Lash/Update history

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This page documents the full update history for Lash.

Update	Changes
August 12, 2026	Falloff range reduced from 20m->58m to 18m->54m.
June 30, 2026	Ground Strike cooldown reduced from 21s to 18s. Flog angle increased from 30 to 38. (Undocumented) Death Slam cooldown increased from 150s to 170s. (Undocumented) Death Slam T2 reduced from -40s Cooldown from -35s.
May 22, 2026	Bullet damage per boon reduced from 0.341 to 0.31. Ground Strike damage per meter spirit scaling increased from 0.0372 to 0.04. Grapple T2 bonus damage no longer stacks with itself, but instead refreshes the duration. Grapple T3 now also grants +1 Charge.
March 10, 2026	Death Slam throw range increased from 12m to 14m. Death Slam throw range now scales with spirit range (+0.14). Death Slam T3 cast range reduced from +10m to +6m. Death Slam T3 stun increased from 1s to 1.2s.
March 6, 2026	Increased Sparkles. Fixed Ground Strike against players brought down from mid air not doing damage. Grapple T2 weapon damage increased from +6 to +7. Grapple T3 changed from "+20% Fire Rate" to "+60% Air Control and +1 Stamina on Usage". Flog cooldown increased from 24s to 26s. Flog Attack Angle no longer increases with Spirit Power. Flog heal vs heroes reduced from 60% to 50%. Flog T2 increased from -12s Cooldown to -16s. Flog T2 now also reduces Fire Rate by 30%. Flog T3 no longer reduces Fire Rate. Flog T3 damage reduced from +86 to +80. Flog T3 now also increases Attack Angle by 40 and Heal by +20%. Fixed Death Slam camera sometimes being obstructed. Death Slam throw distance no longer scales with Spirit Power (was 0.3) Death Slam cooldown increased from 145s to 150s. Death Slam T1 throw distance increased from +8m to +12m. Death Slam T2 cooldown increased from -25s to -40s. Death Slam T3 now also increases cast range by +10m. (Undocumented) Parry animation changed. (Undocumented) Updated sound effects for Ground Strike.
January 30, 2026	Ground Strike rotation is restricted to 90 degrees rather than 360. Fixed bugs with Ground Strike where it would sometimes not do damage on ramps and special locations. Grapple T1 reduced from -19s Cooldown to -17s. Flog damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.1 to 0.85. Street Brawl: Death Slam throw distance reduced by 30% Ground Strike damage reduced by 10%
November 21, 2025	Grapple cooldown reduced from 42s to 35s. Flog heal vs heroes increased from 50% to 60%. Flog damage increased from 60 to 65. Flog cooldown reduced from 26s to 24. Flog T2 increased from -14s to -12s. Death Slam cooldown reduced from 155s to 145s.
October 2, 2025	Ground Strike range reduced from 11m to 10m Ground Strike cooldown increased from 19s to 21s Ground Strike damage reduced from 70 to 60
August 27, 2025	(Undocumented) Updated VO pass
August 18, 2025	New updated model.
July 4, 2025	Flog cast range reduced from 25m to 20m. Ground Strike damage height reduced from 3.3m to 3m.
May 8, 2025	Base Spirit Resist reduced from 15% to 10%. Ground Strike: Spirit scaling reduced from 0.05 to 0.04. Ground Strike: Fixed a bug that caused Ground Strike to push the victim under the world. Flog: Updated ability icon. Death Slam: UI lock-on revisions to simplify readability. Death Slam: Fixed channel effect on Death Slam to not disappear prematurely. Death Slam: New sounds added for lock-on success sounds, in-air looping sound, victim impact sounds, and a 'miss' sound when Lash does not successfully grab anybody or cancels the ability early. Fixed a bug causing Lash's Ground Strike impact to be too loud and Flog impact to be too quiet when hitting large groups of enemies with each ability. Fixed a bug preventing Dynamo's and Lash's light melee sounds from playing. (Undocumented) Flog heal vs heroes reduced from 65% to 50%. (Undocumented) Flog heal vs creeps reduced from 20% to 16%.
April 17, 2025	Ground Strike base damage reduced from 90 to 75. Death Slam lock on time increased from 0.6s to 0.7s.
December 6, 2024	Lash's Flog impact sound adjusted for better feedback for attacking player. Ground Strike T1 improved from -9.5s Cooldown to -10s. Death Slam cooldown increased from 137s to 140s. Death Slam channel time increased from 2s to 2.3s. Death Slam Impact radius increased from 5m to 6m. Death Slam cone angle increased from 75 to 85. Death Slam cast range increased from 18m to 20m. Death Slam T2 changed from +100 damage to -30s Cooldown. Death Slam T3 changed from -56s Cooldown to Impact Area Stuns for 1s. Death Slam fixed a rendering issue that could lead to crashes, especially in tight spaces like Mid Boss arena.
November 21, 2024	Hit confirm sound added to Lash's Flog ability. Flog heal vs heroes reduced from 70% to 65%. Flog heal vs creeps reduced from 25% to 20%. Ground Strike drag down collision improved a bit.
