Deadlock: Lady Geist Build

Valve's latest game, Deadlock, made quite a splash even during its limited alpha testing phase. The rather unusual combination of MOBA and hero shooter genres did the trick, and Deadlock managed to break into the TOP-10 games on Steam by concurrent players, surpassing 150,000 users.

The central element of the game is the characters, of which there were 21 Deadlock heroes at the start of the limited alpha. One of them is Lady Geist, who, like the rest, has a unique set of abilities and is quite a strong character, though she doesn’t receive much attention among top-level players and in Deadlock hero tierlist. In this article, we’ll attempt to change players’ attitudes toward Lady Geist and prove that she is capable of winning games almost solo with the right build.

We’ll discuss the Lady Geist Build: from leveling up abilities to item recommendations for each stage of the game and tips on how to play her.

Lady Geist Overview

Lady Geist was once a local celebrity in the world of Deadlock, but over time, her beauty and corresponding lifestyle began to fade. One day, the Innkeeper offered Lady Geist the chance to regain her youth, and without hesitation, she agreed. Since then, Lady Geist has been feeding on the life force of others.

The above is how the game developers describe Lady Geist. Life-stealing and endurance are the foundations of Lady Geist in the game. She is a close-range character, armed with a revolver that has a base magazine of 13 bullets. Lady Geist’s full power is revealed in the late stages of the game, making her one of the strongest late-game characters and an incredibly powerful duelist, capable of dealing both physical and spiritual damage. Additionally, Lady Geist is well-suited for solo laning, as she has everything needed to win duels thanks to her focus on single targets, though her arsenal may fall short in a 2v2 lane.

Lady Geist Skills

1: Essence Bomb

• Sacrifice some of your health to launch a bomb that deals damage after a brief arm time.
• Level 1: +2m Radius
• Level 2: +60 Damage
• Level 3: Bombs leave a toxic mess on the ground, dealing 22% of the original damage per second for 6 seconds.

2: Life Drain

• Create a tether that drains enemy health over time and heals you. The target must be in line of sight and within max range to drain. You can shoot and use other abilities during the drain, but your movement speed is reduced by half.
• Level 1: +20 Damage Per Second
• Level 2: +2 Duration
• Level 3: Enemy is Silenced while being Life Drained (requires line of sight).

3: Malice

• Sacrifice some of your health to launch blood shards that apply a stack of Malice. Each stack slows the victim and increases the damage they take from you. The slow effect decreases over time.
• Level 1: -3 seconds of cooldown
• Level 2: +40 Health to Damage
• Level 3: +6 Blood Shards

4: Soul Exchange

• Swaps health levels with an enemy target. There is a minimum health percentage that enemies can be brought down to and a minimum amount of health received based on the victim's current health.
• Level 1: -40 seconds of cooldown
• Level 2: -10% enemy minimum health
• Level 3: On cast, +40% Fire Rate and +40% Spirit Resist for 8 seconds.

Lady Geist Item Build

Like any hero in Deadlock, Lady Geist requires the right item build to unleash her full potential. Considering that she is a rather durable hero, the most advantageous strategy is to emphasize Lady Geist’s strengths and buy items that allow her to stay in the fight longer. Additionally, don’t forget about the explosive damage that Geist can deal in large quantities with Essence Bomb, so items that enhance her are essential in the Lady Geist item build.

You might already be confused about what to buy for Lady Geist. Don’t worry; below, we’ll cover items for each stage of the game and show what suits Lady Geist best.

Lady Geist Early Game Item Build

During the laning stage, you need to buy a few key items. In my opinion, the best options are the following: Headshot Booster, High-Velocity Mag, Extra Regen, Enduring Spirit, Extra Stamina, Sprint Boots, Mystic Reach, and Mystic Burst.

This combination of purchases allows for balanced damage since Lady Geist can’t spam abilities infinitely at the early levels, and they don’t deal that much damage. Green items like Extra Regen and Enduring Spirit will prevent health drops, which, in combination with the Life Drain skill, almost guarantees survival.

Lady Geist Mid Game Build

Mid-game in Deadlock is the most important part of the game. If you manage to stomp your opponents, you get a chance to avoid dragging the game into the late minutes. Lady Geist can make this happen if her build includes key items.

The Lady Geist mid-game build has two stages. These are items for 1250 souls and 3000. It’s not necessary to buy them all, but each of them adds a lot of impact to Lady Geist.

Key items in the Lady Geist mid-game build are Improved Burst, Superior Cooldown, Warp Stone, and Spirit Lifesteal.

Lady Geist Endgame Build

In the late game, your task is to improve survivability and spell damage. That’s why items like Escalating Exposure, Mystic Reverb, Leech, and Unstoppable fit perfectly here. For weapon items, Frenzy and Spiritual Overflow are suitable.

Lady Geist Skill Build

We’ve covered items, but what about skill leveling? This is also an important aspect of Deadlock, without which the Lady Geist build will be incomplete. We will consider several skill builds: one for playing on a solo lane and another for a 2v2 lane.

Solo Lane Geist Skill Build

The basis of the Lady Geist skill order on a solo lane is the second skill, which, when leveled up, allows you to win HP trades with the opponent and play aggressively.

2v2 Lady Geist Skill Build

When playing on a 2v2 lane, you need to maximize your damage, sacrificing some survivability. For this, it’s essential to max out Essence Bomb as quickly as possible.

How to Play Lady Geist in Deadlock

As mentioned above, Lady Geist is one of the strongest characters in the late stages of the game, thanks to her abilities and enormous sustain. In the early stages of the game, focus on farming, and when the opportunity arises, play aggressively, pushing your opponent with Malice and Essence Bomb.

With the ultimate ability, you will be able to win any trades, so don’t be afraid to trade HP with your opponent, especially since you will already have your starting items.

Throughout the game, try to avoid PvP with enemies who can prevent you from using your ult. This includes any hero with crowd control, like Mo & Krill or Wraith, and heroes with Knockdown, Silence Glyph, Curse items, etc.

So, that’s our guide on the Lady Geist Build. If Lady Geist isn’t your type of hero, you might want to try the faster Haze and find out what to do with her in the Haze Build Guide or one of the game’s strongest characters, Seven, and see why he’s so strong in the Seven Build Guide.