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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

Most well-balanced classic Calico build for comfort play
Build reccomended for expirienced players but has annotations
You can use Ava and Ult at the SAME TIME for massive speed boost
You essentially NEED deliver urn for more AP
ANOTHER SET OF CALICO BUFFS!!!
(mostly QOL, only big change is -10s to Ult CD and 2 hitbox)

Item Build

Laning

Take items from second row earlier if NEED them. Can delay/skip last 2. IF long range lane take bombs T1 early (can delay Slash T2)

Deadlock Item

I

Melee Lifesteal

Main lane healing, try not using on creeps but use only on enemies with your 2, Sell for slots later

Deadlock Item

II

Backstabber

Winning lane + lane partner playing a character that does bullet damage vs squisher laners, not worth vs fatties

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Cold Front

Another nerf last patch, still worth getting for Calico. Arctic Blast BIG damage spike

Deadlock Item

I

Spirit Strike

All spirit attacks do 6% more damage after Slash, shit item so NEED

Deadlock Item

I

Extra Health

To get fortitude, additional hp is great Can get later for Torment/Snatch rush

Deadlock Item

I

Sprint Boots

Sprint Speed to be in Cat form always with allies or roam for kill. Can get later for Torment/Snatch rush

Think when get

Deadlock Item

II

Enchanter's Emblem

Spirit resist + AbilityCD&Spirit power. Either after Spirit strike or Boots

Lane situationals

Deadlock Item

I

Active

Healing Rite

heal even more + move speed, prio heal for hard lane just to survive. Sell for slots

Deadlock Item

I

Rebuttal

Melee city, nowadays buffs ALL DAMAGE by 30%, if enemy have melee characters - never sell

Deadlock Item

I

Extra Stamina

Warden/Paige/Hard movement slows on lane, sell or update later

OP item of the patch

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Silence Wave

Take after Torment Pulse. HUGE range Silence for 3s and reduced spirit res&power for 12s. Great against Pocket/Mina/Ivy/Mirage and so on

Situationals

Reactive best option, others read annotations

Deadlock Item

II

Reactive Barrier

The best barrier item, if have 3+ enemies (or 2 on lane) who proc it with abilities - 100% buy

Deadlock Item

II

Spirit Shielding

Weaker overall than Reactive but easier to trigger, can take both if NEED survive

Deadlock Item

II

Healbane

Triggers on every Torment pulse, OK against Mo/Abrams/Kelvin/Dynamo/Geist/Victor, heal on kill/assist

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Fleetfoot

Overall not great item but possible. Giga fast cat, can use in Ult for massive boost

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Spirit Sap

Road to Silence Wave, -12% spirit resist&-24 spirit for 1 target. Take only when having general damage items

Deadlock Item

III

Lifestrike

Either 2-3 item on EASY game or JUST SKIP for hard game, heavily depends on match rank

Deadlock Item

III

Veil Walker

Alternative to Fortitude, enemies see you through wall if use veil in cat form

Mid-game

First 3 take in any order // Can get Silence after Torment or CompCD

Deadlock Item

III

Spirit Snatch

Power Spike. After hitting enemy with Slash: more spirit dmg&spirit res, enemy has reduced spirit res

Deadlock Item

III

Torment Pulse

Main Power Spike. Consistent and good close range spirit damage, can be taken over Snatch

Deadlock Item

III

Fortitude

Get later if game easy. HP, M/S, and Heal outside of a battle, be fast to help team, heal while getting boxes

Deadlock Item

II

Enduring Speed

Get whenever you want. In-battle M/S and slow resists, recently buffed, can skip if get Veil Walker

Deadlock Item

II

Imbue

Compress Cooldown

50 seconds ULT cd!!! Amazing

Deadlock Item

III

Superior Cooldown

Not only faster CD of other moves but also allows to being in cat form 24/7

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Arctic Blast

Damage amp + easy way to put all bombs, core item on Calico, use mostly to setup all bombs, bombs maxed at 29k so can get 1-2 situationals before

Choose one

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Debuff Remover

Better than Couterspell because can remove Slowing Hex and other things + has debuff resist

Deadlock Item

III

Counterspell

Block big strong ults with some bonuses, recently nerfed again

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_LateGame

Best T4 Calico items, TransCD/E-shift first. Other read annotations, they are still good

Deadlock Item

IV

Transcendent Cooldown

CD reduction for items, you use them A LOT, also reduce CD of Torment, giving you big DPS spike

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Ethereal Shift

OP item rn. Combos with everything Calico has; Ult, Torment, Cooldowns and especially Scourge.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Scourge

AOE spirit dmg + resists, teamfight damage boost. DON'T TAKE IF ENEMY HAS CAPACITOR USERS

Deadlock Item

IV

Juggernaut

Great item overall as an late update to Enduring Speed, makes enemy gunners life harder

Late++

Good T4 items you can take

Deadlock Item

IV

Spellbreaker

Spirit Nukers + Debuffs, the best T4 green item, if you are really good at E-Shift then don't need

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Focus Lens

Assasinate people with bomb burst, bad if enemy have debuff remover/ethereal shift.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Curse

Assasinate people but if they have debuff remover/ethereal shift

Deadlock Item

IV

Boundless Spirit

Last buy basically, pure damage buff without any other effects

Deadlock Item

IV

Spirit Burn

Recently Nerfed. Best antiheal and nice AOE dmg, easier push, not prio if have 1 or 2 in team

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Phantom Strike

For 70k gun carries

Ability Point Order

Gloom Bombs

Leaping Slash

Ava

Return to Shadows

1

2

1

2

1

5

1

2

2

5

5

5