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.
Best Lash build for diving and close-range brawls
Build name to search: Fly and Fight Lash – esports.gg
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.
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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