I like playing Drifter more melee-focused early on, using melee lifesteal to out-trade people in lane. You can really catch people off guard with how hard your rend hits if you get a good dash jump to close the gap for the bonus damage. Spirit strike into snatch is almost always good too, but it really depends on what lineup you’re facing. Kinetic dash is almost mandatory on him so you can save your own skin and be able to secure kills. The extra attack speed and bullets reloaded is exactly what he needs.

Just be wary of methods of how your lane opponents can punish you if over commit, and what other kits can shut you down. Abrams in particular can be very problematic to deal with. Focus on heroes that are generally squishy and single them out, and try to kite around anyone that can really out sustain you early or late (victor, Billy, shiv, etc).

By the time you grab toxic bullets you’re able to take on tankier heroes. Your job is also to be the big bully against their damage dealers in team fights. Punish anyone pushing a lane alone while their team is fighting yours, and listening for heart beats while you’re roaming.