Drifter
Lore
An ancient vampire roaming across America, the nameless monstrosity known as The Drifter has been preying on the living for generations.
Unlike most vampires, Drifter doesn’t value finery or titles and has naked contempt for vampiric laws and tradition. This refusal to toe the line has made him a marked man all over the North American Baronies; but while Viscounts and Elders cry for his execution, Drifter continues to do what he pleases...
Signature abilities
Drifter's four signature abilities, from Valve's game files.
Swipe at enemies in a cone ahead of you, dealing spirit damage. If the enemy is in close range, deal bonus melee damage.
Send out a mark that bleeds the first target it hits, dealing spirit damage over time.While the enemy is bleeding you can re-activate Stalker's Mark to instantly appear behind their back.
Surround nearby enemy heroes in darkness, severely limiting their vision of other units. Affected enemies are briefly revealed to you and are considered isolated for the duration.You gain bonus sprint speed.
Performance
Aggregate of 699,491 tracked public matches.
Aggregate, anonymized stats across ~1,569,766 matches from deadlock-api.com. Snapshot from 2026-10-10.
Starting stats
Drifter's base values at the start of a match, from Valve's game files.
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