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.

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