Most popular skill leveling order65.2%· 18,229 matches
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Win Rate
51.5%
Pick Rate
2.6%
KDA Ratio
2.80
Avg Damage
47.3K
Matches
476.7K
Avg KDA
6.1 / 6.3 / 11.6
Lady Geist is a reliable A tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 51.5% win rate and a 2.6% pick rate across 476,654 tracked matches this patch. Lady Geist's role leans sacrifices health then drains it back, which shapes every item choice, ability upgrade and lane partner on this page. Expending health to achieve devastating effects is the source of Lady Geist's power. When running low, she can drain the life out of her rivals. Lady Geist averages 6.1 kills, 6.3 deaths and 11.6 assists per match, so every stat, counter and item build below is pulled directly from ranked matches and refreshed every 15 minutes.
The highest win rate Lady Geist players open with Essence Bomb, Essence Bomb, and Malice, and that ability priority wins 65.2% of 18,229 tracked games. Early points into that path front load Lady Geist's strongest spike and lets you snowball through the laning phase instead of stalling into mid game.
Across tracked games Lady Geist finishes on an average 42,389 net worth with a 2.80 KDA. That number tells you when Lady Geist actually spikes: every item tier and ability upgrade on this page is ordered so the strongest win rate path lines up with that economy. Lady Geist deals around 47,275 hero damage per match, so the build path below prioritises items that scale into that damage profile rather than pure survivability.
The highest win rate build path on Lady Geist right now runs Sprint Boots (tier 1, 52.8% WR), Weakening Headshot (tier 2, 55.5% WR), Shadow Weave (tier 3, 56.0% WR), and Frenzy (tier 4, 59.2% WR). These picks carry the strongest individual win rates in their tier bracket across ranked matches, so stacking them in order gives you the cleanest data backed route. If your early game snowballs you can flex into offensive tier 3 and tier 4 items, otherwise the defensive options listed in the items tab hold the lead instead of forcing it.
Lady Geist is holding a 51.5% win rate this patch and ranks in the A tier across the full hero pool. Over the last few weeks that number has stayed flat, so Lady Geist is neither rising nor fading right now. That makes Lady Geist a safe ranked pick right now without being the first choice in draft.
Lady Geist loses lane weight against Sinclair (-1.1% win rate delta), Haze (-0.9% win rate delta), and Shiv (-0.8% win rate delta). These aren't feelings, they are negative win rate deltas drawn from ranked matches with at least 50 head to head samples. When any of these show up on the enemy team, lean on the synergy picks listed below and delay your power spike items so you can survive the bad matchup into mid game.
Lady Geist pairs strongest with Dynamo (+4.0% win rate delta) and Haze (+3.2% win rate delta). Both partners cover holes in Lady Geist's kit that the worst matchups above exploit, which is why the duo win rates stay well above the hero's solo baseline. If you're queueing with a friend, these are the safest picks to lock alongside Lady Geist.
Every patch that touched Lady Geist, with the real win rate shift afterward.
Life Drain heal reduced from 80% to 75%
Bullet damage rescaled from 21.94 + 0.946/boon to 20.7+1.0/boon · +1 more
Gun Falloff reduced from 20->52 to 17->48 · +2 more
Essence Bomb self damage changed from 30 + 1.8 scaling to 30% of the damage (base is 90 + 1.2 scaling) · +15 more
Ammo reduced from 10 to 9 · +1 more
Soul Exchange T3 radius increased from 15m to 25m
Essence Bomb no longer sticks to units · +4 more
Base bullet damage reduced from 23 to 21 · +5 more