How to do the crazy new Rescue Beam trick in Deadlock

After you see the wild Rescue Beam trick in Deadlock, your first question is likely how you can do it. Ivy’s Air Drop can extract allies from harm’s way, but its lengthy cooldown, even with multiple upgrades, has led Deadlock players to explore an alternative strategy creating a new Rescue Beam meta.

Deadlock combines elements familiar to Dota 2 and Overwatch players, and its depth ensures there’s always something new to uncover. With dozens of items in its curiosity shops and multiple uses for each hero’s abilities, players will continually discover fresh strategies and tricks. For example, players have found a new way to replicate what Ivy does on almost every single Deadlock hero.

Ivy has the power to pick up a teammate and fly for 17 seconds to drop them to safety, where they can heal and start anew. Rescue Beam is an upgrade similar to Ivy’s ability, but it lacks the capability to drop teammates at a different location. A new trick, however, enables this functionality. Here’s how to perform the Rescue Beam technique in Deadlock.

How to do the Rescue Beam trick in Deadlock

The Vitality upgrade for Rescue Beam appears to have an unexpected feature, allowing it to be used as a lasso to fling teammates across the map in an unexpected trick. This is likely a bug, as the upgrade’s intended purpose is to heal and pull allies out of harm’s way, not to relocate them.

Fans have discovered a new use for Rescue Beam which appears to work for most heroes in Deadlock since this upgrade is available to everyone. To pull off this trick:

• Purchase Rescue Beam late round from the curiosity shop and imbue it to any ability, for example, Watcher’s Covenant.
• Get to a vantage point and aim towards a teammate.
• Press Z to latch onto an enemy and then instantly deselect the Rescue Beam while aiming towards a safe corner.
• The teammate attached to the rope will be pulled away and tossed to safety.

This technique can be useful in ensuring a wounded ally’s safety. Normally, using Rescue Beam on a low-HP ally can be a risky proposition, as it reveals the location of both the rescued ally and the player using it to enemies, creating two clear targets. But with this trick, players can keep a safe distance from their wounded ally while still taking down enemies.

While this technique is useful, it does have some drawbacks. One major downside is that Rescue Beam is very pricey at a cost of 3,000 souls. It’s something you’ll typically only be able to use in late rounds, because overspending 3,000 souls mid-round would prevent you from building up your hero properly.