Lady Geist
Lady Geist is a Mystic hero in Deadlock, with a Complexity of 2 in the game files. The game sums up the role as "Sacrifices health then drains it back." Lady Geist has 880 base health and 1 health regen. Lady Geist's gun fires 20.7 damage per bullet from a 9-round clip.
Open the most-bought Lady Geist build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 102,184 Lady Geist matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
How Lady Geist plays
Expending health to achieve devastating effects is the source of Lady Geist's power. When running low, she can drain the life out of her rivals.
Lady Geist counters
Lady Geist's toughest matchups, the furthest below what both heroes' overall win rates predict, are Shiv (55.3% over 17,126 matches, 1.2 points below expected), Nurse Harrow (50.3% over 19,028 matches, 1.1 points below expected) and Mirage (57.1% over 7,093 matches, 0.9 points below expected), and its best, the furthest above, are Vyper (56.8% over 7,498 matches, 1.3 points above expected), Paradox (56.1% over 11,971 matches, 1.2 points above expected) and McGinnis (52.3% over 7,136 matches, 1.1 points above expected), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Measured from matches at all ranks from October 30 to November 1, 2026, starting on the day patch 6833 was released (October 30, 2026), by deadlock-api.com. These are match results, not numbers from the game files. A pairing shows its win rate only with at least 500 matches. Expected is what both heroes' overall win rates predict (computed), and each list is ordered by the gap between it and the win rate, not by the rate alone: how the order is computed. Across all its matches in the same window, Lady Geist won 51.6% over 102,184 matches.
Toughest matchups
| Enemy | Lady Geist win rate | Expectedcomputed | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
 ShivMatchup lab | 55.3% | 56.5%1.2 below | 17,126 |
 Nurse HarrowMatchup lab | 50.3% | 51.4%1.1 below | 19,028 |
 MirageMatchup lab | 57.1% | 58.1%0.9 below | 7,093 |
 HazeMatchup lab | 47.4% | 48.1%0.7 below | 24,973 |
 PaigeMatchup lab | 44.8% | 45.5%0.7 below | 13,895 |
Best matchups
| Enemy | Lady Geist win rate | Expectedcomputed | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
 VyperMatchup lab | 56.8% | 55.5%1.3 above | 7,498 |
 ParadoxMatchup lab | 56.1% | 54.9%1.2 above | 11,971 |
 McGinnisMatchup lab | 52.3% | 51.2%1.1 above | 7,136 |
 The DoormanMatchup lab | 56.6% | 55.7%0.9 above | 7,463 |
 SinclairMatchup lab | 57.4% | 56.6%0.8 above | 4,872 |
Match data: deadlock-api.com. deadlock-api.com is not endorsed by Valve and does not reflect the views or opinions of Valve or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Valve properties. How a rate is computed: methodology.
Most-bought Lady Geist build
On Lady Geist, players bought Radiant Regeneration in 91.2% of matches (93,236 of 102,184), Mystic Regeneration in 89.2% of matches (91,109 of 102,184) and Mystic Burst in 83.4% of matches (85,265 of 102,184), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Laning, bought before 10:00
| Item | Bought by | Win rate when bought | Average buy time |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mystic RegenerationIn the shop | 85.9%87,775 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 52.0%87,775 matches | 4:00 |
 Mystic BurstIn the shop | 79.6%81,298 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 52.9%81,298 matches | 3:50 |
 Extra SpiritIn the shop | 66.3%67,757 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 53.5%67,757 matches | 5:27 |
 Mystic ExpansionIn the shop | 63.8%65,183 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 54.2%65,183 matches | 5:50 |
 Extra RegenIn the shop | 40.4%41,264 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 49.1%41,264 matches | 3:14 |
 Sprint BootsIn the shop | 34.4%35,192 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 55.2%35,192 matches | 4:44 |
Mid game, bought 10:00 to 19:59
| Item | Bought by | Win rate when bought | Average buy time |
|---|---|---|---|
 Radiant RegenerationIn the shop | 49.6%50,685 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 51.6%50,685 matches | 13:50 |
 TankbusterIn the shop | 49.1%50,134 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 55.1%50,134 matches | 15:20 |
 Enduring SpeedIn the shop | 43.0%43,942 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 54.2%43,942 matches | 14:22 |
 Compress CooldownIn the shop | 42.2%43,097 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 55.0%43,097 matches | 15:49 |
