Deadlockle guides

Open with a hero you know well

Five of the seven tiles (Role, Gun, Damage, Nature, Gender) come back as exact green/red. The first guess is mostly an elimination probe. Pick a hero whose attributes you can recall confidently.

Pivot on what's still red

After the first guess greens a few tiles, your next pick should specifically differ on the red ones. Triangulate the unsolved attributes; minor variations on the same hero archetype waste guesses.

Cash in hints at 5 and 10 guesses

At those thresholds you can opt in to a hint that reveals one random unsolved attribute. Two per puzzle, and it's a confirmation prompt, never accidental.

Compose what's emerging

Tiles uncover in a shuffled order. You'll see scattered fragments rather than a tidy reveal from the centre. Track shape, silhouette, and recurring color across the visible tiles.

Only the hero counts to win

You guess the hero, not an ability+slot. After you win, a bonus round asks which of the four slots was the answer. That's separate from the main puzzle.

Every wrong guess hands you a Classic row

Role, Gun, Damage, Nature, Gender, HP, Speed: all seven tiles compare your guess to the answer. The tiles often resolve the puzzle before the picture does.

Miss intentionally over coin flipping

When two heroes look identical at the current zoom, one more reveal step almost always settles it. Better to guess a hero who narrows attributes than to flip a coin between two visual lookalikes.

Each guess reveals the next line

One line is visible at start; sitting and waiting reveals nothing. Even a wrong guess pushes dialogue forward and earns you an attribute row, so there's no penalty for advancing.

Wrong guesses produce a Classic row too

When you guess against Speaker A or B, a seven attribute comparison drops below your guess just like Classic mode. The round is half deduction, half voice recognition.

Audio is the late game crutch

The first voice clip unlocks at guess 5; every two more guesses unlocks the next line's clip. If you've heard the heroes in-game, the audio usually ends the round in one more guess.

Place the slot first

Weapon, Vitality, and Spirit have distinct icon styling. Slot is the easiest read at 20 px blur, and it cuts the candidate pool to roughly a third before you even pick an item.

Hard mode is a switch, not a commitment

Hard mode is on by default and rotates the icon by 90/180/270° per day. The toggle sits right under the icon and you can flip it any time. Flipping doesn't affect your saved score, just the visual.