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{{Infobox hero

| key = hero_drifter

| voice_actor = [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Matthew_Mercer Matt Mercer]<ref>2026-01-28 - [[Kaori (developer)|Kaori]]; Deadlock Discord - Link to Drifter's voice line "I’m exactly who you think I am" in response to speculation about Matt Mercer</ref>

| voice_actor = [[wikipedia:Matthew_Mercer|Matt Mercer]]<ref>2026-01-28 - [[Kaori (developer)|Kaori]]; [https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825 Deadlock Discord] - Link to Drifter's voice line "I’m exactly who you think I am" in response to speculation about Matt Mercer</ref><ref>2026-03-28 - [https://x.com/GripAshford/status/2037907975075983568 Grip Ashford] on [https://x.com/ X] - Photo with Matt Mercer doing the Drifter pose</ref>

| release_date = August 27, 2025

| pronouns = He/Him

}}{{Quotation|2=If I find someone on their own, God himself couldn't save 'em.}}

}}{{Quotation|2=If I find someone on their own, God himself couldn't save 'em.|4=Drifter_upgrade_power3_06.mp3}}

'''Drifter''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. Something ancient has arrived in New York... a nameless horror known only as the Drifter. Relentless as time, as certain as death, once Drifter sets his eyes on a victim there's nothing they can do to stop him. They can try to run, but his Bloodscent drives him forward, leading him to isolated prey. Even if they manage to escape it doesn't matter, as Stalker's Mark allows Drifter to appear right behind his enemies before lunging in for the kill with a vicious Rend. Soon Eternal Night comes, and a faint whistling in the breeze will be joined by a chorus of screams.

'''Drifter''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. Something ancient has arrived in New York... a nameless horror known only as the Drifter. Relentless as time, as certain as death, once Drifter sets his eyes on a victim there's nothing they can do to stop him. They can try to run, but his [[Drifter#Bloodscent|'''Bloodscent''']] drives him forward, leading him to isolated prey. Even if they manage to escape it doesn't matter, as '''[[Drifter#Stalker's Mark|Stalker's Mark]]''' allows Drifter to appear right behind his enemies before lunging in for the kill with a vicious [[Drifter#Rend|'''Rend''']]. Soon [[Drifter#Eternal Night|'''Eternal Night''']] comes, and a faint whistling in the breeze will be joined by a chorus of screams.

A feral vampire with ties to Louisiana, Drifter has open contempt for the rules of vampire society, leaving a trail of carnage wherever he goes.

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| hero_name = Drifter

| ability_num = 1

| notes =

* T3 upgrade results in ~7% damage increase for the ability, as Drifter's Heavy Melee is roughly equivalent to 2.3x of his Light Melee.

** T3 enables item interactions that are specific to Heavy Melee, i.e. {{ItemIcon|Melee Charge}} or {{ItemIcon|Spirit Snatch}}.

** T3 allows Rend to break {{HeroIcon|Graves}}' {{AbilityIcon|Borrowed Decree}}.

}}

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| interactions =

{{AbilityInteraction | interaction = Slowing Hex | state = partial | text =

Only the second cast - teleporting to the marked target - gets disabled.

Only the second cast (teleporting to the marked target) gets disabled.

}}

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* Getting an assist on an isolated enemy hero grants the same bonuses as a kill.

* The range for the movement speed near isolated heroes is 80 meters and lingers for about 7 seconds if there is no isolated target in range. 80 meters is roughly the distance between the two opposing blue guardians.

* The permanent [[Weapon Damage]] per stack is additive with other increases to Drifter's Weapon Damage stat and applies to both Bullet and Melee damage.

}}

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| hero_name = Drifter

| ability_num = 4

|notes=* The brief reveal of affected enemies lasts 3 seconds and can be increased by [[Ability Duration]] items. Eternal Night's base duration being increased at Tier 3 does not increase the reveal duration.}}

| notes =

* The brief reveal of affected enemies lasts {{DataProp|Eternal Night|RevealDuration.Value}} seconds and can be increased by [[Ability Duration]] items. Eternal Night's base duration being increased at Tier 3 does not increase the reveal duration.

* The sprint buff given to Drifter also causes him to build up to his max sprint speed significantly faster, meaning items like {{ItemIcon|Trophy Collector}} and {{ItemIcon|Shadow Weave}} that may normally take a while to gain speed give much more immediate effects.

* Activating Eternal Night while on the ground will instantly stop all of Drifter's movement for the duration of its casting time ({{DataProp|Eternal Night|AbilityCastDelay}}s); However, momentum is preserved when the ability is cast mid-air.

* When it finishes casting, Eternal Night will cause Drifter to instantly disengage from [[Combat]], giving him his Out of Combat [[Health Regen]] and [[Sprint Speed]] regardless of how recently Drifter has damaged or been damaged by an enemy.

** Eternal Night cannot proc {{ItemIcon|Spellslinger}} as the ability causes Drifter to leave Combat before it is considered cast.

| tips =

* Performing a [[Dash Jump]] before casting Eternal Night mid-air will let Drifter retain some movement and land by the time the casting animation is over.

