Rat Swarm Rat King · Ability 2
Call forth a swarm of rats that leap onto enemies, dealing Spirit DPS and reducing their Bullet Resist with every bite. The more rats are attached, the faster they will bite the target.
Enemies can have multiple rats attached, but can shake off a rat early by performing a ground or air dash.
Rat Swarm has a 24 second cooldown and a range of 50m.
Every upgrade
Rat Swarm numbers
Each column includes every upgrade before it. Highlighted values are the ones that tier changes.
| Stat | Base | + Tier I | + Tier II | + Tier III |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 24s | 24s | 24s | 24s |
| Charges | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cast Range | 50m | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Duration | 6s | 6s | 6s | 6s |
| Damage per Bite | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Bullet Resist per Bite | -1% | -1% | -1% | -2% |
| Bite Interval per Rat | 1s | 1s | 1s | 1s |
| Debuff Duration | 4s | 4s | 8s | 8s |
| Max Rats | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Rat Swarm Cols | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Rat Swarm Rows | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Rat Swarm Width | 400 | 400 | 500 | 500 |
Ability points
Rat Swarm upgrades
Tier I · 1 AP
+1 Charges
Tier II · 2 AP
Increased Swarm Size
+4s Debuff DurationTier III · 5 AP
+8 Damage and -1% Bullet Resist per Bite
The rest of the kit
Other Rat King abilities
Quick answers
Rat Swarm questions
- What does Rat Swarm do in Deadlock?
- Rat Swarm is Rat King's ability 2. Call forth a swarm of rats that leap onto enemies, dealing Spirit DPS and reducing their Bullet Resist with every bite. The more rats are attached, the faster they will bite the target.Enemies can have multiple rats attached, but can shake off a rat early by performing a ground or air dash.
- What is the cooldown of Rat Swarm?
- 24 seconds before upgrades. Cooldown reduction items shorten it further.
- What do Rat Swarm's upgrades do?
- Tier 1 (1 AP): +1 Charges Tier 2 (2 AP): Increased Swarm Size+4s Debuff Duration Tier 3 (5 AP): +8 Damage and -1% Bullet Resist per Bite