Lady Geist
Sacrifices health then drains it back.
- Win rate
- 51.6%
- Pick rate
- 23.3%
- KDA
- 2.66
- Matches
- 1.2M
Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
Lady Geist abilities
Essence Bomb
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
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.
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.
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 victims current health.
Lady Geist skill order
Max Essence Bomb first, then follow the grid point by point.
Most played
55.9% win rate · 56,553 matches
| Ability | Point 1 | Point 2 | Point 3 | Point 4 | Point 5 | Point 6 | Point 7 | Point 8 | Point 9 | Point 10 | Point 11 | Point 12 | Point 13 | Point 14 | Point 15 |
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 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||
 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |||||||||||
 | 4 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||
 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 |
Highest win rate
58.2% win rate · 9,632 matches
| Ability | Point 1 | Point 2 | Point 3 | Point 4 | Point 5 | Point 6 | Point 7 | Point 8 | Point 9 | Point 10 | Point 11 | Point 12 | Point 13 | Point 14 | Point 15 |
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| 4 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
How to play Lady Geist
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.
Winning Lady Geist players open with Mystic Regeneration and Mystic Burst, spike in the mid game with Radiant Regeneration and Spirit Lifesteal and close it out with Escalating Exposure or Greater Expansion.
Lady Geist game plan
A blood-mage who spends her own health to take yours.
How to beat Lady Geist
- Pressure her when she’s low from her own abilities.
- Break Life Drain’s line of sight.
- Stay healthy near her when Soul Exchange is up; it’s worth less against low-health targets.
Respect Soul Exchange. Punish right after she casts Essence Bomb.
Strong & weak against
Lady Geist questions
Who counters Lady Geist?
In recent matches Lady Geist wins least often against Graves (45%), Paige (45.5%), Baba (46.3%). See the Matchups tab for the full list.
Who does Lady Geist counter?
Lady Geist does best into Pocket (57.7%), Sinclair (57.6%), Mirage (57.2%).
What should Lady Geist build first?
The most-bought early items are Mystic Regeneration, Mystic Burst, Extra Spirit. Mid game, players move into Radiant Regeneration and Spirit Lifesteal.
Is Lady Geist good for beginners?
Lady Geist is rated Medium: comfortable once you know the map.
What role does Lady Geist play?
Lady Geist's official class is Mystic, and in fights they play frontline: a hero who sacrifices health then drains it back. 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.