Drifter build guide

Ricefields Butcher

by ricehatVersion 1Updated Apr 11, 2026Guide #579927

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Author's notes

Collection of the best from other guides.

Item categories

1Early / Lane
Author's category · 7 items · Stalker or Slowing Bullets | Kinetic or Arcane
1. 1
  Battle Vest
2. 2
  Stalker
  Chips away in Lane HARD. Later on this becomes a key item for roaming / ganking.
3. 3
  Slowing Bullets
  When against high mobility heroes like Mina, Lash, etc.
4. 4
  Extra Stamina
5. 5
  Kinetic Dash
  Built from Extra Stamina
6. 6
  Arcane Surge
  Built from Extra Stamina
7. 7
  Close Quarters
  [Optional] Build into Point Blank.
2Heavy lane harassmentoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Extra Regen
2. 2
  Healing Rite
3. 3
  Restorative Shot
4. 4
3Speedoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Heroic Aura
  Good for your and your team.
2. 2
  Swift Striker
4Rendoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Bullet Resist Shredder
  Reliably applied with your first skill (Rend).
5Târgoviște, 1475optional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Refresher
6Address meoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Weighted Shots
  Built from Slowing Bullets
7Curfewoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Shadow Weave
8Spirit Heavy / Infernusoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Fury Trance
2. 2
  Silencer
3. 3
  Blood Tribute
  Risky item. Great for light but annoying debuff lineup, notably against disablers like Abrams and Ivy. Preferably after Vampiric Burst.
9Mid game
Game stage · 7 items · Enduring and/or Forti for greens IF lacking HP
1. 1
  Fleetfoot
  Great for aggressive roaming.
2. 2
  Sprint Boots
3. 3
  Enduring Speed
  Built from Sprint Boots
4. 4
10Mid gameoptional
Game stage · 6 items
1. 1
  Hollow Point
2. 2
  Bullet Lifesteal
3. 3
  Point Blank
  Built from Close Quarters
  This can be skipped in favor of tier 4s or Toxic Bullets.
4. 4
11Late gameoptional
Game stage · 8 items
1. 1
  Vampiric Burst
  Built from Bullet Lifesteal
  Not an every game item.
2. 2
  Crippling Headshot
  Perfect anti-tank item.
3. 3
  Ricochet
4. 4
12Survivabilityoptional
Author's category · 12 items
1. 1
  Unstoppable
2. 2
  Juggernaut
  Built from Enduring Speed
3. 3
  Spirit Resilience
4. 4
13Strong duration only / Boxoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Siphon Bullets

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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 2											Rend: 2 AP upgrade, step 13	Rend: 5 AP upgrade, step 14