November 7, 2024	New sounds added to Lash's Ground Strike and Flog abilities. Ground Strike can now be cast while on the zipline. Fixed interaction between Mirage's tornado and Death Slam. Ground Strike now pulls enemies to the ground with you (similar to Stone Form recently).
October 24, 2024	Fixed jittering from Lash's gun firing while running and aiming (this should reduce screen noise significantly in this case). Lash melee animation updates. Flog: new effects.
October 10, 2024	Lash's Death Slam now has clearer visual states to indicate when someone is successfully locked in. Base bullet damage reduced from 10 to 9. Flog Heal vs heroes reduced from 80% to 70%. Flog Heal vs creeps reduced from 30% to 25%.
September 26, 2024	Removed reason 31 of why Lash is better than Bebop and replaced it with reason 26 of why Lash is better than Bebop (fixed a bug with Lash's hero select lines).
September 12, 2024	Ground Slam now allows you to turn during the descent. Bullet growth from 1.15 to 0.9. Ground Strike Damage spirit scaling increased from 0.78 to 0.85. Ground Strike Damage Per Meter Spirit scaling increased from 0.045 to 0.05.
August 29, 2024	Fixed bug with Lash not hearing his own Ground Strike impact explosion sound. Updated Lash Grapple cast sound. Added new voice content for Seven and Lash. Improved firing arm position to be a little bit more out of the way from the reticle. Grapple no longer gives a stamina charge on use.
August 15, 2024	Fixed some cases where Lash's Ground Strike would cause your hero to be stuck. Health per boon increased from 37 to 42. Base spirit resist increased from 8% to 15%. Flog cooldown reduced from 30s to 25s. Flog T3 now also reduces Fire Rate by 35%.
August 1, 2024	Fixed Lash's Ground Strike sometimes causing the hero to be stuck for the rest of the match. Added new visual effects for Lash's Ground Strike. Base sprint reduced from 3 to 1. Ground Strike Damage Per Meter reduced from 6.3 to 6.0.
July 18, 2024	Grapple weapon damage is now added into the T2 instead of in the base. Ground Strike radius reduced from 13m to 11m. Death Slam grab time reduced from 0.8s to 0.6s. Death Slam cast range increased from 14m to 18m. Death Slam throw distance reduced from 20m to 12m. Death Slam T1 changed from +4m Cast Range to +8m Throw Distance.
July 11, 2024	Fixed ability-based lifesteals not granting life from damage caused to shields (affects things like Hyperbeam T3, Siphon, Scorn, Life Drain, Flog and Concussive Combustion T3). Base bullet damage reduced from 11.5 to 10. Bullet damage growth increased from 1 to 1.15. Now has +8% spirit resist. Ground Strike damage per meter reduced from 6.75 to 6.3. Ground Strike damage per meter spirit power scaling increased from 0.04 to 0.05. Death Slam range is now defined as the horizontal distance to the units rather than the distance from his position in the air (so being high up doesn't work against you). Death Slam range reduced from 19m to 14m. Death Slam T1 reduced from +5m to +4m. Death Slam cone increased from 60 degrees to 75. Death Slam grab time reduced from 0.9 to 0.8.
July 4, 2024	Death Slam time to lock on increased from 0.8s to 0.9s.
June 27, 2024	Ground Strike radius reduced from 14m to 13m. Death Slam radius reduced from 20m to 19m.
June 20, 2024	Fixed it being possible to lose your full lock on with Death Slam sometimes if you look away.
June 13, 2024	Fixed Lash's Ground Strike T3 not being accurate in the tooltip. Ground Strike base damage reduced from 110 to 90. Ground Strike damage per meter increased from 6 to 6.75. Ground Strike now reduced scaling after 25m height to 4.5.
May 30, 2024	Various fixes to Lash's Ground Strike visual effects.
May 23, 2024	Added some additional visual tells for the receiving end of Lash's Death Slam. Base Stamina increased from 2 to 3. Ground Strike base Damage Per Meter reduced from 8 to 6. Fixed some cases with Ground Strike not hitting units positioned just below the impact zone. Flog angle increased from 20 degrees to 30 degrees. Flog cooldown reduced from 35s to 30s.
May 16, 2024	Updated Lash Death Slam sound effects. Various minor fixes to Ground Strike and Death Slam effects. Ground Strike Stomp Damage reduced from 125 to 110. Death Slam cooldown increased from 110s to 130s. Grapple Bullet Damage bonus increased from +4 to +6. Grapple cooldown decreased from 45s to 40s.
May 10, 2024	Ground Strike now additionally damages enemies within 2m of Lash on impact. Ground Strike radius reduced from 16m to 14m. Ground Strike's ground preview now lines up under Lash when cast on the ground. Ground Strike T3 reduced from +100% to +85%. Bullet Damage growth increased from 0.76 to 1.0. Death Slam tether visuals now improved to communicate the different phases its in.
May 3, 2024	Grapple cooldown reduced from 55 to 45. Flog Damage increased from 55 to 65. Flog lifesteal from heroes increased from 70% to 80% of damage dealt. Flog lifesteal from non-heroes reduced from 35% to 30% of damage dealt. Death Slam T1 from +3m to +5m. Fixed Death Slam's targeting cone not finding enemies near the edges. Fixed Death Slam to only target enemies who stay in the targeting cone.