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Drifter vs Violet

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Written for the Drifter player. Playing Violet? See Violet vs Drifter →

Violet is announced but not out yet. New heroes release Tuesdays and Fridays at 2:00 pm Pacific, in an order set by player vote; the next slot is Friday 16 October.

This page becomes the full matchup guide on release day: the measured win rate, who is favoured, how to win, a phase-by-phase plan and the abilities to watch. Everything known about Violet so far →

Your side: Drifter in lane

Lane strengths

  • 133 weapon DPS is the highest in this group by a wide margin — at point-blank range he simply out-damages almost anyone in a short trade
  • Stalker's Mark Stalker's Mark 5s Duration26s Cooldown Drifter throws out a mark that latches onto the first enemy it touches, bleeding them for spirit damage over time. Crowd Control None directly, though Tier 3's -40% healing reduction functions as an… Damage 2.0% bleed damage per second scaling with Spirit Power over a 5s duration… Mobility The recast is an instant teleport to directly behind the marked target —… 1 -8% bullet resist on the target after the ambush 2 -10s cooldown (from a 26s base) and +3s duration 5 +1.5% bleed damage and -40% healing reduction gives him a kill-confirm from range that most laners cannot answer without a dash
  • Bloodscent Bloodscent 80m Range Isolated enemy heroes leave a visible trail as they move and their heartbeat is audible to Drifter from a distance. Damage Amplified damage against isolated heroes; Mobility Tier 1 grants +3 m/s move speed around isolated enemies. Defensive Tier 2 heals 24% of missing health and restores 2 stamina when an isolated… 1 +3 m/s move speed around isolated enemies 2 heal 24% of missing health and restore 2 stamina on isolated hero death 5 +11% amplified damage 's 80m detection means he knows exactly when the enemy laner has separated from their partner

Lane weaknesses

  • Falloff starting at 22m and ending at 27m means he is contributing nothing at normal lane trading distance
  • No escape whatsoever — Stalker's Mark Stalker's Mark 5s Duration26s Cooldown Drifter throws out a mark that latches onto the first enemy it touches, bleeding them for spirit damage over time. Crowd Control None directly, though Tier 3's -40% healing reduction functions as an… Damage 2.0% bleed damage per second scaling with Spirit Power over a 5s duration… Mobility The recast is an instant teleport to directly behind the marked target —… 1 -8% bullet resist on the target after the ambush 2 -10s cooldown (from a 26s base) and +3s duration 5 +1.5% bleed damage and -40% healing reduction teleports him toward the target, not away from it
  • Low durability; a Stun chain he walks into is usually fatal

Power spikes

  • Stalker's Mark Stalker's Mark 5s Duration26s Cooldown Drifter throws out a mark that latches onto the first enemy it touches, bleeding them for spirit damage over time. Crowd Control None directly, though Tier 3's -40% healing reduction functions as an… Damage 2.0% bleed damage per second scaling with Spirit Power over a 5s duration… Mobility The recast is an instant teleport to directly behind the marked target —… 1 -8% bullet resist on the target after the ambush 2 -10s cooldown (from a 26s base) and +3s duration 5 +1.5% bleed damage and -40% healing reduction T2 (roughly 4-6k souls) — -10s cooldown and +3s bleed duration roughly double how often he gets an ambush window
  • Rend Rend 16m Range16s Cooldown Drifter sweeps a cone in front of him for spirit damage. Crowd Control None at base; Tier 3 adds a 2s silence when the target is at close range. Damage 40 spirit damage scaling with Spirit Power (deadlock.one); Defensive The Tier 3 silence can shut off an escape ability for two seconds, which is… 1 +40 bonus damage 2 -8s cooldown (from a 16s base) 5 deals 55% heavy melee damage and silences close-range enemies for 2s T3 — The 2s close-range Silence turns the post-teleport moment into a guaranteed kill against escape-reliant heroes
  • Eternal Night Eternal Night 100m Range6.5s Duration145s Cooldown Drifter blankets nearby enemy heroes in darkness, badly restricting what they can see of other units. Crowd Control Vision denial rather than conventional crowd control — affected heroes… Damage No direct damage; it enables Bloodscent's amplification instead. Mobility Tier 1 adds +10 m/s sprint speed. 1 +10 m/s sprint speed 2 -40s cooldown (from a 145s base) 5 +2.5s duration and +1 maximum target unlock — Lets Bloodscent Bloodscent 80m Range Isolated enemy heroes leave a visible trail as they move and their heartbeat is audible to Drifter from a distance. Damage Amplified damage against isolated heroes; Mobility Tier 1 grants +3 m/s move speed around isolated enemies. Defensive Tier 2 heals 24% of missing health and restores 2 stamina when an isolated… 1 +3 m/s move speed around isolated enemies 2 heal 24% of missing health and restore 2 stamina on isolated hero death 5 +11% amplified damage 's amplification work in teamfights, removing his single biggest structural weakness

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What Valve has shown of Violet

Abilities not shown yet. Valve's words for Violet: ambitious, nimble, creative. A painter. Likely a zoning or terrain-painting kit; nothing confirmed yet.

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