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Viscous
Rollt herum und lenkt Kugeln ab

Viscous ärgert seine Gegner durch geschicktes Ausweichen und den strategischen Einsatz von Heilung, sodass er auch den brutalsten Angriffen seiner Gegner standhalten kann.

Viscous
Rollt herum und lenkt Kugeln ab

Viscous ärgert seine Gegner durch geschicktes Ausweichen und den strategischen Einsatz von Heilung, sodass er auch den brutalsten Angriffen seiner Gegner standhalten kann.

Description

"Goo hits harder than you think, doesn't it?"
The 1st build in the "Concerns of The Deep" series.
This one is oriented around Puddle Punch (3), melee and your gun. You'll be punching anyone on your path!
Feel free to join the Viscous Discord: https://discord.gg/jD3Cauw6n5

Item Build

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_EarlyGame

Buy left to right. If you lower the Bullet Resistance of the enemy, it means you'll deal more Melee Damage to them! If you feel like you'll parry a lot, get Rebuttal in the Parrying section! Upon acquiring Express Shot, use your Alt-Fire (RMB) to deal big damage! Just remember to wait 3s between shots to get its effect! Use it after a Heavy Melee!

Deadlock Item

II

Mystische Kugel

Be mindful that it'll go on cooldown even if you miss. Can be used for various combos with the Alt Fire.

Deadlock Item

I

Nahkampf­lebensraub

Allows your Puddle Punch (3) to restore about ~100hp when you hit a hero. |Upgrade into: Lifestrike|

Deadlock Item

I

Zusätzliche Aufladung

Useful to harass more! |Upgrade into: Rapid Recharge|

Deadlock Item

I

Rasante Kugeln

Faster bullets and faster Alt-Fire ball! |Upgrade into: Express Shot|

Deadlock Item

III

Schnellschuss

First powerspike. Use your Alt-Fire (RMB) to deal a burst of damage! Pairs well with Mystic Shot.

Deadlock Item

II

Aktiv

Kältefront

REMEMBER: Punch first before using this to trigger Spirit Snatch when you have it, and lower the enemy's resistance! |Upgrade into: Arctic Blast|

Lane Extras

Buy one of those if you struggle in lane, then sell it later (Or upgrade it!). Monster Rounds to hold the lane, Resto Locket when facing abilities-heavy enemies, and Mystic Burst if you want more damage from Splatter (1)!

Deadlock Item

I

Monster-Kugeln

Helps you hold your lane, but requires you to focus on Troopers more than the enemies. |Upgrade into: Cultist Sacrifice| |Can be sold for a slot|

Deadlock Item

I

Zusätzliche Regeneration

Sustain in lane! |Can be sold for a slot|

Deadlock Item

I

Aktiv

Heilungsritus

A decent amount of healing, useful when facing burst damage. Just make sure to hide when using this. |Upgrade into: Rescue Beam| |Can be sold for a slot|

Deadlock Item

II

Aktiv

Heilendes Amulett

Health but also Stamina upon use. Only take if you tend to frontline a lot and facing ability-spamming enemies.

Deadlock Item

I

Mystische Explosion

More poke with Splatter (1). |Upgrade into: Tankbuster|

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_MidGame

Buy left to right. Use a mix of Melee, Alt-Fire and Puddle Punch (3) to deal damage, heal and debuff your enemies! If you don't have a flex slot, skip Phantom Strike and buy it as soon as you get a slot.

Deadlock Item

II

Nahkampf­ansturm

To land heavy melees easier and increase heavy melee damage. |Upgrade into: Crushing Fists|

Deadlock Item

III

Magische Einverleibung

The enemy gets weaker and you get stronger! Works with Puddle Punch (3).

Deadlock Item

III

Heilender Nahkampf

An increase in survivability. Works with Puddle Punch (3).

Deadlock Item

III

Aura des Jägers

A powerspike. You'll deal way more damage when doing 1v1s.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Phantomschlag

Your biggest powerspike. This will bring down any flying enemy to the ground.

Deadlock Item

III

Schnelle Aufladung

More punches! More more! |Can be bought sooner if you want more punches|

Parrying

If you can time parries well, Rebuttal will help you punish enemies who mostly focus on meleeing. Counterspell will allow you to parry so many things, you'll survive a lot more!

Deadlock Item

I

Widerstand

If the enemy melees a lot, this item will help you punish them. You also get a reduced parry cooldown!

Deadlock Item

III

Gegenzauber

Parry ANYTHING. This means almost any abilities such as Geist's Ultimate, Shiv's Ultimate, Lash's Ultimate, etc...

