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[[File:Soul released by the trooper..png|thumb|Soul released by the trooper.|282x282px]]
[[File:Soul orbs spawn.png|thumb|226x226px|Dark and light soul orb. Only light orbs can be claimed or denied]]
{{souls|Souls}} are a crucial element in ''[[Deadlock]]'', serving both as currency and experience points (XP) for heroes. Players collect souls by various means, including shooting '''Soul Orbs''' released when certain entities die, taking [[Guardian]]s/[[Walker]]s, killing enemy players, and finding '''Unsecured Souls''' in boxes or crates. Unsecured souls are added to your total immediately but can drop upon death for other players to collect.

Every player starts the game with {{souls|600}}.

==Soul Orbs==

[[Trooper|Troopers]] and the [[Soul Urn]] release souls in '''Soul Orbs'''. These orbs may be shot or hit with [[Melee Attack|melee]] to confirm (or deny) the souls and grant them to the attacker. If they are not attacked, then the souls will be granted to the killer automatically after around 1 second. Certain abilities like {{AbilityIcon|Serrated Knives}} or {{AbilityIcon|Malice}} can also confirm or deny orbs. 

Troopers drop two orbs on death, one that floats and one that falls on the ground. The floating orb has 40% of the kill bounty and the ground orb has 60%. The ground orb cannot be denied (they appear as white to enemies) and remains for a few seconds before disappearing (their duration increases over time). 

The floating soul orbs spawn dark-colored, and can only be shot and confirmed once they light up. Ally orbs are green and enemy orbs are orange. Hitting an enemy orb will deny the souls to the killer and grant them to the player who hit it. If the orb "pops" without being claimed, it's automatically rewarded to nearby allies, and if there are no allies nearby the souls are lost. Orbs can be claimed by a single bullet or pellet, regardless of damage. The bullet that hit the orb is refunded to the player's magazine. 

Soul confirmation accounts for latency, which in some situations can cause the player to lose the orb even if they visually seem to have hit it first. The ally team has confirm advantage. 

Soul orbs can be divided into "local" and "global" types:

; Local : Orbs spawned by killing [[Trooper|Troopers]] grant souls to the player who confirmed them and any nearby allies.
; Global : Orbs spawned by delivering the{{PageRef|name=Soul Urn}} grant souls to the entire team of the player who claims them.

===Local Soul Sharing===

When souls are to be shared, the game checks two distances to add allied heroes to the "pool" of heroes to split the received souls:

* 45m from the soul orb itself when it is broken
* 30m from the hero that killed the Trooper

If an allied hero is within '''either''' of these distances, souls are shared between the killer and those allied heroes.

=== Soul Well ===
Inside each team's base, there is a soul well that releases orbs worth 10 souls each. Unlike regular orbs, these orbs only grant souls if they are confirmed, and they can be either green or orange-colored.

== Gathering Souls ==

* Teams with fewer souls will gain more souls from all sources (see '''''Comeback Mechanics''''' below).

===Soul Distribution===
* [[Heroes|Hero]] kill souls are distributed between nearby players with the following rate:
** {{#invoke:GenericData|get_hero_gold_share_frac|1}}/{{#invoke:GenericData|get_hero_gold_share_frac|2}}/{{#invoke:GenericData|get_hero_gold_share_frac|3}}/{{#invoke:GenericData|get_hero_gold_share_frac|4}}/{{#invoke:GenericData|get_hero_gold_share_frac|5}}/{{#invoke:GenericData|get_hero_gold_share_frac|6}} (for 1/2/3/4/5/6 players)
*** EX: 1000 souls between 4 players would grant each player 170 souls (1000 * 17%)
** Additionally, for kills with two or more players, the player who got the kill receives bonus souls.
* [[Trooper]] souls are distributed between nearby players with the following rate:
** {{#invoke:GenericData|get_trooper_gold_share_frac|1}}/{{#invoke:GenericData|get_trooper_gold_share_frac|2}}/{{#invoke:GenericData|get_trooper_gold_share_frac|3}}/{{#invoke:GenericData|get_trooper_gold_share_frac|4}}/{{#invoke:GenericData|get_trooper_gold_share_frac|5}}/{{#invoke:GenericData|get_trooper_gold_share_frac|6}} (for 1/2/3/4/5/6 players)
*** EX: 120 souls between 4 players would grant each player 30 souls (120 * 25%)
* Before the [[Update:April 17, 2025|2025-04-17]] update, two players in the same lane both received 100% of souls before 8 minutes (soul duplication). Now the soul distribution is the same for the entire match, so both players get {{#invoke:GenericData|get_trooper_gold_share_frac|2}} per Trooper.

