Gridlock: counters, combos and tips
Attacker · Redhammer · flank watch, post-plant, roamer tracking
No operator hard-counters Gridlock; it's countered by good play more than by a single pick. Gridlock counters Caveira (stingers break Silent Step). Gridlock pairs best with Nomad and Capitão.
Gridlock's gadget: Trax Stingers
Thrown canisters (3 since Y11S2) that spread a carpet of spike patches; since the Y11S2 rework stepping on/out of them makes a defender limp and leave a 10 s blood trail, plus damage and noise. Flank watch, post-plant and roamer tracking.
Who counters Gridlock?
Nothing in the game's research hard-counters Gridlock.
What does Gridlock counter?
CaveiraSituationalstingers break Silent Step.
Best Gridlock combos
Nomad
CapitãoGridlock myths
- Wamai shuts Gridlock down. Caught canisters still deploy their stingers after the Mag-NET self-destructs.
Key Gridlock facts (Y11S3)
- Y11S2 rework: leaving a TRAX patch slows the defender and leaves a blood trail for 10 s; stingers cause limping; stinger health 35 HP (from 1) so they need more than one bullet; faster deploy; TRAX count 3 (from 4). (since Y11S2 (June 2026))
- Stepping on stingers damages and is noisy; Caveira's Silent Step is stopped if she steps on one. (since Y4S1)
- Wamai's Mag-NET catches the canister but the stingers drop and deploy normally afterwards. (since Y4S4)
- Known bug (Y11S1.1 notes): Denari's T.R.I.P. Connector destroys Trax Stingers, which should not happen. (since Y11S1.1)
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