Best Lash Deadlock build: Fly and Fight

Connor Knudsen

Connor Knudsen

In the air or on the ground – this Lash build is deadly from anywhere.

Lash is one of the most fun heroes to play in Deadlock as long as you have the right build to maximize his potential. He can fly across the map, set up team fights with Death Slam, and brawl with the best of them thanks to Flog. Here's our complete guide to this Fly and Fight build.

Lash build items (Image via esports.gg)
Lash build items (Image via esports.gg)

Best Lash build for diving and close-range brawls

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Lash excels when he doesn't stay in one place for too long, and that is at the heart of this build. Use Flog in the early game to dominate the close to mid-range fights and then look to scale Ground Strike and Death Slam into the late game.

Early game

During the standard laning phase, look to get value with Flog whenever possible.

Item Type
Item
Weapon
Hollow Point Ward
Spirit
Mystic Burst
Spirit
Extra Charge
Vitality
Extra Stamina
Vitality
Sprint Boots
Spirit
Mystic Reach

Mid game

Majestic Leap is one of the keys to this build, so look to get it as early as possible.

Item Type
Item
Vitality
Majestic Leap
Spirit
Bullet Resist Shredder
Weapon
Mystic Shot
Vitality
Bullet Armor
Vitality
Healing Booster
Vitality
Sprit Armor

Late game

Start scaling into a true tank with flex slots.

Item Type
Item
Spirit
Improved Reach
Vitality
Enduring Speed
Vitality
Improved Bullet Armor
Vitality
Improved Spirit Armor
Vitality
Superior Stamina

Uber late game

Make final large purchases to boost lethality or tankiness.

Item Type
Item
Weapon
Spiritual Overflow
Spirit
Curse
Vitality
Unstoppable
Vitality
Colossus
Spirit
Mystic Reverb
Spirit
Diviner's Kevlar

Lash abilities and upgrades

This Lash build in Deadlock begins with a focus on Flog. It then looks to transition to a more dive-heavy approach to the late game via Ground Strike and Death Slam. Grapple is used primarily for utility and doesn't need many points.

  • 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.
  • Grapple: Pull yourself through the air toward a target. Using Grapple also resets your limit of air jumps and dashes.
  • Flog: Strike enemies with your whip, stealing life from them.
  • Death Slam: 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.
Ability upgrade order (Image via esports.gg)
Ability upgrade order (Image via esports.gg)

Strengths and weaknesses of this Lash build in Deadlock

As fun as this build is to play, it isn't perfect and you will run into some counter play. Here are the main strengths and weaknesses that we have encountered with this build.

Strengths
Weaknesses
Great crowd control
Weak at range
Very strong close-range DPS
Death Slam can be situational and avoidable
Arguably the best mobility in the game
Fairly weak weapon damage

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