* When a Trooper is killed, 60% of the Trooper's souls drop as a ground orb that flies to allies within 18m and remains on the ground for 18 seconds (scaling to 40 seconds after 10 minutes), while the remaining 40% fly out as a deniable soul orb that enemies can shoot. Both orbs use Soul distribution among nearby allies; enemy ground orbs are visible but cannot be claimed. Killing the Trooper with a [[Melee Attack|melee attack]] grants 100% of the souls instantly, distributed among nearby allies.
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* For two players, Souls from Troopers are 'duplicated' between both players as long as they are within range (See range here. This means a Trooper kill worth 80 souls will grant 80 souls to each player.
* If 3 or more players attempt to receive souls from a creep, the killer will receive the full Trooper value, while all other players will equally divide the duplicated amount.
* For example: for a Trooper creep worth 80 Souls in a lane of 3 heroes, the killer will receive 80 Souls and both other players will receive 40 Souls each. <ref>https://youtu.be/4I1YH4xNxfA?t=230 - Timestamped video showing Trooper Soul split in lane before 8 minutes</ref> --><!-- THIS IS HOW IT WAS PRIOR TO SEPT 26th PATCH
KEEP AROUND IN CASE IT CHANGES AGAIN
* When the game begins, each lane is "designated" as either a 1-player (Solo) lane or a 2-player (Duo) lane. 
* When a [[Trooper]] is killed, the killer will receive half of the Trooper's Souls at once, then half again when the Soul Orb is destroyed by themselves, an ally, or it expires.
* For Duo lanes with two players in it, Souls from Troopers are 'duplicated' between both players (about 50m from the kill). This means a Trooper kill worth 50 Souls will grant 50 Souls to ''each'' player.
* If 3+ players in a Duo lane OR 2+ players in a Solo lane attempt to receive Souls from a creep, the killer will receive the full Trooper value, while all other players will equally divide the duplicated amount.
** For example: for a Trooper creep worth 50 Souls in a lane of 3 heroes in a Duo lane, the killer will receive 50 Souls and both other players will receive 25 Souls each. <ref>https://youtu.be/4I1YH4xNxfA?t=230 - Timestamped video showing Trooper soul split in lane before 10 minutes</ref> -->

===Denizens (Jungle Creeps)===

* Jungle camps contain [[Denizens]] that give souls to players on kill. They do not release soul orbs.  
** In order for Denizens to give souls to both players, both players must deal damage to the Denizen.
** Souls from Denizens are split between all allied players who dealt damage to said Denizens.
*Souls from Denizens are '''unsecured''' souls.

=== Sinner's Sacrifices ===
* Some jungle camps contain one or two [[Sinner's Sacrifice]] machines, which grants souls to the player by hitting them with [[Melee Attack|melee attacks]]. Those souls are unsecured.

===Breakables===
* Breaking the wooden crates scattered throughout the map will have a chance to spawn some souls.
** Chance for any given crate to drop souls when broken is approximately 60%
** Amount of souls dropped is a function of in-game time:
*** ''[Souls Dropped] = 23 + 2.0*[Game Time in Minutes]''
*** For example: At 30:00 game time, a broken crate will drop 83 souls.

===Other===

* {{ItemIcon|Trophy Collector}} is an item that gives the player passive souls per minute.

* Killing cockroaches in underground tunnels grants the player 1 soul each.

==Unsecured Souls==
[[File:Unsecured souls.png|thumb|Unsecured souls icon]]
Souls earned from killing Denizens and destroying Sinner's Sacrifice machines are '''unsecured''' and are lost on death. If a player dies with at least 150 unsecured souls they will be dropped in a '''Soul Container''', which can be claimed by any player by hitting it with a [[Melee Attack|Heavy Melee]]. Soul Containers will despawn after 3 minutes. These containers are marked with a circle icon on the [[Minimap]] and have a green glow effect. If a player dies with fewer than 150 unsecured souls, no Soul Container will drop—they are permanently lost.

Unsecured souls are converted into secured souls over time, meaning they will no longer be dropped on death. This conversion rate is dynamic:

* '''Percentage Drain:''' Each second, '''0.5%''' of the player's ''current'' unsecured souls are converted. This means larger amounts of unsecured souls secure faster initially.
* '''Base Drain:''' In addition to the percentage, a flat amount is secured every second. This starts at '''1.6 souls/second''' and increases as the match progresses (scaling with the global bounty growth of ~8% per minute).
** '''Example at 10 Minutes:''' A player carrying '''1,000 unsecured souls''' will secure them at a rate of roughly '''7.9 souls/second''' (5 from percentage + ~2.9 base).
** '''Example at 20 Minutes:''' That same player carrying '''1,000 unsecured souls''' will secure them faster, at a rate of roughly '''9.2 souls/second''' (5 from percentage + ~4.2 base), due to the base rate scaling over time.

