Drifter build guide
by St. Ides HeavenVersion 22Updated Jun 18, 2026Guide #682914
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10,000,000+ hours Drifter sensei use my build unless you want to be at a severe competitive disadvantage
1Core Build
Author's category · 18 items
High-Velocity Rounds
Opening Rounds
Built from High-Velocity Rounds
sell second
Extra Regen
sell first (make sure u don't lose green spike though)
Extra Stamina
Kinetic Dash
Built from Extra Stamina
Slowing Bullets
Extra Health
Slowing Hex
can skip if not a lot of mobility heroes, sell third
Dispel Magic
or counterspell (rarely metal skin)
Hunter's Aura
Rapid Rounds
Burst Fire
Built from Rapid Rounds
Fortitude
Built from Extra Health
upgrade earlier if you're low and don't want to go back to base
Duration Extender
Superior Duration
Built from Duration Extender
Sprint Boots
buy when you get first flex slot (skip if you bought trophy)
Enduring Speed
Built from Sprint Boots
buy when you get first flex slot (skip if you bought trophy)
Weighted Shots
Built from Slowing Bullets
2Situationaloptional
Author's category · 4 items
Mystic Burst
can buy in lane if you want +60 damage on rend
Trophy Collector
Built from Sprint Boots
instead of extra regen if you're stomping lane
Counterspell
instead of dispel like 40% of the time
3Post-Core Optionsoptional
Author's category · 12 items · prio usually L>R but it depends on the game
Silencer
insanely broken vs. spirit
Inhibitor
instead of silencer vs. mostly gun heroes (can also buy with it to make spirit heroes do 0 damage)
Spirit Resilience
makes it very hard for spirit heroes to kill you when bought with silencer
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 |
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Metal Skin
vs. characters that are building only gun
Vampiric Burst
before silencer / inhib if you need sustain
Lucky Shot
infinite damage glitch
Ricochet
insane with silencer and / or inhibitor
Siphon Bullets
tank
Crippling Headshot
great vs. tanks because it helps your whole team kill them faster, don't buy if your team already has one though
Juggernaut
Built from Enduring Speed
gun immortality pt. 1
Plated Armor
gun immortality pt. 2
Frenzy
if you need even more debuff resist after weighted
Spellbreaker
vs. spirit burst
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 10 |
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BloodscentBloodscent | Bloodscent: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Bloodscent: 1 AP upgrade, step 9 | Bloodscent: 2 AP upgrade, step 14 | Bloodscent: 5 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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Eternal NightEternal Night | Eternal Night: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Eternal Night: 1 AP upgrade, step 11 | Eternal Night: 2 AP upgrade, step 12 | Eternal Night: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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