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Assassin · Burst Fire

Lash hero artLash Build & Counters

Dives down to stomp his foes. Lash gives his enemies little room to breathe, either by flying in from long distances to initiate combat with unsuspecting enemies, or pursuing said enemies when they try to run.

Updated ·Refreshed daily from public match data·Methodology

Tier

S

Win rate

51.3%▲ 0.5

Games

190K

39% pick

How to play Lash right now

Lash wins 51.3% of 190K games, 3.0 pts above the median hero. Consistent across ranks (50.5–51.7%). Bullies Solomon in lane (59%). Lash is an assassin (dives down to stomp his foes). Build around Mystic Burst, Extra Charge, Tankbuster, put early points into Ground Strike, and respect Rat King in lane.
  • Core items: Mystic Burst, Extra Charge, Tankbuster, Extra Spirit
  • Max first: Ground Strike
  • Hardest lanes: Rat King, Paige, Seven
  • Best teammates: Haze, Graves, Rat King

Last 7 days, all ranks

Lash stats

Win rate

51.3%

#11 of 41

Pick rate

38.5%

of matches

Ban share

3.6%

of ranked bans

K / D / A

6.9 / 6.4 / 14.1

KDA 3.30

Souls

41K

per game

Hero damage

34K

per game

Win rate, last 30 days

September 12, 2026 → October 11, 2026 · low 49.9% · high 52.4%

Compare Lash with another hero in the hero comparison tool.

Ranked matches, last 7 days

Lash by rank

Initiate – Acolyte

51.7%S

13K games

Sentinel – Ritualist

51.1%S

15K games

Emissary – Phantom

51.0%A

19K games

Ascendant – Eternus

50.5%B

3.2K games

See every hero for your bracket on the Deadlock tier list.

Items by game phase · last 7 days

Lash build

Buy rate = share of Lash games where the item was bought; grouped by average purchase time. Late items always show higher win rates because they are bought in longer, often winning games — compare items within the same phase.

Recommended build — buy in this order

The 12 items most Lash players buy, sorted by when they are usually bought.

  1. 1Headshot BoosterHeadshot Booster3m
  2. 2Mystic BurstMystic Burst4m
  3. 3Extra SpiritExtra Spirit5m
  4. 4Extra ChargeExtra Charge9m
  5. 5Quicksilver ReloadQuicksilver Reload9m
  6. 6Improved SpiritImproved Spirit11m
  7. 7Extra StaminaExtra Stamina12m
  8. 8Mystic ExpansionMystic Expansion15m
  9. 9HeadhunterHeadhunter17m
  10. 10Stamina MasteryStamina Mastery20m
  11. 11TankbusterTankbuster20m
  12. 12Greater ExpansionGreater Expansion26m

High-rank build — Phantom and above

What Lash players in Phantom+ ranked lobbies buy (38K games, last 30 days), in buying order.

  1. 1Headshot BoosterHeadshot Booster2m
  2. 2Mystic BurstMystic Burst4m
  3. 3Extra SpiritExtra Spirit6m
  4. 4Quicksilver ReloadQuicksilver Reload6m
  5. 5Extra ChargeExtra Charge9m
  6. 6Improved SpiritImproved Spirit11m
  7. 7Extra StaminaExtra Stamina13m
  8. 8HeadhunterHeadhunter14m
  9. 9Mystic ShotMystic Shot14m
  10. 10Mystic ExpansionMystic Expansion16m
  11. 11Stamina MasteryStamina Mastery19m
  12. 12TankbusterTankbuster21m

Laning 0–10 min

Mid game 10–20 min

Late game 20+ min

Situational picks that win

Bought in under 20% of games, but with the highest win rates when they are.

Most played ability upgrade paths

Lash skill order

Most popular58.5% win10.0K games
Ground StrikeGround Strike12··5·7·····
GrappleGrapple···4···8····
FlogFlog··3·····91011·
Death SlamDeath Slam·····6·····12
Option 256.7% win8.4K games
Ground StrikeGround Strike··3··6··910··
GrappleGrapple···4···8····
FlogFlog12··5·······
Death SlamDeath Slam······7···1112
Option 357.9% win7.3K games
Ground StrikeGround Strike12·····89···
GrappleGrapple····5·····11·
FlogFlog··34·6···10··
Death SlamDeath Slam······7····12

Lash abilities

Ground Strike1Ground Strike18s cooldown

Stomp the ground beneath you, damaging enemies in front of you. If you perform Ground Strike while airborne, you quickly dive towards the ground. Damage grows slower after 25m.

Cooldown 18sCast Delay 0.15sStomp Damage 60Damage Per Meter 5.5Damage Per Meter (25m+) 4.2
  1. 1 AP-10s Cooldown
  2. 2 APStruck enemies are knocked up and slowed by 40% for 3s
  3. 5 APDamage Per Meter +120% and improved scaling

Grapple2Grapple35s cooldown

Pull yourself through the air toward a target. Using Grapple also resets your limit of air jumps and dashes.

Cooldown 35sCharges 1Charge Delay 2s
  1. 1 AP-17s Cooldown
  2. 2 AP+20m Cast Range and gain +7.0 Weapon Damage for 6s
  3. 5 AP+1 Charges OnCast : +1 Stamina and +60% Air Control

Flog3Flog26s cooldown

Strike enemies in front of you with your whip, healing for a portion of the damage dealt.

