The ONLY Pocket Guide You Will Need - DEADLOCK Hero Guide

[@PomesCollege]

Hey @smeefu I play a lot of pocket and one thing I don't see anyone talking is how you can instantly finish reloading with pockets' 3. To test, you need to have started the reload and see the bar, then hit 3. You will instantly finish the reload if you exit the case early with primary fire

[@smeefu]

oh wow you are right, thank you for this!

[@zeb841]

I also consider cold front a must pick as I use it after I suitcase teleport for extra burst. Very good synergy

[@smeefu]

@@zeb841 yeah it’s great tbh.

[@DevBird]

Another mechanic I don't see people talking about is that you can cancel spirit barrage early and still get full value. The fourth spirit comes out around 4/5th of the cast bar which at that point you can just cancel it for even faster combos. You can also get two melees during spirit barrage if you queue up the second melee at the tail end of the first one.

[@DevBird]

Just found another mechanic - If you hold melee while inside your satchel, when you come out you'll do a heavy melee attack but the heavy melee audio won't play and the yellow glow on your hand won't show either. Don't think anyone can react to a heavy melee with no audio or visual cue.

[@FUZ2706]

This is how guides are done, not a 45 min video of someone playing a game with the hero. Well done

[@proto-jones]

Currently my favorite deadlock creator wishing you great success your builds rock

[@smeefu]

really appreciate that

[@SuperMario3388]

these guides are super legit - thanks smeefu. would love to see a Haze guide

[@Mazery]

I was actually looking for a guide on him like a couple hours ago, this is perfect! Subscribed

[@VetchWasTaken]

Awesome vid, been looking forward to it since you mentioned you also mained Pocket and your style of guide is very much up my alley. Looking forward to the in game guide, been rocking the Infernus one to great success :) Keep up the good work man

[@SoopSaaa]

Briefcase before teleporting top tier tip! Thanks 🙏

[@Иван-х9л5с]

My mouth is watering waiting for the pocket build. Your infernus build is insane and very satisfying to play, great fun. Bro you are extremely underrated

[@3run3r69]

Been going well with pocket but these tips will improve me dramatically Ty

[@acbagel]

These have been great guides. Best I've seen on YT so far. +1 on the request for Warden next, been maining him and there's so many weird builds out there for him, would love to learn from you

[@BarbeqdBrwniez]

Excited to see some Pocket gameplay. Pocket is one of my top most interesting heroes so id love resources for playing him.

[@spyrovsgnorg5055]

Been using your infernus build for a couple days now and wow is it incredible! Allowed me to start understanding how to chain abilities, watching this pocket seems right up my lane! can't wait to try it out.

[@Jbizzleeeeee]

Thank you for these videos. You’re very good at explaining everything

[@redspace9712]

Wonderful video mate, very concise and informative. Cheers

[@eduardobreda1279]

Your infernus guide brought me from a bottom feeder (never played any MOBAs) to dominateing 4 matches in a row (my 3, 4 ,5 and 6th match). Great job brother.

[@itsjustaldo7954]

Really Loved the infernus build and guide and im excited to try this one as well, i like playing wraith but i havent had a build that i particularly liked if you ever plan on doing a video on her.

[@lennywayes4245]

Awesome overview! Looking forward to more content like this.

[@BeautifulBrett]

congrats on 1k, keep up the good content!

[@Boertjie07]

Really enjoying the way you do guides! Any chance you can do one for people that have old person hands like Warden or Moe and Kril

[@smeefu]

warden is my highest winrate hero, around 66%, he will be coming soon

[@Boertjie07]

@@smeefu Awesome thank you!

[@AyyoNevNev]

Smeefu back with another BNAGER 🔥!

[@MrNubCraig]

ingame build aswell please smeefu, i love your build and tutorial for infernus. would love a pocket build too!

[@smeefu]

this video is more of an overview guide like the first infernus one, an ingame build and build youtube video will be coming out soon after this!

[@ripsy]

with the majestic leap combo, i think you should press satchel before ult > escape

[@smeefu]

yeah for sure, just that the point is mainly to get the ult off safely didnt wanna ram too much into viewers heads

[@ripsy]

@@smeefu u can also instant reload using suitcase

[@sahilvedpathak9046]

Would be helpful if u showed the abilities during the introduction in the testing area like you did while showing the combos. Great guide apart from that!

