Rat King build guide
by MalyomVersion 1Updated Oct 5, 2026Guide #851746
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TORMENT KING
1Left to right
Author's category · 22 items
Monster Rounds
High-Velocity Rounds
Opening Rounds
Built from High-Velocity Rounds
Slowing Bullets
Weighted Shots
Built from Slowing Bullets
Enduring Speed
need speed to play
Extra Health
Fortitude
Built from Extra Health
permanent map uptime + move speed, can skip for res or warpstone
Compress Cooldown
Torment Pulse
Duration Extender
Mystic Expansion
Diviner's Kevlar
Witchmail
spam your 3 and ult, no 1 or 2
Greater Expansion
Built from Mystic Expansion
Superior Duration
Built from Duration Extender
Colossus
Built from Extra Health
makes your 3 give you more hp
Scourge
Escalating Exposure
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Refresher
2defensives, i buy 1-2 every game prob dispel and warpoptional
Author's category · 13 items
Battle Vest
instead of fortitude you can buy double vest or double shielding
Enchanter's Emblem
Debuff Reducer
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.
Scrap GrenadeScrap Grenade | Scrap Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Scrap Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 14 | Scrap Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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Warp Stone
good movement to stay active in fight
Dispel Magic
buy if decay is being put on you or toxic
Counterspell
lash ult etc
Metal Skin
haze/ven/vyper nuking you
Juggernaut
Built from Enduring Speed
best anti gun option in the game since you want them to be breaking your shield you dont want plated armor
Unstoppable
Built from Debuff Reducer
buy if your team needs mid contest and you have to punch, buy very very often
Return Fire
vs haze/vyper you can make them hurt themselves
Spirit Resilience
all the tank shred dot items in the game are spirit, toxic bullets, decay, scourge
Siphon Bullets
makes your 3 tankier, can buy late instead of frenzy or after
Ethereal Shift
| Scrap Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
Rat SwarmRat Swarm | Rat Swarm: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Rat Swarm: 1 AP upgrade, step 11 | Rat Swarm: 2 AP upgrade, step 12 | Rat Swarm: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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Royal PestmentsRoyal Pestments | Royal Pestments: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Royal Pestments: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Royal Pestments: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Royal Pestments: 5 AP upgrade, step 10 |
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Rule, Ratannia!Rule, Ratannia! | Rule, Ratannia!: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Rule, Ratannia!: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Rule, Ratannia!: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Rule, Ratannia!: 5 AP upgrade, step 9 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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