Rat King build guide

NA #1 RAT KING - Shmuck

by Little ShmuckVersion 19Updated Oct 8, 2026Guide #834900

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Author's notes

does the shmuck meta include rats now too? discord: discord.gg/KVHpb94rUJ

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 8 items
1. 1
  Monster Rounds
2. 2
  High-Velocity Rounds
3. 3
  Extra Health
4. 4
  Opening Rounds
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
5. 5
  Cultist Sacrifice
  Built from Monster Rounds
6. 6
  Enduring Speed
7. 7
  Fortitude
  Built from Extra Health
8. 8
  Arcane Surge
  shout out oses
2Optionaloptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
2. 2
  Extra Regen
3. 3
  Battle Vest
3Mid game
Game stage · 8 items
1. 1
  Fleetfoot
2. 2
  Superior Cooldown
3. 3
  Berserker
4. 4
4MUST BUY ONEoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Dispel Magic
  default to dispel if not sure
2. 2
  Warp Stone
3. 3
  Metal Skin
4. 4
5COUNTERSoptional
Author's category · 8 items
1. 1
  Return Fire
2. 2
  Spirit Shielding
3. 3
  Weapon Shielding
4. 4
6Late game
Game stage · 9 items
1. 1
  Frenzy
2. 2
  Superior Duration
3. 3
  Greater Expansion
4. 4

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.

Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
Scrap GrenadeScrap Grenade	Scrap Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 1				Scrap Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 5										Scrap Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 15