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Field manual · Sep 29 patch

How to play LashHow to play

50.9% win rate · #16 of 44 · Initiator · High-Flying · Arrogant

Updated 2026-10-30 01:19 UTC · n = 3,827,247 matches

How to play Lash

Grapple1GrappleDeath Slam2Death SlamGround Strike3Ground Strike

Your combo: Grapple toward them, channel Death Slam for 2.3s to latch onto everyone in sight, lift and stun them and slam them down, and dive with Ground Strike.

Don’t waste: During Death Slam’s channel, enemies who break line of sight or leave range escape, and a stun or silence stops it.

Edge: Latch several at once: a spread-out team gives you one target.

From community hero guides, Oct 2026 patches, checked against deadlock.wiki. The same combo from the other side is on how to counter Lash.

Your kit

Ground Strike
Ground Strike
Ability 1 · 18s 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.

Grapple
Grapple
Ability 2 · 35s cooldown

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

Flog
Flog
Ability 3 · 26s cooldown

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

Death Slam
Death Slam
Ultimate · 170s cooldown · lift · 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.

Skill order

Max first:Ground StrikeGround Strike›FlogFlog›Death SlamDeath Slam›GrappleGrapple

From the most common upgrade order (61k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.

10m21m32m43m53m65m76m88m912m1017m1117m1219m1321m1428m1531m
Ground StrikeGround StrikeAbility 1IIIIII
GrappleGrappleAbility 2III
FlogFlogAbility 3IIIIII
Death SlamDeath SlamUltimateIIIIII

unlock I II III upgrade tiers · column labels are the average minute of each step

Build path with timings

Early
Mid
Late

Items that win most on Lash

Magic Carpet
+12.9 pp · 5% buy itSpellslinger
+10.6 pp · 0% buy iton Ground StrikeMystic Reverb
+9.2 pp · 29% buy itSpirit Burn
+7.1 pp · 48% buy itDiviner's Kevlar
+6.4 pp · 2% buy itCrippling Headshot
+6.4 pp · 2% buy it

Lanes you win

Lanes to play safe

When they counter you

−7.5 ppRat King

Buy against Rat King:

−6.6 ppGraves

Buy against Graves:

−5.8 ppPaige

Buy against Paige:

Best teammates

Graves
58.9% togetherRat King
57.7% togetherPaige
57.0% togetherSeven
55.8% togetherHaze
55.3% togetherVictor
55.1% together

Notes from the best builds

AShires' E6 Spirit Slam LashA

Starting slam anywhere but mid. If mid start flog. Sell order for slotlock: QSR, spirit shielding, upgrade to greater expansion and boundless, sell mystic/headhunter. #1 Majestic Leap Hater

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_Lane: Reach that 4.8k spirit, can delay for grit or rite.

Mid-game: Most often bought left to right

Later Game Spirit NOT L>R: Check annotations

Late Game Living: Check annotations

53.0% over 44k games · open build →
DiscoVirtuoso's Master of 4.8ksA

Winnings my business, and business is *kaching* good Construct 4.8ks, do not divert from hitting 4.8k thresholds. If you start building into a 4.8k path, you must reach 4.8k path. You MUST reach 4.8k investment in all 3 bell peppers colours. 1.6k + 3.2k easy maths. Or go 3 1.6ks if you have a sickness in your heart. If you want to counter itemize early, make sure it slots cleanly into your 4.8k build order. Watch the magic live at twitch.tv/DiscoVirtuoso

Laning: First 4.8 should be in spirit

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_LateGame: Transcendant cooldown is good when you get 4 actives, tankbuster + mystic reverb good combo, unstoppable into CC

Generic Situationals: Just buy based on situation, left to right is how often i end up buying it

52.8% over 4.5k games · open build →

Lash stats and buildsHow to counter Lash