and we very proud four his branes and xcelent youtubes four the video games. yes i prefer he study four the book but he make xcelent working his capabilitees my friendly.

[@LulzAtLife]

@@RanjakarPatel i dont even know if this is trolling but if it is its top tier

[@Rhythm.87]

This is SUUUUCH a great video, I love the way you broke down topics in simple easily digestable segments and gave multiple examples on each topic you covered, some people were simply made to teach and this dude is one of them.

[@Sneshie]

I’ve always been terrible at building in MOBAs. This was incredibly informative and made me a lot more comfortable with the “why.” Thanks for all your work!

[@eduardobreda1279]

The way you broke down the underlyign strategies of the itens, instead of reading the tooltip, deserves the watch time, comment, like and sub. This helped me start to understand how to think about my builds. Appreciate you.

[@drbrx7696]

Nice video. Now put the 4h version discussing each item and giving insight for intermediate players in the bag and back away slowly

[@G33KSP34K]

Great vid! Thanks for the informative content. As a reminder everyone, all of us are loving and learning this game. Take the time to talk to your team if they are struggling with the game. I've had a few games with some very rude people the whole match, but quite a few games where if I asked a question, people wanted to help and teach. It was great. I think all of us are very excited for this game, and I'm glad to have found some very helpful people in game!

[@mrbicboi2540]

true its so rare to find helpful players, people dont really have patience in these type of fast paced games. me included

[@89skygunner]

Anyone tell you you're just a really good teacher? Better than the other creators out there right now

[@mauer1]

wait, someone who actually understand how percentages works? thats amazing

[@kylemills2000]

These guides have become a lifesaver for a non-moba player trying to get in to this game. Played ~10 hours before I found your videos and the game just feels more enjoyable now that I actually understand some of the basics

[@geograymon55]

Played two rounds of Deadlock and felt like giving up on it. But your guides have genuinely made me interested at learning the game and cleared up A LOT of things I didn't understand.

[@MIMIK735]

This guy has the best tutorials on this game here, I LOVE IT

[@Samskihero]

Thank you Brad for all of your guides over the years, I really hope you get all the boom and recognition you deserve with your new approach to this content for deadlock, as you have been an incredible content creator for years now, and you are a criminally underrated creator at that, so I'm all for the Deadlock content!

[@DylNewman]

I had no clue about this game but I played like 3 hours and was hooked. Your videos I found while browsing KZbin at work. You do a great job teaching newbies. I really appreciate your explanation videos.

[@GenderNeutch]

these are some excellent videos - I especially love the approach of going over some items in more detail to get an idea of how they generally work so we can know what to look for ourselves, which is important since there'll be tons of patches and changes coming up and it's probably worth more to understand how to properly "read" the items rather than knowing everything inside out. Great job. : ) Thanks for your effort!

[@robertsirfus4095]

My friends and I are learning the game and always waiting for your next videos. They have been extremely helpful for the barrier of entry. We greatly appreciate the time you've put into your videos, Thank you!

[@vaka4541]

I've found the items by far the hardest thing for me to grasp. This video was super helpful, I really like that you explained how and why to use items, and didn't just explain that X item does Y thing, as that's not the hard part about them IMO. That probably wouldn't age as well either. Anyway, thank you for all these videos, theyve been super helpful! Really looking forward to your Pocket guide too :D

[@DMGTritan]

The best guide/discussion format for youtube I think. Thanks for time stamping and keeping information organized. Good side discussions on the "whys" of an item choice!

[@Senorgato029]

This has given me (along with the other guides) info on how I can play smarter not harder to still have a way to win, greatly appreciated

[@sherwinafable8688]

Thanks!

[@MarcoStyle]

And thank you too!

[@MrRukrio1]

for any of you shmovement fans, that bit about the T1 items being some of the best feels the most true on the vitality items that give better stamina and sprint heroes with movement abilities also can benefit from T1 spirit upgrades while working thier way up to higher tier upgrades

[@MrChrisKnight]

The depth of your videos are absolutely insane. I appreciate all the time and effort.

[@rajeshmenon5638]

This is the most amount of information that I've received about the game in a video. I have started to look at the game differtly because of this. Thank you.

