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Drifter counters and synergy

How to counter Drifter

To counter Drifter, play Graves, Rat King and Paige: Drifter wins only 43.0% against Graves. Overall Drifter wins 50.1% of 1.2M matches in the last 30 days. Drifter does best with Rat King on the team.

Win rate
50.1%
Pick rate
37.4%
Matches
1.2M
Updated
26 October 2026
Best duos and trios for every hero

Each number is compared with what Drifter's win rate and the other hero's predict, so a strong hero doesn't top every list. Green bars beat that expectation, red fall short, grey are within chance.

Same team

Best teammates

  1. Rat King

    Rat King 276k matches

    +1.5 vs expected

    58.7% win rate

  2. Lady Geist

    Lady Geist 91k matches

    +1.5 vs expected

    52.6% win rate

  3. Seven

    Seven 178k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    56.1% win rate

  4. Vindicta

    Vindicta 142k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    50.1% win rate

  5. Victor

    Victor 144k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    55.0% win rate

  6. McGinnis

    McGinnis 66k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    48.6% win rate

  7. Celeste

    Celeste 162k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    49.3% win rate

  8. Grey Talon

    Grey Talon 73k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    47.6% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

  1. Lady Geist

    Lady Geist 20k matches

    +2.5 vs expected

    53.6% win rate

  2. Rat King

    Rat King 54k matches

    +1.8 vs expected

    59.0% win rate

  3. Seven

    Seven 40k matches

    +1.5 vs expected

    56.5% win rate

  4. Vindicta

    Vindicta 30k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    50.8% win rate

  5. McGinnis

    McGinnis 15k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    49.2% win rate

  6. Victor

    Victor 29k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    55.5% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

  1. Sinclair

    Sinclair 82k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    55.2% win rate

  2. Haze

    Haze 319k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    47.0% win rate

  3. Rat King

    Rat King 457k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    43.7% win rate

  4. Paradox

    Paradox 158k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    54.7% win rate

  5. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 117k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    49.1% win rate

  6. Victor

    Victor 192k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    46.3% win rate

  7. Violet

    Violet 161k matches

    +0.3 vs expected

    49.5% win rate

  8. Celeste

    Celeste 219k matches

    +0.3 vs expected

    51.7% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

  1. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 105k matches

    −1.2 vs expected

    48.8% win rate

  2. Dynamo

    Dynamo 144k matches

    −1.1 vs expected

    46.9% win rate

  3. Vyper

    Vyper 103k matches

    −0.8 vs expected

    52.4% win rate

  4. Warden

    Warden 71k matches

    −0.6 vs expected

    53.0% win rate

  5. Holliday

    Holliday 132k matches

    −0.5 vs expected

    52.3% win rate

  6. Kelvin

    Kelvin 92k matches

    −0.5 vs expected

    45.6% win rate

  7. Lash

    Lash 224k matches

    −0.4 vs expected

    48.7% win rate

  8. Silver

    Silver 196k matches

    −0.4 vs expected

    53.9% win rate

Win rate against each hero

Drifter against every hero

The plain win rate: how often Drifter wins with each hero on the enemy team, lowest first. Strong heroes are hard for everyone, so the last column says how this compares with what the two heroes' win rates predict.

Enemy heroDrifter winsMatchesAgainst expected
Graves Graves43.0%280kAs expected
Rat King Rat King43.7%457k+0.5 points
Paige Paige43.8%192kAs expected
Seven Seven45.4%226kAs expected
Kelvin Kelvin45.6%92k−0.5 points
Victor Victor46.3%192k+0.4 points
Dynamo Dynamo46.9%144k−1.1 points
Haze Haze47.0%319k+0.7 points
Ivy Ivy47.1%140kAs expected
Baba Baba47.2%160kAs expected
Lash Lash48.7%224k−0.4 points
Mo & Krill Mo & Krill48.8%105k−1.2 points
Abrams Abrams48.8%158kAs expected
Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow49.1%117k+0.5 points
Lady Geist Lady Geist49.4%165k+0.3 points
Violet Violet49.5%161k+0.3 points
Wraith Wraith49.6%220k+0.3 points
Apollo Apollo51.0%194k+0.3 points
Vindicta Vindicta51.0%216k+0.3 points
Infernus Infernus51.1%250kAs expected
Calico Calico51.6%121kAs expected
Celeste Celeste51.7%219k+0.3 points
McGinnis McGinnis51.8%83k−0.4 points
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny52.1%226kAs expected
Bebop Bebop52.2%239kAs expected
Holliday Holliday52.3%132k−0.5 points
Yamato Yamato52.4%189kAs expected
Vyper Vyper52.4%103k−0.8 points
Billy Billy52.5%158kAs expected
Venator Venator52.7%288k−0.2 points
Warden Warden53.0%71k−0.6 points
Grey Talon Grey Talon53.4%107k+0.3 points
Rem Rem53.6%232k−0.3 points
Silver Silver53.9%196k−0.4 points
Mina Mina54.1%288kAs expected
Solomon Solomon54.2%151kAs expected
Viscous Viscous54.3%89kAs expected
The Doorman The Doorman54.5%105kAs expected
Paradox Paradox54.7%158k+0.5 points
Sinclair Sinclair55.2%82k+0.9 points
Pocket Pocket55.2%130kAs expected
Shiv Shiv55.3%173k−0.3 points
Mirage Mirage55.4%79kAs expected

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter Drifter in Deadlock?
Pick a hero Drifter struggles against. Drifter has the lowest win rate against Graves, Rat King and Paige (43.0% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mo & Krill, Dynamo and Vyper do better against Drifter than expected.
Who is Drifter good against?
Drifter has the highest win rate against Mirage, Shiv and Pocket (55.4% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Drifter does better than expected against Sinclair, Haze and Rat King.
Who is the best teammate for Drifter?
Rat King: together they win 58.7%, 1.5 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Drifter lane with?
Lady Geist, Rat King and Seven make the best lane partners for Drifter, measured against what each pair is expected to win.