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'''Hero Labs''' is a unique gamemode in Deadlock. It is a limited testing environment where new [[Heroes]] can be tested while they are still in very early development. There are currently '''{{Heroes count|HeroLabs}}''' heroes exclusive to Hero Labs.
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'''Hero Labs''' was a unique gamemode in Deadlock. It acted as a limited testing environment where new [[Heroes]] could be tested while they were still in very early development.  
 
Over its lifetime, there were '''eight''' Heroes tested through Hero Labs, with '''four''' remaining at the time of its removal. The mode was added on {{Update link|October|24|2024}} and removed on {{Update link|August|18|2025}}.
[[File:Hero labs patch notes.png|thumb|272x272px|Hero Labs patch notes]]


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
Hero Labs is currently on limited testing hours, available between '''01:00 - 03:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST)'''. In order to access the mode, players are required to have played 50 standard games previously.
In order to access the mode, players were required to have played 50 standard games previously. Hero Labs could only be played during scheduled hours.  


Hero Labs matches are identical to standard games, save for the addition of new work in progress heroes. Most new heroes are very early in development, some with temporary names, abilities, models and effects that are all subject to change. Heroes in this mode will often be removed, updated or re-added as they develop.
Hero Labs matches were identical to standard games, save for the addition of new work-in-progress Heroes. Most of these Heroes were very early in development, with temporary names, abilities, and assets that were all subject to change. The intention was to have the Heroes in this mode be removed, updated, or re-added frequently during their development.


Additionally, while queueing for a match, players that queue for a new hero and don't get them selected will be given higher priority in subsequent games until they get one.
Players that queued for a Hero Labs-exclusive Hero but weren't selected to play them were granted higher priority in subsequent games. This higher priority would persist until the player was matched with one.
 
== Heroes ==
The following heroes were in Hero Labs until the mode was discontinued.
<div style="display:block; text-align:center;">{{HeroRosterCard|key=hero_slork}}{{HeroRosterCard|key=hero_operative}}{{HeroRosterCard|key=hero_trapper}}{{HeroRosterCard|key=hero_wrecker}}
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== Currently Available Heroes ==
The following heroes were originally in Hero Labs and later added to the main roster.
Besides existing [[Heroes]], the following work in progress heroes are available for selection in Hero Labs.
<div style="display:block; text-align:center;">{{HeroRosterCard|key=hero_nano}}{{HeroRosterCard|key=hero_astro}}{{HeroRosterCard|key=hero_magician}}{{HeroRosterCard|key=hero_viper}}
<div style="display:block; text-align:center;">
{{HeroRosterCard|key=hero_nano|hero=Calico|Ability1=Sekhmet's Spirit|Ability2=Pounce|Ability3=Nekomata Ward|Ability4=Queen of Shadows}}
{{HeroRosterCard|key=hero_slork|hero=Fathom|Ability1=Scalding Spray|Ability2=Breach|Ability3=Bloodletting|Ability4=Reefdweller Harpoon}}
{{HeroRosterCard|key=hero_astro|hero=Holliday|Ability1=Powder Keg|Ability2=Bounce Pad|Ability3=Crackshot|Ability4=Spirit Lasso}}
{{HeroRosterCard|key=hero_magician|hero=Magician|Ability1=Vexing Bolt|Ability2=Spectral Assistant|Ability3=Rabbit Hex|Ability4=Paradoxical Swap}}
{{HeroRosterCard|key=hero_viper|hero=Viper|Ability1=Hook Blade|Ability2=Lethal Venom|Ability3=Slither|Ability4=Petrify}}
{{HeroRosterCard|key=hero_wrecker|hero=Wrecker|Ability1=Wrecking Ball|Ability2=Consume|Ability3=Bio Blast|Ability4=Astral Walk}}
</div>
</div>


== Update History ==
== Update history ==
{{Update history table|contents={{Update history table/row
{{Update history}}
| update = October 24, 2024
{{Development History}}
| changes =
[ Hero Labs ]
* Added Hero Labs, a new experimental hero matchmaking mode.
** Added new hero {{HeroIcon|Calico}} to Hero Labs.
** Added new hero {{HeroIcon|Fathom}} to Hero Labs.
** Added new hero {{HeroIcon|Holliday}} to Hero Labs.
** Added new hero {{HeroIcon|Magician}} to Hero Labs.
** Added new hero {{HeroIcon|Viper}} to Hero Labs.
** Added new hero {{HeroIcon|Wrecker}} to Hero Labs.
}}}}
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