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Lady Geist

Moderate Pistol LifestealSelf DamageFatale

Lady Geist spends health to create pressure, then threatens to reverse a close fight with Soul Exchange. That bargain works only while she can survive until the next useful cast. An empty health bar is not a plan if the target can keep its distance.

Abilities4

Ability 1

Essence Bomb

14s

Press

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.

90↑1.22

Damage

30%

Health Cost

Radius

0.65s

Arming Duration

1AP

Cooldown: -5s

2AP

+2m Radius and +50 Damage.

Exact changes

Damage: +50
Radius: +2m

5AP

Bombs leave a toxic mess on the ground, dealing 30% of the original damage per second, for 6s.

Exact changes

Blood Spill damage per second: +30%
Toxic Mess Duration: +6s

Ability 2

Life Drain

34s

Press

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.

24↑0.32

Damage Per Second

0.2s

Cast Delay

18m

Cast Range

2.5s

Duration

Game data

Cooldown: 34s
Cast Delay: 0.2s
Cast Range: 18m
Duration: 2.5s

Damage Per Second: 24 ↑0.32
Silenced: ✓Requires an upgrade

Damage to Heal: 100
Max Tether Range: 28m

1AP

Damage Per Second: +13

2AP

Duration: +2.5s

5AP

Enables and Grants +2 Charges. Increases spirit scaling.

Damage Per Second · Scaling (Spirit Power): +0.45

Exact changes

Charges: +3
Charge Delay: +0.1s

Ability 3

Malice

Instant cast

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.

23↑0.56

Damage

Health Cost

Damage Amplification

Movement Slow

Game data

Cooldown: 6s
Cast Delay: 0.12s

Damage: 23 ↑0.56
Health Cost: 9%

Blood Shards: 3
Max Stacks: 5

Effect Per Stack:

Damage Amplification: 7
Movement Slow: 12

Debuff Duration: 9s
Slow Duration: 4s

1AP

Cooldown: -3s

2AP

+25.199999 Damage and +4 Blood Shards

Exact changes

Damage: +25.2
Blood Shards: +4
Spread angle: +22

5AP

+8% Damage Amp

Exact changes

Damage Amplification: +8

Ability 4

Soul Exchange

220s

Press

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.

30%

Enemy Min Health

30%

Min Health Received

0.1s

Cast Delay

5.5m

Cast Range

Game data

Cooldown: 220s
Cast Delay: 0.1s
Cast Range: 5.5m
Duration: 0.25s

Enemy Min Health: 30%
Min Health Received: 30%

1AP

Cooldown: -50s

2AP

Silence enemies within 25m for 3s

Exact changes

Silence Duration: +3s
Silence Radius: +25m

5AP

Self-buff duration: +8s
Spirit Resist: +50%
Fire Rate: +40%
Spirit Power: +60

OverviewHow to play

Playing the fight

Use bombs and shards from a position where the enemy cannot answer every cast with free gunfire. Keep enough health to survive the approach to your next target. Repeated self-damage while chasing someone you cannot reach can remove the advantage before the duel starts.

Ability decisions

Land Malice before damage you want to amplify, then continue the exchange only while the target remains accessible. Life Drain needs line of sight and range, though you can still shoot and cast during it. Save Soul Exchange for a reachable opponent whose health makes the exchange worthwhile.

What to buy for

Choose spell damage alongside the sustain needed to pay its health cost. Spirit resistance can also reduce the bomb’s spirit self-damage. Mobility matters when opponents respect the swap and stay away; another offensive item cannot make an out-of-range enemy available for the ultimate.

Playing against

Punish her health expenditure from outside swap range. Break the drain with cover or distance, and avoid giving a wounded Geist a healthy nearby target. When she approaches at low health, coordinate the finish instead of stepping forward one at a time into her recovery opportunity.

