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Deadlock Build

Deadlock Bruiser Calico Build

Calico

Hydration

Updated on Sep 19, 2025

Sep 19, 2025

Overview

To find this build in-game, search for "Mobalytics - Bruiser Calico by Hydration" (BuildID: 194787)

This build focuses on building towards a Bruiser style to give you high uptime in fights while being extremely durable and annoying to kill.

Buy Spirit Strike or Melee Lifesteal as your first item depending on whether you are being oppressive or being oppressed in lane. Buy the other next.
Pick up Melee Lifesteal, and Spirit Strike for better trades.
Save up for Backstabber and Cold Front, this will help you with trades and farming.
Close Quarters and Melee Charge will make your punches hurt even more.
Extra Health will make you more durable.

Melee Lifesteal800 souls

Spirit Strike800 souls

Backstabber1,600 souls

Cold Front1,600 souls

Close Quarters800 souls

Melee Charge1,600 souls

Extra Health800 souls

First T3 you should buy is Torment Pulse.
Save up for Crushing Fists next, if an enemy ever wastes their parry they are dead.
Spirit Snatch and Lifestrike for even stronger punches.
Upgrade Fortitude and Point Blank if lacking flex slots.
Otherwise buy Hunter's Aura and Weighted Shots.

Torment Pulse3,200 souls

Crushing Fists6,400 souls

Spirit Snatch3,200 souls

Lifestrike3,200 souls

Fortitude3,200 souls

Hunter's Aura3,200 souls

Point Blank3,200 souls

Weighted Shots3,200 souls

Buy what is necessary.
- Arctic Blast gives you a lot more burst.
- Frenzy and Spellbreaker are very strong against teams that are mostly Spirit damage.
- Plated Armor is the go to choice for dealing with heavy weapon damage teams.

Frenzy6,400 souls

Arctic Blast6,400 souls

Plated Armor6,400 souls

Spellbreaker6,400 souls

Rebuttal is the best T1 item in the game when there are a lot of punchers in your game.
Debuff Reducer/ Debuff Remover are great options against teams with a lot of stuns and debuffs.
Superior Cooldown on Leaping Slash will make you unkillable.
Counterspell is always a good option against teams with telegraphed abilities.