McGinnis

Early Mid

Buy Left to Right. Buy Compress CD when ult is on cooldown. Enduring Speed is core. Max ULT 1st.

800Monster Rounds800 âmesPUSH WAVE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.800Extra Stamina800 âmesGame changer of an item in lane. Extra stamina alone can let you play like a 3 stamina Hero. Builds into Arcane Surge.1.6kArcane Surge1.6k âmesArcane Surge before using Ult and Heal (if maxed, otherwise don't bother) and late game for turrets, especially effective during base defense or base sieges.800Extra Charge800 âmesIn lane use them to shove wave. YOu can now spawn turrets to push the wave unlike before because we have so many charges from the T2 upgrade. Spam turrets if you are near max charges for info on map.1.6kMystic Slow1.6k âmesSlows down enemies hit by wall and turrets even more allowing your ally or your ultimate to deal more consistent damage. Builds into Lightning scroll later.800Mystic Expansion800 âmesImbued on ultimate by default to make the AoE gigantic. Remember to buy Compress CDR on ult if it's on cooldown before this.1.6kEnchanter's Emblem1.6k âmesS tier item this patch because spirit damage is META. This provides offensive and defensive bonuses the best of both worlds + CDR.1.6kCompress Cooldown1.6k âmesMake sure your ult is on cooldown before you buy it (so it can be immediately useful as opposed to buying it while ult is not on CD).1.6kEnduring Speed1.6k âmesOur best item for mobility during ultimate. A must buy item if doing ult build. Remember, you can climb stuff then mantle boost during ult which bypasses the ult self slow.

Spirit lane / Gun lane

800Extra Regen800 âmes800Close Quarters800 âmesBuy first in lane sometimes over Monster Rounds for more direct HERO damage so less damage to troopers and guardian overall, but more Hero poke/kill power/melee resist for wall + burger boxing.

Mid Late

Buy LIGHTNING SCROLL ONLY if they have channelled abilities, if not SKIP it for ESCALATING EXPOSURE - VERY IMPORTANT.

1.6kMystic Vulnerability1.6k âmesBuy early to apply your third debuff when spirit damage is applied via mainly ultimate, but turrets and wall can too. Your teammates also benefit from this reduction on enemies.6.4kEscalating Exposure6.4k âmesEscalating is better than Boundless after exactly 4.23s of gaining stacks (6 stacks) without any time lag inbetween. Boundless for this test had Mystic Vuln while Escalating had Improved Spirit.3.2kStamina Mastery3.2k âmesAllows you to air dash move across the map & scale buildings or maneuver your ult against close range enemies with more air dashes, jumps etc... BEST ITEM EVER.3.2kGreater Expansion3.2k âmesBuy when you want ULT SPLASH AOE BIGGER (THEY CANT JUMP) + turrets to have very high ability range to attack from very far distances. Also applies to heal and ult AoE.1.6kDuration Extender1.6k âmesExtremely efficient duration for its cost on the turrets. Allows you to have a significant amount of turrets at one time. Remember to spread' em if enemy has AoE but also your Heal AoE is GIGANTIC.3.2kSuperior Duration3.2k âmesBuy when you want your turrets to last very long duration especially useful for base defense or midboss setup. More efficient to just have Duration Extender, but if you want to upgrade buy this.1.6kDebuff Reducer1.6k âmesYou are buying this for unstoppable anyway, but if you buy it earlier, know that you can do things like once lash slams you with ult, you can spawn wall since u have debuff resist b4 he slams and wall6.4kUnstoppable6.4k âmesBuy when enemies keep stunning you out of your ult. ALWAYS use unstoppable before ulting. Sometimes use METAL SKIN before ulting too. Pairs well w/ sup duration.6.4kRefresher6.4k âmesBuy when you have placed all your turrets/heal and YOU are about to end the game. Place another batch of turrets and another ultimate. Good for base defense or sieges after using up all cooldowns6.4kBoundless Spirit6.4k âmesThis is the 2nd best power increase you can buy in the game while Escalating Exposure is the 1st for 6400 items. Remember that you will get 15% spirit power so make sure you do your SINNERS/STATUE-MAX3.2kSuperior Cooldown3.2k âmes1) Hits the last breakpoint for spirit power investment, 2) Buy when doing midboss or defending. The CDR is for turret spam with Sup duration.

