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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

'''BKB'''

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

'''BM'''

* Initialism for bad manners

'''Carry''' 

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

'''CD'''

* [[Cooldown]]

'''Creep'''

* The equivalent term to [[Trooper]] in ''Dota''. Rarely used to refer to [[Denizen]]

'''Debuff Remover'''

* Old name for [[Dispel Magic]]

'''Frontliner'''

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

'''Fountain'''

* Spawn room

'''Hook'''

* [[Bebop|Bebop]]'s [[Bebop#Grapple Arm|Grapple Arm]]. Rarely used to refer to [[Yamato]]'s [[Yamato#Flying Slash|Flying Slash]]

'''M1'''

* [[Gun]]

'''Mid'''
* [[Mid-Boss]]. Rarely used to refer to blue lane

'''Minion'''
* The equivalent term to [[Trooper]] in ''League of Legends'' and ''Smite''

'''Remlings'''

* [[Rem]]'s [[Rem#Lil Helpers|Lil Helpers]]

'''Skillshot'''

* An ability that requires aiming to hit

'''Throw'''

* Giving advantage to a losing team

'''Tower'''

* The equivalent term to [[Guardian]] in ''Dota''

'''Turret'''

* [[McGinnis]]' [[McGinnis#Mini Turrets|Mini Turrets]]. Also equivalent term to [[Guardian]] in League of Legends

'''Zip'''

* [[Ziplines]]

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 '''AOE'''
-* Initialism for "area of effect".
+*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}}.
+* Initialism for [https://liquipedia.net/dota2/Black_King_Bar Black King Bar], ''Dota''<nowiki/>'s equivalent of [[Unstoppable]]
 '''BM'''
-* Initialism for "bad manners".
+* 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.
+* 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'''
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 '''Creep'''
-* The equivalent term to {{EntityIcon|Trooper}} in ''Dota''. Rarely used to refer to {{EntityIcon|Denizen}}.
+* The equivalent term to [[Trooper]] in ''Dota''. Rarely used to refer to [[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}}.
+* Old name for [[Dispel Magic]]
-'''Deny'''
+'''Frontliner'''
-* 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 .
+* A type of hero who is relatively durable and seeks to disrupt enemy players
-'''DPS'''
-* Initialism for "damage per second".
-'''Feed'''
-* Intentionally or unintentionally giving the enemy team souls.
 '''Fountain'''
-* Spawn room.
+* 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}}.
+* [[Bebop|Bebop]]'s [[Bebop#Grapple Arm|Grapple Arm]]. Rarely used to refer to [[Yamato]]'s [[Yamato#Flying Slash|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.
+* [[Gun]]
 '''Mid'''
+* [[Mid-Boss]]. Rarely used to refer to blue lane
-* {{EntityIcon|Mid-Boss}} Sometimes used to refer to blue lane.
 '''Minion'''
+* The equivalent term to [[Trooper]] in ''League of Legends'' and ''Smite''
-* 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.
-'''Proc'''
-* Short for "procedure" or "programmed random occurrence", meaning an effect that has a random chance to be triggered under specific circunstances.
 '''Remlings'''
-* {{HeroIcon|Rem}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Lil Helpers}}.
+* [[Rem]]'s [[Rem#Lil Helpers|Lil Helpers]]
 '''Skillshot'''
-* An ability that requires aiming to hit.
+* 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.
+* Giving advantage to a losing team
 '''Tower'''
-* The equivalent term to {{EntityIcon|Guardian}} in ''Dota''.
+* The equivalent term to [[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.
+* [[McGinnis]]' [[McGinnis#Mini Turrets|Mini Turrets]]. Also equivalent term to [[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'''