Movement

Movement covers traversal, positioning, rotations, pursuit and escape. The game displays distance in meters and speed in meters per second; its Source 2 internal unit is approximately one inch, or 0.0254 m. There is no fall damage. The official October 30, 2026 update increased the movement-slow-to-air-drag ratio from 0.35 to 0.5.

Basic controls

W, A, S and D move by default; Space jumps and can be held near a ledge to mantle. Ctrl crouches, or slides at 8.9 m/s (350 units/s) or on an incline. Shift dashes on the ground or in the air. Heroes have different movement and dash speeds. Sprint starts automatically after five seconds out of combat and ends on combat or zooming; zooming returns speed to base. Some heroes begin with sprint and others can obtain it from items.

Action	Input and rules	Stamina
Air jump	Jump in midair; normally once per jump, twice with Stamina Mastery.	1
Wall jump	Jump beside a wall; successive jumps lose height through fatigue. Fatigue recovers over 1.25 s or fully on landing; an airborne heavy melee also causes fatigue.	First free; each subsequent 0.5
Air dash	Dash in air; normally once per jump, twice with Stamina Mastery.	Same as ground dash
Dash jump	Jump during the blue crosshair/stamina-bar timing window of a dash.	1 extra, 2 total
Down dash	Double-tap crouch in air; normally once per jump, twice with Stamina Mastery.	0.5
Mantle	Hold jump near a ledge; hold crouch during the climb for a Mantle Glide. A melee hit while mantling applies an 80% slow tapering to 20% over 2 s.	Ground mantle free

Map traversal

Jump pads launch heroes along set paths, ropes provide vertical routes, paired teleporters move players across the map, and ziplines connect the bases and carry heroes from spawn. Individual heroes and items also offer movement options.

Advanced techniques

A melee jump times a heavy melee with a wall jump to gain height without spending a double jump. Corner boosting exploits wall-jump collision normals: the source proposes that rounded collision at a corner can angle the reset velocity upward, giving more vertical momentum. A dropdown corner boost drops from an edge and wall jumps to gain height without stamina. The source marks friction as unfinished.

A Dash Jump Cancel casts a suitable ability during the dash-jump window, cancelling that window, then uses an ordinary jump. It can cover more ground than a dash; slow or long-cast abilities offer little benefit. The source lists the following candidates:

Hero	Ability	Notes
Billy	Blasted; Chain Gang	—
Calico	Gloom Bombs	—
Doorman	Doorway; Luggage Cart	Doorway works only while placing doors.
Drifter	Stalker’s Mark	—
Dynamo	Rejuvenating Aurora	Requires tier 3.
Grey Talon	Spirit Snare	—
Haze	Sleep Dagger; Smoke Bomb	—
Holliday	Powder Keg; Bounce Pad	Bounce Pad gives a substantial velocity increase.
Infernus	Napalm	—
Ivy	Entangling Thorns; Kudzu Connection	—
Kelvin	Frost Grenade; Frozen Shelter	Shelter can be cancelled before hitting the wall.
Lady Geist	Essence Bomb; Malice	Malice delays the jump, making the cancel harder; a following slide needs move-speed items.
Lash	Flog	—
McGinnis	Mini Turret; Medicinal Specter; Spectral Wall; Heavy Barrage	Heavy Barrage’s slow prevents a following slide without move-speed items.
Mina	Rake	—
Mirage	Fire Scarabs; Djinn’s Mark	Each Fire Scarabs cast can be cancelled separately.
Mo & Krill	Scorn; Sand Blast	—
Paige	Conjure Dragon; Captivating Read	—
Paradox	Pulse Grenade; Kinetic Carbine; Paradoxical Swap	—
Pocket	Flying Cloak	—
Seven	Lightning Ball; Static Charge; Power Surge	—
Shiv	Serrated Knives; Bloodletting	Serrated Knives delays the jump and needs move-speed items for a following slide.
Sinclair	Vexing Bolt; Spectral Assistant; Rabbit Hex	Vexing Bolt delays the jump and needs move-speed items for a following slide.
Vindicta	Stake; Crow Familiar; Assassinate	Crow Familiar needs move-speed items for a following slide. Assassinate must be fully cast and unscoped before jumping to follow with a slide.
Viscous	Splatter; Puddle Punch	Splatter needs move-speed items for a following slide.
Vyper	Screwjab Dagger; Lethal Venom; Petrifying Bola	—
Warden	Alchemical Flask; Willpower; Binding Word	Willpower needs move-speed items for a following slide.
Wraith	Card Trick; Full Auto; Telekinesis	Card Trick needs move-speed items for a following slide.