Lightning Scroll / Turret Items / Utility (Not required, optional items)

6.4kLightning Scroll6.4k âmesBuy ONLY if enemies have channeled spells like Dynamo Ult, Haze ult, Mo&K Ult, Seven Ult (before he ults) etc.. This item becomes less worth it the higher rank you get (I don't buy it at all in Eter5)3.2kRapid Recharge3.2k âmesWe have 2 charges on T2 turrets now so this isn't exactly required all the time now. It will take a long time to place x5 turrets while it coolsdown and you get another so x6 etc..1.6kHealbane1.6k âmesBuy this when nobody on your team has Healbane and you desperately need anti-heal. Turrets and ult even wall can apply this.3.2kHeroic Aura3.2k âmesFire rate for turrets. Indespensible for turrets during MIDBOSS or BASE DEFENSE. Remember to spread turrets the AoE for Heroic is decently big.3.2kAlchemical Fire3.2k âmesOUR WAVE/LANE/TROOPER CLEAR IS SOOOO BAD that this item is OKAY for big waves but it works for ur team. And we can use it before ulting for our teammates + high burn damage.6.4kEcho Shard6.4k âmesBuy this for x2 wall to block and summon x4 turrets. Super annoying. The reason we don't use on turrets or heal is cuz wall is best value this patch.3.2kMetal Skin3.2k âmesBuy this against Heroes like Vyper or Haze ult. With Transcendent Cooldown, Metal Skin is 14 cd which is very low. Superior Duration increases makes this go from 5s to 6.4s (HUGE DIFF).3.2kHealing Nova3.2k âmesIf you have Healing Tempo you can give your allies AND TURRETS the TEMPO buff without using Healing Specter.1.6kHealing Booster1.6k âmesGood. From 2% heal to 2.4% heal.6.4kHealing Tempo6.4k âmesBuy this to ultra buff turret fire rate especially in areas like Midboss or other areas where you have setup turrets. Healing Nova can also apply Tempo to turrets instead of your Specter.6.4kTranscendent Cooldown6.4k âmesSuperior Cooldown does the job just fine. The only time you consider TransCD is when you need item cooldowns.

Situational

Cultist for 4800 gun (optional). Healbane for cheap anti-heal for turrets, Metal Skin for bullet-heavy enemies.

1.6kIntensifying Magazine1.6k âmesBuy if you think that you can get away with gun in the lane. Your goal when you buy this is you will shoot the enemy a lot with your gun + take guardian faster after 5 min.1.6kActive Reload1.6k âmesReload with lifesteal. Buy this sometimes along with Intensifying Mag to play gun in lane to have more lane presence (and objective damage).1.6kFleetfoot1.6k âmes1) Hit 4800, 2) Move around the map really fast + no speed loss for box/statue maxxing. 3) Remember to activate Fleetfoot before using ULT (you can't use it during ult cuz bad QoL).3.2kCultist Sacrifice3.2k âmesBuy this for wave clear and not for the Ablity Range. Very good item I buy it cuz I often heavy melee + shoot the waves often and still takes forever to kill. This solves clear1 better than Alch Fire.1.6kTrophy Collector1.6k âmesIf you think you can get away with it. this item becomes worse in higher level games unfortunately.1.6kReactive Barrier1.6k âmesThis was an item you could buy late game if you had 1600 and an open slot for the next fight, but now it also has an upgrade that is REALLY GOOD.1.6kSpirit Lifesteal1.6k âmesIf you think that you need spirit lifesteal during ult to leech more because you are tanking hits from enemies, buy this.3.2kSpirit Resilience3.2k âmesWe usually don't need this item unless the enemy team has 5 or more spirit Heroes.3.2kVeil Walker3.2k âmesits a secret3.2kCounterspell3.2k âmesSometimes you need counterspell for Lash ult (he can hold his ult sometimes to bypass Counterspell) or just in general against other forms of stun/cc.3.2kWarp Stone3.2k âmesWarp stone is very good for scaling buildings or getting out of bad situations. Can go further depending on ability range items as well.6.4kIndomitable6.4k âmesThis will basically make you immortal during your ult vs stuns (if no unstop). It is hard to justify buying both this and Unstop. If Lash ults ults/Haze sleeps or Abrams ult, it activates before stun.6.4kCheat Death6.4k âmesBuy when you need to cast all your spells before dying. Cheat death duration can also be increased with duration items to ensure you cast ALL your spells before dying (or escape!).6.4kJuggernaut6.4k âmesGood if you have too much money and no slots.800Golden Goose Egg800 âmesBuy after shoving the wave (dont always buy 1st think ok). Basically USE/HATCH AFter min 10:01 for MAXIMUM value (buffs upgrade at 10:00). Generally you pop this around ~10-20 for your next 6400 item.1.6kSuppressor1.6k âmesSometimes you want less firerate via turret but I wouldn't recommend this for ult-maxxing most of the time b/c slots are already limited. If you decide to do more gun or turret consider it.1.6kSlowing Hex1.6k âmesBuy against enemies like Wraith or Dynamo or Stamina abusers like Celeste to prevent them from escaping which essentially forces them to make Magic Dispel.3.2kDecay3.2k âmesSometimes the game is about to end whether you win / lose or a critical fight and you just so happen to have 3200 + need anti heal. Decay someone. The range is NUTS w/ Greater exp.6.4kSpirit Burn6.4k âmesBuy when you need severe anti-heal and they have no sign of debuff remover. You can't reliaby target whoever you want with spirit burn unless you ult.6.4kScourge6.4k âmesPretty strong item these past few patches. Use on ally or yourself. Inside heal ur basically taking zero from spirit6.4kVortex Web6.4k âmesVortex enemies, press unstoppable if you grabbed a few, ult them.6.4kCursed Relic6.4k âmesHatecrime someone.