Rat King Build and Counters in Deadlock

Rat King item build

Items grouped by when they are usually bought, with the share of games where the hero buys them and the win rate with the item.

Rat King ability order

Rat King laning phase

Lanes are 2 on 2. The number is the soul lead of the Rat King duo at 15 minutes against this opponent, below it the lead expected from the strength of both heroes. Only lanes clearly off the expected value are shown, across all ranks.

Rat King counters and synergies

The percentage is the win rate of Rat King against the enemy or together with the teammate. The lists show pairs where it is above or below what the strength of both heroes predicts, so a teammate of a weak hero can show less than 50%. Pairs with at least 100 matches are counted. The average win rate of Rat King is 53.7%, compare the percentages in the lists with it.

Rat King abilities

Ability 1

Scrap Grenade

Throw a grenade of scrap that detonates multiple times, dealing bullet damage and applying slow. The grenade can be meleed to knock it away.

Cooldown26s

Detonation Damage60

Move Speed-20%×0.08Grows by 0.08 per point of Spirit Power

Detonations3

Detonation Radius8m

Slow Duration4s

Big Detonation Move Speed40%

1. Upgrade 1-8 s Cooldown
2. Upgrade 2+60 Detonation Damage
3. Upgrade 3Add an additional final Bigger Detonation

Ability 2

Rat Swarm

Call forth a swarm of rats that leap onto enemies, dealing spirit damage over time and reducing their bullet resist with every bite. The more rats are attached, the faster they will bite the target. Enemies can have multiple rats attached, but can shake off a rat early by performing a ground or air dash.

Cooldown24s

Charges1

Charge Delay8s

Cast Range50m

Duration6s

Damage per Bite8×0.08Grows by 0.08 per point of Spirit Power

Bullet Resist per Bite-1%

Bite Interval per Rat1s

Debuff Duration4s

Max Attached Rats5

1. Upgrade 1+1 Charges
2. Upgrade 2Increased Swarm Size +4s Debuff Duration
3. Upgrade 3+8 Damage and -1% Bullet Resist per Bite

Ability 3

Royal Pestments

Adorn scrappy armor, gaining barrier based on your max health. As long as the armor holds, bullets have a chance to be deflected back towards the attacker. The barrier does not benefit from resists.

Cooldown22s

Duration6s

Max Health as Barrier15%

Bullet Return Chance15%×0.1Grows by 0.1 per point of Spirit Power

1. Upgrade 1+4 s Duration
2. Upgrade 2-8s Cooldown +15% Bullet Return Chance
3. Upgrade 3Reduce all damage to a max of 250 +10% Max Health as Barrier

Ability 4

Rule, Ratannia!

Charge up and summon the banner of Ratannia, granting all nearby allies increased move speed, immunity from slows, and reduced incoming damage while near the banner.

Cooldown180s

Duration10s

Move Speed+4m

Damage Reduction15%

Radius20m

Damage200

Move Speed-40%

Flag Duration12s

1. Upgrade 1+2m Move Speed -25s Cooldown
2. Upgrade 2+5s Flag Duration +8m Radius
3. Upgrade 3+150 Damage and +10% Damage Reduction

Rat King base stats

Max Health800

Health Regen2

Damage Per Second38.67

Bullet Damage5.8

Ammo26

Fire Rate3.33

Reload Time2.8s

Move Speed6.8m

Sprint Speed1.6m

Stamina3

Light melee damage50

Heavy melee damage116

Rat King story

The cryptid ruler of the New York Warrens, The Rat King towers over his subjects in size, strength, and ambition. No longer content with hiding underground, the king has revealed his bold vision for a future where he and his subjects can walk the surface without fear of the pest control vans that roam the streets of New York (or as the rats call them: human death squads) Step 1: Take control of Long Island Step 2: Declare Long Island as the new sovereign nation of Ratannia Step 3: Execute every human that refuses to leave this new rat utopia But air tight as this plan is, the king of rats didn't want to take chances: and so he's decided to summon the patron to help hedge his bets.