Deadlock Unsecured Souls Explained

In Deadlock, Souls are the main currency that you use to buy items.

Your methods for acquiring Souls include farming Troopers, killing enemies, and taking objectives.

However, you can also get "Unsecured Souls" in two ways.

The first is Neutral Jungle Camps:

And the second is breakable boxes around the map:

When you collect from these sources, you'll see them in your UI to the right of your total Soul count.

You will also have an orb following you to the side of your body.

What are Unsecured Souls?

Unsecured Souls count toward your total Soul count, but are gradually secured. You'll see it ticking down over time.

The rate at which Unsecured Souls are secured increases based on how many you have, so the more you have, the faster it will be tick down.

Likewise, the more Unsecured Souls you have, the bigger the orb you have will grow.

The reason why they're called Unsecured is that if you die while holding them, you will lose them and they can be claimed by other players.

You're supposed to be able to see the value of the Unsecured Souls, but it sometimes bugs out.

These will even display on the map to all players, so try to claim them if you see them lying around.

What you should know about Unsecured Souls

Now that you understand the basics, here are some other quick tips you should know.

1. Unsecured Souls contribute to leveling up.

2. Unsecured Souls can be used to purchase items.

3. However, Unsecured Souls will be used last at the Shop. So if you have 3500 total Souls but 500 Unsecured Souls, you would have 500 Unsecured Souls after buying a 3,000 item.

What's the point?

If you want to know the official reason why Unsecured Souls exist at all in Deadlock, you'll have to ask Yoshi and the devs.

In general though, Unsecured Souls add a dimension of risk and an additional comeback mechanic to the game.

It adds risk for power farmers (AKA players that are focused purely on farming) because in order to get their items ASAP, they'll need to take as many neutral camps as they can.

Since the most expensive items require you to save up a good amount of Souls, they can accumulate a pretty large bullseye on their head.

If you're a team that's behind and you manage to kill an enemy that was holding a lot of Unsecured Souls, the scales can tip back into your favor.