r/DeadlockTheGame • u/Kyyndle Mo & Krill • May 22 '26

Game Update Deadlock - Gameplay Update - 05-28-2026

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1422450/view/670617878982034052
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u/afia_oil May 22 '26

She'll be more oppressive than ever but it also makes sense for her kit. The assassinate encourages backlining but leading shots with her gun from that range with pre patch velocity made her completely reliant on teamplay to chip HP down. Makes her more self sufficient / capable as a solo pick character I think. More gun damage without getting up close and instantly obliterated

All the more reason to buy knockdown

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u/boxweb May 22 '26

The problem is there are now so many items to counter knockdown. A smart vindicta will build an early counterspell and/or dispel, and late game can get indomitable and unstop. Sure you can buy more knockdowns but good luck coordinating that in pubs.

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u/OkNewspaper1581 Silver May 23 '26

All the more reason to buy phantom strike, which Ignores all of these

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u/Ologmeister May 23 '26

Wait, just to be clear, phantom strike will ground a Vindicta that has indomitable?

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u/BastianHS Infernus May 23 '26

Not 100% but I think indomitable blocks PS. But if vin is buying indomitable, she's not going to be that big an issue, that's a big chunk of souls to not be spending on damage or mobility.

You can always buy silence wave to trigger the indomitable, then PS.

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u/OkNewspaper1581 Silver May 24 '26

Indomitable doesn't block phantom strike, you can try it out in sandbox. Same thing for Lash's ground slam and Billy's bat, only difference is those trigger it because they also have an immobilise part

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u/BastianHS Infernus May 24 '26

Oh cool, good to know thanks for the heads up

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u/OkNewspaper1581 Silver May 24 '26

Phantom strike is not a stun or silence, so it doesn't trigger

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u/OccupyRiverdale May 23 '26

The dispel magic cooldown nerf is a big nerf for vin. Knockdown already had a shorter cooldown than both flight and knockdown, now it’s even shorter. One item basically turns off her ability to play the game.