noun Gaming Slang

deathball

· noun · gaming

Grouping all five early and rolling through towers as one unstoppable AoE blob.

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A strat, not just a fight. Stack five heroes with heavy AoE and lockdown, group early, and steamroll lane to lane — kill, take tower, repeat — before the enemy can scale. End fast or lose late.

“"This is a deathball lineup, we group at 10 and never split — just keep taking towers."”
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Also the blob itself: a deathball is the five-man stack you do not want to face in the open.

“"Don't try to farm, their deathball is mid and we'll lose t2 if we're not grouped."”
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deathball In A Sentence

"This is a deathball lineup, we group at 10 and never split — just keep taking towers."
"Don't try to farm, their deathball is mid and we'll lose t2 if we're not grouped."

Origin & Usage

MOBA strategy slang; a five-man group ('ball') that snowballs through objectives.

People Also Ask

What does deathball mean in gaming?

It's grouping all five players together early and rolling through towers as one unstoppable AoE blob.

How do you use deathball in a sentence?

"They just deathballed mid and we couldn't stop the push."

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