How do I counter Silver as Rat King in Deadlock?

Build Spirit Shielding, Grit, High-Velocity Rounds to counter their primary threats. Focus on items that address the enemy team's main damage type.

What items should Rat King buy against Silver in Deadlock?

Start with Spirit Shielding, Grit, High-Velocity Rounds, Close Quarters for laning, then transition to Weighted Shots, Hunter's Aura, Guardian Ward, Veil Walker mid game.

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Rat King

Counter-build vs Silver

63%EASYavg WR vs team

Silver

63%

MeleeSpirit Burst

WeaponSpiritVitality

Next buy

Lane phase (auto) · 0 souls spent

Spirit Shielding

T2 · 1,600 souls

Spirit resist vs Silver

Gain a Barrier whenever you take significant spirit damage from enemy Heroes in a small time frame.

They bought…

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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

Spirit ShieldingT21,600

Spirit resist vs Silver

Spirit ResistShield

GritT1800

Survivability against burst damage

Shield

High-Velocity RoundsT1800

Gives you sustained gun damage

Close QuartersT1800FLEX

Gives you burst gun damage

Mid Game

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

11,200 souls

Weighted ShotsT33,200

Slows Silver

Slow

Hunter's AuraT33,200

Shreds armor on Silver

Armor Shred

Guardian WardT21,600

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

Shield

Veil WalkerT33,200FLEX

Mobility for repositioning

Mobility

Late Game

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

25,600 souls

Diviner's KevlarT46,400

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

Shield

SilencerT46,400

Shreds spirit resist on Silver

SilenceSpirit Shred

SpellslingerT46,400

Scales your spirit damage

WitchmailT46,400FLEX

Spirit resist vs Silver

Spirit Resist

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Why This Build Works

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

Key counters needed: SlowShieldSpirit ResistSilence

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