}}

== Street Brawl ==

=== Ability Changes ===

In addition to [[Street Brawl#Heroes|global changes]], Drifter receives the following modifications to his abilities:

==== {{AbilityIcon|Bloodscent|no-link=true}} ====

* Isolation range {{#invoke:StreetBrawlAbilities|change|Bloodscent|IsolationRange}}, from {{DataProp|Bloodscent|IsolationRange}}m to {{DataProp|Bloodscent|IsolationRange|streetbrawl}}m.

=== Item Draft ===

== Backstory ==

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== Update history ==

== 3D model ==

===Weapon===

== Gallery ==

File:Drifter card.png|Drifter portrait

File:Drifter Gloat.png|Gloat icon for the Drifter

File:Drifter Critical.png|Critical health icon for the Drifter

File:Drifter.png|Drifter icon

File:Drifter Render.png|Drifter in-game render

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File:Drifter TitlePage.png|Drifter poster

File:Drifter Reference Sheet.png|Drifter reference sheet

File:Drifter name.svg|Drifter name typography

File:Drifter Weapon.png|Drifter weapon - ''Crimson Grasp''

File:Drifter brazilian.svg|Drifter's Brazilian typography

</gallery>

=== Typography ===

File:Drifter name.svg|Drifter's name typography

File:Drifter brazilian.svg|Drifter's Brazilian Portuguese typography

File:Drifter french.svg|Drifter's French typography

File:Drifter italian.svg|Drifter's Italian typography

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File:Drifter turkish.svg|Drifter's Turkish typography

