The lanes of Deadlock are filled with rather strange individuals. From demons and ghosts to humans and automatons. One fateful day, a lone gargoyle is gifted life to save a little girl. Ivy was an inanimate gargoyle that was abruptly brought to life when she was summoned to protect a girl and her family from The Mendoza Syndicate.

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Vowing to protect her new family and home, Ivy becomes a vigilante to dismantle the Syndicate and free Spanish Harlem from their grasp. After nearly 20 years, she ultimately succeeded in her goal. Now she searches for a new purpose away from Spanish Harlem to dedicate her life to.

The game is still in development. Expect a lot more balance changes and improvements over time.

Ivy Abilities Overview

Ivy wields a modified German MP 18 submachine gun with a high rate of fire and can deal 64 damage per second (DPS). Ivy also boasts the highest base stamina in the game, clocking in at four bars. This gives her more maneuverability and more chances to evade shots.

Dodging in a direction, and then immediately holding the crouch button will initiate a slide. Sliding applies unlimited ammunition for the whole duration. Use this to your advantage when engaging or disengaging enemies.

Ability

Description

Upgrades

Kudzu Bomb

Summon a patch of choking vines that damages and slows enemies in its radius.

  • DPS: 60
  • Movement Slow: 35%
  • Cooldown: 32s
  1. +1 Charges
  2. +2s Duration
  3. +60 DPS

Watcher's Covenant

Connect with a nearby ally and gain bonuses that are automatically shared with them. Healing is replicated among all those connected. Connection requires line of sight. Press 2 to lock on to a target.

  • Fire Rate: +10%
  • Bullet Lifesteal: +15%
  • Replicated Healing: 30%
  • Tether Count: 1
  • Cooldown: 37s
  1. +1-% Fire Rate
  2. +2m/s movement bonus
  3. +1 Tether Count

Stone Form

Turn yourself into an impervious stone statue and smash into the ground, stunning and damaging enemies caught in the radius. Heals you for a percentage of your max health. You have some air control before falling.

  • Damage: 80
  • Stun Duration: 0.75s
  • Max Health Steal: 10%
  • Cooldown: 42s
  1. -19s Cooldown
  2. +80 Damage and stuns for 0.5s
  3. +20% Max Health Heal

Air Drop

Take flight with an ally or a bomb. Drop your ally or bomb to cause a large explosion that deals damage and gives enemies caught in the blast radius slow movement speed. Ivy and their chosen ally gain a bullet shield when the flight ends. While lifted, your ally gains bullet resistance but is unable to attack. Air Drop has a faster cast time when targeting an ally. M1 to accelerate flying speed. M2 to drop ally/bomb. You may cancel the flight at any time by pressing the spacebar.

  • Damage:150
  • Bullet Shield:200
  • Slow Duration:4s
  • Ally Bullet Resit:+40%
  • Explode Radius:14m
  • Movement Slow:35%
  • Cooldown: 85s
  1. -20% Bullet Resist on enemies hit for 12s
  2. +300 Bullet Shield and +5m Explode Radius

How To Play Ivy

Ivy doubles as an aggressive lane pusher and supporter. Capable of whittling down minions with her submachine gun and gaining a lead in souls. Remain in close quarters to get the maximum DPS output.

Make sure to deny any souls the enemy player tries to farm by destroying the orange orbs that appear from fallen ally minions.

At the start of the match, play as aggressively as possible to get your minions to the lane's tower. Be sure to fall back using your dashes when low on health. Make use of your abilities to increase survivability and control the flow of the lane.

  • Toss your Kudzu Bomb in the path of enemy minions to deal damage over time, allowing for easier clearing.
  • Latch onto allies/ally minions with Watcher's Covenant to increase damage output and gain some health.
  • Use Stone Form as both a retreat tool and mid-fight Crowd Control (CC).
  • Use Air Drop to change lanes and aid allies by dropping a bomb on unsuspecting enemies.

What Is The Best Ivy Build?

Stage

Items

Explanation

Early Game

Basic Magazine, High Velocity Mag, Sprint Boots, Active Reload, Bullet Lifesteal, Monster Rounds

Ivy is a strong lane clearer with a high rate of fire. Starting her kit off with upgrades to increase her ammunition and clearing potential is ideal for pushing the lanes.

Mid Game

Enduring Speed, Siphon Bullets, Spirit Armor, Vampiric Burst

[Optional/Situational: Toxic Bullets, Escalating Resilience, Sharpshooter, Decay, Slowing Hex, Withering Whip, Fleetfoot, Health Nova]

For the mid game, focus on increasing Ivy's overall sustainability. Delve into the optional utilities based on how the game is progressing.

Late Game

Titanic Magazine, Silencer, Ricochet, Lucky Shot, Frenzy, Tesla-Bullets

In the Late Game, maximize Ivy's magazine size and damage output to melt minions, mini-bosses, and enemies.

Should you struggle in the early game, beef up Ivy with extra health/regeneration items.

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