Deadman Danny vs Drifter
Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
How Deadman Danny beats Drifter
Marksman vs Assassin
Assume they’re flanking you. Stay near teammates and hold your escape for their burst.
Your game plan as Deadman Danny
A jetpack daredevil who flies over the fight, lands on top of it and takes one enemy for a ride they won’t walk away from.
How to beat Drifter
A stalker who marks a target and then makes sure no one can save them.
- 01Stay with your team; Eternal Night isolates people who are already alone.
- 02Cleanse or out-heal Stalker’s Mark bleed rather than running.
- 03Peel for whoever he marks.
Head-to-head
Win the lane: Deadman Danny into Drifter
- 01Farm is close (-0.1 last hits per match), so trades decide this lane, not last hits.
- 02Drifter looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
Skill order for this matchup
59.7% win rate over 114,811 matches
Early pointPut an early point into Chimera Mk1: Drifter dives on you, and an escape ready beats a lost trade.
Threats
Drifter has no hard crowd control — take the trades.
Your tools
Winning the fights after lane
- Deadman Danny averages 1.23 kills per death against Drifter.
- Deadman Danny finishes 2.2k souls behind Drifter on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Deadman Danny deals 979 less objective damage per match than Drifter — let teammates take structures while you hold.
- Track Eternal Night (145.0s cooldown). The window right after Drifter uses it is your best time to fight.
Who else beats Drifter
Matchup questions
Who wins Deadman Danny vs Drifter?
Deadman Danny wins 49.8% of 144,086 recent matches against Drifter — even.
How do I beat Drifter as Deadman Danny?
Farm is close (-0.1 last hits per match), so trades decide this lane, not last hits. Track Eternal Night (145.0s cooldown). The window right after Drifter uses it is your best time to fight.