I’ve mostly ditched the dead lift. Hitting deads and squats are starting to take too much out of me and recovering sucks. So I focus on squats now.
In general though you don’t need them. If all you have is a barbell and power rack they are essential, but in a gym there’s other options. It also depends on you. For chest development, I respond to bench press while someone else may need more isolation work.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau