Lash is a assassin in Deadlock (“Dives down to stomp his foes”). Since the 10-14-2026 patch Lash has a 51.4% win rate over 120,549 games, which is A tier across all ranks and A tier in Phantom to Eternus games. The most-bought Lash items after the first shop are Improved Spirit, Tankbuster and Boundless Spirit. Most players max Ground Strike first. Lash's hardest matchup is Graves.
Tier
A
Win rate
51.4% −0.3
Pick rate
32.3%
KDA
3.22
Souls / game
41,776
Games
120,549
Tier by rank
All ranksA51.4%
Initiate – AcolyteA51.0%
Sentinel – RitualistA52.0%
Emissary – OracleA53.0%
Phantom – EternusA52.8%
Best Lash items
The items Lash players buy most at each shop tier this patch, with the win rate of the players who bought them. Late items show higher win rates because winning players can afford them, so compare items within a tier.
Tier 1 · 800 souls
Mystic Burst98% buy · 51.5% win
Extra Charge96% buy · 51.5% win
Extra Spirit87% buy · 51.3% win
Mystic Expansion76% buy · 52.0% win
Tier 2 · 1,600 souls
Improved Spirit90% buy · 51.4% win
Quicksilver Reload67% buy · 51.8% win
Mystic Shot54% buy · 51.8% win
Compress Cooldown46% buy · 52.7% win
Tier 3 · 3,200 souls
Tankbuster93% buy · 51.9% win
Stamina Mastery81% buy · 52.9% win
Greater Expansion73% buy · 52.6% win
Superior Cooldown62% buy · 53.1% win
Tier 4 · 6,400 souls
Boundless Spirit67% buy · 53.8% win
Spirit Burn47% buy · 58.3% win
Refresher30% buy · 49.8% win
Mystic Reverb30% buy · 60.6% win
Lash abilities and skill order
1. Ground Strike
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.
2. Grapple
Pull yourself through the air toward a target. Using Grapple also resets your limit of air jumps and dashes.
3. Flog
Strike enemies in front of you with your whip, healing for a portion of the damage dealt.
4. Death Slam · ultimate
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.
Most common skill order
1
1
3
3
2
3
4
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
2
Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 57.4% of 7,147 games. Ground Strike is maxed first in 83% of common orders.
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.
From the hero description in the game files.
FAQ
What is the best Lash build?
By purchase rate this patch: tier 1: Mystic Burst, Extra Charge; tier 2: Improved Spirit, Quicksilver Reload; tier 3: Tankbuster, Stamina Mastery; tier 4: Boundless Spirit, Spirit Burn. Percentages above show how often Lash players buy each item and how often they win when they do.
How do you counter Lash?
Pick heroes Lash struggles against. Lash wins least often when the enemy team has Graves, Rat King and Kelvin. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Lash's overall 51.4%.