Lady Geist

B-tier

Lifesteal · Self Damage · Fatale

Overview

Identity

Lady Geist treats her own health as something she can spend. She hurts herself to hurt her enemies, then turns their health into a way back into the fight.

Abilities

1. Essence Bomb

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.

First upgrade
-5 Cooldown
Second upgrade
+2m Radius and +50.0 Damage.
Third upgrade · 5 points
Bombs leave a toxic mess on the ground, dealing 26.0% of the original damage per second, for 6 seconds.

How to use. Use Essence Bomb to clear the wave or pressure an enemy, but account for the health it costs you before committing to the next fight.

2. Life Drain

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. to give health to friendly Heroes.

First upgrade
+13.0 Life Drain Per Second
Second upgrade
2.5 Duration
Third upgrade · 5 points
Enables and Grants +2 Charges. Increases spirit scaling.

How to use. Use Life Drain on a target whose movement is restricted enough that they cannot simply walk out. The drain is one of your main ways to recover the health you spend.

3. Malice

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.

First upgrade
-3.0 Cooldown
Second upgrade
+25.199999 Damage and +4 Blood Shards
Third upgrade · 5 points
+8% Damage Amp

How to use. Apply Malice before the committed damage so the resistance shred improves the value of Life Drain and your follow-up abilities.

4. Soul Exchange

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.

First upgrade
-50.0 Cooldown
Second upgrade
Silence enemies within 25m for 3 seconds
Third upgrade · 5 points
On cast, +60 Spirit Power, +40% Fire Rate and +50% Spirit Resistance for 8 seconds.

How to use. Use Soul Exchange on a healthy threat when the health swing will change the fight, then focus the target who becomes low. Avoid spending it on a tank when the exchange gives your team little value.

Recent changes

  • 16 September
  • Life Drain T3 spirit scaling +0.3 → +0.45
  • Essence Bomb T3 damage 26% → 30%