Infernus and Rat King

On the same team

Duo Win %

56.5%

Expected from their own win rates

53.3%

Above expected

+3.2 points

Games together

30,221

Infernus on their own: 48.8% · Rat King on their own: 57.8%. Matches in City Never Sleeps on patch 09-29-2026, updated 14 October. Source: deadlock-api.com.

Why it works

• Shred feeds the SMG. Rat Swarm Rat Swarm 50m Range6s Duration24s Cooldown Rat King calls a swarm of rats to a spot up to 50m away. Damage 8 spirit damage per bite (+0.08 Spirit scaling), one bite per attached rat… 1 +1 charge (8s between charges) 2 a larger swarm and +4s debuff duration 5 +8 damage and an extra -1% bullet resist per bite strips Bullet Resist with every bite, and Infernus fires a fast stream of bullets that each land harder on a shredded target while also extending Afterburn Afterburn His weapon hits build a burning effect that deals spirit damage over time. Damage about 14 spirit damage per second at base (deadlock.one) 1 burning targets suffer about -35% spirit damage 2 +3.0s maximum burn duration .
• A safe way in. Infernus must fight up close with low durability. Rule, Ratannia! Rule, Ratannia! 10s Duration160s Cooldown Rat King raises the banner of Ratannia. Crowd Control Knockup and a 40% slow on the slam, plus Rat Swarm from the rats it… Damage 200 bullet damage on the slam (+1.2 weapon-damage scaling), 20m radius (cut… Mobility +3 m/s movement speed for him and nearby allies for up to 10s while the… 1 +2 m/s movement speed (no cooldown reduction since 5 October) 2 +5s banner duration and +8m radius 5 +150 slam damage and +10% damage reduction speeds him in and makes him immune to slows, the slam knocks up and slows enemies for Concussive Combustion Concussive Combustion 190s Cooldown Turns Infernus into a living bomb that detonates after a delay, dealing spirit damage and stunning every nearby enemy. Crowd Control area stun on detonation; Damage about 125 spirit at base (deadlock.one) Defensive uninterruptible, so it functions as a panic button that punishes whoever… 1 about -65s cooldown and +100% explosion lifesteal 2 +0.9s stun duration and +10m radius , and the planted banner cuts the damage he takes.
• Two resists to buy. Rat King Rat King New hero Released 2 October Released 2 October. A gun-scaling brawler and team buffer: a three-blast slowing grenade, rats that strip bullet resist with every bite, a reflecting barrier, and a banner that makes his team slow-immune. 's gun, grenade and banner slam are Bullet Damage, while Napalm Napalm 20m Range25s Cooldown Sprays a burning mixture in front of him that deals spirit damage, slows whoever it touches, and leaves them coated in napalm that keeps burning. Crowd Control movement slow on everyone hit Damage about 40 spirit at base plus the napalm coating over time (deadlock.one) Mobility none directly, though the slow effectively closes distance 1 +15% lifesteal 2 applies about +17% Damage Taken and -33% Healing to affected targets , Afterburn Afterburn His weapon hits build a burning effect that deals spirit damage over time. Damage about 14 spirit damage per second at base (deadlock.one) 1 burning targets suffer about -35% spirit damage 2 +3.0s maximum burn duration and Concussive Combustion Concussive Combustion 190s Cooldown Turns Infernus into a living bomb that detonates after a delay, dealing spirit damage and stunning every nearby enemy. Crowd Control area stun on detonation; Damage about 125 spirit at base (deadlock.one) Defensive uninterruptible, so it functions as a panic button that punishes whoever… 1 about -65s cooldown and +100% explosion lifesteal 2 +0.9s stun duration and +10m radius are Spirit Damage. Enemies cannot answer both with one resist, and Napalm Napalm 20m Range25s Cooldown Sprays a burning mixture in front of him that deals spirit damage, slows whoever it touches, and leaves them coated in napalm that keeps burning. Crowd Control movement slow on everyone hit Damage about 40 spirit at base plus the napalm coating over time (deadlock.one) Mobility none directly, though the slow effectively closes distance 1 +15% lifesteal 2 applies about +17% Damage Taken and -33% Healing to affected targets tier three adds damage taken for Rat King's hits too.

Written from both heroes' ability data on patch 09-29-2026; the numbers above are the measured results.