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Counter heroes, counter items and the window to fight

Heroes that do best against Rat King, the items that do best when Rat King is on the enemy team, and the window to fight. Each number compares a hero's (or item's) result against Rat King with its usual result, relative to how everyone does against Rat King, so neither a strong counter-pick nor a strong Rat King skews the list.

Their combo: Rat King plants Rule, Ratannia!: his team gets speed, slow immunity and 15% damage reduction within 20m. Then he slams it, knocking up and slowing everyone in his line of sight within 20m, and rats swarm out applying Rat Swarm.

When to fight: After the slam his ultimate is down for a long time (160s base).

Beware: Break line of sight before the slam, and don’t clump inside the banner’s 20m. Stay out of his short shotgun range.

Best heroes against Rat King

+2.5 ppShiv
42.6% vs usual 45.4% · 22k

+2.2 ppNurse Harrow
47.3% vs usual 50.5% · 13k

+1.5 ppSinclair
43.6% vs usual 47.5% · 5.8k

+1.0 ppVindicta
45.7% vs usual 50.0% · 16k

+1.0 ppLady Geist
43.6% vs usual 48.0% · 9.4k

+0.9 ppMo & Krill
45.0% vs usual 49.4% · 18k

+0.9 ppAbrams
47.5% vs usual 52.0% · 16k

+0.8 ppDeadman Danny
40.3% vs usual 44.9% · 19k

Best in lane against Rat King

Nurse Harrow+3.3 pp · 48.6% vs usual 50.5% · 4.5k
Shiv+2.6 pp · 42.8% vs usual 45.4% · 7.2k
Sinclair+1.9 pp · 43.9% vs usual 47.5% · 1.9k
Vyper+1.9 pp · 47.3% vs usual 50.9% · 1.8k
Deadman Danny+1.7 pp · 41.4% vs usual 44.9% · 6.5k
Lady Geist+1.2 pp · 43.8% vs usual 48.0% · 3.0k
Yamato+1.1 pp · 45.6% vs usual 49.7% · 5.0k
Mo & Krill+1.0 pp · 45.2% vs usual 49.5% · 5.7k
Abrams+0.9 pp · 47.5% vs usual 52.0% · 5.3k
Kelvin+0.7 pp · 49.5% vs usual 54.3% · 2.8k

Items that beat Rat King

Item	Win rate vs Rat King	Usual win rate	Lift	Games
Ethereal Shift	54.3%	57.2%	+3.3	248k
Juggernaut	51.8%	55.1%	+2.9	785k
Refresher	52.9%	56.3%	+2.9	706k
Spellbreaker	50.0%	53.5%	+2.8	451k
Plated Armor	48.8%	52.4%	+2.7	682k
Cheat Death	52.3%	55.8%	+2.7	205k
Scourge	54.4%	58.0%	+2.6	400k
Indomitable	51.4%	55.0%	+2.6	927k
Inhibitor	51.7%	55.4%	+2.5	343k
Armor Piercer	51.3%	55.0%	+2.5	176k
Healing Tempo	51.4%	55.2%	+2.4	790k
Diviner's Kevlar	54.3%	58.2%	+2.4	404k
Cursed Relic	46.1%	50.0%	+2.4	329k
Crippling Headshot	51.7%	55.5%	+2.4	495k
Phantom Strike	52.7%	56.6%	+2.3	306k