Most popular skill leveling order64.0%· 11,518 matches
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Dives down to stomp his foes
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.
Win Rate
49.3%
Pick Rate
3.4%
KDA Ratio
3.45
Avg Damage
35.8K
Matches
631.1K
Avg KDA
6.4 / 5.8 / 13.6
Go deeper on Lash with related Deadlock data: top ranked players of this hero, community builds, the full counter matrix, pair synergies and meta shifts across recent patches.
Lash is a reliable A tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 49.3% win rate and a 3.4% pick rate across 631,109 tracked matches this patch. Lash's role leans dives down to stomp his foes, which shapes every item choice, ability upgrade and lane partner on this page. 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. Lash averages 6.4 kills, 5.8 deaths and 13.6 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 Lash players open with Flog, Flog, and Ground Strike, and that ability priority wins 64.0% of 11,518 tracked games. Early points into that path front load Lash's strongest spike and lets you snowball through the laning phase instead of stalling into mid game.
Across tracked games Lash finishes on an average 40,308 net worth with a 3.45 KDA. That number tells you when Lash actually spikes: every item tier and ability upgrade on this page is ordered so the strongest win rate path lines up with that economy. Lash deals around 35,771 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 Lash right now runs Headshot Booster (tier 1, 50.1% WR), Weakening Headshot (tier 2, 58.1% WR), Shadow Weave (tier 3, 59.8% WR), and Lucky Shot (tier 4, 63.0% 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.
Lash is holding a 49.3% 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 Lash is neither rising nor fading right now. That makes Lash a safe ranked pick right now without being the first choice in draft.
Lash loses lane weight against Pocket (-0.6% win rate delta), Shiv (-0.6% win rate delta), and Yamato (-0.6% 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.
Lash pairs strongest with Seven (+2.7% win rate delta) and Dynamo (+2.5% win rate delta). Both partners cover holes in Lash'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 Lash.
Every patch that touched Lash, with the real win rate shift afterward.
Increased Sparkles · +21 more
Ground Strike rotation is restricted to 90 degrees rather than 360 · +5 more
Grapple cooldown reduced from 42s to 35s · +5 more
Flog cast range reduced from 25m to 20m · +1 more