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

Build High-Velocity Rounds, Close Quarters, Battle Vest 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, Battle Vest, Grit for laning, then transition to Ballistic Enchantment, Hunter's Aura, Lifestrike, Weapon Shielding mid game.

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Rat King

Counter-build vs Haze, Venator

59%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

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: Battle Vest 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

Battle VestT21,600

Bullet resist vs Haze

Bullet Resist

GritT1800

Survivability against burst damage

Shield

Mid Game

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

11,200 souls

Ballistic EnchantmentT33,200

Scales your spirit damage

Hunter's AuraT33,200

Slows Venator

Slow

LifestrikeT33,200

Slows Venator

LifestealSustainSlow

Weapon ShieldingT21,600

Bullet resist vs Haze

Bullet ResistShield

Late Game

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

25,600 souls

ColossusT46,400

Bullet and spirit resist vs Haze, Venator — Slows Venator

HealthBullet ResistSpirit ResistSlow

Diviner's KevlarT46,400

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

Shield

SpellslingerT46,400

Faster ability rotations

Spiritual OverflowT46,400FLEX

Sustain for extended fights

Lifesteal

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Why This Build Works

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

Key counters needed: Bullet ResistShieldAnti-StealthAnti-CC

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