Lady Geist Guide: Mastering the High Damage Duelist in Deadlock

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In this guide, we will explore the optimal build for Lady Geist in Deadlock, focusing on her high base damage and unique abilities that allow her to excel in 1v1 situations. With low cooldowns and built-in damage amplification, Lady Geist can dominate the battlefield when built tanky and strategically. Join us as we outline the best items and strategies to maximize her potential.

Lady Geist

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Lady Geist is essentially Deadlock’s vampire or Warlock character, built around a theme of using her own Health to cast abilities while draining life from her opponents.

Her signature ultimate, Soul Exchange, makes her a formidable 1v1 threat, allowing her to swap Health levels with her target and turn a difficult situation to her advantage.

Weapon Stat

DPS	55
Bullet Damage	25
Ammo	13
Bullets per Second	2.22
Light Melee	63
Heavy Melee	116

Vitality Stat

Max Health	650
Health Regen	1
Bullet Resist	0%
Spirit Resist	0%
Move Speed	6 m/s
Sprint Speed	1.5 m/s
Stamina	3

Deadlock Lady Geist Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

Excels as one of the best duelists, making her an effective split pusher.
Capable of major reversal plays in critical moments.
Has low cooldowns on frequently used poke abilities.

Weaknesses

Slow rate of fire on her primary weapon, requiring precise shots.
May struggle in large teamfights, as her ultimate is easier for enemies to counter.
Health-costing skillshots make mobile matchups challenging.

Deadlock Lady Geist Abilities

Essence Bomb (1)

Sacrifice some of your health to launch a bomb that deals damage after a brief arming time. The self-damage type is Spirit and can be mitigated.

Radius: 7m
Damage: 100
Cooldown: 10.5s
Arming Duration: 0.5s
Self Damage: 30

Essence Bomb Upgrades

AP	Upgrade
1	+2m Radius
2	+60 Damage
5	Bombs leave a toxic pool, dealing 26% of the original damage per second for 6 seconds.

Maxing Essence Bomb enhances Lady Geist’s AoE capabilities, increasing the bomb’s radius, damage, and adding a toxic DoT pool.

Tips for Essence Bomb
Essence Bomb can attach to walls and ceilings, exploding within its visualized circle. You can often damage enemies behind cover if the circle wraps around them.

Life Drain (2)

Creates a tether that drains the enemy’s health over time, healing you. The target must stay within line of sight and max range for the drain to work. You can use other abilities and shoot while draining, but your movement speed is reduced by half. Press [2] to cancel.

Range: 20m
Duration: 2s
Cooldown: 30s
Max Tether Range: 30m
Damage per Second: 35

Life Drain Upgrades

AP	Upgrade
1	+20 Damage per Second
2	+2s Duration
5	Enemy is Silenced while being Life Drained (requires line of sight)

Upgrading Life Drain increases Lady Geist’s durability, making it effective for close-range and melee matchups. Upgrades add DPS, extend duration, and introduce a Silence effect.

Tips for Life Drain
Life Drain reduces your movement speed, but you can compensate with movement options like Dashes, Dash Jumps, and Slides. Practice these techniques to keep your tether connected effectively.

Malice (3)

Sacrifice some of your health to launch blood shards that apply a stack of Malice. Each stack slows the target and increases the damage they take from you, with the slow effect diminishing over time.

Blood Shards: 3
Max Stacks: 5
Cooldown: 6s
Debuff Duration: 9s
Health to Damage: 32
Slow Duration: 4s
Damage Amplification per Stack: 8%
Movement Slow per Stack: 15%

Malice Upgrades

AP	Upgrade
1	-3s Cooldown
2	+40 Health to Damage; increases damage amplification by 7%
5	+6 Blood Shards

Upgrading Malice allows for more frequent use, enhances its effectiveness, and increases the number of shards in its spread.

Tips for Malice
When you need to lower your health to prepare for a Soul Exchange, this is the quickest way to do so.

Soul Exchange (4)

Swaps health levels with an enemy target. There’s a minimum health percentage for both the enemy's health reduction and the health Lady Geist receives based on the target’s current health.

Range: 7m
Cast Time: 0.2s
Cooldown: 170s
Enemy Minimum Health: 30%
Minimum Health Received: 30%

Soul Exchange Upgrades

AP	Upgrade
1	-40s Cooldown
2	-10% Enemy Minimum Health
5	On cast, +40% Fire Rate and +40% Spirit Resist for 8s

Upgrading Soul Exchange allows more frequent casts, lowers the minimum health threshold of the enemy, and grants a Fire Rate and Spirit Resist boost on the final level.

Tips for Soul Exchange
If you struggle to get within range to land Soul Exchange, master the Dash Jump technique and consider items like Warp Stone to close the distance.

Ability Point Order

How to Counter Lady Geist

Lady Geist's ultimate has a short range, so practice in the Sandbox to gauge her proximity. As she builds gap-closing items, be cautious in 1v1 situations. Though she’s an effective split pusher, her left-click weapon makes her slower at killing objectives than other characters.

Item Costs

	Item	Cost
	Toxic Bullets	3,000
	Silencer	7,450
	Healbane	1,250
	Decay	1,250
	Silence Glyph	3,000

Deadlock Lady Geist Build

Lady Geist possesses high base damage and an oppressive kit featuring low cooldowns, built-in damage amplification, and silence. Our build will focus on tankiness, incorporating both types of damage, allowing her to excel in 1v1 encounters.

Early Game

Start by purchasing Headshot Booster and Mystic Burst to consistently poke the enemy and create space.

Next, buy Extra Regen if you need help surviving in lane; otherwise, opt for High-Velocity Mag for stronger poke and easier last hits. Finish off your build with Extra Health.

	Item	Cost
	Headshot Booster	500
	High-Velocity Mag	500
	Extra Health	500
	Extra Regen	500
	Mystic Burst	500
	Mystic Reach	500

Mid Game

In the midgame, pick up Berserker and Kinetic Dash. Berserker is crucial since Lady Geist inherently damages herself when casting abilities, and this damage contributes to the passive Berserker provides, increasing weapon damage output in fights by up to 50%.

Look to acquire 1250 spirit items like Suppressor, Coldfront, and armor to enhance survivability. This should empower you to save for your next spike.

Buying armor along with Headhunter will equip you with the necessary tools to become a formidable midgame duelist.

Warp Stone and maxing Life Drain as soon as possible is essential for your next big power spike, allowing you to confidently engage in 1v1s and excel in teamfights.

Use Essence Bomb (1) to activate debuff items like Suppressor and Bullet Resist Shredder. Target enemy carries who are susceptible to silences, such as Pocket and Yamato, with max level Life Drain whenever possible.

	Item	Cost
	Berserker	1250
	Kinetic Dash	1250
	Slowing Bullets	1250
	Suppressor	1250
	Bullet Resist Shredder	1250
	Cold Front	1250
	Healing Booster	1250
	Healbane	1250
	Bullet Armor	1250
	Spirit Armor	1250