Is Rat King good in the current patch?

Over the last 14 days Rat King has a 56.3% win rate across all ranks (1,247,982 matches) - tier S on our scale. The hero does best at Mystic–Ritualist.

Who does Rat King counter and who counters Rat King?

Over 14 days Rat King wins most often against Mirage (62.1% win rate) and loses most often to Victor (50.0% win rate). Full matchup and teammate lists are above on the page.

Which items to build on Rat King?

The most common picks on Rat King are Extra Health, Fortitude, High-Velocity Rounds, Enduring Speed. Average buy timings and the win rate with each item are in the items section, ready builds from top players by stage — in the builds section.

What build should I use on Rat King?

Above are fresh builds from Oses and ABLKZ plus the most popular builds by Eternus-rank players from the in-game browser: items in the author's categories with names and the build number.

Deadlock build and stats

Rat King

Builds from top players and Rat King stats by rank. Data over 14 days, updated twice a day.

Tier: S
Win rate: 56.3%
Pick rate: 64.1%
Ban share: 0.0%
KDA: 3.12
Matches: 1,247,982

Rat King skins

Win rate by rank

Where Rat King wins most often. The bar shows the gap from 50%.

Initiate–Seeker54.9%50,107
Acolyte–Sentinel55.5%58,997
Mystic–Ritualist55.8%46,624
Emissary–Oracle55.1%45,960
Phantom–Ascendant54.0%33,195
Eternus51.1%4,016

Rat King matchups

Who Rat King beats more often and who counters it: the hero's win rate against a specific opponent over 14 days, all ranks. Pairs with fewer than 200 matches are hidden — too noisy.

Rat King counters

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Best teammates for Rat King

Team win rate when Rat King plays alongside a hero — 14 days, all ranks.

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Rat King items and timings

The most common purchases on Rat King from match data over 14 days: how often the item is bought, the win rate with it and the average buy minute. Columns show when the item usually lands in the inventory.

Before minute 10

Extra Health≈ min 8 · 80056.5%win rate · bought 89%
High-Velocity Rounds≈ min 3 · 80056.6%win rate · bought 85%
Opening Rounds≈ min 7 · 1,60056.6%win rate · bought 77%
Monster Rounds≈ min 4 · 80056.5%win rate · bought 65%
Sprint Boots≈ min 9 · 80056.7%win rate · bought 63%
Extended Magazine≈ min 8 · 80056.3%win rate · bought 56%

Minutes 10–25

Fortitude≈ min 16 · 3,20056.8%win rate · bought 86%
Enduring Speed≈ min 14 · 1,60056.8%win rate · bought 83%
Berserker≈ min 23 · 3,20057.7%win rate · bought 72%
Ballistic Enchantment≈ min 20 · 3,20057.6%win rate · bought 71%
Fleetfoot≈ min 16 · 1,60057.0%win rate · bought 52%
Cultist Sacrifice≈ min 12 · 3,20056.5%win rate · bought 48%

After minute 25

Spirit Resilience≈ min 25 · 3,20055.8%win rate · bought 48%
Superior Cooldown≈ min 26 · 3,20058.2%win rate · bought 46%
Siphon Bullets≈ min 30 · 6,40060.7%win rate · bought 45%
Juggernaut≈ min 32 · 6,40055.8%win rate · bought 37%
Transcendent Cooldown≈ min 34 · 6,40056.9%win rate · bought 23%
Witchmail≈ min 33 · 6,40058.7%win rate · bought 21%

Rat King ability order

The most common ability upgrade orders in matches over 14 days — the first 12 points. The number on the icon is the ability slot in game, next to it — the win rate and matches with that opening.

1. 3
2. 3
3. 1
4. 1
5. 2
6. 3
7. 4
8. 1
9. 2
10. 4
11. 4
12. 4
56.5%87,295 matches
1. 1
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 1
6. 3
7. 4
8. 3
9. 2
10. 2
11. 2
12. 4
54.0%67,070 matches
1. 1
2. 1
3. 3
4. 2
5. 1
6. 3
7. 4
8. 3
9. 1
10. 3
11. 2
12. 2
59.6%52,548 matches

Rat King builds from top players

Fresh builds from the Deadlock in-game build browser, with the author's categories as in the game. Blue "Optional" blocks are situational. Hover an item for the in-game shop tooltip.

Oses

twitch.tv/oses

updated October 19, 2026

Optional

ABLKZ

ABL TWITCH ABLKZ

updated October 2, 2026

Early Game

Mid Game

xyz

Rat King build by a Eternus II player

updated October 5, 202698 favorites

Early Game

Optional

Late Game

Optional

Streamer builds for Rat King

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Rat King questions

Is Rat King good in the current patch?: Over the last 14 days Rat King has a 56.3% win rate across all ranks (1,247,982 matches) - tier S on our scale. The hero does best at Mystic–Ritualist.
Who does Rat King counter and who counters Rat King?: Over 14 days Rat King wins most often against Mirage (62.1% win rate) and loses most often to Victor (50.0% win rate). Full matchup and teammate lists are above on the page.
Which items to build on Rat King?: The most common picks on Rat King are Extra Health, Fortitude, High-Velocity Rounds, Enduring Speed. Average buy timings and the win rate with each item are in the items section, ready builds from top players by stage — in the builds section.
What build should I use on Rat King?: Above are fresh builds from Oses and ABLKZ plus the most popular builds by Eternus-rank players from the in-game browser: items in the author's categories with names and the build number.