Community builds

Deadlock API · 9/23/2026

zxc | леди гойда (t.tv/qtarsis) #376694 ☆ 5,528 5/21/2026

Author notes

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Ballistic Enchantment

Mystic Burst: база

Extra Spirit: Статы. Вкусно

Ballistic Enchantment: Imbue → Essence Bomb

Items 2

Optional

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Spirit Lifesteal: Хила много не бывает, потом улучшаем в лич

Tankbuster: Чем раньше возьмёте, тем быстре начнёте выносить

Improved Spirit: статы

Items 4

Optional

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Transcendent Cooldown

Boundless Spirit

Juggernaut

Spirit Burn: 4) доп урон

Leech: база

Items 6

Optional

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Plated Armor: Если против вас есть топ ган перс, который душит, очень хорошая шмотка, чтобы от него не отлитать

Items 7

Optional

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Ability progression

◆ Ability points

1 1 Essence BombUnlock
2 2 Life DrainUnlock
3 1 ◆ 1 Essence BombAbility point cost: 1
4 3 MaliceUnlock
5 4 Soul ExchangeUnlock
6 1 ◆ 2 Essence BombAbility point cost: 2
7 4 ◆ 1 Soul ExchangeAbility point cost: 1
8 3 ◆ 1 MaliceAbility point cost: 1
9 1 ◆ 5 Essence BombAbility point cost: 5
10 3 ◆ 2 MaliceAbility point cost: 2
11 3 ◆ 5 MaliceAbility point cost: 5
12 2 ◆ 1 Life DrainAbility point cost: 1
13 2 ◆ 2 Life DrainAbility point cost: 2
14 2 ◆ 5 Life DrainAbility point cost: 5
15 4 ◆ 2 Soul ExchangeAbility point cost: 2
16 4 ◆ 5 Soul ExchangeAbility point cost: 5

Zloi -- ТЕНИ ХИРОСИМЫ. #458482 ☆ 4,738 5/4/2026

Author notes

имба, через бомбачки

Начало великого пути

на линии спамим 1, помни ты не танк

Mystic Burst: доп урон

Mystic Expansion: рейнджImbue → Essence Bomb

Extra Regen: пассивный хилл

Sprint Boots: беговая дорожка

Trophy Collector: тонна денег

gun и гусь

Optional

надо ли оно тебе

Golden Goose Egg: можно купить в начале матча, считай что ничего не стоит, но на 20 минуте уже даёт 2тыс душ+ бонусов море, единственное что и урона по тебе больше будет, советую покупать при очень аккуратной игре

крепкий дамаг с 1 скила

ранний реверб имбуля, дает замедление на цель + вампиризм

Mystic Reverb: игра строится через негоImbue → Essence Bomb

Radiant Regeneration: второй по значимости предмет после реверба

Compress Cooldown: coreImbue → Essence Bomb

Enchanter's Emblem: ну эта шмотка всем хороша

Healing Booster: лишний реген не бывает лишним

Tankbuster: ранним не имеет так много смысла нежели в лейте

защита если не в терпеж

Optional

Spirit Resilience: беру всегда что бы попе больно не было

Spellbreaker: ПРОТИВОБИГБОБНАЯ вещь

Plated Armor: плита хороша против героев с пассивками в гане

лейт дамаг + комфорт

бомба ультимативная вещь, ведь ей легко пушить и дефать, а так же контролить оппонентов с большим радиусом

Transcendent Cooldown

Echo Shard

Cheat Death

Indomitable

Spirit Burn: все еще одна из любимых шмоток в игре, прокать будет с одной гранаты и даст очень много урона и антихила

Superior Cooldown: кулдаун че

Greater Expansion: ЕЩЁ БОЛЬШЕ!