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_LateGame

Buy left to right. Don't forget to get an Active as it'll allow you to deal with many different threats by either gaining resistances, movement, CC, healing and more!

Deadlock Item

III

Panzerschreck

Powerspike for Splatter (1). Scales well during late game.

Deadlock Item

II

Veredeln

Abklingzeitraffer

Punch more often! |Upgrade into Superior Cooldown|

Deadlock Item

III

Überlegene Abklingzeit

Use your whole kit more often! |Upgrade into Transcendent Cooldown|

Deadlock Item

IV

Zermalmende Fäuste

A powerspike. Easy to use with Puddle Punch (3).

Deadlock Item

IV

Transzendente Abklingzeit

Use everything... More often! Such as Lifestrike, Spirit Snatch, Phantom Strike and more!

Deadlock Item

III

Berserker

The more damage you take, the stronger you'll get. This increases your melee damage!

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Arktische Explosion

Cold Front but with CC and bigger damage!

Survival

If you find yourself dying easily or taking too much damage, consider one (or more) of those items!

Deadlock Item

II

Waffenschild

Taking too much GUN damage, too quickly? Take this. It'll give you a nice Barrier and out of combat regen.

Deadlock Item

II

Magieschild

Taking too much SPIRIT damage? Take this. This item will grant you a nice Barrier and out of combat regen.

Deadlock Item

III

Verstärkte Kugelrüstung

Very useful if the enemy team is mostly Bullet oriented. (Check the colored bars when holding TAB!)

Deadlock Item

III

Verstärkte Magierüstung

Very useful if the enemy team is mostly Spirit oriented. (Check the colored bars when holding TAB!)

Deadlock Item

II

Reaktiver Schild

Useful against Mirage's Tornado, Bebop's Hook, Abrams' Charge, Haze's Sleep, Paige's immobilize, any stuns (Including getting parried!) and more!

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Schwächungs­entferner

Removes Bebop's Bomb, Infernus' Burn, and more! Does NOT remove Pocket's Affliction.

Deadlock Item

IV

Panzerrüstung

Useful against Mina, Infernus and any gun characters.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Göttlicher Schild

Debuff Remover but stronger and for an ally too! Does remove Ultimate-type debuffs (Drifter, Pocket...)

Deadlock Item

IV

Zauberbrecher

Useful against: Grey Talon, Pocket, Calico, Bebop, Dynamo, Lash, Sinclair, Vindicta and Yamato.

Deadlock Item

IV

Moloch

Very useful against gun oriented characters like Haze, Drifter, Wraith, Vyper and more.

Actives

Those actives are extremely powerful items to gain the edge against the enemy. Do not buy Return Fire if you have Juggernaut. Recommendation: Return Fire or Scourge.

Deadlock Item

II

Aktiv

Schnelle Stiefel

Use this to do some Heavy Melee Cancels! After starting a heavy melee, activate Fleetfoot to cancel it! This will allow you to trick your opponent.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Schattenwandel

Use it for a sneaky heavy melee hit on some unsuspecting enemies!

Deadlock Item

II

Aktiv

Schutzwache

If you want to Support an ally, this will help them survive more! |Upgrade into: Divine Barrier|

Deadlock Item

II

Aktiv

Feuererwiderung

You need to have Line of Sight for the deflect to work. Sell if you get Juggernaut. Very useful against gun-oriented characters like Haze, Drifter, Wraith and Vyper!

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Heilungswelle

If you want to be more of a Support. Be the ally everyone wants to have in their team!

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Rettungs­strahl

If you want to be more of a Support. You can pull an ally who is in The Cube (2).

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Teleport-Stein

To engage or escape. Grants some nice bullet resistance! Use it vertically for even easier escapes.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Unaufhaltsam

You cannot get stunned by parries while this is active! (Damage will still be negated) Consider it if enemies have a lot of CC.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Koloss

A very powerful melee-oriented item! Consider it to survive more when going in.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Geißel

Very efficient when going in! And makes you survive more against Spirit oriented enemies.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Fokuslinse

Silence Wave but on a single target and with more damage.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Wirbelnetz

Throw a SQUID from the DEEP. Useful against: Calico, Infernus, Grey Talon, Kelvin, Lash, Mina, Pocket, Vindicta, Vyper and Wraith.

Anti-Healing

Healbane is the cheapest and can be triggered by dealing Spirit Damage! Decay can be easily cleansed. Recommendation: Healbane.

Deadlock Item

III

Giftige Kugeln

If you tend to use your gun a lot, this will help deal with tanky enemies.

