Deadlock setups: every map

Place your Barrier Mesh where A Main opens onto the site: to get through, attackers have to climb up and break it, out in the open. A Sonic Sensor on the crate north of the entrance and a second one to the south, behind the Mesh, stun anyone who rushes in from either side. Stay back in the site and swing on the stunned enemy. Without an ally's smoke, swinging on these Sensors exposes you to the whole enemy team: Boni then places a Sensor further back to isolate a duel.

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On B, place a first Sonic Sensor shallow, on the side of the site, and a second one further south, aimed at the spot where attackers jump to climb up. You stay at the back of the site and swing on whoever triggers one. Watch out for Gekko or Breach: your position at the back can be stunned, shaken by an Aftershock or burned. Against a team that rushes, place your Sensors shallower.

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Two Sonic Sensors are enough on A. The first goes up high, above the teleporter exit: it is hard to see and hard to break. The second goes in the east corner of the site, at the exit of A Bath. You play inside the site and swing on the stunned enemy. Change the spot from one round to the next: a Sensor that is always in the same place ends up getting spotted.

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On B, place a Sonic Sensor at the top of the B Window corridor, slightly above the crate: anyone jumping into the site makes noise and gets stunned. A second one goes toward B Garden. You play in Tube, the passage between B Garden and the site: you barely move to swing on either one. Do not place the second one too far toward the entrance: that area is often smoked and the enemy would be stunned out of your sight.

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You close the A Yard entrance from A Main with your Barrier Mesh: it covers the whole passage and the enemy cannot break it in one go, which buys you time. A Sonic Sensor on the south side of A Yard stuns anyone pushing into the yard. Source from December 2025: patch 13.08 changed the back of the site and its plant zone, which is why the Sensor that ST0MPiN places in the crate at the back of the site is left out.

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Deadlock holds A from the back of the site. A Sonic Sensor on the north wall stuns a Jett who dashes in, and a second one on the crate at the south edge of the site covers the A Sewer arrival: you shoot right after the stun, from the back. The Barrier Mesh closes the A Sewer exit toward the site: the attackers have to walk up to it to break it. If they push through A Long instead, place the wall on that side. Weakness: the sensors can be shot down.

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On C, Deadlock guards Garage and the site. A Sonic Sensor behind the Garage crate lets a teammate swing on the stunned enemy, and another one on the container at the back of the site punishes a Jett who dashes in. If the enemy team rushes, the Barrier Mesh closes Garage so the attackers only come through C Long. If they go to another site, move up into C Long instead to get info. Weakness: a slow push destroys your utility before entering.

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B is the middle site on Lotus: according to Boni, the attack almost always goes to A or C, so Deadlock stays light there. A Sonic Sensor on the west wall and another on the ledge of the site stun anyone entering; you shoot right after. Do not stay if the attack goes elsewhere: go help A or C, and place the Barrier Mesh on B as you leave to block a lurk.

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C is the site where Boni does the most damage with his sensors. A Sonic Sensor on the ceiling of the arch between C Main and C Bend stuns anyone climbing toward the site: you take the duel that follows. A second one on the wall ledge at the back of C Bend covers the rest of the push. The Barrier Mesh closes C Bend right after the arch: the attackers have to enter to break it. Weakness: the sensors can be shot down.

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The mesh closes the elbow between A Main and A Garden: to get through, the attackers have to break it. Two sensors placed behind it, one in the garden and one at the site entrance, stun anyone who forces the way. On the beep, you know they are coming: swing with your allies or throw your GravNet to buy time. Weakness: a push that walks in silence avoids the sensors, and the mesh can be shot down.

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Place your Barrier Mesh early, at the back of A Main: the enemy wastes time breaking it, your teammates have time to rotate and you know they are coming this way. A Sonic Sensor on the stairs of the site, facing the entrance, and a second one in the north-east corner stun anyone entering once the wall is broken. Stay back and swing on the stunned enemy. Against a team that pushes fast, Boni places the Mesh at the site entrance instead, for lack of time.

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From the start of the round, place your Barrier Mesh in B Main, just before the site: the enemy wastes time breaking it and you hear them do it. A Sonic Sensor at the exit of B Main stuns anyone heading for B Lane, the corridor along the east of the site; a second one, further south in B Lane, lets you play at the back of the site and swing on the stunned enemy. This setup only covers B: A is left without info.

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Deadlock closes A Main and covers the A Drop descent. A Sonic Sensor at the top of A Main stuns anyone climbing toward the site, and a second one under A Drop goes off when an enemy jumps, because the fall makes noise. The Barrier Mesh closes the A Main exit: the attackers have to walk up to it to break it. Play behind your sensors and swing when they go off. Weakness: if the team pushes through A Dish, you have to move the wall.

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On B, Deadlock holds the site through noise. A Sonic Sensor on the stairs south-east of the site stuns anyone climbing up, and a second one on the crate to the east covers the other angle: you swing right after it triggers. The Barrier Mesh closes the passage from B Bench to B Arcade, which removes one path from the attackers. If the enemies rush through B Main, place it in that corridor instead. Weakness: a player who walks silently does not trigger the sensors.

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On A, Deadlock delays the entry from the west of the site. Place two Sonic Sensors from the start of the round, one south-west of the site and one north-west: they stun anyone entering. The Barrier Mesh closes the low passage, but the team can jump over it from A Belt. Save your GravNet for the enemy who triggers a sensor or shoots the wall. The creator prefers holding B with Deadlock.

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B is the site where Deadlock holds best on Icebox, according to the creator. The Barrier Mesh goes far out, toward B Green: it blocks anyone coming out of there before they get close to the site. Two Sonic Sensors along B Yellow, placed well back, stun anyone passing: you swing from a corner right after the noise. Weakness: a slow push destroys the sensors, and the wall only lasts 30 s.

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Two sensors placed on the B Screen side cover the arrival from B Main: the first at the site entrance, tilted downward, the second further out, against the ledge near the screen. Anyone running forward triggers them one after the other and stays stunned in your line of fire. Play from the site and shift on the beep. Weakness: a player who walks triggers nothing, and a bullet destroys a sensor.

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The disc thrown at the A Main exit closes the passage toward A Ramps: if someone breaks it, you see it on the minimap. The two sensors placed on the site, on the A Rafters side and at the back toward A Back, stun whoever forces the way. You play behind, wait for the beep, then shift to shoot the stunned enemy. Place them up high: a Jett dashing past still triggers them. Weakness: a push that makes no noise avoids them, and the wall can be shot down.

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Two Sonic Sensors at the back of the site, between the site and B Garage, stun anyone entering through the corridor. As soon as you hear footsteps, throw your Barrier Mesh into the B Garage opening: the attackers have to break it to get through. You take position on the site, listen for the beep, then swing out for the duel. After a kill, throw your GravNet at whoever follows so they cannot trade for their teammate. Weakness: the attackers can enter silently by walking, and the wall can be shot down.

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