Rat King

Scaling per level

• Health800
  Level 1: 800Level 36: 2550
  +50 / level
• Light melee50
  Level 1: 50Level 36: 105.3
  +1.58 / level
• Heavy melee116
  Level 1: 116Level 36: 171.3
  +1.58 / level
• Bonus bullet damage+0
  Level 1: +0Level 36: +5.04
  +0.14 / level
• Spirit power+0
  Level 1: +0Level 36: +38.5
  +1.1 / level

Formula: value at level N = base value + (N − 1) × per-level increment (data from deadlock-api.com). Bullet damage and spirit power show the bonus accumulated from levels, in the API unit; the weapon base damage is not part of this data. Values may change with every game update.

Base stats

Move speed

6.8 m/s

Sprint (bonus)

1.6 m/s

Crouch speed

4.75 m/s

Health regen

2 /s

Stamina

3 charges

Ground dash

10 m

Air dash

8 m

Abilities

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  Scrap Grenade

  Throw a grenade of scrap that detonates multiple times, dealing bullet damage and applying slow.The grenade can be meleed to knock it away.

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  Rat Swarm

  Call forth a swarm of rats that leap onto enemies, dealing spirit damage over time and reducing their bullet 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.

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  Royal Pestments

  Adorn scrappy armor, gaining barrier 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.

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  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.

Counters and synergies

Win rate in real matches, only pairs with at least 1,000 matches (data from deadlock-api.com on 2026-11-01). This is correlation, not a guarantee: it depends on player skill, lanes and the patch.

Builds

See builds (3)

About the hero

The cryptid ruler of the New York Warrens, The Rat King towers over his subjects in size, strength, and ambition. No longer content with hiding underground, the king has revealed his bold vision for a future where he and his subjects can walk the surface without fear of the pest control vans that roam the streets of New York (or as the rats call them: human death squads)<br><br>Step 1: Take control of Long Island<br>Step 2: Declare Long Island as the new sovereign nation of Ratannia<br>Step 3: Execute every human that refuses to leave this new rat utopia<br><br>But air tight as this plan is, the king of rats didn't want to take chances: and so he's decided to summon the patron to help hedge his bets.