Calico

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_EarlyGame

Typically get items from left to right.

800Melee Lifesteal800 âmesVery common buy. Great healing in lane from punching minions. And we can optionally upgrade this into Lifestrike for more sustain.1.6kStalker1.6k âmesGreat damage and stats in lane and gives you move speed for chasing. The foostep sound reduction is also nice. And this gives you wallhacks from the DoT. This is also for the weapon investment bonus.800Sprint Boots800 âmesMust buy for rotating around the map and ganking other lanes. Builds into Enduring Speed for our Vitality investment spike.1.6kTrophy Collector1.6k âmesI think might be really good at the moment. Roam a lot once you get it to build up those stacks.800Spirit Strike800 âmesWe upgrade this to Spirit Snatch later. Adds to our burst.1.6kCold Front1.6k âmesAdds to your burst damage, and the slow is great. We also can upgrade this into Arctic Blast.3.2kTorment Pulse3.2k âmesGreat damage over the course of a game/fight. And makes you a little tankier. Also helps with farming. Just super good core item for us. Gets us our 4.8k spirit investment.1.6kEnduring Speed1.6k âmesGreat for move speed in fights and the slow resist. Helps with getting around the map as well. A lot of games I replace this with another 1.6k Vitality item though.

Early Situationals

800Close Quarters800 âmesWorth going early now for Point Blank if you prefer that. Nice for melee resist as well. If you want to kill minions and objectives, it's as good as Monster Rounds as well!800Healing Rite800 âmesGreat for healing if you get really low in lane. Sprint speed is also nice for rotating. If you're going to buy one of these situational healing items, get this one since it stays useful after lane.800Rebuttal800 âmesGreat against Viscous in lane since it works against Viscous Puddle Punches. Also a very good item against people building melee (Abrams and Billy). Only buy if you can actually parry consistently.800Extra Regen800 âmesWorse than the other lane healing items imo. Plus if you're getting Lifestrike it's useless.800Grit800 âmesTesting this! It's probably really nice for trades.3.2kLifestrike3.2k âmesSo much fun. Use off CD with heavy melee in lane for a 100 health heal on a 4 sec CD. Lets you permafight/push in lane. Slow is super good as well.

Mid Core

Roughly left to right.

800Extra Health800 âmesHits your 4.8k. Build this into Fortitude or Colossus. You can skip if you go Dispel Magic instead of Fortitude.3.2kHunter's Aura3.2k âmesGreat for 1v1s. Gets you your 4.8k weapon investment. Shadow Weave and Point Blank are also good options, or buy Mystic Shot + Spirit Shredder Bullets if you have the slots.3.2kSpirit Snatch3.2k âmesSpirit resist and power steal is amazing. Plus even more melee damage and it procs on your 2. You could get this earlier instead of Torment Pulse.3.2kFortitude3.2k âmesThe health is great for survivability, the move speed is great for rotating, and the heal lets you stay on the map longer. I prefer this over VW cause it works in the tunnels. Or go Dispel Magic here.1.6kCompress Cooldown1.6k âmesMore uptime on your 4.3.2kSuperior Cooldown3.2k âmesCooldown reduction is really useful.

Mid-Late

Get as you want.

6.4kArctic Blast6.4k âmesReally great item, great for catching people and for clearing waves in cat form.3.2kDispel Magic3.2k âmesMust buy against Slowing Hex. Really great against a ton of characters, especially Vindicta, Infernus, Bebop and others who debuff you. Also great for spirit resist now. You can buy much earlier.6.4kTranscendent Cooldown6.4k âmesGreat item once you have 2 actives. It also makes Torment Pulse tick faster!6.4kScourge6.4k âmesUsually after Arctic Blast. Makes you really tanky and can do a lot of damage if you get into the middle of their team. Boundless is a good alternative here.

Situationals

Pick and choose depending on what you need. Some can be built in lane/early.

3.2kCounterspell3.2k âmesGreat against certain characters and abilities. Especially Lash.3.2kSpirit Resilience3.2k âmesIf you need anti-spirit. Very common buy although not absolutely necessary since we build many items that have spirit resist already. Really strong at the moment.3.2kBullet Resilience3.2k âmesFor bullet resist. If it's early, probably just go Battle Vest instead though. If it's late and you've got Transcendent Cooldown I would just go Metal Skin instead.3.2kMetal Skin3.2k âmesThis since it got buffed is actually kinda really good against some characters, especially Haze and Drifter. I'd get this as an alternative to Bullet Resilience or Plated Armor. Good with trans CD3.2kVeil Walker3.2k âmesAlternative to Fortitude. Nice for rotating around the map, ganking, escaping/survivability, and the heal is great. At the moment I don't like this too much since it doesn't work in the tunnels.1.6kEnchanter's Emblem1.6k âmesGreat for more spirit resist early. Cooldown reduction is really rare so this is a great item since it gives you some.1.6kRestorative Locket1.6k âmes10% spirit resist for 1.6k and the health and the stamina is really nice.1.6kSpirit Shielding1.6k âmesGreat against spirit damage. You can get in some lanes.1.6kReactive Barrier1.6k âmesGreat item and good in many lanes. And late game has good spirit scaling, and ends up being like a 500+ barrier.1.6kHealbane1.6k âmesEasy to proc anti-heal. The heal on kill is also really great during midgame fights.3.2kSilence Wave3.2k âmesGood item. Very common buy. Silence is very good against many characters.1.6kSuppressor1.6k âmesGreat at stopping gun carries. Easy to proc and can proc on many people.1.6kSlowing Hex1.6k âmesGood against Mina, and other movement focused people.1.6kImproved Spirit1.6k âmesPretty good for damage, and builds into Boundless Spirit.3.2kPoint Blank3.2k âmesFeels pretty good. It is now fixed for your 2! Difficult on slots though. Good for melee resist if you need that.3.2kShadow Weave3.2k âmesI think the stats from this are really good. The invisibility is bugged with cat form I think though, so just be wary of that.

