Drifter build guide

DETONATION DRIFTER ( LIGHTBRINGER )

by LȊGHTBRINGERVersion 11Updated Oct 8, 2025Guide #299609

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Observed usage

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Published guide

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Author's notes

build lots of flat dmg early, scale with fire rate and tanky items late

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 7 items
1. 1
  Spirit Strike
2. 2
  Sprint Boots
3. 3
  Stalker
4. 4
  Cold Front
5. 5
  Extra Spirit
6. 6
  Extra Health
7. 7
  Spirit Snatch
  Built from Spirit Strike
2lane regenoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Extra Regen
2. 2
  Healing Rite
3. 3
  Melee Lifesteal
3Mid game
Game stage · 10 items · warp stone for disengage if you need it
1. 1
  Enduring Speed
  Built from Sprint Boots
2. 2
  Fortitude
  Built from Extra Health
3. 3
  Kinetic Dash
4. 4
4chungusoptional
Author's category · 10 items · buy as needed // u probably dont need lifestrike
1. 1
  Reactive Barrier
2. 2
  Spirit Shielding
3. 3
  Counterspell
4. 4
5Late game
Game stage · 10 items
1. 1
  Crippling Headshot
2. 2
  Leech
3. 3
  Phantom Strike
4. 4
6if you had a mega shit game
Author's category · 5 items · max ult instead and buy this kinda stuff
1. 1
  Arcane Surge
2. 2
  Refresher
3. 3
  Cursed Relic
4. 4

Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.

Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
RendRend	Rend: Ability unlocked, step 1				Rend: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Rend: 2 AP upgrade, step 6			Rend: 5 AP upgrade, step 9