Drifter build guide
by jocrilhosVersion 1Updated May 27, 2026Guide #657966
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1Early game
Game stage · 8 items
Mystic Burst
Spirit Strike
Melee Lifesteal
Close Quarters
Stalker
Sprint Boots
Enduring Speed
Built from Sprint Boots
Point Blank
Built from Close Quarters
2preference/ if needed
Author's category · 2 items
Extra Regen
Monster Rounds
3sometimes, also 4,8 options
Author's category · 7 items
Swift Striker
Trophy Collector
Built from Sprint Boots
Reactive Barrier
4sometimes, also 4,8 options
Author's category · 4 items
Spirit Snatch
Built from Spirit Strike
Superior Duration
Slowing Hex
5what I buy in mid game, usually slamming items for tempo and running it down for stacks
Author's category · 6 items
Toxic Bullets
Shadow Weave
Built from Sprint Boots
Siphon Bullets
6Late late
Author's category · 3 items
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
Plated Armor
Spirit Resilience
7Category 9
Author's category · 5 items
Silencer
Blood Tribute
Hunter's Aura
8type shit 40 mins _+ /options
Author's category · 6 items
Inhibitor
Crippling Headshot
Escalating Exposure
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.
RendRend | Rend: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Rend: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Rend: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Rend: 5 AP upgrade, step 10 |
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Battle Vest
Healbane
Lifestrike
Built from Melee Lifesteal
Fortitude
Bullet Resist Shredder
Bullet Lifesteal
Vampiric Burst
Built from Bullet Lifesteal
Weighted Shots
Burst Fire
Frenzy
Dispel Magic
Counterspell
Juggernaut
Built from Enduring Speed
Stalker's MarkStalker's Mark | Stalker's Mark: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Stalker's Mark: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Stalker's Mark: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Stalker's Mark: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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BloodscentBloodscent | Bloodscent: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Bloodscent: 1 AP upgrade, step 9 | Bloodscent: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Bloodscent: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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Eternal NightEternal Night | Eternal Night: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Eternal Night: 1 AP upgrade, step 14 | Eternal Night: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Eternal Night: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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