Cooldown 26sCast Delay 0.15sAttack Angle 40°Heal vs non-heroes 16%Heal vs heroes 40%Damage 65
  1. 1 APApply -28% Move speed for 3s
  2. 2 APApply -30% Fire Rate -16.0s Cooldown
  3. 5 AP+80.0 Damage +25.0 Attack angle +15.0% Heal

Death Slam4Death SlamUltimate170s cooldown

Focus on enemies to connect whips to them. After channeling, connected enemies are lifted and stunned then slammed into the ground. Your victims and any enemies in the landing zone will be damaged and slowed. Press to throw connected enemies early. Enemies that are not in line of sight or go out of range during the latch time will not be grabbed.

Lock-on Time Per Pigeon 0.7sMax Pigeons Per Target 1Cooldown 170sCharge Time 0.3sImpact Damage 105Slow Duration 4sMove Speed 40%
  1. 1 AP+12m Max Throw Distance
  2. 2 AP-35s Cooldown
  3. 5 APStun enemies in Radius for 1.2s +6m Cast Range

Same-lane win rate · last 7 days

How to counter Lash

Lash has the hardest time in lane against Rat King, Paige, Seven. Items that work best into Lash: Refresher, Lightning Scroll, Spellbreaker.

Hardest lanes for Lash

Lash wins lane vs

Best teammates

Lash vs every hero — full counters table →

Last 30 days · win-rate gain over other items in the same games

Best items against Lash

RefresherRefresher6,400 souls · 227K games+2.156.9% winLightning ScrollLightning Scroll6,400 souls · 122K games+1.155.3% winSpellbreakerSpellbreaker6,400 souls · 229K games+0.953.0% winIndomitableIndomitable6,400 souls · 357K games+0.955.0% winFocus LensFocus Lens6,400 souls · 58K games+0.953.3% winDiviner's KevlarDiviner's Kevlar6,400 souls · 158K games+0.958.1% win

Compared with the other items bought into Lash, these ones lift their owner's win rate the most — good picks when you are laning against or chasing Lash.

Most-played in-game builds · last 7 days

Popular Lash builds

Community builds from the in-game build browser, ranked by how many games used them. Search the build ID in-game (Hero Builds → search) to import it.

Deathy's FULL SPIRIT LASH IS BACK49.7%1.4K games
Big damage absolute chad lash, bebop sucks52.9%1.3K games
AShires' E6 Spirit Slam Lash51.4%1.1K games

healing rite

Healing RiteHealing RiteGritGrit

OPTIONAL GUN SPIKE (before tankbuster)

Mystic ShotMystic ShotHeadhunterHeadhunter

Geo52.1%994 games
axl's Stylish Lash™52.3%852 games

damage (UNSTOP WHEN NEEDED)

Spirit BurnSpirit BurnMystic ReverbMystic ReverbBoundless SpiritBoundless Spirit

Lash - Spirit-Initiator [61% WR] [tracklock.gg]47.5%814 games

Recent Lash changes

September 16, 2026 — Minor Update - 09-16-2026
  • • Gun falloff range reduced from 18m->54m to 16m->48m
  • • Ground Strike T3 spirit scaling increased from +0.03 to +0.04
  • • Ground Strike T3 damage per meter scaling increased from 110% to 120%
  • • Grapple T2 Weapon Damage buff duration reduced from 10s to 6s
  • • Flog heal reduced from 50% to 40%
  • • Flog angle increased from 38 to 40
  • • Flog T3 reduced from +40 degrees angle to +25
  • • Flog T3 reduced from +20% heal to +15%
August 12, 2026 — Minor Update - 08-12-2026
  • • Falloff range reduced from 20m->58m to 18m->54m
June 30, 2026 — Minor Update - 06-30-2026
  • • Ground Strike cooldown reduced from 21s to 18s
  • • Flog angle increased from 30 to 38

About Lash

Base stats (level 1)

Health
780
Health regen
2/s
Move speed
7.2 m/s
Sprint speed
2.1 m/s
Stamina
3
Light melee
50
Heavy melee
116

Lash lore

Jacob Lash is an asshole.

Official in-game biography.

Lash voice linesListen to all 2,208 lines, grouped by situation.▶

Lash FAQ

Is Lash good in Deadlock right now?＋

Yes — a top pick this patch. Lash is S tier (#11 of 41) with a 51.3% win rate over 190K games in the last 7 days. Lash wins 51.3% of 190K games, 3.0 pts above the median hero. Consistent across ranks (50.5–51.7%). Bullies Solomon in lane (59%).

What is the best Lash build?＋

Most Lash players buy Mystic Burst, Extra Charge, Tankbuster, Extra Spirit — the four items bought most often. Start with Mystic Burst, Extra Charge, Extra Spirit in lane, then Tankbuster, Improved Spirit, Stamina Mastery by mid game.

Who counters Lash?＋

In lane, Lash has the lowest win rate against Rat King (42.2%), Paige (44.9%), Seven (45.6%). Lash does best against Solomon (58.9%), Mirage (57.8%), Shiv (57.5%).

How do you counter Lash?＋

Pick a hero that wins the lane into Lash — Rat King, Paige, Seven do best this week — and build Refresher or Lightning Scroll, which win more often than other items when Lash is on the enemy team.

What should I max first on Lash?＋

The most common skill order puts points into Ground Strike first; it wins 58.5% of 10.0K games. Full order is in the skill order table above.

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