Matchup · November 6, 2026
Infernus vs Drifter
48.8%
Even128,711 matches
All Infernus matchups & countersUpdated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
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How Infernus beats Drifter
Mystic vs Assassin
Keep your CC for their dive. One stun on an assassin is usually a kill for your team.
Your game plan as Infernus
A pyromaniac who wins by keeping everyone burning for just a bit too long.
Lane
Mid game
Flame Dash through fights and leave fire behind you. Long, messy skirmishes are where you win.
Late game
Concussive Combustion can’t be interrupted once you start it. Flame Dash into the middle of their team and blow up.
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.
Respect
Punish
When Stalker’s Mark is on cooldown
Per match
Head-to-head
InfernusDrifter
48.8%Win rate51.2%
1.06Kills per death1.17
+35.6Last-hit edge+0
+0.7Deny edge+0
+0Soul lead+477
+2.2KObjective damage edge+0
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Laning
Win the lane: Infernus into Drifter
- 01Infernus out-farms Drifter by ~35.6 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02Drifter looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
Skill order
Skill order for this matchup
This matchup
Usual
51.2% win rate over 136,069 matches
Early pointPut an early point into Flame Dash: Drifter dives on you, and an escape ready beats a lost trade.
Drifter’s kit
Threats
Drifter has no hard crowd control — take the trades.
Infernus’s kit
Your tools
Concussive CombustionUltimate
Stun190s cd
Napalm
Slow25s cd
Flame Dash
SlowMobility38s cd
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Mid & late game
Winning the fights after lane
- Infernus averages 1.06 kills per death against Drifter.
- Infernus finishes 477 souls behind Drifter on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Infernus deals 2.2k more objective damage per match than Drifter — push structures when you win lane.
- Track Eternal Night (145.0s cooldown). The window right after Drifter uses it is your best time to fight.
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FAQ
Matchup questions
Who wins Infernus vs Drifter?
Infernus wins 48.8% of 128,711 recent matches against Drifter — even.
How do I beat Drifter as Infernus?
Infernus out-farms Drifter by ~35.6 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Eternal Night (145.0s cooldown). The window right after Drifter uses it is your best time to fight.