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Stalker

Bloodthirsty

Cruel

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	40
Bullet Damage:	19.5+0.49
Pellets per shot:	3
Ammo:	12
Bullets per sec:	2.27
Reload Time:	2.44s
Bullet Velocity:	508m/s
Light Melee:	51.5+1.58
Heavy Melee:	120+3.68
Crit Bonus Scale:	-45%

Information

Release Date:	August 27, 2025

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 was released on August 27, 2025 as the fifth hero of the Six Heroes update contest.

Abilities

Swipe at enemies in a cone ahead of you, dealing

spirit damage. If the enemy is in close range, deal bonus

melee damage.

x1.4

40

Bonus Damage

On Close Range

x1.2

61.8

Damage

8m Close Range

1

40 Bonus Damage

2

-8s Cooldown

5

Deals 55% Heavy Melee Damage
Silences enemies for 2s if close range

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.

x0.015

2%/sec

Bleed Damage

5s

Duration

-1s Charge Delay

1

-8% Bullet Resist

2

-10s Cooldown and +3s Duration

5

+1.5% Bleed and -40% Healing Reduction

Isolated heroes leave a trail as they move, and emit their heartbeat from afar.

You deal amplified damage against isolated heroes, and when isolated heroes die nearby you gain permanent

weapon damage.

15%

Amplified Damage

20m

Isolation Range

On Isolated Hero Death:

3%

Permanent Weapon Damage

1

+3m/s Move Speed when around an isolated enemy hero

2

On isolated hero death: Heal 24% of your missing health and restores 2 Stamina

5

11% Amplified Damage

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.

15m

Reduced Vision

2m

Sprint Speed

2 Max Targets

1

+10m Sprint Speed

2

-40s Cooldown

5

+2.5s Duration and +1 Max Targets.

Weapon

Crimson Grasp

Spreadshot

Close Range

44 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

22m ➞ 27m

Note: Drifter's weapon actually deals 40 DPS per target, as hitting multiple pellets in the same target don't deal extra damage.

Background

See Drifter/Lore for more story content.

“

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...

Lore

Update history

Main article: Update history

View the full update history: Drifter/Update history

Update	Changes
August 12, 2026	Rend Spirit scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4. Stalker's Mark Cooldown increased from 24s to 26s. Stalker's Mark T2 reduced from -12s Cooldown to -10s.
July 28, 2026	Rend spirit scaling reduced from 1.8 to 1.7. Rend T3 silence duration reduced from 2.3s to 2s.
July 13, 2026	(Undocumented) New SFX for Eternal Night.

Gallery

Portrait
Icon
Model sheet
Name typography
Weapon - Crimson Claw
Unfinished model art

Trivia

Drifter was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidently leaked on stream in May 2025.^[1]
Drifter leaves claw marks when sliding on a wall.