Rat King vs Viscous

Brawler vs Brawler

A brawler mirror is about who commits second. Both of you want close range, so the hero who lands crowd control on the other’s engage wins the trade. Keep stamina for a disengage and fight near your troopers.

Your game plan as Rat King

A scrappy frontliner who makes your bullets work against you.

How to beat Viscous

A blob of goo who saves allies and punches enemies through walls.

• 01Don’t burst into The Cube; wait it out.
• 02Stay away from walls when Goo Ball is up.
• 03Kill him after The Cube is used.

1. 01Rat King out-farms Viscous by ~42 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
2. 02Brawler mirror: whoever lands crowd control first wins the trade. Keep stamina for the dash out.

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60.2% win rate over 81,046 matches

• 2
  Hold

  Hold Rat Swarm for Goo Ball — use it the moment Viscous commits, not before.

• 3
  Max first

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

• Rat King averages 0.89 kills per death against Viscous.
• On average Rat King finishes 2.7k souls ahead of Viscous — convert the lead into objectives.
• Rat King deals 4.8k more objective damage per match than Viscous — push structures when you win lane.
• Track Goo Ball (150s cooldown). The window right after Viscous uses it is your best time to fight.