Counter the enemy
A desktop companion for Deadlock. Tell it who you’re up against and it shows you exactly what to buy, and how to play the matchup.
You pick the enemy hero. Counterlock shows the counter items split into lane, mid and late game, plus short tips for the hero you are playing. All of it reads from plain profile files, so the advice keeps up with the patch instead of going stale.
It runs on Windows and Linux, opens in a second, and stays out of your way while you play. It is free.
What a matchup looks like
Counterlock open on the Abrams matchup. One of 37 in the profile that ships with the app.
Editing your own counters
Every bit of advice lives in a profile you can change. You do not need to touch code.
- Open Settings, then Profile editor. A separate editor window opens.
- Choose an enemy hero on the left to edit that matchup.
- Fill in the items for lane, mid and late. Add a short note to any item if it needs one.
- Add tips for the hero you play into that matchup. Leave blank anything you don't have.
- Save. The app reloads the profile straight away.
Using a profile someone else made? Open Settings, then Load from file.
.xml file. Edit it in anything you like and Counterlock re-reads it every time it starts. Keep a backup before big changes.Download Counterlock
One file, no installer. Pick your system, then grab it and run.
Pick Windows or Linux to see the download and the setup steps.
Verify your download: each release lists a SHA-256 checksum next to the file.
Install on Windows
- Click Windows above to download
Counterlock.exe. - Double-click it to run. Nothing gets installed, it just opens.
- The first time, Windows may show a blue "Windows protected your PC" box, because the app is not code-signed yet. Click More info, then Run anyway.
.exe and replace the old one. Your settings are saved separately, so they carry over.Verify your download: each release lists a SHA-256 checksum next to the file.
Install on Linux
- Click Linux above to download the
Counterlockfile. - Make it executable. In a terminal, in the folder you saved it to:
chmod +x Counterlock - Run it:
./Counterlock
sudo apt install libxcb-cursor0 libxkbcommon0 on Debian or Ubuntu. Most desktops already have them.Counter Profiles
Profiles made by the community. Browse them, rate the ones that carried you, and share your own.
The shared library isn't open yet. Until it is, Counterlock ships with a full profile covering all 37 enemy heroes, and you can change anything in it with the built-in editor. See how editing works.