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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
Mid-Boss in League of Legends
BKB
- Initialism for Black King Bar, Dota's equivalent of
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
Creep
CS
- Initialism for
Counterspell. May also refer for "Creep Score." Borrowed from Dota and League of Legends, heavily used to refer to the number of 
Troopers and 
Denizens a player has killed.
Debuff Remover
- Old name for
Dispel Magic
Deny
- The act of shooting the soul orb of a dying enemy 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
Bebop's 
Grapple Arm. Rarely used to refer to 
Yamato's 
Flying Slash
Jungle
- The area of the map between lanes, or the act of farming Denizens (neutral camps) within those areas
M1
Mid
- Mid-Boss Sometimes used to refer to blue lane
Minion
- The equivalent term to 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
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 physical/spirit resistance, making them very easy to kill quickly
T1 / T2
Throw
- Giving advantage to the initially losing team
Tower
- The equivalent term to
Guardian in Dota
TP
- Initialism for "Teleport", commonly used to refer to the Teleporters scattered across the map and
Mirage's 
Traveler
Turret
McGinnis' 
Mini Turret. Also the equivalent term to Guardian in League of Legends
Ult
- Short for "Ultimate", referring to a hero's fourth ability
Urn / Spirit Urn
- The
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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