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Sentinel · Season 2026 Act VI

Deadlock

SentinelTier D (community)Ultimate: Annihilation
Norwegian operative Deadlock deploys an array of cutting-edge nanowire to secure the battlefield from even the most lethal assault. No one escapes her vigilant watch, nor survives her unyielding ferocity. Data

Sentinel: Sentinels are defensive experts who can lock down areas and watch flanks, both on attacker and defender rounds.

From the game data · client 13.09

Deadlock’s abilities

Barrier Mesh ability icon
C

Barrier Mesh

EQUIP <whitebold>Barrier Mesh</>. FIRE to throw. On landing, create destructible markers that fortify after a delay. These markers form barriers that block player movement.

Sonic Sensor ability icon
Q

Sonic Sensor

EQUIP a destructible <whitebold>Sonic Sensor</>. FIRE to place. Triggers on nearby detected enemy noise, creating a zone that <debuffred>concusses</> all players. <whitebold>Sonic Sensor</> <teal>stealths</> after placement. Can be picked up.

GravNet ability icon
E

GravNet

EQUIP <whitebold>GravNet</>. FIRE to throw. ALT FIRE to lob. Explodes on landing, forcing all players to <debuffred>crouch</> and move <debuffred>slowly</> until they remove the net.

Annihilation ability icon
X · Ultimate

Annihilation

EQUIP <whitebold>Annihilation</>. FIRE to launch a zone, forcing the first enemy caught into a destructible cocoon that pulls them along a path for <debuffred>lethal damage</> unless the cocoon is destroyed.

Ability names and descriptions are Riot’s in-game text; keys are the default bindings (C, Q, E, X for the ultimate). Data

Ranked, all ranks · 25 September 2026

Deadlock in the current meta

Dcommunity tier
50.9%win rate
0.6%pick rate
#5of 7 sentinels by win rate

MetaBot ranked data across all ranks, as published 25 September 2026 Community. Community statistics, not Riot figures. Patch 13.09 changed Clove’s Pick-me-up and added Hush; no other agent numbers moved since 13.02. Riot Full tier list on the meta page.

Who should play Deadlock

Suited to players who like holding a site, watching flanks and slowing pushes rather than taking first contact. Deadlock blocks movement with barriers (Barrier Mesh), concusses enemies who make noise near a sensor (Sonic Sensor), forces crouching with GravNet and captures a player with Annihilation.

Written from the role and the ability descriptions above, not from match data.

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Answers

Deadlock FAQ

What role is Deadlock in VALORANT?

Deadlock is a Sentinel. Riot describes the role this way: Sentinels are defensive experts who can lock down areas and watch flanks, both on attacker and defender rounds.

What are Deadlock’s abilities?

C: Barrier Mesh; Q: Sonic Sensor; E: GravNet; X: Annihilation. The full in-game descriptions are on this page.

What is Deadlock’s ultimate?

Annihilation. In the game’s own words: EQUIP <whitebold>Annihilation</>. FIRE to launch a zone, forcing the first enemy caught into a destructible cocoon that pulls them along a path for <debuffred>lethal damage</> unless the cocoon is destroyed.

Is Deadlock good right now?

In MetaBot’s all-ranks data of 25 September 2026, Deadlock has a 50.9% win rate and a 0.6% pick rate (tier D), number 5 of 7 sentinels by win rate. These are community statistics, not Riot figures, and they predate patch 13.09.

valorant-api.com: game data (agents, abilities, skins, ranks, acts), client 13.09 · Neuralboost — agent tier list by win rate (MetaBot data, all ranks, 25 Sep 2026) (community) · VALORANT Patch Notes 13.09 (Hush, Clove changes)

Facts checked: 15 October 2026

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