[@WHODA_]

i'm just here for the algo engagement

[@drekthedestroyer2115]

Pocket has quickly become my favorite hero in this game

[@harryfieldson]

I went from literally being scared to pick pocket because I could never keep relevant in the game to loading into a match after watching this video and going 9/0/10... yeah that's an instant subscribe

[@smeefu]

@@harryfieldson very happy i could help!

[@Elemvoice]

It’s kinda bad to pick pocket, they need that money to provide for their families. Sorry.

[@happilyconfuseddog8951]

Real good ty

[@zxights]

Hey @smeefu you can also use pocket's barrage when reloading or just to maintain momentum in air

[@smeefu]

@@zxights didn’t know about the reload thing, but i do showcase the momentum in the video!

[@vasiliiiakovlev8234]

Really cool vids man! Can you breakdown best item builds for Kelvin? I've been playing him really hard lately, obviusly he's no longer OP since Arctim Beam got nerved but still think he's strong hero, althouh I struggle to impact matches in late games more so I couldnot figure out what best items to buy...

[@oopserv316]

Please make a guide covering the mini map and how to use it effectively. For someone who's never played a moba, I'm sure I'm not getting all I can from the mini map

[@Nadestorms]

Vouch again, rank 1 bard Dark and Darker during his time. This game is fucking sick, been maining Infernus

[@alliu6562]

For the upgrade path priority, would it be worth it to put one level into each ability after putting 2 levels barrage for the reduced cooldown? Especially their ultimate, as that’s 30 whole seconds for only a single ability point, it feels extremely worth to delay a small damage spike in favor of faster rotations on a character who is fairly reliant on those. I guess it must be subjective too, since I’ve seen other guides say to max spirit barrage first, then max out the other abilities one at a time starting with cloak and ending with satchel. Oh and also another small thing for canceling pocket’s satchel, you can also just press spacebar. Idk if that’s useful or not but yknow. In case you don’t wanna fire a bullet for whatever reason

[@smeefu]

there’s no way you ever wanna max barrage before getting the damage boosts on cloak and satchel if you’re playing a spirit build, but yah sure you can get the early point in ult if you want

[@Lolqu92]

rly nice :) got a sub

[@gnoomlord]

pocket probably best hero in the game if we remove skill issue

[@TheOcBull]

@smeefu can you explain your keybinds a little? Ibstruggle with the standard binds. To what is your meele bound?

[@smeefu]

abilities q e m5 m4 items 1 4 x c melee is v parry is f

[@lxngshot]

ty mate love pocket

[@johnsmith-th9jj]

phantom strike best item on pocket IMO

[@smeefu]

it is great but not covered in this video, it will be in the build guide i release next since i do use it in my build

[@johnsmith-th9jj]

@@smeefu very good guide! i've got 50 hours and I didn't even know this hero starts with -15% resist or you could punch with barrage, but one other trick I don't think you mentioned is if you reload then quickly cast briefcase you get a free "quicksilver reload". which is handy if you shoot half your ammo then use briefcase you can finish people off with the extra ammo

[@trevman2014]

Is the heavy melee barrage combo still supposed to work? Melee just instantly cancels barrage for me

[@smeefu]

patched

[@caesar8955]

Nailed it

[@johnsmith-th9jj]

have you got any tips for dealing with lash in the lane? I feel like this is one of the hardest match ups for pocket because of lashes spirit nukes which he can also heal off of and he even starts out with +15% spirit resist. i wonder if rushing spirit barrier items is a good counter to him like spirit strike or enchanter's barrier because barriers are not affected by damage resistance

[@smeefu]

you really have to save your suitcase and use it on reaction when he tries to ground slam you, not the greatest lane ever but if you get good at it then its slightly in pockets favour

[@ForFun609]

you can actually hold melee until first ball comes out with barrage and it will only do light attack and not cancel momentum. i dont know any situation where you wouldn't do it, but the timing is a bit tricky

[@antonioventuraiii7885]

thank you sir

[@MegaJackolope]

Really struggling not losing lane with Pocket and Shivs shotguns. Feels like it's impossible to keep the lane equilibrium under the bridge where you can use more cover and the enemy either shoves me under tower or I shove them under tower, where the shotgun range fall off makes it hard to trade with them, secure CS, reload. Abrams I have no problem with (the reloading single shells makes it a lot easier to reload as orbs about to fly up etc.), but I really can't get a handle on using the briefcase gun skill other than jumping up above + dashing and firing down on them. Do you have any tips for how to come out on top?

