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Drifter

Recent patch changes

2026.08.12
  • Rend spirit scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4
  • Stalker's Mark cooldown increased from 24s to 26s
  • Stalker's Mark T2 reduced from -12s Cooldown to -10s
Open patch notes →

WeaponCrimson Grasp · Spreadshot

WeaponBaseMax level
Damage per second1331/392501/39
Bullet damage19.56/39+0.4936.78/39
Pellets38/393
Magazine1228/3912
Shots per second2.2729/392.27
Reload2.44s22/392.44s
Bullet velocity508m/s21/39508m/s
Falloff range22–27m22–27m
Light melee51.58/39+1.58106.810/39
Heavy melee1203/39+3.68248.84/39

Vitality

VitalityBaseMax level
Health75523/39+412,19023/39
Health regen3.51/393.5
Bullet resist0%0%
Spirit resist0%0%
Move speed6.9m/s18/396.9m/s
Sprint speed1.6m/s9/391.6m/s
Stamina35/393

Spirit

SpiritBaseMax level
Spirit power0+1.138.56/39

Max level assumes all 35 boons. Item effects are not included. The small number next to a value is its rank among released heroes (highest value = 1).

Tier
B
Tier
Win rate
49.7%
Experienced
50.3%
Pick rate
50.3%
Games
36,838

Why this tierExperienced win rate 50.3% (20/38) · Novice 49.0% (20/39) · Pick rate 50.3% (4/39)

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiersView tiers →

Playstyle

Kills8.8 · 2/39Hero damage39,360 · 9/39Souls44,497 · 14/39Objective damage4,833 · 34/39Damage taken39,509 · 14/39Assists13.3 · 15/39
Hero average

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes

Per-match averages

StatDrifterHero avg.Rank
Kills8.86.72/39
Deaths8.16.82/39
Assists13.313.315/39
KDA2.732.9927/39
Souls44,49744,19214/39
Last hits148.8177.338/39
Denies2.63.436/39
Hero damage39,36035,9819/39
Damage taken39,50936,10414/39
Objective damage4,8336,82334/39
Accuracy41.7%50.2%37/39

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes · Ranked from highest value (most deaths is #1 too).

Win rate trend

46%
48%
50%
52%
54%
Patch
Patch
Patch
47.6%
Games
9/79/149/219/2810/5

Daily win rate (top) and games (bottom) across all matches over the last 30 days. The dashed line is 50%; vertical dashes mark patches.

Win rate by rank

54%
52%
50%
48%
46%
InitiateSeekerAcolyteSentinelMysticRitualistEmissaryOraclePhantomAscendantEternus

Ranked matches over the last 14 days, by average match rank. Bars rise above 50% and drop below it; faded bars have fewer than 300 games.

Win rate by match length

54%
52%
50%
48%
46%
47.3%
49.6%
50.6%
49.6%
Under 25 min25–35 min35–45 min45+ min

All matches over the last 14 days; longer games to the right.

Win rate by games played

  1. 15–29 games

    47.9%

    avg 47.3% · 3,122 games

  2. 30–99 games

    49.7%

    avg 49.1% · 16,149 games

  3. 100–299 games

    50.3%

    avg 50.5% · 11,983 games

  4. 300+ games

    49.4%

    avg 50.6% · 4,498 games

Win rate split by how many games players have on this hero (normal and ranked). The small number is the all-hero average for the same range. Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiers

Damage breakdown

  • Hero damage39,360 · 42%
  • Objectives4,833 · 5%
  • Troopers35,177 · 37%
  • Neutrals14,565 · 16%

DrifterHero avg.Per match · all matches, last 14 days

Matchups

Easiest opponents

  1. Mirage56.1%882
  2. Paradox55.5%1,743
  3. Shiv55.2%3,068
  4. Warden55.1%521
  5. Pocket54.5%1,614

Hardest opponents

  1. Rat King37.4%1,599
  2. Paige44.8%2,446
  3. Seven45.8%1,875
  4. Dynamo45.9%2,010
  5. Mo & Krill46.1%1,636

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Only opponents faced in 500+ matches. Win rate is for this hero.

Teammate synergy

Wins most with

  1. Rat King63.5%586
  2. Seven56.8%983
  3. Kelvin55.5%710
  4. Victor55.0%725
  5. Celeste54.1%564

Wins least with

  1. Shiv41.7%918
  2. The Doorman42.8%593
  3. Pocket43.4%943
  4. Rem45.7%862
  5. Silver45.8%631

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Only teammates played with in 500+ matches. Win rate is the team’s with both heroes.

