How do I counter Haze, Rem, Venator as Rat King in Deadlock?

Build High-Velocity Rounds, Close Quarters, Spirit Shielding to counter their primary threats. Enemy has a stealth hero: raw HP buys you the second it takes to react to an opener. Stalker reveals wounded targets through walls.

What items should Rat King buy against Haze in Deadlock?

Start with High-Velocity Rounds, Close Quarters, Spirit Shielding, Mystic Expansion for laning, then transition to Ballistic Enchantment, Blood Tribute, Radiant Regeneration, Lifestrike mid game.

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Rat King

Counter-build vs Haze, Rem, Venator

60%EASYavg WR vs team

Matchup tips

Enemy has a stealth hero: raw HP buys you the second it takes to react to an opener. Stalker reveals wounded targets through walls.

Haze

54%

Gun DMGSust. Gun

Rem

62%

SummonsSust. Spirit

Venator

63%

CCSpirit Burst

WeaponSpiritVitality

Next buy

Lane phase (auto) · 0 souls spent

High-Velocity Rounds

T1 · 800 souls

Gives you sustained gun damage

+60% Bullet Velocity · +8% Weapon Damage

Counters come after this: Spirit Shielding later in lane, Colossus in late game.

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Same logic as the in-game HUD (counters, your items, scouted enemy items). The build below is a whole-game plan that also weighs live win rates, so the two can differ.

Select an item for what it does and who it counters.= data behind the pick · FLEX = swappable last slot.

Laning Phase

Early game items (T1-T2) to win your lane

4,000 souls

High-Velocity RoundsT1800

Gives you sustained gun damage

Close QuartersT1800

Gives you burst gun damage

Spirit ShieldingT21,600

2 of 3 enemies deal spirit damage

Spirit ResistShield

Mystic ExpansionT1800

Scales your spirit damage

Mid Game

Core items (T2-T3) for team fights and objectives

12,800 souls

Ballistic EnchantmentT33,200

Scales your spirit damage

Blood TributeT33,200

Reduces CC from Rem, Venator

Anti-CC

Radiant RegenerationT33,200

Sustain for extended fights

SustainRegen

LifestrikeT33,200FLEX

Slows Venator

LifestealSustainSlow

Late Game

Power spike items (T3-T4) to close out the game

25,600 souls

ColossusT46,400

2 of 3 enemies deal spirit damage — Slows Venator

HealthBullet ResistSpirit ResistSlow

SpellslingerT46,400

Faster ability rotations

Diviner's KevlarT46,400

Survivability against burst damage — high win rate item on this hero

Shield

Spiritual OverflowT46,400

Sustain for extended fights

Lifesteal

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Why This Build Works

This counter-build for Rat King is optimized against Haze, Rem, Venator. The enemy team has a mixed damage profile, so the build balances multiple defensive needs.

Key counters needed: Bullet ResistSpirit ResistAnti-CCShield

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