Rat King by Hydration

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Rat King is a frontline gun bruiser that excels at winning team fights at key objectives. This build plays to these strengths.

• High-Velocity Rounds is needed due to your low base bullet velocity, will be upgraded into Opening Rounds later.
• Monster Rounds will help you farm and take down objectives, will be upgraded into Cultist Sacrifice almost instantly.
• Mystic Expansion on your Scrap Grenade will help with clearing the wave, farming, and getting extra poke in lane.
• Extended Magazine is necessary due to your low ammo count and can be upgraded into Escalating Resilience later.
• Battle Vest can be bought earlier if needed.
• Rapid Rounds into Swift Striker will give you enough fire rate for now.
• Extra Health has good synergy with your Royal Pestments and will be upgraded into Fortitude heading into the Mid Game.

• Recharging Rush around the time you get Rat Swarm maxed out will make sure you never run out of rats.
• Fleetfoot will help you not get kited as easily.
• Ballistic Enchantment on your Rat Swarm makes it very easy to proc it in chaotic team fights.
• Berserker is your biggest damage power spike in prolonged fights.
• Siphon Bullets will make you unkillable.

• Spirit Resilience against spirit heavy teams.
• Sprint Boots into Enduring Speed into Juggernaut if you are having a hard time chasing enemies.
• Armor Piercer if needed.
• Colossus is always a good choice if you don't know what to go for.
• Frenzy if you need more debuff resist.
• Plated Armor if against a lot of gun heroes.
• Silencer and Inhibitor are solid options if no one on your team can buy them.
• Debuff Reducer into Unstoppable if you need a lot of cc immunity.

• Extra Regen and Rebuttal if needed.
• Counterspell is good when you can get a lot of value out of it.
• Dispel Magic against Infernus and other powerful debuffs.
• Blood Tribute if you need a lot of debuff resistance.
• Heroic Aura if no one else can buy it.
• Rusted Barrel good in gun reliant lanes.
• Duration Extender and Superior Duration for Rule, Ratannia! super late game fights.
• Slowing Bullets into Weighted Shots if struggling to chase and need debuff resist.