Heavy Melee Cancel once preserved more momentum; the April 17, 2025 update sharply reduced its movement benefit.

Movement abilities

The game classifies the following as movement abilities, disabled by Slowing Hex. Descriptions summarize the source’s listed effects.

Hero	Ability	Effect
Abrams	Shoulder Charge	Charge and pull enemies; a hero pushed into a wall is stunned, and a hero collision speeds the charge.
Abrams	Seismic Impact	Leap and crash at a chosen ground location, damaging and stunning nearby enemies.
Calico	Leaping Slash	Dash and deal light melee damage in a circle.
Calico	Ava	Possess Ava for speed and minimap concealment, unable to attack or cast.
Calico	Return to Shadows	Become untargetable, gain speed and deal damage.
Dynamo	Quantum Entanglement	Disappear and reappear nearby, reload and gain fire rate for the next clip, up to 8 s.
Grey Talon	Rain of Arrows	Launch and glide with weapon damage and multishot; alternate cast lowers jump height, Space cancels glide.
Haze	Smoke Bomb	Become invisible and gain sprint speed; attacks break invisibility and nearby enemies can see through it.
Holliday	Bounce Pad	Place a pad that launches any hero.
Infernus	Flame Dash	Move quickly, leaving burning flames; gain 50% slow resistance.
Ivy	Air Drop	Fly with an ally or bomb and drop it in a slowing explosion. Ivy and ally gain bullet shields at flight end; the carried ally has bullet resist, cannot attack and deals 50% less damage. Targeting an ally casts faster.
Kelvin	Ice Path	Create a walkable aerial trail giving allies movement bonuses and Kelvin 60% slow resistance; enemies can use it too. Shift and Ctrl move up and down.
Lash	Grapple	Pull toward a target and reset air-jump and dash limits.
Mirage	Tornado	Move as a tornado, damaging and lifting enemies, then gain bullet evasion.
Mirage	Traveler	Channel to teleport to an ally or visible enemy’s position at channel start; gain movement speed and fire rate until reload.
Mo & Krill	Burrow	Move underground faster with bullet and spirit armor; enemy hero damage reduces the speed bonus. Emerge with a knock-up and damaging, slowing spin; cooldown begins at end.
Paradox	Paradoxical Swap	Exchange positions with a hit enemy hero, gaining spirit lifesteal while dealing damage over time.
Pocket	Flying Cloak	Send a damaging cloak forward; press 2 to teleport to it.
Shiv	Slice and Dice	Dash through enemies for damage; at full rage an ultimate-unlocked echo repeats the path.
Shiv	Killing Blow	Leap to damage the first enemy hero or execute below threshold; a finishing hit allows recast for 12 s.
Sinclair	Spectral Assistant	Press 2 while the assistant is out to swap positions.
Vindicta	Flight	Fly and deal bonus spirit damage with the weapon.
Viscous	Goo Ball	Become a bouncing, double-jumping ball with bullet and spirit resistance; impact damages and stuns.
Vyper	Slither	Increase slide distance, slide uphill and turn faster while sliding.
Warden	Willpower	Gain a spirit shield and movement speed.
Wraith	Project Mind	Teleport to a targeted location.
Yamato	Flying Strike	Grapple to an enemy, damaging and slowing on arrival.

Sources and editorial notes

The official October 30, 2026 gameplay update was checked alongside the wiki revision on 2026-11-01.

Adapted from Movement, revision 215544, by Deadlock Wiki contributors; checked 2026-11-01. Source-derived content is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. The source marks its friction subsection unfinished; diagrams, videos and navigation omitted.