Rat King vs Drifter
Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
How Rat King beats Drifter
Brawler vs Assassin
You have the health; they have the burst. Make them fight you long — every second past their first combo is in your favour. Buy defensive items early and stay near allies.
Your game plan as Rat King
A scrappy frontliner who makes your bullets work against you.
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: Rat King into Drifter
- 01Rat King out-farms Drifter by ~55.4 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 for this matchup
60.2% win rate over 81,046 matches
Max firstYou out-farm Drifter: keep the standard order and push your lead with Royal Pestments.
Threats
Drifter has no hard crowd control — take the trades.
Your tools
Winning the fights after lane
- Rat King averages 0.84 kills per death against Drifter.
- Rat King finishes 340 souls behind Drifter on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Rat King deals 3.7k 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.
Who else beats Drifter
Matchup questions
Who wins Rat King vs Drifter?
Rat King wins 54.7% of 222,044 recent matches against Drifter — favoured.
How do I beat Drifter as Rat King?
Rat King out-farms Drifter by ~55.4 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.