Deadlock Map Guide: The Cursed Apple's Lanes, Bases and Districts

Deadlock is played on a single map: a supernatural version of New York nicknamed the Cursed Apple. The City Never Sleeps update (September 29, 2026) reworked it heavily, with new lane landmarks, new jungle camps and new areas like the Bell Tower and Sunken Plaza.

The big picture

• Two bases sit at opposite ends of the map.
• Three lanes connect them, each with a zipline running its full length: York on the left, Broadway down the middle and Greenwich on the right (seen with one base at the top and the other at the bottom).
• Four districts fill the space between the lanes with jungle camps, shortcuts and soul machines.
• The sewers under the middle of the map hold the Mid Boss.

Objectives Shops Teleporters Soul Urn Unstable Rift Power-ups Sinner’s Sacrifice Jungle camps Golden statues Steam vents Jump pads Show underground level

Hover or tap a marker for details. Map image © Valve; marker positions from the community-run Deadlock API, checked on the October 5, 2026 patch.

List of locations

Layer	How many	What to know
Objectives	6 guardians, 6 walkers, 2 patrons	Guardians (G) and Walkers (W) in each lane, the Patron (P) in each base, and the Mid Boss (M) underground at the centre.
Shops	6 lane shops, 2 secret shops, 1 base shop	One shop beside each Guardian (for that team only; it closes when the Guardian dies), two underground secret shops both teams can use, and a shop in each spawn room.
Teleporters	4 teleporters	Two linked pairs next to the secret shops. Each takes 4 seconds to channel.
Soul Urn	5 soul urn spawns, 2 soul urn drop-offs	The urn spawns at one of these points from 10:00, every 5 minutes; deliver it to the drop-off (diamond) on the far side within 45 seconds.
Unstable Rift	2 unstable rifts	The Rift appears on one of the two side-lane bridges, first around 11:00 and then about every 7 minutes.
Power-ups	2 power-ups	A power-up appears on these two bridges at 5:00 and every 5 minutes. Claim it with a heavy melee.
Sinner’s Sacrifice	11 sinner’s sacrifices	Melee these machines for souls and a chance at permanent buffs, from 8:00. Three sit at the top of the Bell Tower.
Jungle camps	4 small camps, 25 medium camps, 11 large camps	Small camps spawn at 2:00, medium at 5:00 and large at 8:00. Bigger circles are bigger camps.
Golden statues	166 golden statues	Break these for a 50% chance at a permanent stat buff. They spawn at 3:00 and respawn 3 minutes after breaking.
Steam vents	47 steam vents	Standing in a vent hides you from enemy heroes and boosts your regeneration.
Jump pads	17 jump pads	Vents that launch you through the air, handy for rotations.

The three lanes

Lane	Colour	Route	Character
York	Yellow	Stock Exchange → Seaport → Fairfax Factories	Side lane with an industrial look; the first Soul Urn spawns here
Broadway	Blue	Uptown → Times Square → Downtown	Middle lane, the shortest path between bases, above the Mid Boss
Greenwich	Green	Umbria University → Central Park → the Brownstones	Overgrown side lane

Each lane has the same chain of defences: a Guardian, then a Walker, then two Base Guardians at the base entrance. See objectives.

The four districts

Between the lanes are four districts: Theater, Chinatown, Haunted Lot and Plaza. They contain:

• Jungle camps (haunts) in three tiers
• Sinner’s Sacrifice machines, including the Bell Tower in Chinatown, whose bell rings across the whole map when someone hits it
• Sunken Plaza, a foggy area in Plaza that drains your stamina but holds better rewards
• Crates, tough crates and golden statues
• Steam vents that hide you from enemies

See jungle camps and timers for the details.

The bases

Team	Base	Look
The Hidden King (Amber)	The Hidden King’s Court	A factory with huge speakers; a shadowy antlered figure
The Archmother / Guided Hand (Sapphire)	The Guided Hand	A neoclassical museum with a broken Statue of Liberty mask

Each base has:

• A spawn room that heals you very quickly and has a shop
• A Soul Well that trickles souls to players at home
• Two Shrines and the Patron, the final objective

Objectives at a glance

Objective	Per team	Worth	Notes
Lane Guardian	3 (one per lane)	1,375 souls	Loses its damage resistance by 12:00
Walker	3	3,675 souls	Unlocks an extra item slot; loses resistance by 18:00
Base Guardians	6 (two per lane)	1,000 souls	Destroying a pair turns that lane’s zipline into an express line
Shrines	2	2,000 souls	Vulnerable once a pair of Base Guardians falls
Patron	1	Wins the game	Vulnerable once both Shrines fall; has two phases

Neutral objectives

Objective	Where	When
Mid Boss	Sewers under Broadway	From the start; respawns 7, 6, then 5 min after each kill
Soul Urn	York first, then alternating with Greenwich	10:00, then every 5 min
Unstable Rift	A side-lane bridge	~11:00, then ~every 7 min
Power-ups	Bridges near the Urn spawn and drop-off points	5:00, then every 5 min

Shops

Shop	Where	Who can use it
Base shop	Your spawn room	Your team
Side shops	In every lane, next to the Guardian	Your team, but it closes for good when that lane’s Guardian dies
Secret shops (2)	Underground, between Broadway and the side lanes	Both teams

Getting around

• Ziplines run along all three lanes.
• Two pairs of teleporters sit next to the secret shops.
• Jump pads, ropes and underground tunnels link it all together.

See ziplines, teleporters and rotations.

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