Drifter build guide
by St. Ides HeavenVersion 38Updated Sep 23, 2026Guide #746465
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kaboom
1early to mid
Author's category · 11 items
Melee Lifesteal
sell second
Stalker
sell third
Spirit Strike
Mystic Burst
Trophy Collector
or healbane if your team isn't fighting a lot
Extra Spirit
sell first
Spirit Snatch
Built from Spirit Strike
Melee Charge
sell third
Fleetfoot
sell fourth
Veil Walker
nerfed hard but still needed on spirit drifter
Tankbuster
Built from Mystic Burst
2mid to late
Author's category · 4 items
Duration Extender
Superior Duration
Built from Duration Extender
Spirit Burn
3post-core optionsoptional
Author's category · 7 items
Arctic Blast
CC + damage
Silencer
anti-spirit and chain silence
Ethereal Shift
anti-hatecrime button
4situationaloptional
Author's category · 11 items
Spirit Shredder
Healbane
heal on kill goes crazy
Slowing Hex
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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Warp Stone
extremely good for escape and extra gap close
Cursed Relic
lategame picks
Crippling Headshot
good if your team doesn't have one and the enemies are tanky
Transcendent Cooldown
actives
Escalating Exposure
best damage option if the enemies don't have removers
Hunter's Aura
can go instead of melee charge + fleetfoot vs. gun but saving up for it feels pretty bad
Dispel Magic
op item 1
Counterspell
op item 2
Metal Skin
vs. pure gun
Plated Armor
anti-carry
Spellbreaker
anti-spirit
Unstoppable
midboss
Indomitable
vs. unreactable cc
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 16 |
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Eternal NightEternal Night | Eternal Night: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Eternal Night: 1 AP upgrade, step 12 | Eternal Night: 2 AP upgrade, step 14 | Eternal Night: 5 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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