[@ClintCC]

These are the questions that I want answered. This is so much more than just an item guide. Loved the old content and love the new content, keep up the good work.

[@PrismHeartOfficial]

Thank you for making this, as someone that spend over a decade and a half on league of legends it was a bit overwhelming learning a whole new list of items and which ones to buy when etc. Loving these vids so much man!

[@LucasEckman]

These videos are super helpful. Shoulders above the rest in quality and value. I always share these out when they drop. Please keep it up!

[@NinTheLost]

the consistency is incredible, nice work

[@sogeking3532]

20:57 that was a super nice ult which definetely landed

[@matrixyst]

the complexity of items has always been one of the biggest reasons ive shied away from this genre, but you break things down so simply and explain fundamental concepts in such a way that i feel much more confident now about being able to make sound decisions in-game and continue to learn and refine things on my own. this is EXACTLY the kind of content i was looking for - "teach a man to fish" very much applies to your channel. really great stuff here, i seriously believe in the future of this game and i hope you continue to make excellent content on it :)

[@XxNoV4xAiRxBoRsxX]

incredible quality, i appreciate the work put in

[@johnh4878]

I was checking my sub page all day yesterday for this video, it did not disappoint! Thank you for your guides, you are a great teacher.

[@cyrusadamrevilla3851]

Learned a lot from this. Tysm for taking the time to make this guide!

[@Retr0_]

Quick tip that I haven't seen many people doing, if you want to quickly unlock/upgrade one of your abilities (in slot 1,2,3,4) you can actually click ALT+(the number) of your desired ability rather than holding ALT and then using your mouse mid way through combat :) It might not seem much of a difference but you don't have to pause what you're doing if your fighting someone etc.

[@SlyTreeRat]

You can also do the same thing while holding tab as well, which i find much easier than using alt.

[@Retr0_]

@@SlyTreeRat ooo I didn’t know that, thanks!

[@SlyTreeRat]

@@Retr0_ Yeah hopefully they will add where you can bind keys to level so I can just use F1, F2, F3, and F4 to level instead lol

[@drewpeacock9087]

The real tip is always in the replies​@@SlyTreeRat

[@itGurt]

You can also just hold the key without alt or tab to unlock the corresponding abilities

[@SimplyChanGaming]

Thank you for the video, as someone who really likes the game but never played a moba this is great

[@besizzo]

I bet you'll be my primary source of new knowledge about the game for the foreseeable future!

[@himihip]

These guides have been helping with lane control and i can understand the game way better thank you!

[@abunapha]

The tier 1 item overview was really good, it would be good if you did it for all other items!

[@smizmar8]

Thanks man, so many snippets I've not heard anywhere else, not just in this video. I really need to pay more attention to my t1 items and game play. Also the info on sharing souls in lane and the 10 min change from an earlier video, can't find that info anywhere. There are a bunch of creators out there right now telling me to just get this 1 item all players hate and instantly win every lane forever haha. Point is I'm sure you're videos take a lot more effort to make, so thank you! :)

[@s_sedimentality]

Never played a moba, got into deadlock cause looks fun, get a hook, plays Seven Haze and Wraith, learned the items in shops from builds and now you just up my knowledge further

[@mmmmtaterss1494]

this video is a fucking godsend bless you’re soul and please keep pumping out banger content. I personally wouldn’t say no to an analysis of your gameplay explaining your thought process during a match

[@alk3v]

Thank you. The when and why to get an item really helps. Looking forward to those advanced guide.

[@Bagginsess]

I've spent 90% of my time in sandbox trying to understand item builds instead of actually playing so thank you for this. I come from dota and know that ice frog is a mad man so I didn't even bother trying to play without learning what is BKB, what are "boots," and what should I not waste my money on? I played a few games and only got by off my fps skills and headshots but my items were terrible and I got cc'd to death lol.

[@kamdaman]

I finally got into the early access yesterday thanks for your videos these are top tier and are helping me a ton!

[@PalhacoCapitalista]

Man you're on fire with these Deadlock videos, subscribed! Keep makin' them!

[@Mikhail-Kuhn]

Used to watch your division 1 content and you got me back with the deadlock

[@rocketbooste]

Hey Marco, after watching this video, I think it would be cool to add sections in your future character guides about what items your enemies will be building to counter you.

