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Rat King

Recent patch changes

2026.10.05Latest
  • Scrap Grenade - Fixed some bugs with bouncing targeting
  • Scrap Grenade - Damage increased from 65 to 70
  • Scrap Grenade - T2 Damage increased from 65 to 70
  • Rat Swarm - Base Cooldown reduced from 28s to 24s
  • Rule, Ratannia! - Cooldown increased from 130 to 160
10 more · open patch notes →

WeaponSovereign's Decree · Spreadshot

WeaponBaseMax level
Damage per second4032/398232/39
Bullet damage626/39+0.1812.324/39
Pellets29/392
Magazine2413/3924
Shots per second3.3324/393.33
Reload2.8s8/392.8s
Bullet velocity203m/s32/39203m/s
Falloff range20–50m20–50m
Light melee509/39+1.58105.311/39
Heavy melee1165/39+3.67244.55/39

Vitality

VitalityBaseMax level
Health80012/39+502,5509/39
Health regen24/392
Bullet resist0%0%
Spirit resist0%0%
Move speed6.8m/s21/396.8m/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
S
Tier
Win rate
60.9%
Experienced
—
Pick rate
24.0%
Games
17,593

Why this tierToo few experienced games yet, rated on overall win rate 60.9% (1/39) · Pick rate 24.0% (26/39)

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

Playstyle

Kills5.3 · 31/39Hero damage38,355 · 11/39Souls43,216 · 29/39Objective damage8,866 · 6/39Damage taken35,613 · 17/39Assists15.5 · 7/39
Hero average

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes

Per-match averages

StatRat KingHero avg.Rank
Kills5.36.731/39
Deaths6.16.832/39
Assists15.513.37/39
KDA3.382.998/39
Souls43,21644,19229/39
Last hits188.1177.312/39
Denies2.83.430/39
Hero damage38,35535,98111/39
Damage taken35,61336,10417/39
Objective damage8,8666,8236/39
Accuracy46.1%50.2%33/39

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

Win rate trend

48%
52%
56%
60%
64%
Patch
62.1%
Games
10/5

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

64%
57%
50%
43%
36%
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

68%
59%
50%
41%
32%
64.1%
66.5%
58.6%
54.6%
Under 25 min25–35 min35–45 min45+ min

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

Damage breakdown

  • Hero damage38,355 · 32%
  • Objectives8,866 · 7%
  • Troopers53,608 · 44%
  • Neutrals20,503 · 17%

Rat KingHero avg.Per match · all matches, last 14 days

Matchups

Easiest opponents

  1. Grey Talon68.4%560
  2. Pocket67.9%982
  3. Paradox67.4%979
  4. Infernus66.0%1,354
  5. Venator65.7%1,153

Hardest opponents

  1. Sinclair50.2%972
  2. Celeste56.1%661
  3. Paige56.2%1,092
  4. Kelvin56.3%673
  5. Dynamo57.4%618

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

Teammate synergy

Wins most with

  1. Ivy68.0%506
  2. Seven67.2%536
  3. Dynamo65.0%508
  4. Paige64.7%779
  5. Wraith63.5%787

Wins least with

  1. Pocket55.9%551
  2. Paradox57.5%605
  3. Lash57.9%999
  4. Bebop57.9%787
  5. Infernus58.2%693

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

Recommended builds

Parzelion

Parzelion's Rat King Build

Updated October 6, 2026

Core

Protec

Late Game stuff (Greens op)

Sewer belongings

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Scrap Grenade12516
Rat Swarm371415
Royal Pestments48911
Rule, Ratannia!6101213

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crayon

ttvcrayon_fps x GEIGSTER ARMOR EATER

Updated October 4, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

Mid game

Late game

Category 5

Late Game Armor/Utility

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Scrap Grenade3141516
Rat Swarm191011
Royal Pestments25613
Rule, Ratannia!47812

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avg

Popular at top rank

rank 1 rat stage 2

Updated October 4, 2026From a previous patch

1

2

Category 5

3

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Scrap Grenade3141516
Rat Swarm151213
Royal Pestments26711
Rule, Ratannia!48910

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wander

WANDER RAT KING

Updated October 4, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

Category 4

Mid game

Category 5

Category 4

Category 7

Late Game dps items

majectic leap :)

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Scrap Grenade3141516
Rat Swarm2101112
Royal Pestments1568
Rule, Ratannia!47913

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Renon

Renon's Rat King

Updated October 3, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

Mid game

Late game

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Scrap Grenade1141516
Rat Swarm2567
Royal Pestments38913
Rule, Ratannia!4101112

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OSES

Popular at top rank

twitch.tv/oses

Updated October 3, 2026From a previous patch

/build

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Scrap Grenade3141516
Rat Swarm121113
Royal Pestments46712
Rule, Ratannia!58910

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HERESY

HERESY RAT KING Experimental

Updated October 2, 2026From a previous patch

Early Core

Lane Healing

Late Core

Spirit Optional

It's probably good to skip Spirit Resilience for 6ks, if possible.

