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This page has a glossary of gameplay terms commonly used by the Deadlock community. Most of these terms have been adopted from other MOBA games.

== A-Z ==

'''AOE'''

* Initialism for "area of effect".

'''Backdoor'''

* Attacking an objective without the attacker's troopers reaching it first. 

'''Baron'''

* The equivalent term to {{EntityIcon|Mid-Boss}} in ''League of Legends''.

'''BKB'''

* Initialism for [https://liquipedia.net/dota2/Black_King_Bar Black King Bar], ''Dota''<nowiki/>'s equivalent of {{ItemIcon|Unstoppable}}.

'''BM'''

* Initialism for "bad manners".

'''BRB'''

* Initialism for "be right back".

'''Burst'''

* Dealing a massive amount of damage in a very short window of time.

'''Carry''' 

* A type of hero who scales well with Souls and therefore is able to overpower most threats in the late game.

'''CC'''

* Initialism for "Crowd Control", referring to [[Status Effects]] that limit a hero's ability to act or move (e.g., Stuns, Silences, Slows, and Roots).

'''CD'''

* [[Cooldown]]

'''Creep'''

* The equivalent term to {{EntityIcon|Trooper}} in ''Dota''. Rarely used to refer to {{EntityIcon|Denizen}}.

'''CS'''

* Initialism for {{ItemIcon|Counterspell}}. May also refer for "Creep Score." Borrowed from ''Dota'' and ''League of Legends'', heavily used to refer to the number of {{EntityIcon|Trooper|l1=Troopers}} and {{EntityIcon|Denizen|l1=Denizens}} a player has killed.

'''Debuff Remover'''

* Old name for {{ItemIcon|Dispel Magic}}.

'''Deny'''

* The act of shooting the soul orb of a dying enemy {{AbilityIcon|Trooper}} before the enemy can, stealing the souls for yourself.

'''DoT'''

* [[Status Effects]] that deal constant damage over time .

'''DPS'''

* Initialism for "damage per second".

'''Feed'''

* Intentionally or unintentionally giving the enemy team souls.

'''Fountain'''

* Spawn room.

'''Frontliner'''

* A type of hero who is relatively durable and seeks to disrupt enemy players.

'''Gank'''

* Ambushing one or more enemies, usually by rotating out of your assigned lane to create a numbers advantage.

'''Hook'''

* {{HeroIcon|Bebop}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Grapple Arm}}. Rarely used to refer to {{HeroIcon|Yamato}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Flying Slash}}.

'''Jungle'''

* The area of the map between lanes, or the act of farming {{EntityIcon|Denizen|l1=Denizens}} (neutral camps) within those areas.

'''M1'''

* Short for "Mouse 1", commonly referring to [[Weapon]]-based heroes/builds.

'''Mid'''

* {{EntityIcon|Mid-Boss}} Sometimes used to refer to blue lane.

'''Minion'''

* The equivalent term to {{EntityIcon|Trooper}} in ''League of Legends'' and ''Smite''.

'''Patron'''

* The final core objective inside the enemy base. Equivalent to the "Ancient" in ''Dota'' or "Nexus" in ''League of Legends''.

'''Power Spike'''
* A point in the game where a hero becomes significantly stronger, due to unlocking a specific ability upgrade, item, or bonus points in their build.

'''Remlings'''

* {{HeroIcon|Rem}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Lil Helpers}}.

'''Skillshot'''

* An ability that requires aiming to hit.

'''Snowball'''

* Using an early-game advantage to gain exponential momentum, becoming highly over-leveled and dominating the rest of the match.

'''Squishy'''

* A hero with low maximum health and [[Damage Resistance|physical/spirit resistance]], making them very easy to kill quickly.

'''T1 / T2'''

* Shorthand for objective tiers. T1 refers to {{EntityIcon|Guardian|l1=Guardians}} and T2 refers to {{EntityIcon|Walker|l1=Walkers}}.

'''Throw'''

* Giving advantage to the initially losing team.

'''Tower'''

* The equivalent term to {{EntityIcon|Guardian}} in ''Dota''.

'''TP'''

* Initialism for "Teleport", commonly used to refer to the [[Teleporter|Teleporters]] scattered across the map and {{HeroIcon|Mirage}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Traveler}}.

'''Turret'''

* {{HeroIcon|McGinnis}}' {{AbilityIcon|Mini Turret}}. Also the equivalent term to {{EntityIcon|Guardian}} in League of Legends.

'''Ult'''

* Short for "Ultimate", referring to a hero's fourth ability.

'''Urn / Spirit Urn'''

* The {{EntityIcon|Soul Urn|l1=objective}} that periodically spawns and must be carried to a drop-off point on the opposite side of the map to grant souls to the carrier.

'''Zip'''

* [[Ziplines]]

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