Deadlock Item

IV

Verkrüppelnder Kopfschuss

If you want to help your team deal more damage.

Deadlock Item

II

Heilungsfluch

An easy to trigger anti-heal. Useful against anyone. This can be used against Victor.

Deadlock Item

IV

Inhibitor

A very underrated item. Useful if you wish to debuff your enemies.

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Verfall

A decent anti-heal. Useful against Geist, Abrams, Mo&Krill, McGinnis and more. DO NOT USE AGAINST VICTOR.

Situational & Counters

These items will help you have a better time against specific enemies or simply allow you to modify your gameplay to something that fits you more. Keep in mind that these items are NOT part of the build. Decay, Silence Wave, Knockdown and Curse are powerful actives that can be bought to counter specific heroes.

Deadlock Item

II

Schwächender Kopfschuss

Lower bullet resistance means more melee damage. |Upgrade into: Crippling Headshot|

Deadlock Item

II

Durchdringende Kugeln

Stronger punches when initiating!

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Kultopfer

Prioritize using this on a Tier 3 Neutral enemy to gain plenty of souls upon use.

Deadlock Item

III

Geschärftes Bajonett

More damage and a decent slow!

Deadlock Item

II

Verräterklinge

This works with Puddle Punch (3) but the enemy needs to not be looking at you. The angle of the Punch does not matter as long as they aren't looking at you. |Sell during Mid Game|

Deadlock Item

III

Hohlspitz-Kugeln

Some resist shredding, and damage but only when at high health.

Deadlock Item

III

Bleikugeln

More damage, and some debuff resist but mind the negative stats!

Deadlock Item

IV

Magische Sättigung

More damage with Splatter (1) and actives such as Cold Front or Arctic Blast.

Deadlock Item

IV

Raserei

Useful when facing Spirit oriented enemies, allowing you to survive more.

Deadlock Item

I

Sprintstiefel

Increase your sprint speed! |Upgrade into: Enduring Speed|

Deadlock Item

II

Stiefel des Dauerläufers

The slow resist is very useful when going in to melee.

Deadlock Item

II

Kampfweste

Sustain, survival, fire rate and damage! Keep as long as possible, then replace with better resistance.

Deadlock Item

II

Wappen des Zauberers

Survival, sustain, cooldown reduction and damage! Keep as long as possible, then replace with better resistance.

Deadlock Item

II

Heilverstärkung

More healing for Melee Lifesteal, Lifestrike and even the Cube (2).

Deadlock Item

II

Schwächungs­reduzierer

Lowers the duration of Infernus' Burn, any form of stuns, silence, immobilize and more.

Deadlock Item

III

Seelenkraft

This means you don't have to go back to base to heal!

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Metallhaut

Useful against Haze, Wraith, Vyper, Drifter and more. Can be paired with Return Fire!

Deadlock Item

IV

Schröpfende Kugeln

To deal with tanky enemies!

Deadlock Item

I

Magieschlag

Try to land Splatter (1) after using this! |Upgrade into: Spirit Snatch|

Deadlock Item

I

Aktiv

Rostiger Lauf

Useful against: Haze, Wraith, Drifter, Infernus, Mina, Mirage, McGinnis, Seven, Vindicta, Vyper, and Warden.

Deadlock Item

II

Aktiv

Fluch der Langsamkeit

Useful against: Calico, Infernus, Grey Talon, Kelvin, Lash, Mina, Pocket, Vindicta, Vyper and Wraith.

Deadlock Item

II

Reduzierte Kugelresistenz

If you want to shred their resistances even more!

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Fluch der Entwaffnung

Useful against: Haze, Wraith, Drifter, Infernus, Mina, Mirage, McGinnis, Seven, Vindicta, Vyper, and Warden.

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Welle der Verstummung

Useful against: Calico, Doorman, Dynamo, Ivy, Kelvin, Geist, Lash, Paige, Pocket, Shiv, Sinclair, Victor and Yamato.

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Niederschlag

Useful against: Vindicta, Grey Talon, Bebop, Seven, Haze, McGinnis, Lash, Victor, Warden and Vyper.

Deadlock Item

III

Pulsierende Pein

Consider Scourge instead but will help you farm, and deal more damage when in melee range.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Fluch

Useful against: Anyone.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Ätherischer Schleier

Useful against: Anyone, but especially Lash and Bebop.

Ability Point Order

Glibber

Kubus

Glibberfaust

Schleimkugel

1

2

1

2

5

1

2

5

1

2

5

5