[@smeefu]

dont take trades unless they are close, and get better at playing cover, its impssible for a full auto hero to take trades against you if you are on a right hand peek. headshot booster is great too for poking at range. just try to play cover more and when your wave is shoved only peek over the stairs when they are close enough for your weapon to do damage, other than that just focus on going for denies as shotguns are super op for it

[@MegaJackolope]

@@smeefu Thank you much, I will apply this to my games!

[@dddaaa6965]

the only pocket guide i'll need? GEE THANKS, usually when I look up guides I like to open about 10-15 to have a complete look on the character, but luckily enough this video is the only one I'll need.

[@dddaaa6965]

ok nevermind this guide is actually insane I apologize

[@smeefu]

@@dddaaa6965 LOL your first comment made me laugh and now i laughed even more, thanks a lot

[@OmgSuiseiseki]

@@dddaaa6965 I'm curious which two minutes of the video made you 180 this hard lmao

[@Kaizsu_]

what's your opinion on gun pocket? one of my friends had been using the pocket build by eidorian (who's another great pocket player) and wasn't doing very well. he recently switched to a gun focused pocket build and has been performing much better.

[@smeefu]

im not too sure, i have never seen gun pocket ever do well in my games. and pockets kit is way too powerful to build around his gun imo

[@Kaizsu_]

Interesting, it may be because gun pocket is easier to play for my friend who comes from a mainly shooter background, though he is quite good at league as well. Also, I've been using your infernus build recently and it is absolutely insane, but I think mystic slow could be bought a bit earlier in some games as it heavily counters comps with multiple high fire rate heros (eg haze, wraith etc) and the slow is really nice, plus it procs for such a long time due to his DOT.

[@smeefu]

@@Kaizsu_ i think suppressor is completely fine, mystic slow to expensive for what it gives early on. but im glad you are enjoying the build!

[@C_A_I_N_N]

Recently decided to give both shiv and pocket a try since their two of the four shotgun Heroes and I already love Abraham I want to see if a different character with a different playstyle something I could also get behind especially since I need multiple picks to que and i was just curious about what you think about my pocket build rn. It starst with for my weapon items, soul shredder bullets, head hunter, hunters aura, and toxic bullets and than my vitality items are spirit healing rite (only upped to rescue beam if i have the econ) healing nova, spirit lifesteal, healing booster with than for spirit items we have mystic burst (always upped to improved burst for lethal percentage damage), mystic vulnerability, suppressor (always upped to mystic slow), and infuser with ladtly my flex spots are always enduring spirit (later traded for leech as soon as i have the econ lane sustian for it) soul rebirth, magic carpet, and crippling headshot.

[@smeefu]

generally you dont ever wanna be buying enduring spirit in a flex slot, its too late of a buy to make a difference, and buying this item much earlier will have a way bigger impact. dont think that pocket needs health nova at all, just go lifesteal and use your abilities to heal. definitely doesnt need healing beam upgrade ever, thats such a waste of money on this hero in my opinion because he is never gonna be in the back his gameplan is to be IN the fight so the chances you are gonna be able to use this to save a teammate from a bad position are very slim. too much gun investment for me, but i know people do like the gun route, i urge you to give the build and playstyle a try,, it really uses his kit efficiently!

