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Drifter

Drifter

Description

Strong build for "Hold M1" Drifter. This hits 4.8K Investments, is strong and bursty. Fire Rate is insane on Drifter so jump someone and watch their HP bar melt.

Item Build

Start

Left → Right | Hit early Investments fast.

Deadlock Item

I

Melee Lifesteal

Good heal, increases Rend DMG. I was wrong about this Item before doing extensive testing. Sell it ASAP for slots.

Deadlock Item

I

Spirit Strike

Get this early if you constantly go for Rend and are dominating lane. Don't go Snatch if there isn't enough Spirit DMG on both teams.

Deadlock Item

I

Close Quarters

Very strong DMG upgrade on Drifty. You fight close often.

Deadlock Item

III

Spirit Snatch

Skip if you want. Strong early if you have lots of Spirit DMG pals. (bait in a lot of games, delays your potential)

Deadlock Item

II

Bullet Resist Shredder

Easy to trigger during Ult.

Deadlock Item

II

Kinetic Dash

Best item. This is your new best friend!

Deadlock Item

II

Enduring Speed

Don't sell. Great Item!

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Fury Trance

Power Spike! A little weaker this patch, but still strong. Go Fortitude if you like MAX HP and SPEED!

Deadlock Item

III

Hollow Point

Great Bullet Shred. Increases your DPS and overall DMG a lot.

Core

Must Haves/Bread n Butter

Deadlock Item

III

Toxic Bullets

Anti-heal is great. Got nerfed recently, but overall DMG is still high.

Deadlock Item

III

Point Blank

Power Spike! You hit another Investment threshold.

Deadlock Item

IV

Lucky Shot

Biggest Power Spike!

Deadlock Item

IV

Crippling Headshot

Incredibly strong against RES heavy teams. Break their defences!

Deadlock Item

IV

Juggernaut

Really strong right now with all the M1 Characters trying to hit you.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Vampiric Burst

Replaces Fury Trance late game.

Heals, Shields, Counters

Deadlock Item

I

Active

Healing Rite

Get this if you get really low.

Deadlock Item

I

Rebuttal

Great against Billy, Abrams, Yamato lanes. Amazing stats and only 1 Parry makes it worth it.

Deadlock Item

II

Weapon Shielding

Rarely taken. Heavy Weapon teams are hard to find in this Hybrid Carry meta.

Deadlock Item

II

Spirit Shielding

Is OK against really heavy Spirit Burst lanes, but Healing Rite and playing safe fixes that in most cases.

Deadlock Item

II

Reactive Barrier

Extremely good against heavy CC (especially Bebop).

Deadlock Item

II

Battle Vest

Conditional Stats are a good bonus. Look at your enemies and decide if it's worth it instead of Enduring Speed.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Debuff Remover

Great Item in almost every game. Especially good against Bebop and Infernus, but Fury Trance already helps with that.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Metal Skin

Best Item against M1 Carries. BUY THIS!

Deadlock Item

III

Counterspell

Buy this if you're feeling comfortable using it. It's insane in most games and completely shuts down Lash and Yamato in particular. (goes really hard against Pocket if you master the timing)

Ultra Late/Counters

Tools to help you deal with pests

Deadlock Item

IV

Frenzy

Feels strong against teams that burst you down and have no real followup.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Colossus

Is actually very strong in you late game.

Deadlock Item

III

Fortitude

This or Fury Trance, your choice. This item feeds more into the character's hunter identity and is really fun.

Deadlock Item

III

Superior Duration

Get if you have max Ult.

Experimental/Weird

Can work in some situations.

Deadlock Item

II

Intensifying Magazine

Really really good Item. Fits this playstyle really well.

Deadlock Item

III

Hunter's Aura

Used to be part of his main kit, but feels really weak now.

Deadlock Item

IV

Silencer

Really strong against a Spirit heavy lineup. Some players don't know how to react to this.

Deadlock Item

IV

Ricochet

I really love this Item, but it's inefficient. Buy it only in VERY long games.

Ability Point Order

Rend

Stalker's Mark

Bloodscent

Eternal Night

1

2

1

1

1

2

2

5

2

5

5

5

1

2

1

1

1

2

2

5

2

5

5

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