Violet vs Lady Geist
Written for the Violet player. Playing Lady Geist? See Lady Geist vs Violet →
Violet is announced but not out yet. New heroes release Tuesdays and Fridays at 2:00 pm Pacific, in an order set by player vote; the next slot is Friday 16 October.
This page becomes the full matchup guide on release day: the measured win rate, who is favoured, how to win, a phase-by-phase plan and the abilities to watch. Everything known about Violet so far →
How to beat Lady Geist
- Buy anti-heal —
Napalm Napalm Sprays a burning mixture in front of him that deals spirit damage, slows whoever it touches, and leaves them coated in napalm that keeps burning. Crowd Control movement slow on everyone hit Damage about 40 spirit at base plus the napalm coating over time (deadlock.one) Mobility none directly, though the slow effectively closes distance 1 +15% lifesteal 2 applies about +17% Damage Taken and -33% Healing to affected targets tier 3, 
Decay Decay +30s Cooldown +12s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay +8 Spirit Power -50% Incoming Healing -50% Incoming Healing +65 Bonus Health or 
Cursed Relic Cursed Relic +55s Cooldown +3.25s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay -25% Damage Penalty — because 
Life Drain Life Drain Opens a tether onto an enemy that siphons their health over time and converts it into healing for her. Damage about 24 damage per second at base spirit power (deadlock.one) Mobility reduces her own movement speed while draining Defensive her only real sustain tool; 1 +2 charges and increased spirit scaling 's 100% healing conversion is the whole hero - Fight her around corners: Life Drain Life Drain Opens a tether onto an enemy that siphons their health over time and converts it into healing for her. Damage about 24 damage per second at base spirit power (deadlock.one) Mobility reduces her own movement speed while draining Defensive her only real sustain tool; 1 +2 charges and increased spirit scaling requires unbroken line of sight, so a single pillar ends the tether instantly
- Dive her whenever her health is low from
Essence Bomb Essence Bomb She pays a chunk of her own health to hurl a bomb that arms briefly before detonating for area damage. Damage about 90 at base spirit power; Defensive actively negative — the self-damage is spirit damage, though it can be… 1 +2m radius and +50 damage 2 leaves a toxic ground effect dealing roughly 30% of the damage per second for about 6… or 
Malice Malice Spends more of her own health to fire blood shards that each apply a stack of Malice. Crowd Control stacking movement slow that decays over time Damage about 23 per shard at base spirit power; Defensive the slow helps her disengage, but the health cost partly offsets that 1 about +25.2 damage and +4 blood shards 2 about +8% additional damage amplification self-damage; she has no dash and cannot escape a gap-closer like 
Phantom Strike Phantom Strike +35s Cooldown +0.35s Cast Delay +8 Spirit Power +15% Weapon Damage +40% Move Speed +3s Slow Duration or 
Flame Dash Flame Dash Dashes forward with slow resistance, leaving a burning trail behind that damages anyone standing in it. Damage about 30 damage per second from the trail; Mobility a substantial forward dash, extendable by holding forward Defensive slow resistance during the dash makes it reliable as an escape even into… 1 +1.0s trail duration and about +20 damage per second 2 2 ability charges with about a 14s recharge - Hold
Ethereal Shift Ethereal Shift +37s Cooldown +4s Duration +5s Buff Duration +30% Spirit Resist +20 Spirit Power for 
Soul Exchange Soul Exchange Swaps her current health level with an enemy target. Crowd Control tier 2 silences enemies within about 25m for 3 seconds Damage no conventional damage; Defensive the single largest effective heal in the group when used at low health on a… 1 silences enemies within about 25m for 3 seconds 2 about +60 Spirit Power, +40% fire rate and +50% spirit resist for 8 seconds after the… , and do not be the highest-health hero standing within 25m of her when she is low
Bait these first