 Spirit LifestealIn the shop | 33.0%33,762 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 52.4%33,762 matches | 13:48 |
 Mystic VulnerabilityIn the shop | 30.9%31,589 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 54.6%31,589 matches | 14:18 |
Late game, bought at 20:00 or later
| Item | Bought by | Win rate when bought | Average buy time |
|---|---|---|---|
 Greater ExpansionIn the shop | 45.9%46,888 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 54.2%46,888 matches | 28:19 |
 Escalating ExposureIn the shop | 45.8%46,799 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 56.9%46,799 matches | 31:10 |
 LeechIn the shop | 37.1%37,914 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 53.2%37,914 matches | 29:05 |
 Boundless SpiritIn the shop | 36.2%37,033 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 55.8%37,033 matches | 32:32 |
 Spirit BurnIn the shop | 35.5%36,264 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 59.1%36,264 matches | 33:17 |
 Transcendent CooldownIn the shop | 35.0%35,803 of 102,184 Lady Geist matches | 55.5%35,803 matches | 33:17 |
Measured from matches at all ranks from October 30 to November 1, 2026, starting on the day patch 6833 was released (October 30, 2026), by deadlock-api.com. These are match results, not numbers from the game files, and the most bought items, not a recommended build. Each table counts the items bought in one part of a match, by the game time of the purchase: laning before 10:00, mid game 10:00 to 19:59 and late game at 20:00 or later. "Bought by" is the share of all Lady Geist matches in which the Lady Geist player bought the item in that phase, counting matches that ended before it began. The win rate is how often those players won, which describes the players who bought it, not what the item itself adds. The average buy time is the average game time of those purchases, also measured by deadlock-api.com. A copy the Broker corrupted is not counted. An item shows only with at least 500 matches.
Match data: deadlock-api.com. deadlock-api.com is not endorsed by Valve and does not reflect the views or opinions of Valve or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Valve properties. How a rate is computed: methodology.
Lady Geist ability order
On Lady Geist, players unlocked Essence Bomb, Life Drain, Malice, then Soul Exchange in 68.1% of matches (69,929 of 102,750), and Essence Bomb, Malice, Life Drain, then Soul Exchange in 23.7% of matches (24,370 of 102,750), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, measured by deadlock-api.com.
| Unlock order | Matches |
|---|---|
| 68.1%69,929 of 102,750 | |
| 23.7%24,370 of 102,750 |
Measured from matches at all ranks from October 30 to November 1, 2026, starting on the day patch 6833 was released (October 30, 2026), by deadlock-api.com. These are match results, not numbers from the game files, and the most common orders, not a recommendation. An unlock order is the order of each ability's first point; the share is the Lady Geist matches that used it out of every Lady Geist match counted, including players who spent no point. An order shows only with at least 500 matches.
Match data: deadlock-api.com. deadlock-api.com is not endorsed by Valve and does not reflect the views or opinions of Valve or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Valve properties. How a share is computed: methodology.
Lady Geist lore
Once, Lady Jeanne Geist was the toast of the town. But as time passed and her beauty faded she found herself further and further from her glory days in High Society until finally she was nothing more than a frail woman in a nursing home, telling stories of a glorious past. And that's when Oathkeeper revealed himself. A powerful spirit from another plane, Oathkeeper offered her a path to reclaim her past glories... he could restore her youth; all she had to do was drain the essence of the living to sustain herself.
Geist was torn. Obviously murder was ghoulish business, and undoubtedly Oathkeeper was not an entity that could be trusted... but still, the thought of having a second chance of reliving her youth was too good to pass up. And so she concocted a plan: after making a pact with Oathkeeper she would bind and ward him, limiting his influence and pull over her. Oathkeeper would still get fed; but on her terms, not his.
However, as years have turned to decades; the strength of the Ward has weakened, and Oathkeeper hungers more than he ever has in the past...