[@C_A_I_N_N]

@@smeefu I've taken your input into consideration can I have tuned my build a little bit to be a bit more focused and after just trying rescue being one time cuz I only made this bill during the off time for testing so I actually didn't get it tested in a real game I can agree that healing right is just a really good one to grab and I see why people like it so much with health Nova is something I actually like to grab partially because I'm a bit too prone to jumping in but also partially because it's nice in my opinion to have a really good team heal which is also why I like healing rite too as especially like you showed later game, you don't necessarily need as much self-healing abilities which means you can actually be more effective in a team fight by being able to jump in and out and around your teammates making sure they stay in the fight while you also can do constant percentage. Damage to your enemies which is also why I love toxic bullets especially since they do Spirit damage to my understanding and that's actually also served to further yourself healing

[@smeefu]

@@C_A_I_N_N i like your ideas, but on a hero like pocket you are stunting your own damage growth by buying something like health nova. it’s a great item, but it isn’t pockets job at the end of the day, a support hero on the team should be buying that item and not pocket

[@C_A_I_N_N]

@@smeefu I would agree there somewhat but i will also say i use health nova in the same way you use ethereal shift most of the time as its a few seconds of crazy healing and while I agree ethereal shift is nice, it feels like a lot of cost for mot as much utility as health nova also doesn't lock you down. Btw what's your take outta curiosity on magic carpet?

[@smeefu]

@@C_A_I_N_N i don’t mean to sound like a dick but you are completely missing the value of ethereal shift. ethereal shift is 100000x more survivability boost than healing booster will ever be, it literally makes you invincible for 3 seconds. this gives teammates chance to get to you, gives you time for lifesteal to heal you BUT most importantly you can use the ability to completely counter ults like wraith ult, lash ult, abrams ult, etc etc. magic carpet is by far the worst item in terms of value in the game

[@WhimsicalWolff]

That barrage + melee combo totally feels like it should not be a thing XD

[@gergelykoos7346]

Hey Smeefu, could you try and make a guide for Haze?

[@smeefu]

it's coming!

[@GFLGamingDalle]

i see that you've made an ingame build. wheres the majestic leap? great guide (y)

[@smeefu]

@@GFLGamingDalle i haven’t made an ingame build yet :)

[@coccaa]

a very high skill ceiling is never a con, i think you mean skill floor maybe? meaning he's hard to pick up and do well on

[@smeefu]

youre right!

[@opposed2logic]

you didnt mention one pocket tech. if you start a reload before entering satchel then you will finish reload when you exit satchel, no matter how fast you exit it. you should ALWAYS start a reload before satchel to get free full mag

[@jamiemcphillips335]

Did the heavy melee + barrage get nefted? I can't seem to do it

[@rozowyninja1765]

Looks so fun, i wish i had access😢

[@cyy3327]

@smeefu the upgrade path in video doesn't show when you unlocking all 4 skills

[@smeefu]

i may add this in future guides

[@Nimoot]

Do you have some Replay ID's so we can watch you play him?

[@smeefu]

i stream on twitch :) but i’ll also upload full games to my other channel soob

[@DevBird]

what do you think about ammo scav on pocket? I feel so good to use, but I don't see it in any pocket builds out there.

[@smeefu]

i think it could be good, ive been liking spirit strike cus its OP with barrage punch and it has insane base stats

[@DevBird]

@@smeefu Hmm interesting, I'll try it out! In that case would you also go melee lifesteal?

[@smeefu]

@@DevBird nah not really needed, green slots are too competitive and won’t be meleeing too often, spirit strike barrage punch is just too op not to take

[@prince_warhero]

Why not go for some spirit Armor earlier in the game? Why only in end game

[@smeefu]

i prefer to carry on stomping before i spend money on defense like that

[@shl6367]

majestic leap is almost essential for the combo potential imo

[@jomesguerra]

great guide managed to get 41k player dmg on a losing team lol gained a sub from me!

[@dimivm]

Haze next?

[@frankrossi3524]

Unless I'm completely failing the timing.... you can no longer melee + barrage

[@smeefu]

@@frankrossi3524 i have been told that it’s been hotfixed out, though i haven’t been able to try it myself yet i’ve been busy all day

[@ainoakeisari]

When showing items it would be helpful to show the info text along with the logo.

[@SoopSaaa]

when I melee it immediately cancels barrage anyone know why!?

[@artourbabaev1846]

For the barage melee combo I think they nerfed it. Can no longer melee during barrage as it just cancels barrage

[@smeefu]

no it still works, you just have to get the timing down! you have to hold your melee bind 0.1 seconds after you press your barrage bind!

[@xxyxxyyyx]

can you create an item build for the spirit build?

