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Lash is a brutal bruiser of a Hero, eagerly initiating fights and chasing down fleeing opponents. He leaps into combat with his Grappling hook, Flogging his foes with a life-stealing whip and stomping the ground with a Ground Strike that damages multiple targets. If the enemy team groups up, Lash can pick them all up at once and Death Slam them into the ground.

Initiator

High Flying

Arrogant

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	49.3
Bullet Damage:	Hero Not Found+0.70+0.31
Bullets Per Burst:	3
Ammo:	29
Bullets per sec:	5.83
Reload Time:	2.35s
Bullet Velocity:	635m/s
Light Melee:	Hero Not Found+2.67+1.58
Heavy Melee:	Hero Not Found+4.91+3.67

A champion of an underground fighting arena, Lash has built a reputation as a tough and unsavoury character.

Abilities

Stomp the ground beneath you, damaging enemies in front of you. If you perform Ground Strike while airborne, you quickly dive towards the ground. Damage grows slower after 25m.

x0.791

60

Stomp Damage

x0.04

5.5

Damage Per Meter

1

-10s Cooldown

2

Struck enemies are knocked up and slowed by 50% for 3s

5

Damage Per Meter +110% and improved scaling

Pull yourself through the air toward a target. Using Grapple also resets your limit of air jumps and dashes.

20m

Jump Velocity

1

-17s Cooldown

2

+20m Cast Range and gain +7 Weapon Damage for 10s

5

+1 Charges
OnCast : +1 Stamina and +60% Air Control

Strike enemies in front of you with your whip, healing for a portion of the damage dealt.

x0.85

65

Damage

50%

Heal vs heroes

38º

Attack Angle

16% Heal vs non-heroes

1

Apply -35% Move speed for 3s

2

Apply -30% Fire Rate
-16s Cooldown

5

+80 Damage
+40 Attack angle
+20% Heal

Focus on enemies to connect whips to them. After channeling, connected enemies are lifted and stunned then slammed into the ground. Your victims and any enemies in the landing zone will be damaged and slowed.
Press Fire to throw connected enemies early. Enemies that are not in line of sight or go out of range during the latch time will not be grabbed.

x0.975

105

Impact Damage

x0.14

14m

Max Throw Distance

50% Move Speed

4s Slow Duration

0.3s Cast Delay

1

12m Max Throw Distance

2

-35s Cooldown

5

Stun enemies in Radius for 1.2s
+6m Cast Range

Weapon

Tale of The Tape

Burst Fire

Medium Range

49 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

18m ➞ 54m

Background

“

Jacob Lash is an asshole.

— A FATE'S TALE

Lash is speculated to have a sailor background given the various ornaments and ship’s anchor that he wears. However, it is most likely not a traditional nautical sailor, but an aeronaut, a sailor of the skies. Statements from Deadlock developer Yoshi indicate that no airplanes exist in the Deadlock world.^[1] Instead, airships use zephyrs, or wind spirits, for air travel. On Lash’s left arm, he adorns a ship’s anchor tattoo surrounded by a cloud-like emblem, or possibly a zephyr.^[2] Additionally, Lash’s aptitude of air mobility and the ship’s horn sound on his ultimate ability “Death Slam” further imply an aeronaut background. Voice lines from Mo & Krill call Lash a “stevedore”, a person that helps unloads cargo from ships, which suggest that Lash could be a dockworker or a ship rigger that helps in the smuggling business.

Past the shipping background, Lash is a champion of the Bear Pit, an underground arena of blood sport where spectators can gamble on matches. Bebop is another known pit fighter who is often referred to as Lash’s titular rival. Lash makes a few remarks to Wraith, leader of New York’s gambling syndicate, mocking her for betting on Bebop.^[3]^[4] A conversation between the two was released by Deadlock developer Kaori, providing additional context on the two's history: According to Wraith, the Mendoza Syndicate said that Lash was going to "take a fall" in a fight with Bebop. Instead, Lash won the fight, resulting in Wraith losing "a lot" of money in the process.^[5]^[6]

Update history

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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.

Trivia

Lash often references Bebop in his dialogue, hinting at a rivalry between the two.
Lash used to fight with uppercuts, but he stopped when Bebop started doing the move.
Lash donates 3% of his earning to his charity called "Lash-Back" dedicated to children "that kind of suck".^[7]
Lash is voiced by Andrew Bowen, who also voices Johnny Cage in the Mortal Kombat franchise.
The Shopkeeper calls Lash "the poster boy for the Celtics".^[8] This suggests that Lash may be Bostonian.

Gallery

Portrait
Minimap icon
In-game render
Model sheet
Weapon - The Tale of the Tape
Temporary minimap icon (2024-09-12 update)
Lash's tattoo compared to a Zephyr art
Neon Prime Lash

References

↑ @yoshideadlock's Discord message about how airplanes aren't a real thing in the Deadlock world and people use wind spirit-powered airships instead.
↑ @willkels's Discord message about the connection between Lash's shoulder tattoo and Zephyrs.
↑ Lash's in-game voice line - "So, you're the lady who bets on Bebop?"
↑ Lash's in-game voice line - "Backed the wrong horse, Wraith... Like always."
↑ @kaori05908's Discord message which included the conversation.
↑ The .wav file that @kaori05908 posted attached to their message.
↑ Lash's in-game voice line - "You know it's important to give back. That's why I'm taking three percent of my earnings a day and donating them to Lash Back. It's my charity dedicated to children who kinda suck."
↑ Shopkeeper's in-game voice line - "Wow, if it isn't the poster boy for the Celtics!"