Restorative LocketRestorative Locket Counter Guide
Restorative Locket turns accumulated stacks into a self-heal, helping you stay present through repeated exchanges. The reset is most useful when it gives you enough health to keep farming or rejoin a fight from a better angle.
How to Use Restorative Locket
Who should buy Restorative Locket?
Players who need a health reset and can use the item's accumulated stacks to sustain lane presence.
When to activate or apply it
Use the recovery to stabilize between damaging exchanges, then change the angle that caused the health loss.
Watch out for
Healing back damage is not prevention of the next burst. Repeated lethal catches may require a direct defensive purchase first.
When to Buy Restorative Locket in Deadlock
Consider it when recoverable chip damage keeps forcing you out of lane or skirmishes. If every catch is lethal before you can heal, spend on immediate survival first.
Average purchase: 13.5 minutes
Game-stage ranges are approximate, and average purchase times are a guide rather than a deadline. Buy sooner when this item would change your next fight.
Purchase timing data & context
| Stage | Average purchase |
|---|---|
| Early game · 0–10 min | Not available |
| Mid game · 10–20 min | 13.6 min |
| Late game · 20+ min | Not available |
Best Against
Lane poke and repeated health attrition that can be reset between fights.
- Lane health resetting
- Anti-poke survival
These hero guides recommend Restorative Locket. Check the individual matchup for the build, situation, and timing.
Alternatives & Comparisons
Extra Regen
Extra Regen is a lane-stabilizing purchase for health lost between trades. The value comes from staying available to last-hit and contest souls: recover behind cover, adjust your angle, and avoid giving back the same health to free poke.
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Healing Rite
Healing Rite helps you recover between fights and return to lane with enough health to contest farm. It works best when you can step out of the enemy's pressure, complete the recovery safely, and avoid returning to the same exposed angle.
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Reactive Barrier
Reactive Barrier adds an automatic shield after a hard-control catch. It helps absorb the follow-up damage that often turns a stun into a kill, giving you a chance to reach cover or receive help once you can act again.
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