- Essence Bomb Essence Bomb She pays a chunk of her own health to hurl a bomb that arms briefly before detonating for area damage. Damage about 90 at base spirit power; Defensive actively negative — the self-damage is spirit damage, though it can be… 1 +2m radius and +50 damage 2 leaves a toxic ground effect dealing roughly 30% of the damage per second for about 6… first — it costs her health and it is her biggest number. Force it onto a wave or a durable frontliner, then engage while she is down that health and the cooldown is running
- Life Drain Life Drain Opens a tether onto an enemy that siphons their health over time and converts it into healing for her. Damage about 24 damage per second at base spirit power (deadlock.one) Mobility reduces her own movement speed while draining Defensive her only real sustain tool; 1 +2 charges and increased spirit scaling second: make her tether onto a tanky ally who can simply walk around a corner, which wastes both the charge and her slowed positioning
- Soul Exchange Soul Exchange Swaps her current health level with an enemy target. Crowd Control tier 2 silences enemies within about 25m for 3 seconds Damage no conventional damage; Defensive the single largest effective heal in the group when used at low health on a… 1 silences enemies within about 25m for 3 seconds 2 about +60 Spirit Power, +40% fire rate and +50% spirit resist for 8 seconds after the… last — bait it by having your highest-health hero hold Ethereal Shift Ethereal Shift +37s Cooldown +4s Duration +5s Buff Duration +30% Spirit Resist +20 Spirit Power ; a swap that resolves on an untargetable hero is a wasted ultimate and she is left at low health
What Lady Geist does to you
- Life Drain Life Drain Opens a tether onto an enemy that siphons their health over time and converts it into healing for her. Damage about 24 damage per second at base spirit power (deadlock.one) Mobility reduces her own movement speed while draining Defensive her only real sustain tool; 1 +2 charges and increased spirit scaling converts at 100%, so every second you leave her in line of sight she is turning your health bar into hers
- Soul Exchange Soul Exchange Swaps her current health level with an enemy target. Crowd Control tier 2 silences enemies within about 25m for 3 seconds Damage no conventional damage; Defensive the single largest effective heal in the group when used at low health on a… 1 silences enemies within about 25m for 3 seconds 2 about +60 Spirit Power, +40% fire rate and +50% spirit resist for 8 seconds after the… takes your health level if you are the healthiest target nearby — being at full health near a dying Geist is actively dangerous
- Soul Exchange Soul Exchange Swaps her current health level with an enemy target. Crowd Control tier 2 silences enemies within about 25m for 3 seconds Damage no conventional damage; Defensive the single largest effective heal in the group when used at low health on a… 1 silences enemies within about 25m for 3 seconds 2 about +60 Spirit Power, +40% fire rate and +50% spirit resist for 8 seconds after the… tier 2 silences everything within about 25m for 3 seconds, which ends channels like
Bullet Dance Bullet Dance Enters a firing flurry, shooting her weapon at nearby enemies with perfect accuracy and added bullet damage. Damage added bullet damage on top of her weapon; Mobility tier 2 adds about +3 m/s move speed and +10% fire rate during the channel Defensive tier 3 grants 40% evasion, which is a substantial survivability window… 1 +10% fire rate and about +3 m/s movement speed 2 40% evasion and about -65s cooldown or 
Arctic Beam Arctic Beam Channels a beam of freezing energy in front of him that damages targets and progressively cuts their movement speed and fire rate the longer it stays on them. Crowd Control ramping movement speed and fire rate reduction; Damage about 45 damage per second at base; Mobility none — it constrains his own movement while he holds it 1 about -20% fire rate and move speed on targets 2 about +20 DPS with improved spirit scaling 5 about -13s cooldown and fires 2 additional beams at targets within 10m and blocks your escape items
What Valve has shown of Violet
Abilities not shown yet. Valve's words for Violet: ambitious, nimble, creative. A painter. Likely a zoning or terrain-painting kit; nothing confirmed yet.
Other new heroes against Lady Geist
- Nurse Harrow vs Lady Geist from 16 Oct