Lash Guide — Abilities, Builds & Strategy

Lash Base Stats

• Role: Assassin
• Max Health: 780
• Max Move Speed: 7.2
• Stamina: 3
• Base Health Regen: 2
• Light Melee Damage: 50
• Heavy Melee Damage: 116

Lash Weapon Stats

• DPS: 49.329
• Sustained DPS: 33.5
• Bullet Damage: 8.46
• Rounds Per Second: 5.8309
• Clip Size: 29
• Reload Time: 2.35s
• Bullet Speed: 635
• Can Crit: Yes

Lash Abilities

• Ability 1: Ground Strike
• Ability 2: Grapple
• Ability 3: Flog
• Ability 4: Death Slam

Lash Guide — Strategy & Tips

Quick Answer: Lash is a high-flying initiator bruiser who Grapples into fights, Ground Strikes to knock enemies up, Flogs to damage and heal, and Death Slams grouped enemies into the ground. Play him as the one who opens fights and drags victims out of position, then chases down anyone who runs. Land your engage on clusters, and save Grapple as your way back out.

Lash is a brutal bruiser and an initiator who eagerly starts fights and chases down fleeing opponents. Grapple pulls him through the air toward a target and resets his limit of air jumps and dashes, so his whole game is about getting airborne and arriving on top of people. A mid-air Ground Strike dives him quickly into the ground and knocks enemies up, while Flog strikes a wide arc in front of him and heals him for a portion of the damage dealt. The payoff is Death Slam: he connects whips to focused enemies, lifts and stuns them, then slams them into the ground, damaging and slowing everyone in the landing zone. He is at his best when the enemy team groups up, letting him pick up several targets at once. Playing Lash means being the aggressor: you lead the engage, dive the backline, and run down the escapees.

Early Game

Lash lanes as a bruiser who wants to trade and stay healthy, and his burst-fire weapon does its work inside the short-to-medium band of his 16m to 48m falloff. Use Flog to land whip damage and heal yourself back in the same swing, which lets you win attrition trades. Grapple refunds your air jumps and dashes on cast, so you can poke, escape ganks, and reposition aggressively without running out of movement. Ground Strike punishes anyone who steps into the 120-degree wedge in front of you, and its knock-up and slow set up follow-up damage.

Mid Game

Mid game is where Lash's rotations come online, and Grapple's reach lets him swing from lane to lane to turn a quiet 1v1 into a gank. Look for picks: isolate a straggler, burst them with Ground Strike and Flog, then Grapple the chase if they run. Death Slam has a long cooldown, so spend it on fights your team can actually follow up on rather than solo kills. Keep your stamina and dash resets in mind before you commit, because that movement is your only way back out.

Late Game

In teamfights, Lash is the engage button: wait for the enemy to group, then Grapple in and Death Slam the cluster for the lift, stun, and landing damage. He wants to catch multiple targets instead of soloing one, since the 6m landing zone damages and slows everyone caught in it. Stay on the edge of the fight until the moment is right, because if you dive early without your team you will be focused down once the slam lands. Use the disruption to let your damage dealers follow up, then chase the survivors down with Grapple.

Combos

Open with Grapple to close distance and refund your air jumps and dashes, then chain a mid-air Ground Strike so it lands as you arrive. From there, Flog for the heal and the slow to keep them pinned inside your burst window. When your team is ready to commit, Grapple onto a grouped cluster and Death Slam them into the ground for the lift, stun, and landing damage. If a target is fleeing, Grapple after them, since the cast also resets your air movement so the chase keeps going. Press Fire mid-channel to throw your Death Slam victims early when you need the impact now.

Strong Against

Lash thrives against grouped-up enemies, because Death Slam is built to grab several targets at once when they bunch together. He is strong into squishy backliners he can burst before they react, since a Grapple into Ground Strike and Flog comes fast. He also punishes anyone who flees, because Grapple lets him chase while resetting his air movement. Immobile targets that cannot dodge Ground Strike's knock-up and slow are easy prey.

Weak Against

Lash struggles when he cannot land on top of people, and long-range poke that punishes his approach before he arrives is his worst matchup shape. Anti-CC tools hurt his engage, since Death Slam's disable is prevented by Indomitable and its crowd control is suppressed by Unstoppable. He can also be denied setup when his line of sight is broken, because he cannot connect to enemies behind a Cosmic Veil even from the visible side. Movement denial matters too, as Grapple is disabled by Slowing Hex.

Synergies

Lash pairs best with heroes who can bunch enemies together, since anything that clusters the enemy team turns Death Slam into a multi-target pick-up. He wants a frontline that goes in with him so he is not the only diver trading damage up close after the engage. Flog's healing keeps him topped up through long fights, so sustained push comps suit him. Any ally who can hold a target in place or slow them gives his Grapple-and-Ground-Strike engage an easy landing.

Common Mistakes

• Trying Death Slam through a Cosmic Veil: it cannot connect to enemies behind it even from the visible side, so you burn the long cooldown for nothing.
• Launching Ground Strike without lining up the wedge: it only hits a 120-degree arc in front of Lash and its rotation is restricted to 90 degrees from where he was looking when cast.
• Using Grapple purely to dive in and forgetting it refunds your air jumps and dashes, so you commit with no movement left to escape.

Matchup Notes

• vs Vindicta — She wants to fight at the far edge of your falloff, so burst in with Grapple, land Ground Strike on her, and Flog to win the trade before she repositions.
• vs Grey Talon — Long-range poke punishes a lazy approach, so cut the distance with Grapple, knock him up with Ground Strike, and keep the fight inside your short-to-medium burst range.
• vs Haze — She wants to sit back and shred from range, so close the gap with Grapple, use Ground Strike's knock-up to interrupt her rhythm, and lean on Flog for the sustain trade.
• vs Abrams — He trades hard up close, so do not just stand and brawl; kite with Grapple resets and Ground Strike, and hold Death Slam to yank him out of position for your team.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lash's role?

He is an initiator bruiser: he leaps into combat to start fights, drags enemies around with his kit, and chases down fleeing opponents. Play him as the aggressor who opens engagements for the team.

How does Death Slam work?

Lash focuses on enemies to connect whips to them, channels for a moment, then lifts and stuns the connected enemies and slams them into the ground. Victims and anyone in the 6m landing zone take impact damage and are slowed. You can press Fire to throw connected enemies early, but enemies out of line of sight or range during the latch are not grabbed.

How does Grapple help Lash move?

Grapple pulls Lash through the air toward a target and, on cast, resets his limit of air jumps and dashes while giving +1 Stamina and +60% Air Control. That reset is what lets him keep diving and repositioning instead of running out of movement.

Does Lash have healing?

Yes — Flog heals him for a portion of the damage dealt, 40% against heroes and 16% against non-heroes. It is how he sustains himself through extended trades.

Can enemies stop Death Slam?

Yes. Its disable is prevented by Indomitable and its crowd control is suppressed by Unstoppable, and it triggers Reactive Barrier. Lash also cannot connect to enemies behind a Cosmic Veil, even from the visible side.

What should I know about Ground Strike?

It stomps in a 120-degree wedge in front of Lash and, used while airborne, dives him quickly toward the ground; its damage grows with height up to 25m and then slows. The first upgrade knocks struck enemies up and slows them by 40% for 3s.