Dynamo →Singularity keeps catching you before you can react
Activate Unstoppable before the expected engage.
Indomitable does not reliably free you from Singularity, while proactive CC immunity prevents the control from taking hold.
UnstoppableUnstoppable Counter Guide
Unstoppable protects a planned commitment from crowd control. Activate it before the dangerous control sequence begins, especially when repeated disables would stop you from completing an engage or dealing damage. You still need a position that survives the incoming damage.
How to Use Unstoppable
Who should buy Unstoppable?
Players who can anticipate the engage and need protection through repeated control during a commitment.
When to activate or apply it
Activate it proactively before entering the dangerous control window or before starting a commitment you need to complete.
Against Dynamo: Activate Unstoppable before the expected engage. Indomitable does not reliably free you from Singularity, while proactive CC immunity prevents the control from taking hold.
Watch out for
It is a planned immunity window, not a reason to ignore positioning or damage. Save it for the control sequence that actually decides the fight.
When to Buy Unstoppable in Deadlock
Buy it when your engage or damage window repeatedly fails because of control. It is especially useful when you can anticipate the fight and activate protection before losing the ability to act.
Average purchase: 32.2 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 | Not available |
| Late game · 20+ min | 32.2 min |
Best Against
Expected control chains and high-impact catches during a planned engage.
Dynamo →
Mirage →Repeated tornado lifts are controlling the entire fight
Use Unstoppable for the multi-tornado control window.
The built-in debuff resistance and CC immunity are more reliable once he is repeatedly chaining tornado setups.
Paige →You are getting chained through several control effects
Activate Unstoppable before the full engage.
When multiple effects are the problem, proactive immunity is more reliable than trying to purge each one individually.
Sinclair →A stolen ultimate is creating a fight-winning CC window
Use Unstoppable when the copied ultimate is a major control threat.
Sinclair's danger changes by stolen ability, so flexible CC immunity is safer than buying for one specific copied spell.
Wraith →Wraith Telekinesis is starting a kill combo
Prepare Unstoppable for Telekinesis and activate it before control prevents the response, then leave the follow-up angle.
Telekinesis is an ultimate effect that Dispel Magic does not remove, and proactive immunity avoids relying on a narrow reaction window.
All 16 recommended hero matchups
These hero guides recommend Unstoppable. Check the individual matchup for the build, situation, and timing.
BebopSituational counter option
BillySituational counter optionDynamoPriority situation answer
HollidaySituational counter option
IvySituational counter option
LashSituational counter optionMiragePriority situation answer
Mo & KrillSituational counter optionPaigePriority situation answer
ParadoxSituational counter option
SevenSituational counter optionSinclairPriority situation answer
The DoormanSituational counter option
VindictaSituational counter option
WardenSituational counter optionWraithPriority situation answerNew matchup: How to counter Baba — see when Unstoppable fits her threats.
Alternatives & Comparisons
Indomitable
Indomitable provides an automatic response to the next qualifying control effect, then adds a barrier and cooldown relief. It is valuable against catches that leave little time to press a defensive active, provided its protection is ready for the important event.
Compare this option →
Counterspell
Counterspell rewards reading an enemy's commitment. By upgrading your parry to block ability damage and effects during its protection window, it lets you turn a predictable burst or control attempt into a missed opportunity for the opponent.
Compare this option →
Debuff Reducer
Debuff Reducer helps you spend less of each fight under status effects. It is a passive answer to repeated disruption, useful when shorter debuffs give you room to move or trade without relying on another active button.
Compare this option →Enemy items to watch
Activate protection before Knockdown’s delayed control resolves. Do not wait until a stun prevents the response.
