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Calico
Wreaks havoc from the sidelines

Calico uses the shadows to her advantage, weaving in and out of combat to hunt down her enemies one by one.

Calico
Wreaks havoc from the sidelines

Calico uses the shadows to her advantage, weaving in and out of combat to hunt down her enemies one by one.

Description

Classic & one of the most popular Calico builds being reborn many months later. Build is good for both experienced and new players
Heavily based on Vraic build but with my corrections and point of view
Last patch: Easier to snowball, more AP early
Created by author of "I'm gonna Slash" - [485188]

Item Build

Laning

Not L>R, read and think. T2 Cat - always full hp /gank low enemis /take boxes & rotate fast. See someone 1v1 - go in. Best box route tunnels - teleporters /secret shop /metro, get enemy tunnel boxes.

Deadlock Item

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Melee Lifesteal

Always first item. Sell late game or for slots

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Spirit Strike

Take second if close range lane with positive trade to you

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Stalker

Take second if pussy enemies hard to slash off cd. Sell late game or when need slots

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Trophy Collector

Take when you see potential kills, delay if passive lane. After buy - participate in every fight

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Cold Front

Take third item if negative trades lane (Bebop/Silver) AOE burst damage + wave clear, core item

Deadlock Item

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Spirit Snatch

more dmg + spirit spike, 9k - maxed ult

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Dispel Magic

Best Calico green, take after Hunters if dominate

Deadlock Item

III

Hunter's Aura

Default gun pick. Replace with two 1.6k based on your gameplay (good aim)

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Improved Spirit

More dmg + BOMBS MAXXED

Lane Situationals

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Rebuttal

Melee city. Enemy melee characters - try to not sell Good to parry metro on sinners

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Active

Grit

Good item with later upgrade

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_MidGame

L>R but can skip tankbuster

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Active

Arctic Blast

100% bombs hit + good control/easier Scourge

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Boundless Spirit

On average +400 dmg from full combo, hard to hit bombs - Arctic first. Can skip for scourge

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Tankbuster

Torment vs Tankbuster debate, read below. Can skip for Esca. +250-330 dmg vs 3k+ hp

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Active

Scourge

Same dmg as before with Boundless, more than before with other spirit T4

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Mystic Vulnerability

Buy earlier if need to spend ASAP

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_LateGame

L>R good, look at spirit situationals

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Escalating Exposure

Big damage "amplifier", get's stronger from TransCD, easy stacks with Scourge

Deadlock Item

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Superior Cooldown

Faster CD for all Abilities and Zipline boost. Buy last active item before TransCD

Deadlock Item

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Transcendent Cooldown

Buy after have 4 actives. Have 8+ items affected by it. CD reduction for ALL except Tankbuster

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Spirit Burn

Lowest prio T4 item, buy if have nothing else. Around 400 more dmg + antiheal

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Active

Focus Lens

Late game replace for SlowHex/Silence and kill confirm. From 500 to 1k more dmg

Green situationals

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Spirit Shielding

Better CD and Passive stats than Reactive + gives spirit res on activation but no scaling

Deadlock Item

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Reactive Barrier

Scales with spirit, better than shielding if boundless + get indom super late

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Debuff Reducer

Only item VS hard control and dot's other that Dispel + lategame spellbreak

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Enduring Speed

Good if have Torment+Scourge /// VS many slows

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Counterspell

Block big strong ults with some bonuses. Against Lash/Wraith/Talon/Shiv/Rem/Pocket etc

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Metal Skin

Pure gun damage enemies (Silver/Venator/Warden) or take Disarm instead

Spirit situationals

Take at least 1

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Active

Slowing Hex

Good buy in every single game

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Active

Silence Wave

Overall good counter item, especially vs clutch abilities like Geist/Mina/Pocket

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III

Torment Pulse

Buy after Esca/TransCD. Without CD - same dmg in 7 sec as 1 proc of tankbuster

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Imbue [E]

Active

Echo Shard

TESTING ITEM COMBO!! Slash >Arctic >Bomb >Echo >Bomb, will do around 1k~ more dmg

Late++

Hyper late defense options

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Active

Divine Barrier

Lategame replace for Dispel Magic

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Indomitable

Compy??? Actually pretty nice if enemy low on CC + solo kills vs wraith/seven

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Spellbreaker

Best defense items vs spirit burst teams

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Juggernaut

Nice if got enduring in super late, ignore otherwise

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Plated Armor

Good VS gun chars, especially vs ult haze

Gun Alternatives

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Mystic Shot

OP ITEM. Take if good aim

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Spirit Shredder Bullets

just more spirit dmg + gun 4.8k invest

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Active

Shadow Weave

Buy if very fed and can oneshot kill, +25 spirit & nice passive stats BUT takes active slot

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Fortitude

Cat T2 is basically bad fortitude but free, do not buy

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Active

Split Shot

molecule31 item

Tankbuster better vs high hp/resist and on short fights for burst. Torment better vs low hp/resist and in long fights or super late game after TransCD & Escalating

Ability Point Order

Gloom Bombs

Leaping Slash

Ava

Return to Shadows

1

2

1

2

5

1

2

5

5

1

2

5

1

2

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