The invention relates to a preparation method of a starch grafted copolymer inverse emulsion for a drilling fluid. The method comprises the following steps of: adding an emulsifier sorbitan monooleate into white oil, and stirring, dissolving and introducing nitrogen to obtain an oil phase; dissolving potassium hydroxide in water, adding 2-acrylamidyl-2-methyl propanesulfonic acid, acrylamide, a vinyl monomer, a cationic monomer, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid disodium salt and starch, and stirring to obtain an aqueous phase; adding the aqueous phase into the oil phase, adequately emulsifying, adjusting the pH value, introducing nitrogen, adding an initiator and a reducing agent; and stirring, heating, insulating heat, cooling, discharging and filtering under nitrogen protection to obtain the starch grafted copolymer inverse emulsion for the drilling fluid. The product serving as a drilling fluid treatment agent has good de-filtration effect, good thickening effect, a flow type regulating effect and good inhibition effect for dehydrating dispersion of clay and drillings, so that the quality of filter cakes is improved, the lubricity of the drilling liquid is improved and the processing cost of the drilling liquid is lowered, and the preparation method is suitable for various types of water-based drilling fluids.