He played Victoria. I think he knows what he's talking about when he talks about lashes.
Besides. It's swings and roundabouts. We all know that one skill that is powerful today might not be so bad tomorrow (true of cranial, bearcharge and so on) I'm sure the Imms will address lash if it is overpowered.
Xenoroyal does make a good point but bash still seals kills, even at hero.
The day you manage to hero a dark-elf AP and turn it into a lethal killing machine with lashes is the day I'll cry out that its overpowered. Just because a few very experienced players have managed to turn the class into a powerhouse recently does not, all of a sudden, mean ZOMG ITS OVERPOWERED!!! The average anti-paladin will still not go beyond the lvl45 mark. Plus these players are going to always beat your ass regardless of what class they are playing because they are in the top 10% of those playing the game.
Believe it or not there are actually preventative measures to all the skills available in the game. It's known as there 'where' command and the 'quaff/brandish/zap' command. If you think that 'Badass AP #43' is going to splatter you in 2 rounds there is always a possibility to avoid them.