File:Drifter ukrainian.svg|Drifter's Ukrainian typography

~~File:Drifter Weapon.png|Drifter weapon - Crimson Grasp~~

</gallery>

=== Removed/Unused content ===

File:Drifter card old.png|Previous Drifter portrait

File:Drifter psd.png|Unfinished Drifter model art

~~File:Drifter Gloat.png|Gloat icon for the Drifter.~~

~~File:Drifter Critical.png|Critical health icon for the Drifter.~~

</gallery>

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== References ==

== Navigation ==

~~[[Category:Heroes]]~~

~~[[Category:Drifter]]~~

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 {{Infobox hero
 | key = hero_drifter
-| voice_actor = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Mercer Matt Mercer]<ref>2026-01-28 - [[Kaori (developer)|Kaori]]; Deadlock Discord - Link to Drifter's voice line "I’m exactly who you think I am" in response to speculation about Matt Mercer</ref>
+| voice_actor = [[wikipedia:Matthew_Mercer|Matt Mercer]]<ref>2026-01-28 - [[Kaori (developer)|Kaori]]; [https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825 Deadlock Discord] - Link to Drifter's voice line "I’m exactly who you think I am" in response to speculation about Matt Mercer</ref><ref>2026-03-28 - [https://x.com/GripAshford/status/2037907975075983568 Grip Ashford] on [https://x.com/ X] - Photo with Matt Mercer doing the Drifter pose</ref>
 | release_date = August 27, 2025
 | pronouns = He/Him
-}}{{Quotation|2=If I find someone on their own, God himself couldn't save 'em.}}
+}}{{Quotation|2=If I find someone on their own, God himself couldn't save 'em.|4=Drifter_upgrade_power3_06.mp3}}
-'''Drifter''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. Something ancient has arrived in New York... a nameless horror known only as the Drifter. Relentless as time, as certain as death, once Drifter sets his eyes on a victim there's nothing they can do to stop him. They can try to run, but his Bloodscent drives him forward, leading him to isolated prey. Even if they manage to escape it doesn't matter, as Stalker's Mark allows Drifter to appear right behind his enemies before lunging in for the kill with a vicious Rend. Soon Eternal Night comes, and a faint whistling in the breeze will be joined by a chorus of screams.
+'''Drifter''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. Something ancient has arrived in New York... a nameless horror known only as the Drifter. Relentless as time, as certain as death, once Drifter sets his eyes on a victim there's nothing they can do to stop him. They can try to run, but his [[Drifter#Bloodscent|'''Bloodscent''']] drives him forward, leading him to isolated prey. Even if they manage to escape it doesn't matter, as '''[[Drifter#Stalker's Mark|Stalker's Mark]]''' allows Drifter to appear right behind his enemies before lunging in for the kill with a vicious [[Drifter#Rend|'''Rend''']]. Soon [[Drifter#Eternal Night|'''Eternal Night''']] comes, and a faint whistling in the breeze will be joined by a chorus of screams.
 A feral vampire with ties to Louisiana, Drifter has open contempt for the rules of vampire society, leaving a trail of carnage wherever he goes.
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 | hero_name   = Drifter
 | ability_num = 1
+| notes =
+* T3 upgrade results in ~7% damage increase for the ability, as Drifter's Heavy Melee is roughly equivalent to 2.3x of his Light Melee.
+** T3 enables item interactions that are specific to Heavy Melee, i.e. {{ItemIcon|Melee Charge}} or {{ItemIcon|Spirit Snatch}}.
+** T3 allows Rend to break {{HeroIcon|Graves}}' {{AbilityIcon|Borrowed Decree}}.
 }}
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 | interactions =
 {{AbilityInteraction | interaction = Slowing Hex | state = partial | text =
-Only the second cast - teleporting to the marked target - gets disabled.
+Only the second cast (teleporting to the marked target) gets disabled.
 }}
 }}
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 * Getting an assist on an isolated enemy hero grants the same bonuses as a kill.
 * The range for the movement speed near isolated heroes is 80 meters and lingers for about 7 seconds if there is no isolated target in range. 80 meters is roughly the distance between the two opposing blue guardians.
+* The permanent [[Weapon Damage]] per stack is additive with other increases to Drifter's Weapon Damage stat and applies to both Bullet and Melee damage.
 }}
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 | hero_name   = Drifter
 | ability_num = 4
-|notes=* The brief reveal of affected enemies lasts 3 seconds and can be increased by [[Ability Duration]] items. Eternal Night's base duration being increased at Tier 3 does not increase the reveal duration.}}
+| notes =
+* The brief reveal of affected enemies lasts {{DataProp|Eternal Night|RevealDuration.Value}} seconds and can be increased by [[Ability Duration]] items. Eternal Night's base duration being increased at Tier 3 does not increase the reveal duration.
+* The sprint buff given to Drifter also causes him to build up to his max sprint speed significantly faster, meaning items like {{ItemIcon|Trophy Collector}} and {{ItemIcon|Shadow Weave}} that may normally take a while to gain speed give much more immediate effects.
+* Activating Eternal Night while on the ground will instantly stop all of Drifter's movement for the duration of its casting time ({{DataProp|Eternal Night|AbilityCastDelay}}s); However, momentum is preserved when the ability is cast mid-air.
+* When it finishes casting, Eternal Night will cause Drifter to instantly disengage from [[Combat]], giving him his Out of Combat [[Health Regen]] and [[Sprint Speed]] regardless of how recently Drifter has damaged or been damaged by an enemy.
+** Eternal Night cannot proc {{ItemIcon|Spellslinger}} as the ability causes Drifter to leave Combat before it is considered cast.
+| tips =
+* Performing a [[Dash Jump]] before casting Eternal Night mid-air will let Drifter retain some movement and land by the time the casting animation is over.
+}}
+== Street Brawl ==
+=== Ability Changes ===
+<!--For fresh data see [[Deadlock:Street Brawl Ability Changes]] -->
+In addition to [[Street Brawl#Heroes|global changes]], Drifter receives the following modifications to his abilities:
+==== {{AbilityIcon|Bloodscent|no-link=true}} ====
+* Isolation range {{#invoke:StreetBrawlAbilities|change|Bloodscent|IsolationRange}}, from {{DataProp|Bloodscent|IsolationRange}}m to {{DataProp|Bloodscent|IsolationRange|streetbrawl}}m.
+=== Item Draft ===
+{{HeroStreetBrawlItems|Drifter}}
 == Backstory ==
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 == Update history ==
 {{Update history}}
+== 3D model ==
+{{3D_Model|Drifter}}
+===Weapon===
+{{3D Model|Drifter Weapon|size=240px}}
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
 File:Drifter card.png|Drifter portrait
+File:Drifter Gloat.png|Gloat icon for the Drifter
+File:Drifter Critical.png|Critical health icon for the Drifter
 File:Drifter.png|Drifter icon
 File:Drifter Render.png|Drifter in-game render
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 File:Drifter TitlePage.png|Drifter poster
 File:Drifter Reference Sheet.png|Drifter reference sheet
-File:Drifter name.svg|Drifter name typography
+File:Drifter Weapon.png|Drifter weapon - ''Crimson Grasp''
-File:Drifter brazilian.svg|Drifter's Brazilian typography
+</gallery>
+=== Typography ===
+<gallery>
+File:Drifter name.svg|Drifter's name typography
+File:Drifter brazilian.svg|Drifter's Brazilian Portuguese typography
 File:Drifter french.svg|Drifter's French typography
 File:Drifter italian.svg|Drifter's Italian typography
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 File:Drifter turkish.svg|Drifter's Turkish typography
 File:Drifter ukrainian.svg|Drifter's Ukrainian typography
-File:Drifter Weapon.png|Drifter weapon - Crimson Grasp
+</gallery>
+=== Removed/Unused content ===
+<gallery>
 File:Drifter card old.png|Previous Drifter portrait
 File:Drifter psd.png|Unfinished Drifter model art
-File:Drifter Gloat.png|Gloat icon for the Drifter.
-File:Drifter Critical.png|Critical health icon for the Drifter.
 </gallery>
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 == References ==
 <references />
 == Navigation ==
 {{Hero Navbox}}
-[[Category:Heroes]]
-[[Category:Drifter]]