Rat King vs Deadman Danny

Brawler vs Marksman

Close the gap or don’t fight. Marksmen win at range, so use corners and troopers to approach, and spend your gap-closer only when you can follow through.

Your game plan as Rat King

A scrappy frontliner who makes your bullets work against you.

How to beat 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.

• 01Stay spread when Chimera Mk1 is overheating; a dive that hits nobody stuns him.
• 02Slows work on him while he is airborne — use them to stop his approach.
• 03Avoid fighting low on health near him; Close The Deal hits harder below 50%.

1. 01Rat King out-farms Deadman Danny by ~58.8 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
2. 02Deadman Danny out-ranges most heroes. Fight around corners and troopers; step in when they reload or spend their mobility.

This matchup

321

Usual

312

60.2% win rate over 81,046 matches

• 2
  Early point

  Put an early point into Rat Swarm: Deadman Danny can drag you out of position, so keep a way back.

• 2
  Hold

  Hold Rat Swarm for Close The Deal — use it the moment Deadman Danny commits, not before.

• 3
  Max first

  You out-farm Deadman Danny: keep the standard order and push your lead with Royal Pestments.

• Rat King averages 0.84 kills per death against Deadman Danny.
• On average Rat King finishes 2.4k souls ahead of Deadman Danny — convert the lead into objectives.
• Rat King deals 5.0k more objective damage per match than Deadman Danny — push structures when you win lane.
• Track Close The Deal (135s cooldown). The window right after Deadman Danny uses it is your best time to fight.