Deadlock builds, explained. Long-form interviews with the pros and the personalities who shape the game. Made by POSHYPOP.
BUILDLOCK PRO is being built
INTRODUCING BUILDLOCK PRO
We’re building a home for real match builds, with the player, match and item timings attached. Here’s what’s coming.
They are reconstructed from item purchases in actual matches. Each build names the player and match, and tournament builds include their event source. A match build shows what was played; it is not a promise that the same items suit every game.
The hero grid is a preview for now. When the library launches, selecting a hero will take you straight to its reviewed match builds.
All BUILDLOCK interviews are free now. At launch, one selected build each week will also be free, including its item order and timings. The rest of the reviewed build library will require PRO access.
When a build has been published and verified in Deadlock, its page shows an in-game build ID. Published builds are authored by the BUILDLOCK account and credit the player whose match they came from.
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| Rank | Player | Badge | Top Heroes |
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Every build here is one POSHYPOP actually recommends - an ex-pro Deadlock player and coach - with the item order, ability order, and the reasoning behind each pick. Choose a hero to see the build and why it works.
Everyone recalibrated when Ranked launched on July 30, 2026, capped at Oracle VI out of placements - every rank above that has been earned match by match since. The race below tracks the highest-ranked players in each region live. Beta Season 1 runs through October 8, 2026, and your peak rank is saved to your rank history when it ends.
Ranked Mode needs at least 60 wins in Standard Mode, at least 15 wins on each hero you want to queue with, and at least 3 Ranked-eligible heroes on your roster.
Everyone starts the season with 8 calibration matches and a soft reset of their previous rank. Calibration is solo only, and the highest rank you can place out of it is Oracle VI.
Wins and losses move you about 250 points on average. Each subrank takes 1,000 points, and the final subrank before a new rank takes 2,000. Eternus placement uses daily percentile thresholds instead of fixed points.
You get 5 protected games after reaching a new rank and 2 after a new subrank. Ranked currently allows solo or duo queue only; duo partners must be within 1 rank of each other, or within 3 subranks at Eternus. Track your own climb on your player page.
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Connecting to the build editor.
A first look at the library. Builds open when we launch.
Match data from deadlock-api.com. Event details from Liquipedia, CC BY-SA. Community data may be incomplete. BUILDLOCK is not affiliated with Valve.