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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.
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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 [[Unstoppable]]
+* Initialism for [https://liquipedia.net/dota2/Black_King_Bar Black King Bar], ''Dota''<nowiki/>'s equivalent of {{ItemIcon|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 [[Trooper]] in ''Dota''. Rarely used to refer to [[Denizen]]
+* 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 [[Dispel Magic]]
+* 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
+* A type of hero who is relatively durable and seeks to disrupt enemy players.
-'''Fountain'''
+'''Gank'''
-* Spawn room
+* Ambushing one or more enemies, usually by rotating out of your assigned lane to create a numbers advantage.
 '''Hook'''
-* [[Bebop|Bebop]]'s [[Bebop#Grapple Arm|Grapple Arm]]. Rarely used to refer to [[Yamato]]'s [[Yamato#Flying Slash|Flying Slash]]
+* {{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'''
-* [[Gun]]
+* Short for "Mouse 1", commonly referring to [[Weapon]]-based heroes/builds.
 '''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'''
-* [[Rem]]'s [[Rem#Lil Helpers|Lil Helpers]]
+* {{HeroIcon|Rem}}'s {{AbilityIcon|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 a losing team
+* Giving advantage to the initially losing team.
 '''Tower'''
-* The equivalent term to [[Guardian]] in ''Dota''
+* 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'''
-* [[McGinnis]]' [[McGinnis#Mini Turrets|Mini Turrets]]. Also equivalent term to [[Guardian]] in League of Legends
+* {{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'''

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