Lady Geist stats
Lady Geist abilities
| Slot | Ability | Damage | Cooldown | Scaling | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ability 1 |  Essence Bomb | 90Damage | 14s | +1.35 x SpiritDamage | Sacrifice some of your health to launch a bomb that deals damage after a brief arm time. Self damage type is Spirit and can be mitigated. |
| Ability 2 |  Life Drain | 24Damage Per Second | 34s | +0.3225 x SpiritDamage Per Second | Create a tether that drains enemy health over time and heals you. 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 move speed is reduced. Alternate cast to give health to friendly Heroes. |
| Ability 3 |  Malice | 23Damage | 6s | +0.558 x SpiritDamage | 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. |
| Ultimate |  Soul Exchange | 220s | 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 victims current health. |
Hero
- Type
- Mystic
- Complexity
- 2
Starting stats
- Max Health
- 880
- Health Regen
- 1
- Move Speed
- 6.3
- Sprint Speed
- 2.4m
- Stamina
- 3
- Stamina regen per second
- 0.222222
- Light Melee
- 50
- Heavy Melee
- 116
- Ground dash distance
- 10m
- Air dash distance
- 8m
Gun
- Bullet Damage
- 20.7
- Bullets per shot
- 1
- Cycle time
- 0.4725s
- Rounds per second
- 2.12computed
- Weapon DPS
- 43.8computed
- Clip size
- 9
- Reload Time
- 2.585s
- Bullet Velocity
- 32600 units/s
- Falloff start range
- 669.291 units
- Falloff end range
- 1889.76 units
- Damage scale at falloff end
- 0.1
Weapon DPS is computed at level 1 with no items: bullet damage x bullets per shot x (1 / cycle time). Burst fire, reload and falloff are not modelled. Ranges and bullet speed are in the game file's own units.
Lady Geist vs every hero
Body shots Lady Geist needs to kill each other hero, and each hero needs to kill Lady Geist, both at level 1 with no items. Each number opens that matchup in the lab.
| Hero | Lady Geist kills themcomputed | They kill Lady Geistcomputed |
|---|---|---|
| Abrams | 39 | 26 |
| Apollo | 38 | 48 |
| Baba | 38 | 34 |
| Bebop | 43 | 177 |
| Billy | 40 | 140 |
| Calico | 36 | 54 |
| Celeste | 34 | 49 |
| Deadman Danny | 36 | 59 |
| Drifter | 37 | 15 |
| Dynamo | 43 | 70 |
| Graves | 36 | 245 |
| Grey Talon | 38 | 38 |
| Haze | 36 | 168 |
| Holliday | 38 | 45 |
| Infernus | 41 | 160 |
| Ivy | 37 | 198 |
| Kelvin | 43 | 48 |
| Lash | 38 | 105 |
| McGinnis | 38 | 145 |
| Mina | 32 | 121 |
| Mirage | 36 | 60 |
| Mo & Krill | 45 | 79 |
| Nurse Harrow | 36 | 61 |
| Paige | 33 | 28 |
| Paradox | 36 | 130 |
| 38 | 30 | |
| Rat King | 39 | 76 |
| Rem | 33 | 55 |
| Seven | 36 | 82 |
| Shiv | 41 | 31 |
| Silver | 41 | 25 |
| Sinclair | 36 | 54 |
| Solomon | 38 | 36 |
| The Doorman | 37 | 37 |
| Venator | 40 | 110 |
| Victor | 39 | 74 |
| Vindicta | 37 | 72 |
| Violet | 35 | 30 |
| Viscous | 38 | 86 |
| Vyper | 38 | 134 |
| Warden | 39 | 51 |
| Wraith | 36 | 157 |
| Yamato | 36 | 34 |
Computed with the matchup lab's formula, body shots with every pellet hitting, level 1, no items: damage per bullet = bullet damage x (1 - defender bullet resist / 100); bullets to kill = ceil(defender max health / damage per bullet); body shots = ceil(bullets to kill / bullets per shot). Each number's tooltip holds its inputs.
Not modelled:
- Headshots: the gun files give a 1.65 bonus, a game setting gives 1.25, and only the game shows which applies.
- Damage falloff over range, and the game-unit to meter conversion.
- Resist shred and negative resist.
- Reload, burst-fire and spin-up timing, so time to kill is shown only when the kill fits in one clip of a gun that neither bursts nor spins up.
- Item procs and actives, spirit damage amplifiers, and ability upgrades (every ability is at its base tier).
- Health regen, barriers and healing during the fight.
