Drifter hero card

Hero file · Assassin · complexity ●●●

Drifter build, counters and win rate

  • Stalker
  • Bloodthirsty
  • Cruel
Btier

Win rate

50.1%

17 of 42

Pick rate

42.0%

4 of 42

K / D / A

8.9 / 8.0 / 12.9

per match

Souls

43.4k

avg hero 42.6k

Hero damage

38.5k

avg hero 34.6k

Matches

792.0k

last 30 days

The read on Drifter

Drifter has won 50.1% of 792,020 matches in the last 30 days, 17th of 42 heroes and mid-table. Drifter turns up in about 1 in 2 matches (4th most picked).

The win rate holds steady across ranks; it peaks at Acolyte (50.3%) and is lowest at Ascendant (49.0%).

A typical Drifter game ends 8.9 / 8.0 / 12.9 (K/D 1.11) with 43,428 souls; Drifter dies more often than the average hero.

The best matchups are against Deadman Danny (61.0%), Mirage (55.8%) and Sinclair (55.3%); the hardest are Rat King (42.9%), Graves (43.4%) and Paige (43.7%).

Most players open with Stalker and Melee Lifesteal, and the most common big purchase is Spirit Snatch, bought in 60% of matches at around 15 minutes.

68% of Drifter players max Rend first.

Win rate by day

46%48%50%52%16 Sept23 Sept30 Sept7 Oct14 Oct

Pick rate by day

35%40%45%50%16 Sept23 Sept30 Sept7 Oct14 Oct

Drifter win rate by rank

48%50%53%Initiate: 49.9% won49.9InitiateSeeker: 49.7% won49.7SeekerAcolyte: 50.3% won50.3AcolyteSentinel: 49.7% won49.7SentinelMystic: 50.1% won50.1MysticRitualist: 49.7% won49.7RitualistEmissary: 50.2% won50.2EmissaryOracle: 49.8% won49.8OraclePhantom: 49.7% won49.7PhantomAscendant: 49.0% won49.0AscendantEternus: 49.4% won49.4Eternus

Rank is the average badge of the match. Bars rise above an even 50% when Drifter wins more than loses.

Strong against

Drifter counters

Best teammates

Drifter build: what players buy

Early game · before 10 min

  1. Melee Lifesteal · 80069% buy49.7% won~2:34
  2. Close Quarters · 80051% buy51.1% won~4:47
  3. Mystic Burst · 80050% buy49.6% won~6:28
  4. Stalker · 1,60088% buy50.4% won~6:56
  5. Spirit Strike · 80059% buy49.8% won~7:15
  6. Sprint Boots · 80055% buy50.9% won~9:40

Mid game · 10–20 min

  1. Kinetic Dash · 1,60037% buy50.6% won~10:25
  2. Rapid Rounds · 80039% buy51.0% won~11:23
  3. Extra Health · 80041% buy51.4% won~11:46
  4. Spirit Snatch · 3,20060% buy50.2% won~15:17
  5. Fortitude · 3,20042% buy52.2% won~17:49
  6. Point Blank · 3,20043% buy51.6% won~19:23

Late game · after 20 min

  1. Lifestrike · 3,20030% buy50.7% won~20:26
  2. Bullet Lifesteal · 1,60021% buy52.6% won~21:17
  3. Tankbuster · 3,20049% buy50.2% won~21:48
  4. Hunter's Aura · 3,20057% buy52.9% won~22:02
  5. Burst Fire · 3,20045% buy52.0% won~23:38
  6. Superior Duration · 3,20028% buy54.1% won~26:59

The most bought items in each phase, in purchase order. Win rates are descriptive: items bought late are bought by players who are already ahead.

Ability order

Rend1289
Stalker's Mark34611
Bloodscent51012
Eternal Night7131415

The most played full upgrade path (2% of matches, 58.9% won). 68% of players max Rend first.

Standard ranked and unranked matches from 15 Sept to 15 Oct, via deadlock-api. Updated 15 Oct.