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Rat King

Rat King
Scrap Grenade
Scrap Grenade
Throw a grenade of scrap that detonates multiple times, dealing bullet damage and applying slowslow.

The grenade can be meleed to knock it away.Read more
Rat Swarm
Rat Swarm
Call forth a swarm of rats that leap onto enemies, dealing spirit damage over time and reducing their bullet resistbullet resist with every bite. The more rats are attached, the faster they will bite the target.

Enemies can have multiple rats attached, but can shake off a rat early by performing a ground or air dash.Read more
Royal Pestments
Royal Pestments
Adorn scrappy armor, gaining barrierbarrier based on your max health. As long as the armor holds, bullets have a chance to be deflected back towards the attacker.

The barrier does not benefit from resists.Read more
Rule, Ratannia!
Rule, Ratannia!
Charge up and summon the banner of Ratannia, granting all nearby allies increased move speed, immunity from slows, and reduced incoming damage while near the banner.Read more
Build id
836698
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_EarlyGame

Buy L-R. We can focus on yellows because Rat King is tanky af. Rush to 4.8k as fast as possible.

Fleetfoot
Fleetfoot
Weapon
1 600
Extra Health
Extra Health
Vitality
800
Extra Regen
Extra Regen
Vitality
800
Sprint Boots
Sprint Boots
Vitality
800
Bullet Lifesteal
Bullet Lifesteal
Vitality
1 600
Battle Vest
Battle Vest
Vitality
1 600
Enduring Speed
Enduring Speed
Vitality
1 600
Opening Rounds
Opening Rounds
Weapon
1 600
Cultist Sacrifice
Cultist Sacrifice
Weapon
3 200
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_EarlyGame

Buy whatever is needed.

Healing Rite
Healing Rite
Vitality
800
Healbane
Healbane
Vitality
1 600
Extra Charge
Extra Charge
Spirit
800
Rebuttal
Rebuttal
Vitality
800
CORE

Buy L-R. You can get Juggernaut if you want to become a bigger tank than you already are. But I prefer focusing on DPS.

Berserker
Berserker
Weapon
3 200
Titanic Magazine
Titanic Magazine
Weapon
1 600
Heroic Aura
Heroic Aura
Weapon
3 200
Glass Cannon
Glass Cannon
Weapon
6 400
Siphon Bullets
Siphon Bullets
Vitality
6 400
Fortitude
Fortitude
Vitality
3 200
Superior Cooldown
Superior Cooldown
Spirit
3 200
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_MidGame

Get your greens!

Bullet Resilience
Bullet Resilience
Vitality
3 200
Spirit Resilience
Spirit Resilience
Vitality
3 200
Dispel Magic
Dispel Magic
Vitality
3 200
Metal Skin
Metal Skin
Vitality
3 200
Counterspell
Counterspell
Vitality
3 200
Spirit Shielding
Spirit Shielding
Vitality
1 600
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
Vitality
6 400
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_LateGame

If you are struggling then you can get Unstop early.

Lucky Shot
Lucky Shot
Weapon
6 400
Vampiric Burst
Vampiric Burst
Vitality
6 400
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
Vitality
6 400
Colossus
Colossus
Vitality
6 400
Witchmail
Witchmail
Vitality
6 400
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_LateGame
Ricochet
Ricochet
Weapon
6 400
Silencer
Silencer
Weapon
6 400
Plated Armor
Plated Armor
Vitality
6 400
Spellslinger
Spellslinger
Weapon
6 400
Testing spirit builds
Crippling Headshot
Crippling Headshot
Weapon
6 400
Spiritual Overflow
Spiritual Overflow
Weapon
6 400
Rapid Recharge
Rapid Recharge
Spirit
3 200
Escalating Exposure
Echo Shard
Echo Shard
Spirit
6 400
Refresher
Refresher
Spirit
6 400
Mercurial Magnum
Mercurial Magnum
Spirit
6 400
Spirit Burn
Spirit Burn
Spirit
6 400
Mystic Reverb
Mystic Reverb
Spirit
6 400

The order of leveling abilities

Ability
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Scrap Grenade
Scrap Grenade
1
2
5
Rat Swarm
Rat Swarm
1
2
5
Royal Pestments
Royal Pestments
1
2
5
Rule, Ratannia!
Rule, Ratannia!
1
2
5

News

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Deadlock New Hero Rat King: All Abilities, Upgrades and Full Hero Overview
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Deadlock Patch Notes - 09/16/2026 (Minor Update)
Deadlock Patch Notes - 09/16/2026 (Minor Update)
Valve released a new Deadlock patch on September 16, 2026. The update includes changes to comeback mechanics, objective rewards, item balance, movement slows, parry mechanics, and multiple hero adjustments.
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