What are the best items for Drifter in Deadlock?

The highest win rate items for Drifter right now are Silencer (63.1%), Glass Cannon (63.0%), Lucky Shot (62.5%). These are calculated from tracked Deadlock matches and update every 15 minutes.

Who counters Drifter in Deadlock?

Drifter struggles most against Dynamo, Seven, Kelvin. These matchups are based on head to head win rate data from ranked Deadlock matches.

What is Drifter's win rate in Deadlock?

Drifter has a 50.8% win rate across 617,984 tracked matches, and currently sits in A-tier.

Is Drifter good in Deadlock?

Drifter is currently a A-tier Deadlock character with a 50.8% win rate.

Popular Itemsby pick rate

Enduring Speedvitality

Extra Staminavitality

7:2951.3%352.3K

Highest WR Itemsby win rate

Skill Path

Most popular skill leveling order72.1%· 28,372 matches

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Stalker's Mark

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Bloodscent

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Eternal Night

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Build Path Timeline

Average buy time for the most popular items, sorted by game phase

Early Game

0 – 8 min

Extra Staminavitality

Mid Game

8 – 16 min

Rapid Roundsweapon

8:17

51.4%361.4K

Slowing Bulletsweapon

Enduring Speedvitality

14:56

51.9%375.9K

Late Game

16+ min

What If?Item Optimizer

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Best Matchups

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Worst Matchups

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Best Synergies

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Win Rate Trend

50.2%-0.7%

34.8K matches this week

DrifterDeadlock Build, Stats & Counters

A★★★ Complexityassassin

StalkerBloodthirstyCruel

Abilities

Win Rate

50.8%

Pick Rate

3.3%

KDA Ratio

2.63

Avg Damage

39.5K

Matches

618.0K

Avg KDA

8.3 / 7.6 / 11.7

Max Health

765

Move Speed

6.9

Sprint Speed

1.6

Light Melee

51.5

Heavy Melee

120

Stamina

Abilities

More Drifter analytics

Go deeper on Drifter with related Deadlock data: top ranked players of this hero, community builds, the full counter matrix, pair synergies and meta shifts across recent patches.

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Drifter Meta SnapshotTier A

Drifter is a reliable A tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 50.8% win rate and a 3.3% pick rate across 617,984 tracked matches this patch. Drifter averages 8.3 kills, 7.6 deaths and 11.7 assists per match, so every stat, counter and item build below is pulled directly from ranked matches and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Win Rate

50.8%

Pick Rate

3.3%

Drifter Deep Dive

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Ability Priority

How to level Drifter's abilities

The highest win rate Drifter players open with Rend, Rend, and Stalker's Mark, and that ability priority wins 72.1% of 28,372 tracked games. Early points into that path front load Drifter's strongest spike and lets you snowball through the laning phase instead of stalling into mid game.

Power Spikes & Economy

When Drifter actually spikes

Across tracked games Drifter finishes on an average 41,401 net worth with a 2.63 KDA. That number tells you when Drifter actually spikes: every item tier and ability upgrade on this page is ordered so the strongest win rate path lines up with that economy. Drifter deals around 39,511 hero damage per match, so the build path below prioritises items that scale into that damage profile rather than pure survivability.

The highest win rate build path on Drifter right now runs Extra Health (tier 1, 52.0% WR), Weakening Headshot (tier 2, 57.5% WR), Shadow Weave (tier 3, 57.6% WR), and Silencer (tier 4, 63.1% WR). These picks carry the strongest individual win rates in their tier bracket across ranked matches, so stacking them in order gives you the cleanest data backed route. If your early game snowballs you can flex into offensive tier 3 and tier 4 items, otherwise the defensive options listed in the items tab hold the lead instead of forcing it.

Meta Position

Drifter in the current Deadlock patch

Drifter is holding a 50.8% win rate this patch and ranks in the A tier across the full hero pool. Over the last few weeks that number has stayed flat, so Drifter is neither rising nor fading right now. That makes Drifter a safe ranked pick right now without being the first choice in draft.

Worst Matchups

Who counters Drifter

Drifter loses lane weight against Vyper (-1.1% win rate delta), Dynamo (-0.9% win rate delta), and McGinnis (-0.8% win rate delta). These aren't feelings, they are negative win rate deltas drawn from ranked matches with at least 50 head to head samples. When any of these show up on the enemy team, lean on the synergy picks listed below and delay your power spike items so you can survive the bad matchup into mid game.

Best Synergies

Who to duo with Drifter

Drifter pairs strongest with Dynamo (+4.0% win rate delta) and Seven (+3.8% win rate delta). Both partners cover holes in Drifter's kit that the worst matchups above exploit, which is why the duo win rates stay well above the hero's solo baseline. If you're queueing with a friend, these are the safest picks to lock alongside Drifter.

Popular Itemsby pick rate

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Build Path Timeline

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Best Matchups

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Win Rate Trend

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Drifter's Journey

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Drifter Deep Dive

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Strongest Drifter build path

Drifter in the current Deadlock patch

Who counters Drifter

Who to duo with Drifter

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