Drifter counters and synergy
How to counter Drifter
To counter Drifter, play Paige, Rat King and Graves: Drifter wins only 44.1% against Paige. Overall Drifter wins 50.0% of 120k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. Drifter does best with Lady Geist on the team.
- Win rate
- 50.0%
- Pick rate
- 37.3%
- Matches
- 120k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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
Lady Geist 11k matches
+2.0 vs expected
51.8% win rate
Rat King 29k matches
+1.1 vs expected
57.2% win rate
Celeste 11k matches
+1.0 vs expected
49.4% win rate
Paige 28k matches
+0.8 vs expected
56.2% win rate
Sinclair 6,227 matches
As expected
47.3% win rate
Seven 20k matches
As expected
54.4% win rate
Victor 15k matches
As expected
54.6% win rate
Kelvin 9,475 matches
As expected
54.6% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
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Lady Geist 2,492 matches
+3.1 vs expected
52.8% win rate
Vindicta 2,613 matches
+2.3 vs expected
53.1% win rate
Vyper 913 matches
As expected
52.3% win rate
Paradox 2,762 matches
+1.9 vs expected
47.3% win rate
-
Sinclair 1,310 matches
As expected
48.4% win rate
-
Kelvin 1,942 matches
As expected
55.7% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
-
Sinclair 6,302 matches
+1.7 vs expected
55.1% win rate
Wraith 23k matches
+1.2 vs expected
49.5% win rate
Nurse Harrow 12k matches
As expected
51.4% win rate
Haze 36k matches
+0.6 vs expected
47.6% win rate
Violet 17k matches
As expected
51.2% win rate
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Lady Geist 20k matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
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Vindicta 19k matches
As expected
49.6% win rate
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Rat King 48k matches
As expected
44.4% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
-
Vyper 7,906 matches
−1.3 vs expected
48.6% win rate
Mirage 5,697 matches
As expected
56.0% win rate
Dynamo 16k matches
−1.0 vs expected
47.7% win rate
Mo & Krill 11k matches
As expected
49.3% win rate
McGinnis 8,482 matches
As expected
52.1% win rate
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Paige 21k matches
As expected
44.1% win rate
Warden 6,535 matches
As expected
55.3% win rate
Holliday 12k matches
As expected
51.7% 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 hero | Drifter wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paige | 44.1% | 21k | As expected |
| Rat King | 44.4% | 48k | As expected |
 Graves | 44.6% | 27k | As expected |
| Kelvin | 45.3% | 10k | As expected |
| Victor | 46.1% | 19k | As expected |
| Seven | 46.3% | 23k | As expected |
 Ivy | 46.6% | 14k | As expected |
| Haze | 47.6% | 36k | +0.6 points |
 Apollo | 47.6% | 14k | As expected |
 Baba | 47.6% | 17k | As expected |
| Dynamo | 47.7% | 16k | −1.0 points |
 Abrams | 48.4% | 14k | As expected |
| Vyper | 48.6% | 7,906 | −1.3 points |
 Lash | 48.8% | 25k | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 49.3% | 11k | As expected |
| Wraith | 49.5% | 23k | +1.2 points |
 Calico | 49.6% | 12k | As expected |
| Vindicta | 49.6% | 19k | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 50.9% | 20k | As expected |
| Violet | 51.2% | 17k | As expected |
 Billy | 51.2% | 13k | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 51.4% | 12k | As expected |
| Celeste | 51.4% | 15k | As expected |
 Yamato | 51.7% | 17k | As expected |
| Holliday | 51.7% | 12k | As expected |
 Infernus | 52.0% | 31k | As expected |
| McGinnis | 52.1% | 8,482 | As expected |
 Silver | 52.4% | 12k | As expected |
 Venator | 52.5% | 20k | As expected |
 Bebop | 53.4% | 24k | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 53.6% | 22k | As expected |
 Mina | 53.8% | 23k | As expected |
 Viscous | 53.9% | 7,489 | As expected |
 Rem | 53.9% | 19k | As expected |
 The Doorman | 54.4% | 8,672 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 54.5% | 9,245 | As expected |
 Pocket | 54.6% | 11k | As expected |
| Paradox | 54.7% | 14k | As expected |
| Sinclair | 55.1% | 6,302 | +1.7 points |
| Warden | 55.3% | 6,535 | As expected |
 Solomon | 55.4% | 15k | As expected |
 Shiv | 55.4% | 17k | As expected |
| Mirage | 56.0% | 5,697 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Drifter in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Drifter struggles against. Drifter has the lowest win rate against Paige, Rat King and Graves (44.1% against Paige). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Vyper, Mirage and Dynamo do better against Drifter than expected.
- Who is Drifter good against?
- Drifter has the highest win rate against Mirage, Shiv and Solomon (56.0% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Drifter does better than expected against Sinclair, Wraith and Nurse Harrow.
- Who is the best teammate for Drifter?
- Lady Geist: together they win 51.8%, 2.0 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Drifter lane with?
- Lady Geist, Vindicta and Vyper make the best lane partners for Drifter, measured against what each pair is expected to win.