[@MarcoStyle]

absolutely

[@stefan-xm1xl]

@@MarcoStyle yeah ... im also waiting for a special "counter" guide .... a lot of people think that you cannot do anything against sevens ult ... but thats luckily not the case 😎

[@stefan-xm1xl]

forgot to mention ... some of the stuff is already covered by the "Crowd Control Breakdown" video ... but i think a dedicated video is still a good idea 😎👍

[@BiirmiinghamBadMan]

Great guide, well done keeping it to the basics and not getting lost in the details, at that point theres too many variances like in all moba games. Really enjoyed. Thank you for your tme and hard work.

[@kodeake]

I've never played a MOBA before Deadlock, so these videos have been super useful. I'm really looking forward to a video on Pocket - I've been trying to learn him recently.

[@KisibuYattsu]

Your Deadlock guides are super duper good!! Luvit!

[@WolfCatBirdPigMan]

Super helpful video. This really helps man. Thanks for all your content. Best Deadlock YT by far.

[@mingodingo]

As someone who never plays moba this is the guide i was looking for

[@shobhitstar]

cool videos dude! Just started the game myself too and honestly learned a lot by just your simple yet informative videos - things which even the tutorials failed me to teach properly. If you ever get a chance, I (and I hope others too) would love to see if you do Individual agent / player breakdown in depth so that we know how to use that agent more properly as well (with all their abilities and how to use them properly, whom they are best/worst against, their pros/cons etc).

[@sailorchimp]

As a new player i found this video incredibly useful. Thanks!

[@sweetyeet5338]

I love everything about these vids, including the way deadlock dad says "half"

[@Dubtoy94]

Been binge watching these guides on your channel and now that I have caught up I really want another video 😢 keep the good work Marco I’m learning a lot ❤

[@QwertyChavez]

I have also decided I really like playing Pocket myself as well, and this is actually super useful to know because I was likely specing into spirit too hard!

[@DangerDurians]

Someone else mentioned it part of this but But you can unlock abilities by just holding their corresponding key And after they are unlocked, to upgrade, press the key while holding tab

[@PHconstantino26]

Tank you once more for the videos, they're really good and clear content.

[@bobbybaker4464]

This helped me out tremendously! Good work and thank you for your time in making this video

[@komikuki12]

bro, your content is so PRECIOUS, thank you so much man

[@zhimingzhao8133]

Hi! At 6:12 you mentioned that the t1 item extra spirit is more cost efficient than t4 item boundless spirit. Even though that is the case for the spirit stat alone, I think it's not fair to ignore the other stats in boundless spirit as well! But point taken, t1 items are super important and shouldn't be ignored!

[@thegrowingdarkness1377]

These uploads takes me back to 2012 and our schizo dota theory crafting sessions. Good stuff, dude!

[@esavage8855]

Thank you so much for this guide! It’s very informative and it explains why I can’t just copy other players builds and have it always work well

[@alexandrubalaban5266]

I learned from you my first raids. I am now learning how to play Deadlock.

[@shawkunn]

Thanks for the Guides Man! Been Learning sooo much from you, especially the Movement Guide! I'm not used to games like Overwatch and Paladins, so learning how you evade and using the slopes to your advantage really helped me improved! Happy Gaming! 🙇‍♂👑

[@squierandjackson]

you're the goat dude. been following you since The Division, glad you're still killing shit

[@vaxisme]

These videos are GOLDEN!!

[@themanamom]

Thank you so much for sharing all this information in such a great video. I'm still learning and videos like these are great! 💮

[@Desenko86]

Great video but I want to give a specific shoutout to the insane play at 27:30, well done.

[@ilaymorlevi9220]

great video thank you good call on not explaining each and every item, actually teaching us how to think is much more beneficial, i'm not as intimidated as i was before from the item shop

[@ByDav1Zz]

This is the only guide you need to understand the game actually, everything well explained if you listen everything he says you already know how to play a normal game 😂

[@emperorceegle]

Let's get this guy to 500k subs! Your deadlock videos are extremely helpful ❤ Also would love to see a video going over all the characters

[@bradshaw2421]

The viscous voice line was a good homage to all of the low mmr games! 18:21

[@MrSongib]

As a Dota plebs, I'm agree with the boots pick up and then upgrade it or other boots type of items on any heroes. It will help to catch the enemy and run from them as well. IMO, I will add the stamina as a core items as well for most heroes. It will give you on crack movement with boots, add two core defensive items for specific heroes that you play, and then add some situational green items. For now, my basic formula for Vitality items are, Boots + Stamina + 2 type of defensive + Other situational items.