[[Image:Unsecured_Souls_HUD.png|thumbnail|300px|Souls UI for Heroes]]

Unsecured souls may be spent in the shop, but are spent ''after'' secured souls. They are indicated by the silver-green ball on the Hero's hip known internally as a Soul Container, as well as in the number on the HUD with a red icon.

On the character UI, the large souls number is the '''total''' number of secured and unsecured souls added together.

== Leveling Up ==
Gathering souls will gradually "level up" your hero, granting a variety of benefits. See [[Boon|boons]] for detailed information.

== Soul Values ==

* '''Soul Value:''' Value of the target at the time = 0m
* '''Soul Gain:''' How the value changes over the time of the match, measured in minutes<!--
What needs testing:
* What's the initial split between trooper instant & orb souls gained?
** In the data we can see that it is currently 40 for a trooper orb initially, but we cannot see the initial souls for kills interestingly. See [[Data:GenericData.json]]
* Does soul growth apply as a % to both the instant & orb amounts, and equally?
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Source !! Soul Value !! Combined Soul Gain (/min) 
|-
| [[Heroes]] || 250 || +48.75
|-
| [[Trooper]] || 116 Total || +1.16
|-
| Small [[Denizen]] || {{NpcData|neutral_trooper_weak|GoldReward}} || +{{#expr: {{NpcData|neutral_trooper_weak|GoldReward}} * {{NpcData|neutral_trooper_weak|GoldRewardBonusPercentPerMinute}} / 100 round 2}}
|-
| Medium [[Denizen]]  || {{NpcData|neutral_trooper_normal|GoldReward}}  || +{{#expr: {{NpcData|neutral_trooper_normal|GoldReward}} * {{NpcData|neutral_trooper_normal|GoldRewardBonusPercentPerMinute}} / 100 round 2}}
|-
| Large [[Denizen]]  || {{NpcData|neutral_trooper_strong|GoldReward}}  || +{{#expr: {{NpcData|neutral_trooper_strong|GoldReward}} * {{NpcData|neutral_trooper_strong|GoldRewardBonusPercentPerMinute}} / 100 round 2}}
|-
|[[Mid-Boss]]
|3000
|N/A
|-
| [[Sinner's Sacrifice]]  || {{#expr: {{NpcData|neutral_sinners_sacrifice|GoldReward}} * 2}} || +{{#expr: {{NpcData|neutral_sinners_sacrifice|GoldReward}} * {{NpcData|neutral_sinners_sacrifice|GoldRewardBonusPercentPerMinute}} / 100 * 2 round 2}}
|-
| [[Soul Urn]]* || 1300 Total || +230
|-
| [[Guardian]]** || {{#var:GuardianKill}} || N/A
|-
| [[Walker]]** || {{#var:WalkerKill}} || N/A
|-
| [[Guardian|Base Guardian]]** || {{#var:BaseGuardianKill}} || N/A
|-
| [[Shrine]] || {{#var:ShrineKill}} || N/A
|-
| [[Patron|Weakened Patron]] || {{#var:WeakenedPatronKill}} || N/A
|-
| [[Souls#Breakables|Crates]] || 23 || +2.0
|}

&#42; Soul gain from Urns is divided among the team. The Courier gets slightly more souls.

&#42;* Soul gain from structures is split with 40% given to nearby allied heroes, while 60% is divided amongst the entire team.

=== First Blood bonus ===
* A player gets 150 bonus souls on their first kill.

===Comeback Mechanics===

When a team is behind on souls, there are some "comeback mechanics" that come into play to allow the losing team to quickly catch up.

* Killing an enemy hero will award more souls if that hero is stronger than the killer team's average networth, regardless of which team is leading in souls.
* The Soul Urn will give 130% additional souls to a team that is behind.
* The losing team gains up to 30% more souls from Troopers, Denizens, Sinner's Sacrifices and Objectives, based on how behind they are (peaks at 20% max net worth difference). The first 3k in net worth difference is ignored.

=== Catch up Mechanics ===
Catch up mechanics allow for players with low net worth to catch up to the other players on their team.

* The two players on each team with the lowest net worth have a passive gain of souls per second based on the total souls per second gathered by the team (2.5% and 1.5% for the lowest and second-lowest player, respectively). This occurs after laning phase (8 min).
** For example, if a team gathered 200 souls in the last second, the lowest player earns 5 extra souls.

== Update history ==
{{Update history|default=Souls}}

==References==
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