Vindicta vs Drifter

Marksman vs Assassin

Assume they’re flanking you. Stay near teammates and hold your escape for their burst.

Your game plan as Vindicta

A sniper who flies above the fight and finishes whatever’s bleeding.

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.

1. 01Vindicta out-farms Drifter by ~5.8 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
2. 02Drifter looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.

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55.5% win rate over 55,675 matches

• 2
  Early point

  Put an early point into Flight: Drifter dives on you, and an escape ready beats a lost trade.

• 2
  Max first

  You out-farm Drifter: keep the standard order and push your lead with Flight.

• Vindicta averages 1.30 kills per death against Drifter.
• Vindicta finishes 2.3k souls behind Drifter on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
• Vindicta deals 1.7k 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.