5 Training Resources to Get Better at Deadlock

Today, Apollo has joined the Deadlock roster, rounding out this batch of six new heroes, the first set of new heroes added in 2026. With the player base more active than it has been in over a year of the gaming world’s worst kept secret, we imagine a lot of players are either jumping back in, or they’re finally getting on the lane to find out what the hype is all about.

While it is early yet, and our Deadlock Aim Basics Routine is still baking in the oven, we wanted to put together a quick list of tasks and playlists that you can use to train or warm-up for Deadlock specifically!

Something to note, Deadlock features a well balanced combination of the different aiming sub categories based on the different heroes’ kits, gameplay situations, and overall mechanics that are featured throughout Deadlock. For example, some heroes feature ults that are going to rely on flicking accuracy, like Vindicta and Venator, and you may need your flicks on point to land a dagger with Haze, but other heroes like Bebop, Seven, McGinnis, or Graves, will rely more heavily on tracking and switching.

That’s all to say that a well rounded training routine will benefit you in Deadlock, especially as you still feel out what heroes will make up your specific pool of characters, after which, you can focus on a more specified training routine.

Let’s jump into the resources now!

Deadlock Tasks:

Deadlock – VT Soulsteal
This task emulates the process of tracking your crosshair over a minion or creep on the lane, before it spawns an orb you need to confirm (or deny from your opponents) overhead. The task combines a bit of tracking over a short, pill shaped target before flicking to an orb. This is the bread and butter of laning phase in Deadlock.

VT Soultrack Reflex
This task features a long corridor with semi-evasive orb shaped targets at varying depths, which you must track. It’s another take on the soul confirming / denying mechanic as the previous task, though this one is more fitting for if you’re playing a hero that has a beam based weapon or a full auto gun.

Deadlock Playlists:

Voltaic Deadlock Fundamentals
This playlist is the most comprehensive Deadlock playlist currently, compiled by CARTOON, who quickly emerged as an elite Deadlock player throughout 2025. If you were a Deadlock fan, you woul have seen CARTOON in and out of the top 10 leaderboard since the public learned about the game.

ottrs Deadlock Routines
This playlist has been curated by Overwatch and Apex Legends veteran player and streamer ottr, from mostly core tasks in Aimlabs, such as Motiontrack, Spidershot, Microshot, and others, with repetitions outlined to provide a solid foundation for training and warming up.

Deadlock Self Improvement by Symphoneers
YouTuber Symponeers Gaming put this playlist together, featuring a mix of core tasks and some creator made tasks, with the goal of providing a quick warm-up to help with acquisition speed on moving targets.