[@xylvnking]

I want to be good at pocket but I don't want to play a bunch of games being bad at pocket

[@Dr_George]

I'd like to see Haze

[@bappo7233]

here before 1k subs

[@sa4er820]

sadly the first combo with barage and heavy ouch does'nt work no more

[@KillWija]

where would i find the discord guides?

[@Ryanmerchanta]

Is the Barrage melee combo patched?

[@kitoooo251]

i think they fixed the barrage into heavy melee, now it cancels it

[@erdemdemir2852]

I dont think heavy melee and barage combo is working right now they must have fixed it

[@smeefu]

@@erdemdemir2852 yeah they fixed it

[@Papa_Giuseppe]

is there an in game guide?

[@deusvult333]

7:25 how do you drop down fast like that?

[@matsuboren7029]

Fun hero but for me seems the first spell is completly useless or im just using it wrong..

[@R41D]

lady Geist guide plz

[@mujeeb4377]

active reload is also a nice item on pocket, allows you to shoot for a longer period when your ult's got the other team low

[@acbagel]

Venomancer with big mobility

[@bathwagnerdumblestephens8951]

Pocket is actually referred to as they/them in the game from text, so please use that correctly to describe them!

[@roid.5050]

as a pocket main with over 100 games on him, i like building cold front on him early game. it fits his skillset really well and adds to his burst damage. I also like to build weapon dmg items (crippling headshot) on him late game as his maxed 2nd skill gives a huge weapon dmg buff, it lets me carry games since spirit damage builds loses power as the game goes on. So basically early-mid game play spirit build and then late game build crippling headshot and phantom strike. Crippling headshot reduces both weapon and spirit resist so pocket who deals both weapon and spirit dmg benefits greatly from it.

[@smeefu]

yeah, crippling is a great late buy on pocket

[@risyadghani4478]

How to dash with his duit as skateboard

[@foolish3517]

So you are telling me you have 800h on infernus and 800h on pocket?

[@smeefu]

@@foolish3517 nope i have 800+ hours in deadlock

[@foolish3517]

@@smeefu that makes sense thanks for honesty, great guide :)

[@ainoakeisari]

What is CS?

[@ainoakeisari]

Capturing souls perhaps?

[@the5587]

eido vs smeefu

[@gobbledeznutz5376]

800 hours i highly doubt that lmao

[@mahockey3]

Sorry, 800+ hours? Huh?

[@smeefu]

yes!

[@lagartixabeats]

This guy has more gameplay than the actual lifespan of the game ahahawuhah (joking ok?)

[@realStibic]

weapon damage doesnt matter on pocket? as a game enjoyer that has been top 1% in pretty much any game, i hate learning new games. this guy is teaching us silver elo lol

[@smeefu]

im top 0.01% of elo according to deadlocktracker, but i never said weapon damage doesnt matter you just misunderstood. i said it doesnt matter anywhere near as much as spirit :)

[@realStibic]

@@smeefu genuinely wondering what your highest damage is on pocket, i have around 10 or so games and i have hit 115k player damage. (i have screenshot). you can almost 4 shot people with pockets amp + shotgun.

[@agedgouda8809]

@@realStibichow long was that game??

[@realStibic]

@@agedgouda8809 41:08

[@0800149]

fuck premieres always leaves a bad impression like a troll bait

[@PsychSEA]

Dont watch then

[@Max-bj5lw]

hey just fyi pocket is cannonically non binary and uses they/them pronouns

[@Erumyr]

pocket weak af

[@netherpan6667]

just so people know pocket is non binary, their pronouns are they/them. Great guide, really informative ^-^

[@Johnny-nk5cf]

nah he's a he

[@XScopeFullHD]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@masonreynolds-e8q]

All these comments about pockets pronouns. It’s a video game. No one cares. It’s not like he’s gonna get offended, he isn’t even real.

[@lue64]

HIS PRONOUNS ARE THEY/THEM!!!

[@GageMason]

Who cares, it's a dude.

[@SlashKyubi]

Your pronouns is mentally I'll 😂.

[@sepachortels6366]

So weird

[@M01-p1v]

Bro thought we wouldn't notice 7:37

[@smeefu]

wdym? lol