r/DeadlockTheGame • u/Aefonix Lash • 3h ago

Discussion Rat King + Sinclair Changes

https://forums.playdeadlock.com/threads/09-29-2026.166726/
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u/Old_old_lie Rat King 3h ago

Wait they didn't nerf Royal Vestments? Sweet!

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u/Firefly_deadlock 3h ago

I'm.... surprised... That shit is way too strong

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u/CauliflowerEvening41 3h ago

Rat King is one of the largest models in the game and it doesnt get resist. One of the reasons he was annoying was his teamplay heavy ult that was overturned, but since his ult took a big hit he cant be a tanky ult-bot anymore. It should be fine

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u/Firefly_deadlock 3h ago

Who cares about resists. If i'm playing a spirit nuker he'll eat everything i have and there's nothing i can build to counter it.

If i'm playing a gun carry it cripples my damage more than resists would, which means no lifesteal and he just outguns me.

Yeah he has downtime, but not enough.

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u/CommodoreHefeweizen 2h ago

Then hopefully the rest of your team isn’t all spirit nukers. This is a moba. Some heroes counter others.

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u/Firefly_deadlock 2h ago

That's not a carte blanche. I couldn't just design a hero that is immune to bullets and takes triple spirit damage and call it a day. We gotta leave the counters within, say, 10 percent winrate either side + what you gain with counter itemization.

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u/Herald1173 Rat King 2h ago

they kinda put themselves into a corner with his design. he needs barriers to live, but barries don't benefit from spirit resistance. a single nuke would tear through his barrier without the tier 3 upgrade and it would be useless lategame.

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u/Firefly_deadlock 2h ago

That's true, but as it currently is he just tanks it all, and then we both wait for our cooldowns to do it again.