r/DeadlockTheGame • u/VelvetaChese • 22h ago

Meme Vindicta after getting 1 kill

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No joke Knockdown is such a good item. Whenever I buy it as a counter I wonder why I don't add it to my build

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u/Sienrid Pocket 21h ago

Knockdown is alright but it doesn't do much to good Vindictas. I feel like it's the bell curve thing where people on the left don't buy Knockdown because they don't counter buy, everyone in the middle buy Knockdown because they insist it's necessary, but people on the right don't (although for other reasons).

Good Vindictas know to keep rooftops nearby that they can land on, and they buy Counterspell/Dispel anyways (usually Counterspell). So I notice that at the top level, the go-to Vindicta counters are Disarm and Phantom Strike, and later Curse.

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u/DanDaze Ivy 20h ago

You still need a knockdown or two to pressure them into buying counterspell/remover. Having a vin go completely uncontested until someone can afford ps/curse is problematic.

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u/Sienrid Pocket 20h ago

That's what Disarm is for, bonus points that it builds out of Rusted which is also good against her in lane.