How to play Rat King in Deadlock?

Rat King is a Hero in Deadlock. Learn their optimal ability leveling order, situational item choices, and counter matchups on Lockbuilds.

What are the best builds for Rat King in Deadlock?

Top item builds for Rat King prioritize core weapon and spirit items tailored to their abilities and lane matchups. Explore high-win-rate community and pro builds on Lockbuilds.

What are Rat King's abilities in Deadlock?

Rat King features unique signature abilities scaling with spirit power and weapon damage. Check this overview page for full ability breakdowns and cooldowns.

Where can I find current Rat King Deadlock stats and win rates?

Lockbuilds provides real-time win rates, pick rates, tier placement, and matchup analytics for Rat King across all competitive rank tiers in the current Deadlock patch.

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Rat King - Deadlock Hero Stats & Guide

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Hero Summary

Rat King leans most into farming and lane pressure, while close-range brawling is the weakest part of the profile. Rat King performs best into Mirage and Pocket. Rat King struggles most into Graves and Victor. Rat King pairs best with Victor and Graves. Rat King has the weakest synergy with Sinclair and Mirage. Crushing Fists is Rat King's best win-rate item at 65.7%. Extra Health is bought in 96.9% of matches. High-Velocity Rounds is usually picked up early at around 3.5 min.

Play Style

Win Rate

56.2%

Pick Rate

60.5%

Dominates

The Doorman19k Matches

Current Patch

Loses to

Graves54k Matches

50.04%Rat King - Loss

Victor50k Matches

50.28%Rat King - Loss

Kelvin19k Matches

50.57%Rat King - Loss

Paige42k Matches

50.61%Rat King - Loss

Seven36k Matches

52.38%Rat King - Loss

Abrams45k Matches

52.72%Rat King - Loss

Current Patch

Best Synergy

Current Patch

Worst Synergy

Sinclair10k Matches

51.99%Rat King - Loss

Mirage15k Matches

50.88%Rat King - Loss

Pocket19k Matches

51.30%Rat King - Loss

Paradox31k Matches

52.29%Rat King - Loss

Solomon46k Matches

52.97%Rat King - Loss

The Doorman20k Matches

52.33%Rat King - Loss

Current Patch

Best Items

ItemWR ChangePR Change

Siphon Bullets

Tier 4•6,400

60.40%-0.5%20,286+0.83%

Colossus

Tier 4•6,400

59.76%-0.23%5,868-0.17%

Compress Cooldown

Tier 2•1,600

58.73%-0.14%11,705+0.62%

Superior Cooldown

Tier 3•3,200

58.36%-0.0%19,956+0.1%

Witchmail

Tier 4•6,400

57.91%-1.2%9,550-0.02%

Mystic Expansion

Tier 1•800

57.81%-0.57%19,331+0.67%

Transcendent Cooldown

Tier 4•6,400

57.54%-0.03%9,681-0.15%

Berserker

Tier 3•3,200

57.43%-0.58%31,556+1.05%

Ballistic Enchantment

Tier 3•3,200

57.30%-0.59%31,267+0.61%

Titanic Magazine

Tier 2•1,600

57.19%+0.54%13,944+1.12%

Current Patch

Counter Items

ItemWR ChangePR Change

Decay

Tier 3•3,200

62.67%+4.87%75+0.0%

Disarming Hex

Tier 3•3,200

58.66%-3.56%254+0.02%

Suppressor

Tier 2•1,600

58.54%+11.42%123-0.01%

Metal Skin

Tier 3•3,200

57.03%+0.62%1,494+0.06%

Bullet Resilience

Tier 3•3,200

52.43%+0.25%1,751-0.19%

Healbane

Tier 2•1,600

51.71%+0.76%1,172-0.1%

Knockdown

Tier 3•3,200

51.19%-0.85%1,176+0.04%

Rescue Beam

Tier 3•3,200

50.00%+4.39%34+0.0%

Weapon Shielding

Tier 2•1,600

48.66%-1.81%635+0.11%

Slowing Hex

Tier 2•1,600

48.04%-1.36%587-0.05%

Current Patch

Hero Base Stats

Weapon

Falloff range:20 -> 50

Damage per second:40

Bullet damage:6

Bullets per second:6.67

Shoot move speed:-25%

Clip size:24

Reload_duration:2.80s

Bullets speed:203m/s

Light melee:50

Heavy melee damage:116

Vitality

Max health:800

Base health regen:2

Bullet resistance:0%

Spirit resistance:0%

Reducing critical damage:0%

Max move speed:6.8m/s

Sprint speed:1.6m/s

Stamina:3

Stamina regen:4s

Spirit

Ability cooldown:0%

Ability duration:0%

Ability range:0%

Spirit lifesteal:0%

Max charges increase:0

Charge cooldown:0%

Spirit power:0

Detonations 3

Max Attached Rats 5

Rat Count 7

Damage 200

Bonuses Per Boon

REACHING EACH THRESHOLD GIVES:

Unlock skills or skill points

Skills are unlocked on the 0th, 1st, 4th and 6th gifts.

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

The rewards reach their maximum on the 32nd gift.

+0.18 to base Bullet Damage

+50 to base Health

+1.58 to base Melee Damage

+1.1 to Spirit Power

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Build byLockbuilds TeamOfficial BuildUpdated Oct 17, 2026