Usual Later Items

Get depending on game state. If you don't know what to get, get E-Shift and upgrades.

6.4kBoundless Spirit6.4k âmesGives you some much needed damage in the late game with your ult and gloom bombs. Great if you are trying to oneshot their carries.6.4kEthereal Shift6.4k âmesThey doubled the CD on it so it's way worse, still might be good though on Calico. Helps you live much longer. Great with Transcendent CD. You can skip for more damage if you're not dying.6.4kColossus6.4k âmesMelee damadge and tankiness. Pick between this and Ethereal Shift for your last active slot.6.4kCrippling Headshot6.4k âmesBest item in the game for damage as it shreds resists so your entire team will do more damage. And anti-heal is so good.6.4kSpirit Burn6.4k âmesAnti-heal + more burst damage. If you need to burst carries or need anti-heal this is really useful.1.6kMystic Vulnerability1.6k âmesUpgrades into Escalating Exposure. Spirit shred is extremely useful.6.4kEscalating Exposure6.4k âmesThis with Scourge is good. You run into the middle of the enemy team with Scourge and this does work. Also has shred and gives you even more spirit resist so you're even tankier.6.4kLucky Shot6.4k âmesGreat for damage and ammo, repalces Stalker.6.4kJuggernaut6.4k âmesGreat against gun carries and is good to pick up if you have no free slots.6.4kIndomitable6.4k âmesFeels nice, I usually get if I bought a barrier item earlier in the game.

Situational Late Items

You can get some of these earlier as counter buys.

6.4kUnstoppable6.4k âmesReally great in late teamfights. Especially good if you are really struggling against CC. Or for midboss.6.4kSpellbreaker6.4k âmesIncredible against Lash, Grey Talon, and any other spirit burst characters.6.4kPlated Armor6.4k âmesGreat but usually only buy once you already have bullet resist. Great against Haze.6.4kWitchmail6.4k âmesKind of a meme item. Very situational. Only get against lots of incremental spirit damage (McGinnis turrets, Infernus, Warden Ult) and have Spirit Resilience already.6.4kSiphon Bullets6.4k âmesMight be quite nice against tanks if you've gone into more gun late game.6.4kCheat Death6.4k âmesIf you are actually like the only player on your team doing anything and you have like 65k souls you could get this.3.2kStamina Mastery3.2k âmesfun item, good value, mmm mmmmovement. You could buy this in the mid game some time rather than getting resists perhaps.3.2kWarp Stone3.2k âmesGood for movement and the bullet resist is nice.6.4kFocus Lens6.4k âmesIt's fine, good with your burst and the silence is nice.6.4kCursed Relic6.4k âmesIf you really need to screw over someone in particular.

Other Random Situationals and Items I am Testing!

Most of these suck!

6.4kMagic Carpet6.4k âmesFun and silly! Also good escape tool. Just worse to get than other 6ks though. Meme item.3.2kRadiant Regeneration3.2k âmesKind of fun, but not very good. Adds up to a decent amount of heal in longer fights since Torment Pulse and Scourge easily procs it.3.2kKnockdown3.2k âmesIf no one else on your team is going to buy this and you really need to stop a Vindicta/GT or Seven ult.3.2kDecay3.2k âmesI don't think this is really all that worth it compared to just getting Healbane. Since any person incredibly reliant on healing will just get Debuff Remover. But maybe get against Mo or Abrams.3.2kTankbuster3.2k âmesYou can only really proc this consistently with your ult, Artic Blast, and only after you get Boundless Spirit your bombs.1.6kMystic Slow1.6k âmesJust feels really nice, makes it super easy to hit your ults second/end damage burst.1.6kSpirit Sap1.6k âmesBuilds into Focus Lens, easy to use and great for 1v1s. Makes your burst stronger.800Mystic Burst800 âmesYour bombs can't really proc this anymore. So you can only proc it with Cold Front/Arctic Blast and your ult.6.4kPhantom Strike6.4k âmesGood for shutting down fliers and gun carries. And for getting on top of the people you need to target in team fights.1.6kBattle Vest1.6k âmesThe bullet resist and regen is great in lane. Later though you should just get Bullet Resilience. Also good for farming denizens.1.6kReturn Fire1.6k âmesGood against Graves and gun carries.1.6kWeapon Shielding1.6k âmesIt's nice, usually the other shields are better though in most games.1.6kDebuff Reducer1.6k âmesGood if you need debuff reduction and are going to build Spellbreaker later (good if they have heavy spirit burst such as Grey Talon or Lash).6.4kSpiritual Overflow6.4k âmesIf you're going more into gun later then this might be good.3.2kSpirit Rend3.2k âmesAnother option for your 4.8k weapon spike.3.2kCultist Sacrifice3.2k âmesPossible item for your 4.8k Weapon Investment, but imo it's not that necessary on Calico.1.6kFleetfoot1.6k âmesNot as good since the speed stacking nerf. I still like it though. Good for movespeed in ult and catform. Combine with a 3.2k weapon item to get your 4.8k investment spike.1.6kSpirit Shredder Bullets1.6k âmesPretty good. If you're getting 3 1.6k gun items to get your 4.8k spike then this would be one of them usually.1.6kMystic Shot1.6k âmesPretty good. If you're getting 3 1.6k gun items to get your 4.8k spike then this would be one of them usually.