Rat King hero card

Hero file · Brawler · complexity ●●●

Rat King build, counters and win rate

  • Scrappy
  • Regal
  • Tenacious
Stier

Win rate

57.7%

1 of 42

Pick rate

47.7%

2 of 42

K / D / A

5.4 / 6.1 / 14.5

per match

Souls

41.9k

avg hero 42.6k

Hero damage

38.6k

avg hero 34.6k

Matches

898.8k

last 30 days

The read on Rat King

Rat King has won 57.7% of 898,795 matches in the last 30 days, 1st of 42 heroes and one of the strongest heroes right now. Rat King turns up in about 1 in 2 matches (2nd most picked).

The win rate falls with rank, from 56.7% at Initiate to 52.5% at Eternus; it peaks at Emissary (58.1%) and is lowest at Eternus (52.5%).

A typical Rat King game ends 5.4 / 6.1 / 14.5 (K/D 0.88) with 41,886 souls; Rat King dies about as often as the average hero.

The best matchups are against Deadman Danny (66.7%), Mirage (63.6%) and The Doorman (62.6%); the hardest are Paige (50.9%), Graves (52.0%) and Victor (52.4%).

Most players open with High-Velocity Rounds and Extra Health, and the most common big purchase is Fortitude, bought in 82% of matches at around 16 minutes.

62% of Rat King players max Rule, Ratannia! first.

Win rate by day

50%55%60%7 Oct14 Oct

Pick rate by day

40%60%80%100%7 Oct14 Oct

Rat King win rate by rank

45%50%55%Initiate: 56.7% won56.7InitiateSeeker: 56.5% won56.5SeekerAcolyte: 56.5% won56.5AcolyteSentinel: 56.8% won56.8SentinelMystic: 57.2% won57.2MysticRitualist: 56.7% won56.7RitualistEmissary: 58.1% won58.1EmissaryOracle: 56.4% won56.4OraclePhantom: 55.7% won55.7PhantomAscendant: 55.3% won55.3AscendantEternus: 52.5% won52.5Eternus

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

Strong against

Rat King counters

Best teammates

Rat King build: what players buy

Early game · before 10 min

  1. High-Velocity Rounds · 80086% buy57.9% won~3:10
  2. Monster Rounds · 80060% buy57.8% won~4:19
  3. Opening Rounds · 1,60084% buy58.0% won~6:48
  4. Extended Magazine · 80052% buy57.6% won~8:17
  5. Extra Health · 80084% buy57.9% won~8:24
  6. Sprint Boots · 80064% buy58.2% won~9:24

Mid game · 10–20 min

  1. Cultist Sacrifice · 3,20044% buy58.0% won~11:58
  2. Titanic Magazine · 1,60042% buy58.0% won~13:38
  3. Enduring Speed · 1,60081% buy58.1% won~13:45
  4. Mystic Expansion · 80041% buy59.0% won~14:45
  5. Fleetfoot · 1,60052% buy58.1% won~15:10
  6. Fortitude · 3,20082% buy58.2% won~16:25

Late game · after 20 min

  1. Ballistic Enchantment · 3,20057% buy58.6% won~20:41
  2. Berserker · 3,20066% buy59.0% won~23:17
  3. Spirit Resilience · 3,20046% buy56.8% won~24:47
  4. Superior Cooldown · 3,20044% buy59.5% won~25:42
  5. Siphon Bullets · 6,40041% buy61.9% won~30:26
  6. Juggernaut · 6,40036% buy56.8% won~31:53

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

Scrap Grenade34814
Rat Swarm5915
Royal Pestments12613
Rule, Ratannia!7101112

The most played full upgrade path (5% of matches, 61.8% won). 62% of players max Rule, Ratannia! first.

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