Recommended builds

adofan11

Popular at top rank

adofan11

Updated September 25, 2026From a previous patch

l-r until tankbuster buy hunters instead of mc fleetfoot if you have no buyers

float like butterfly

fat like pig

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Rend12510
Stalker's Mark37812
Bloodscent491116
Eternal Night6131415

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Search the build ID in the in-game build browser to use it. Group names are as the author wrote them.

Official popular items

800
39%Close QuartersEarly20%Rapid RoundsEarly
39%Mystic BurstEarly35%Spirit StrikeEarly16%Extra SpiritEarly
60%Melee LifestealEarly29%Sprint BootsMid25%Extra HealthMid16%Extra StaminaEarly13%Extra RegenEarly
1,600
60%StalkerEarly25%Kinetic DashMid18%Swift StrikerMid10%Melee ChargeMid
11%Cold FrontMid
27%Trophy CollectorMid21%Enduring SpeedMid17%HealbaneMid11%Bullet LifestealLate
3,200
35%Burst FireLate32%Hunter's AuraLate23%Point BlankMid14%Shadow WeaveMid12%Hollow PointLate11%Weighted ShotsLate11%Toxic BulletsLate
44%Spirit SnatchMid30%TankbusterLate23%Superior DurationLate
27%FortitudeMid19%Veil WalkerMid16%Spirit ResilienceLate14%LifestrikeMid11%Dispel MagicLate
6,400
20%SilencerLate18%Lucky ShotLate11%Crippling HeadshotLate
17%Spirit BurnLate14%Boundless SpiritLate13%Arctic BlastLate
16%Vampiric BurstLate13%LeechLate12%JuggernautLate

The same Valve data as the in-game shop’s Popular Items (September 29, 2026). As in the game, each item shows the phase it is bought most in and that buy rate, 10% and up.

Popular at top rank

adofan11

77 players · 107 games

adofan11

Updated September 25, 2026From a previous patch

l-r until tankbuster buy hunters instead of mc fleetfoot if you have no buyers

float like butterfly

fat like pig

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Rend12510
Stalker's Mark37812
Bloodscent491116
Eternal Night6131415

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Harvester

39 players · 47 games

SPIRIT/GUN HYBRID DRIFTER [Lockbuilds]

Updated October 5, 2026From a previous patch

Laning Phase

Laning Optionals

Mid game

Mid Game Optionals

Late Game. This is when you start shifting towards a hybrid approach. At this point you have both gun and spirit damage. Every hit from you is lethal.

Late Game Optionals

More Optionals.

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Rend1578
Stalker's Mark261011
Bloodscent391316
Eternal Night4121415

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Popular at top rank = builds most often picked at match start in Oracle+ games over the last 14 days (top 3, any author, builds used in at least 10 games). Popular is not the same as good, and samples are too small to judge win rates. Builds not edited for 45 days are left out.

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Rend12510
Stalker's Mark36812
Bloodscent491116
Eternal Night7131415

UnlockUpgradeFollows the most common choice at each step (22,974 matches).

High-rank core items

Early · before 10 min

  1. Melee LifestealBought 79% · 1:45
  2. StalkerBought 94% · 5:47
  3. Mystic BurstBought 66% · 6:10
  4. Spirit StrikeBought 77% · 6:58
  5. Trophy CollectorBought 48% · 8:47
  6. Sprint BootsBought 62% · 9:26

Mid · 10–20 min

  1. Extra HealthBought 42% · 11:58
  2. Rapid RoundsBought 29% · 13:21
  3. Spirit SnatchBought 77% · 13:26
  4. Veil WalkerBought 31% · 16:46
  5. Shadow WeaveBought 29% · 16:53
  6. FortitudeBought 36% · 17:01

Late · after 20 min

  1. Hunter's AuraBought 53% · 20:33
  2. TankbusterBought 62% · 21:28
  3. Duration ExtenderBought 24% · 23:25
  4. Burst FireBought 31% · 23:29
  5. Superior DurationBought 42% · 25:38
  6. Spirit BurnBought 27% · 28:29

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Share of this hero’s matches where the item was bought, and the average buy time. Item win rates are skewed by match length, so they are left out.