What are the best items for Lash in Deadlock?

The highest win rate items for Lash right now are Vampiric Burst (64.8%), Magic Carpet (63.5%), Spellslinger (62.0%). These are calculated from tracked Deadlock matches and update every 15 minutes.

Who counters Lash in Deadlock?

Lash struggles most against Victor, Graves, Seven. These matchups are based on head to head win rate data from ranked Deadlock matches.

What is Lash's win rate in Deadlock?

Lash has a 51.8% win rate across 602,521 tracked matches, and currently sits in S-tier.

Build / Stats / Counters

Lash

Q: Is Lash good in Deadlock?

Lash is currently a S-tier Deadlock character with a 51.8% win rate. 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.

assassin★★★ ComplexityInitiatorHigh FlyingArrogant

Dives down to stomp his foes

Win Rate51.8%#11 / 38

Pick Rate3.7%of all picks

KDA Ratio3.51

Lash Build Path

In the order it actually gets bought.

4 builds - pick one

Laning0 - 10 min

Mid game10 - 22 min

Late game22+ min

Skill orderWhere each ability point goes, level 1 upward

12345678910111213141516

Ground Strike

Grapple

Flog

Death Slam

◆125

Worst Matchups

WRWin rate in this matchupvs ExpDifference to expected win rateGamesMatches analyzed

Best Matchups

WRWin rate in this matchupvs ExpDifference to expected win rateGamesMatches analyzed

Best Synergies

WRWin rate when paired togethervs ExpDifference to expected win rateGamesMatches analyzed

Worst Synergies

WRWin rate when paired togethervs ExpDifference to expected win rateGamesMatches analyzed

Popular Itemsby pick rate

Quicksilver Reloadspirit

6:5552.0%509.9K

Stamina Masteryvitality

20:0652.8%509.5K

Headshot Boosterweapon

2:3551.9%491.2K

Headhunterweapon

14:1952.1%467.5K

Extra Staminavitality

14:0852.3%442.0K

Highest WR Itemsby win rate

What If?Item Optimizer

Build your loadout, then click any item to compare alternatives. Lash avg: 51.8%

Weapon

0 items

Vitality

0 items

Spirit

0 items

Add items to your build or use a preset to get started

Win Rate Trend

51.4%-0.4%

32.8K matches this week

Patch History

Lash's Journey

Every patch that touched Lash, with the real win rate shift afterward.

Buffs

Nerfs

Net WR

-0.6 pp

AUG

2026

NERFED·−1

Minor Update - 08-12-2026

Falloff range reduced from 20m->58m to 18m->54m

Ground Strike cooldown reduced from 21s to 18s · +1 more

-0.3

pp win rate

More Lash analytics

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.

Top players Community builds Hero counters Hero duos

All Heroes

Lash Meta SnapshotTier S

Lash is a strong S tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 51.8% win rate and a 3.7% pick rate across 602,521 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 7.4 kills, 6.4 deaths and 15.1 assists per match, so every stat, counter and item build below is pulled directly from ranked matches and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Win Rate

51.8%

Pick Rate

3.7%

Lash Deep Dive

Refreshed every 15 minutes

Ability Priority

How to level Lash's abilities

The highest win rate Lash players open with Flog, Flog, and Ground Strike, and that ability priority wins 62.5% of 13,935 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.

Power Spikes & Economy

When Lash actually spikes

Across tracked games Lash finishes on an average 43,266 net worth with a 3.51 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 37,180 hero damage per match, so the build path below prioritises items that scale into that damage profile rather than pure survivability.

Item Build Priority

Strongest Lash build path

The highest win rate build path on Lash right now runs High-Velocity Rounds (tier 1, 56.5% WR), Long Range (tier 2, 59.4% WR), Heroic Aura (tier 3, 60.3% WR), and Vampiric Burst (tier 4, 64.8% 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.

Meta Position

Lash in the current Deadlock patch

Lash is holding a 51.8% win rate this patch and ranks in the S 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 puts Lash firmly in the meta conversation this patch, and makes it a priority ban target above Diamond rank.

Worst Matchups

Who counters Lash

Lash loses lane weight against McGinnis (-1.1% win rate delta), Mina (-1.0% win rate delta), and Seven (-0.9% 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.

Best Synergies

Who to duo with Lash

Lash pairs strongest with Graves (+4.9% win rate delta) and Seven (+3.7% 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.