[@LOTUSF2P]

The best Deadlock youtuber has posted

[@TatharNuar]

By the end, I was starting to wish for a detailed analysis of each item. Lots of stuff I overlooked about the ones you covered.

[@dancingenginier5707]

great guide, hope they add more unique art to each item tho, rn i have trouble looking for specific intems while in something like league i see the icon and instantly know what the item is

[@GameTimeWithTandT]

Loving the guides. Completely new to mobas. I'd love a general macro guide! Sometimes i feel so lost especially in late game. Should everyone be coming back to defend patron or should some people maintain lanes. When should i be jungling when winning when losing? All your videos have been a big help!

[@Scribbby]

The mad man dun did it. The most overwhelming part of the game getting covered.

[@theprofessor2403]

Please keep these guides coming!

[@rivetace]

31:52 I'm pretty sure that resist stacking multiplicatively means having resist *doesn't* make other resist items stronger. Each individual source of resistance will make you take x% less damage than you would have taken without it, regardless of what your resist stat is. It's true that each percentage of resist closer to 100% is stronger, but items stacking multiplicatively eqivalently counteracts that by giving you less percentage points the closer you are to 100%. It's only when resist stacks additively that resistance items are more effective together.

[@MrSupersonic2012]

Honestly I think if there's anything that can help a player improve their ability in this game it would be developing a better understanding of the shop. Because of how essential it is to doing better. But I do think for new players especially if can be very daunting, because of just how many different and situational items there are. But I guess the best general advice is knowing what items are good for the characters you play as. And if you're doing well and not dying a lot, go for damage boosting items (either weapon damage if most of your damage comes from your weapon or spirit items if you're abilities do most of the damage.) and if you're having trouble staying alive or forced to play defensive, go for vitality items to make you hard to kill.

[@Flamme-Sanabi]

As a Pocket main, I am grateful for the advice.

[@Sunken-dip]

Deadlock has a huge learning curve, yet even tho im a new player its ELITE THIS GAME IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING GOOD

[@bobbob-ez7ne]

Love the in depth guides man!, will you make one on how to itemize/counter and play around certain heroes?

[@Akuma007yt]

Easy subscribe, excellent video, will watch all your other stuff asap!

[@NeverisQuiteEnough]

The spirit multiplier doesn't necessarily tell us much about how well something scales with spirit. Consider a low damage, fast-hitting move, like Abram's 1. The spirit multiplier is low, but if we consider the number of hits, increasing our spirit will have a big impact on our damage.

[@Lambda-J]

Great video man, fellow pocket degen, represent.

[@alxk3995]

Breaking the items down like that was really helpful. Seeing that I'm not wasting money by buying a bunch of T1 items sounds good. 😅 Will still be confusing to estimate power gains with the inate power we gain from character "levels". But I guess that will come over time. Souls beeing the only currency for xp and buying items is really interesting. But takes a bit to get used to.

[@Slimjim2147]

I think ammo scavenger is highly underrated and is basically mandatory on all characters 1st buy no matter the circumstance. If you focus on last hitting with you main weapon and poke with abilities you can massively outscale your lane. Not having to reload when securing souls simply allows you to steal more and secure more. It's the single best early game item and should be pointed out as such in more guides. Or not... It'd be nice if not everyone takes it, easy wins for me😂

[@kenf333]

I'm guessing the effective hp formula bit works out because effective hp can also be translated as damage taken, and effectively speaking the higher the damage you take the more valuable each point of resistance becomes relative to the last, thus increasing your effective hp. The damage you resist is even exascerbated more by the fact that you get more health from levels and items as the game progresses thus giving the rough idea that you are 3 times as tanky.

[@anuragmallepalli7438]

Amazing guide! Just what I was looking for. Do you also plan on making a guide on matchups?