Gains per level
- Bullet damage per level
- 1
- Health per level
- 51
- Melee damage per level
- 1.58
- Boons per level
- 1
- Spirit power per level
- 1.1
Souls and investment
Same soul curve as every hero: Lady Geist reaches level 36 at 48,600 souls. See souls per level and investment bonuses.
Lady Geist change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6742 | No player-facing change in 37 builds (October 2 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| October 1, 2026build 6731 | Lady Geist's shop stat panel now lists Lifesteal Effectiveness under Vitality. | Changed |
| September 30, 2026build 6726from build 6643 | No player-facing change in 16 builds (July 28 to September 30, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 28, 2026build 6642 | Lady Geist's Air dash duration changed from 0.49 to 0.51 and Ground dash duration from 0.7 to 0.72. | Changed |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Lady Geist FAQ
Who is Lady Geist in Deadlock?
Lady Geist is a Mystic hero in Deadlock, with a Complexity of 2 in the game files. Once, Lady Jeanne Geist was the toast of the town. But as time passed and her beauty faded she found herself further and further from her glory days in High Society until finally she was nothing more than a frail woman in a nursing home, telling stories of a glorious past. And that's when Oathkeeper revealed himself. A powerful spirit from another plane, Oathkeeper offered her a path to reclaim her past glories... he could restore her youth; all she had to do was drain the essence of the living to sustain herself.
How do you play Lady Geist in Deadlock?
Expending health to achieve devastating effects is the source of Lady Geist's power. When running low, she can drain the life out of her rivals.
Who counters Lady Geist in Deadlock?
In all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, Lady Geist did furthest below what both heroes' overall win rates predict against Shiv (55.3% over 17,126 matches, 1.2 points below expected), Nurse Harrow (50.3% over 19,028 matches, 1.1 points below expected), Mirage (57.1% over 7,093 matches, 0.9 points below expected), Haze (47.4% over 24,973 matches, 0.7 points below expected) and Paige (44.8% over 13,895 matches, 0.7 points below expected). These are match results measured by deadlock-api.com, not numbers from the game files.
What items do players buy most on Lady Geist in Deadlock?
In all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, Lady Geist players bought Radiant Regeneration in 91.2% of matches (93,236 of 102,184), Mystic Regeneration in 89.2% of matches (91,109 of 102,184) and Mystic Burst in 83.4% of matches (85,265 of 102,184). These are match results measured by deadlock-api.com, not numbers from the game files, and the most bought items are not a recommended build.
What are Lady Geist's abilities in Deadlock?
Lady Geist has four abilities. Essence Bomb (first ability, 14 second cooldown): Sacrifice some of your health to launch a bomb that deals damage after a brief arm time. Self damage type is Spirit and can be mitigated. Life Drain (second ability, 34 second cooldown): Create a tether that drains enemy health over time and heals you. 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 move speed is reduced. Alternate cast to give health to friendly Heroes. Malice (third ability, 6 second cooldown): 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. Soul Exchange (ultimate, 220 second cooldown): 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 victims current health.
What do Lady Geist's abilities scale with?
Three of Lady Geist's four abilities scale with Spirit in the game files: Essence Bomb (90 Damage, +1.35 x Spirit), Life Drain (24 Damage Per Second, +0.3225 x Spirit) and Malice (23 Damage, +0.558 x Spirit). Soul Exchange has no damage scaling in the files.
What order do players unlock Lady Geist's abilities in Deadlock?
In all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, Lady Geist players unlocked Essence Bomb, Life Drain, Malice, then Soul Exchange in 68.1% of matches (69,929 of 102,750), and Essence Bomb, Malice, Life Drain, then Soul Exchange in 23.7% of matches (24,370 of 102,750). These are match results measured by deadlock-api.com, not numbers from the game files, and the most common order is not a recommendation.
How much health does Lady Geist have in Deadlock?
Lady Geist starts with 880 max health and gains 51 health per level, before items.
How much damage does Lady Geist's gun do?
Lady Geist's gun fires 20.7 damage per bullet from a 9-round clip. That is about 43.8 damage per second at level 1 with no items, computed as bullet damage x bullets per shot / cycle time, ignoring reload and falloff.
How many souls does Lady Geist need to reach max level?
Lady Geist reaches level 36 at 48,600 souls (Boon 35 in the game's HUD).
Was Lady Geist changed in the latest patch?
No. Lady Geist is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the October 1, 2026 patch.