Gun Flex

6k Flex

Late Slotfill

Does Plated Stack With 3?

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Scrap Grenade2111213
Rat Swarm3141516
Royal Pestments15610
Rule, Ratannia!4789

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ABL

Popular at top rank

ABL TWITCH ABLKZ

Updated October 2, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

Mid game

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Scrap Grenade15616
Rat Swarm2121315
Royal Pestments3789
Rule, Ratannia!4101114

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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
78%High-Velocity RoundsEarly39%Monster RoundsEarly37%Close QuartersEarly24%Extended MagazineEarly
46%Extra ChargeMid24%Mystic ExpansionMid
54%Extra RegenEarly39%Sprint BootsMid33%Extra HealthMid
1,600
46%Opening RoundsEarly28%Titanic MagazineMid24%Recharging RushMid22%FleetfootMid22%Slowing BulletsMid
13%Bullet Resist ShredderMid
50%Enduring SpeedMid33%Battle VestMid28%Bullet LifestealMid11%Spirit ShieldingMid
3,200
30%Ballistic EnchantmentLate26%Cultist SacrificeMid24%Weighted ShotsLate11%Point BlankMid11%BerserkerLate11%Toxic BulletsLate
33%Rapid RechargeMid28%Superior CooldownLate17%Greater ExpansionLate
35%Spirit ResilienceLate30%FortitudeMid
6,400
17%SilencerLate11%Glass CannonLate
33%Siphon BulletsLate24%WitchmailLate20%JuggernautLate20%Vampiric BurstLate11%Plated ArmorLate

The same Valve data as the in-game shop’s Popular Items (October 2, 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

oses/````````````````````

156 players · 178 games

twitch.tv/oses

Updated October 3, 2026From a previous patch

/build

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Scrap Grenade3141516
Rat Swarm121113
Royal Pestments46712
Rule, Ratannia!58910

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TTV/Angadxo

57 players · 60 games

ANGADXO RANK 50 ETERNUS RAT GOAT [Annotated]

Updated October 5, 2026From a previous patch

Left to right

defensives, i buy 1-2 every game prob dispel and warp

test good gun items for spike

spirit options

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Scrap Grenade1121314
Rat Swarm2111516
Royal Pestments35610
Rule, Ratannia!4789

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LȊGHTBRINGER

29 players · 35 games

RAT KING CURATED SHOP [ LIGHTBRINGER ]

Updated October 2, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

util

burgerbox

gun

vitality

spirit

Late buys

chungus

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Scrap Grenade371415
Rat Swarm1121316
Royal Pestments25611
Rule, Ratannia!48910

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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
Scrap Grenade3141516
Rat Swarm121113
Royal Pestments45612
Rule, Ratannia!78910

UnlockUpgradeFollows the most common choice at each step (9,714 matches).

High-rank core items

Early · before 10 min

  1. Extra RegenBought 37% · 2:47
  2. High-Velocity RoundsBought 86% · 2:56
  3. Monster RoundsBought 74% · 3:22
  4. Opening RoundsBought 87% · 6:10
  5. Extra HealthBought 86% · 8:17
  6. Cultist SacrificeBought 69% · 9:56

Mid · 10–20 min

  1. Sprint BootsBought 72% · 10:45
  2. Enduring SpeedBought 86% · 14:27
  3. FleetfootBought 42% · 15:06
  4. FortitudeBought 84% · 15:17
  5. Heroic AuraBought 46% · 18:14
  6. Compress CooldownBought 44% · 19:43

Late · after 20 min

  1. Duration ExtenderBought 30% · 21:17
  2. BerserkerBought 49% · 22:23
  3. Spirit ResilienceBought 46% · 23:00
  4. Superior CooldownBought 45% · 25:15
  5. Superior DurationBought 28% · 26:37
  6. Siphon BulletsBought 28% · 29:32

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.