How to play DrifterHow to play
50.1% win rate · #18 of 44 · Stalker · Bloodthirsty · Cruel
Updated 2026-10-30 01:19 UTC · n = 3,827,247 matches
How to play Drifter
1Eternal Night
2Stalker's MarkYour combo: Cast Eternal Night to cut their vision and make everyone count as isolated for your bonus damage, then bleed a target with Stalker’s Mark and recast it to appear behind them.
Don’t waste: Eternal Night is what makes your damage work in a teamfight: during it, staying near teammates doesn’t protect them from your isolation bonus.
Edge: Slowing Hex stops your Stalker’s Mark teleport, so check whether they’ve bought it.
From community hero guides, Oct 2026 patches, checked against deadlock.wiki. The same combo from the other side is on how to counter Drifter.
Your kit
Swipe at enemies in a cone ahead of you, dealing spirit damage. If the enemy is in close range, deal bonus melee damage.
Send out a mark that bleeds the first target it hits, dealing spirit damage over time.While the enemy is bleeding you can re-activate Stalker's Mark to instantly appear behind their back.
Surround nearby enemy heroes in darkness, severely limiting their vision of other units. Affected enemies are briefly revealed to you and are considered isolated for the duration.You gain bonus sprint speed.
Skill order
Max first:Rend›Stalker's Mark›Eternal Night›Bloodscent
From the most common upgrade order (36k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.
| 10m | 21m | 32m | 43m | 53m | 65m | 76m | 811m | 912m | 1013m | 1118m | 1219m | 1321m | 1423m | 1532m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RendAbility 1 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
| Stalker's MarkAbility 2 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
| BloodscentAbility 3 | I | II | |||||||||||||
| Eternal NightUltimate | I | II | III |
unlock I II III upgrade tiers · column labels are the average minute of each step
Build path with timings
Melee Lifesteal~2:43 · 74%
→ Lifestrike
Close Quarters~5:01 · 51%
sold ~19:51
Spirit Strike~6:55 · 63%
→ Spirit Snatch
Stalker~7:09 · 86%
Spirit Snatch~15:04 · 61%
Fortitude~18:08 · 43%
Lifestrike~19:52 · 41%
Hunter's Aura~22:02 · 61%
Superior Duration~27:31 · 26%
Silencer~34:17 · 18%
Items that win most on Drifter
Glass Cannon+11.4 pp · 11% buy it
Frenzy+10.4 pp · 7% buy it
Lucky Shot+10.3 pp · 16% buy it
Spellslinger+10.0 pp · 0% buy it
Colossus+9.8 pp · 4% buy it
Ricochet+9.6 pp · 3% buy it
Lanes you win
Lanes to play safe
When they counter you
−7.3 ppGravesBuy against Graves:
Armor Piercer+2.8 pp
Plated Armor+2.7 pp
Cursed Relic+2.3 pp
−6.3 ppRat KingBuy against Rat King:
Ethereal Shift+3.3 pp
Juggernaut+2.9 pp
Refresher+2.8 pp
−6.2 ppPaigeBuy against Paige:
Magic Carpet+1.7 pp- Armor Piercer+1.6 pp
Spellbreaker+1.6 pp
Best teammates
Rat King58.4% together
Graves57.2% together
Paige56.5% together
Seven56.0% together
Victor54.7% together
Kelvin54.1% together
Notes from the best builds
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