Escalating Exposure: к этому моменту враги уже сгорают

Transcendent Cooldown: обязательный предмет, меньше перезарядка больше теней хиросим

Echo Shard: если чувствешь себя уверенно, то бериImbue → Essence Bomb

Cheat Death: помогает в критической ситуации, лучше брать в лейте

Indomitable: имба, БОЛЬШЕ ЗАЩИТЫ

ситуационки

Optional

Metal Skin: имба вещь против сильвер и тому подобных играющих через ган

Leech: лич беру редко, хватает и реверба с радиант регеном

Counterspell: топ 5 дай 5

Knockdown: летящие твари бойтесь

Healing Tempo: если ты барабанщик то бери, остальные задумайтесь

Ability progression

◆ Ability points

1 1 Essence BombUnlock
2 3 MaliceUnlock
3 1 ◆ 1 Essence BombAbility point cost: 1
4 2 Life DrainUnlock
5 1 ◆ 2 Essence BombAbility point cost: 2
6 4 Soul ExchangeUnlock
7 1 ◆ 5 Essence BombAbility point cost: 5
8 3 ◆ 1 MaliceAbility point cost: 1
9 2 ◆ 1 Life DrainAbility point cost: 1
10 4 ◆ 1 Soul ExchangeAbility point cost: 1
11 3 ◆ 2 MaliceAbility point cost: 2
12 3 ◆ 5 MaliceAbility point cost: 5
13 2 ◆ 2 Life DrainAbility point cost: 2
14 2 ◆ 5 Life DrainAbility point cost: 5
15 4 ◆ 2 Soul ExchangeAbility point cost: 2
16 4 ◆ 5 Soul ExchangeAbility point cost: 5

data | HIROSIMA BOOM | LIFESTEEL #301176 ☆ 3,134 5/3/2026

Author notes

boom boom boom dataxiS - YouTube

Лайнинг

0 - 10 мин

Mystic Regeneration: Наши скиллы требуют хп, так что будем подхиливаться

Mystic Burst: Начинаем бафать нашу ядерку

Extra Spirit: Ядерка должна бить больно

Mystic Expansion: Ядерка должна бить многоImbue → Essence Bomb

Radiant Regeneration: Хорошо повышает нашу выживаемость, жить не забываем, ага

Trophy Collector: Милфа на спорте и на богатом у нас двигается

Improved Spirit: Надо ещё больнее

МБ

Optional

Healing Rite: Хилимся живём

Rebuttal: Враги фанаты бойцовского клуба

Healbane: Против отхила у врагов

Spirit Shielding: Рано бёрстят по нам

Мид

10 - 30 мин

Arcane Surge: Кадаем перед 1. можно и перед 2

Mystic Reverb: Кажется у врагов начинают отрываться кускиImbue → Essence Bomb

Spirit Lifesteal: Берём вампиризм от спирита

Compress Cooldown: Взрыв это исскуство - делаем красиво чащеImbue → Essence Bomb

Tankbuster: Живучих тоже взрываем

Superior Cooldown: Уменьшаем кд, что бы чаще спамить

Echo Shard: ДВЕ ЯДЕРКИ!!!Imbue → Essence Bomb

Если без этого никуда

Optional

Reactive Barrier: За стан хотят покорить, хитрожопые

Dispel Magic: Сбрасывать вонючие дебафы

Counterspell: Пусть себе по голове постучат

Spirit Resilience: Пускай в доту идут кастовать

Лейт

30 - 45

Transcendent Cooldown

Cheat Death

Leech: Нам и в центре файта по кайфу

Greater Expansion: Больше радиус, больше шансов задеть

Spirit Burn: ПУСТЬ ВСЁ ГОРИТ

Escalating Exposure: ПУСТЬ ВСЁ РАЗЛАГАЕТСЯ

Boundless Spirit: СИЛЬНЕЕ БАХ БОЛЬШЕ БАБАХ

Transcendent Cooldown: Я СКАЗАЛ КД МЕНЬШЕ (можно взять раньше)

Cheat Death: Я ЕЩЁ НЕ ЗАКОНЧИЛ

Больно? Бери !

