Drifter build guide
by 隱居者 HermitVersion 5Updated Aug 13, 2026Guide #755833
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1Laning
Author's category · 8 items · Basically L>R, can buy Stalker early if have money. Trophy after ColdF if no kills around
Mystic Burst
Raw dmg, buy when want
Extra Regen
Hard lane
Stalker
raw dmg + gun
Sprint Boots
Trophy Collector
Built from Sprint Boots
early roam + later speed. replace with any 1.6k if losing
Spirit Strike
Raw dmg
Cold Front
AOE dmg + later Arctic
Spirit Snatch
Built from Spirit Strike
1 maxxed + spirit invest
2optional
Author's category · 2 items
Rebuttal
Melee city, sell late
Melee Lifesteal
Nice sustain + small dmg. First to sell
3Mid game
Game stage · 5 items
Veil Walker
OP
Tankbuster
Built from Mystic Burst
OP
Spirit Shredder
4If neededoptional
Author's category · 1 items
Healbane
You want 2-3 healbanes on your team
5Late game
Game stage · 4 items · No order, buy on vibe
Superior Duration
Skip if many dispels, 2 maxxed at 20~k
Crippling Headshot
Vs super many resists
Arctic Blast
Built from Cold Front
Invis > Arctic > 1 > 2 > Shoot. Around 3k dmg
6Late++optional
Author's category · 11 items · No order. Cooldown if cordinated team to spam ult. Gun items prio if many stacks
Boundless Spirit
big burst dmg
Spiritual Overflow
Stupid strong item. Proc from 3 shots, spirit, firerate, lifesteal, duration and gun invest
Indomitable
If enemy has low CC
7Situationals
Author's category · 11 items
Mystic Vulnerability
extra shred. buy if team doesn't have it
Slowing Hex
Good buy in every single game, especially vs Calico/Wraith/Mina/Mirage/Infernus
Knockdown
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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Spirit Rend
Built from Spirit Shredder
Spirit Burn
1 rend - 1 burn proc, prio
Cursed Relic
Silencer
Insanely overpowered vs spirit heavy team
Juggernaut
VS many gun slop
Plated Armor
VS many gun slop if juggernaut not enough
Frenzy
Always good drifter buy
Ethereal Shift
Very good vs soft control (Silence/root/capacitor/wraith ult etc), can wait rend CD
Inhibitor
Op stats, procs from 3 shots
Spellbreaker
Many debuffs and spirit slop, ethereal better
Transcendent Cooldown
Last possible buy, take when have nothing else to buy / have 4 actives
Disarming Hex
Phantom Strike
Vindicta/Haze/Wraith/ other low hp chars can kill, very good with arctic. Can TP under mother base with 2 on guardian and tp back with it
Restorative Locket
Can replace with any other 1.6k green or skip
Reactive Barrier
Metal Skin
Spirit Resilience
4/6 enemies spirit slop
Counterspell
Wraith/Lash and other ults
Dispel Magic
Second best green T3 in game
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 12 |
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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 13 | 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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