Optional

Spellbreaker: Берём если у нас еблище от прокаста откисает

Indomitable: Мне ваш контроль он и не нужон

Plated Armor: Я чё вам мишень дохуя

Bullet Resilience: Пускай в кс идут стрелять

Остальное

Optional

По ситуации

Healing Tempo: ТАНЦЫ С БУБНОМ ДЛЯ УНИЖЕНИЯ ВРАГОВ

Unstoppable: Мне вашь контроль он здесь и на хуй не нужон

Cursed Relic: Поколдовать вздумал прикинь

Ability progression

◆ Ability points

1 1 Essence BombUnlock
2 3 MaliceUnlock
3 1 ◆ 1 Essence BombAbility point cost: 1
4 2 Life DrainUnlock
5 1 ◆ 2 Essence BombAbility point cost: 2
6 4 Soul ExchangeUnlock
7 1 ◆ 5 Essence BombAbility point cost: 5
8 3 ◆ 1 MaliceAbility point cost: 1
9 2 ◆ 1 Life DrainAbility point cost: 1
10 4 ◆ 1 Soul ExchangeAbility point cost: 1
11 3 ◆ 2 MaliceAbility point cost: 2
12 3 ◆ 5 MaliceAbility point cost: 5
13 2 ◆ 2 Life DrainAbility point cost: 2
14 2 ◆ 5 Life DrainAbility point cost: 5
15 4 ◆ 2 Soul ExchangeAbility point cost: 2
16 4 ◆ 5 Soul ExchangeAbility point cost: 5

Stats

9/16/2026 – 9/22/2026

Win rate: 51.9%
Matches: 81,085

Normal mode · Ranked and unranked · All ranks Deadlock API · 9/23/2026

Stat comparisonHero comparison

Health 880

Health regen 1/s

Move speed 6.3 m/s

Stamina 3

DPS 43.9

Sustained DPS 27.3

Range 48 m

Ammo 9

Primary weapon

Johann's Gift

Pistol

43.9

DPS

20.7

Bullet damage

2.1rps

Fire rate

Ammo

2.6s

Reload

27.3

Sustained DPS

Shots to defeat target

27.81s

Time to defeat target

186

Magazine damage

Against 780 health: body hits, no resistance or damage falloff.

Damage falloff distance

0m17m48m177.8m

Melee 50Light melee 116Heavy melee

Skins All 46 (+7 18+) →

Joint Investigator Geist

Glamorous Geist

Melinoe Geist [Hades 2]

Lady Geist Edited

Alternative Geist

Red 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.

Update history13

Minor Update - 09-16-2026Sep 16, 2026

Life Drain T3 spirit scaling increased from +0.3 to +0.45
Essence Bomb T3 damage increased from 26% to 30%

Minor Update - 07-28-2026Jul 28, 2026

Life Drain changed from 75% Damage to Heal to 100%
Life Drain DPS reduced to provide the same effective heal as before but with less DPS
Malice Damage amplification reduced from 8% to 7%
Malice T3 increased from +7% Damage Amp to +8%

Shop Rework UpdateMay 08, 2025

Life Drain: You're now only slowed when Life Drain is damaging a target.

Map Rework UpdateFeb 25, 2025

Updated vo - largely remastering pass, some new content.
Tracer revisions to lower visual noise when close to tracer.
Life Drain is no longer cancellable.
Life Drain no longer slows you down if it's not draining life from an enemy.
Fixed Soul Exchange flashing on left of hud for <1s.

12-06-2024 UpdateDec 06, 2024

Malice can now secure orbs.
Soul Exchange T2 changed from "-10% Min Health" to "On cast +40% Fire Rate for 8s".
Soul Exchange T3 changed from "On cast, +40% Fire Rate and +40% Spirit Resist for 8s" to "Silences enemies in 15m radius for 3s".
Life Drain duration increased from 2s to 2.5s.
Life Drain T3 changed from "Enemy is Silenced while being Life Drained" to "Ability becomes charged and grants +1 Charge". You can cast multiple Life Drains at the same time on different targets, no Charge Time.

10-10-2024 UpdateOct 10, 2024

Adjusted Lady Geist Life Drain to lower visual obstruction but increase awareness when it first latches

09-26-2024 UpdateSep 26, 2024

Bots can now choose to play Lady Geist, Mirage, Shiv, and Warden

09-12-2024 UpdateSep 12, 2024

Updated Lady Geist Blood Bomb, Life Drain, Malice, and Soul Exchange sounds
Lady Geist Blood bomb revisions to improve visibility in team fights

Data and APIAPI

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