
Calico uses the shadows to her advantage, weaving in and out of combat to hunt down her enemies one by one.
Calico uses the shadows to her advantage, weaving in and out of combat to hunt down her enemies one by one.
Most well-balanced classic Calico build for comfort play
Build reccomended for expirienced players but has annotations
Updated to latest patch
Nerfs last patch: ALL CDR worse, Ult t3 weaker, Snatch weaker, bombs longer CD, silence wave useless
In order L>R. Can delay Melee if ranged laning. Still testing this patch. Situationals (1600) good after first 4 items.


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Extra Spirit
More damage to bombs until seconds wave + slash more heal when you unlock it


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Melee Lifesteal
Can skip if easy lane. Slash more damage and heal, can sell later.


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Improved Spirit
Damage buff + spirit needed for mystic burst + regen


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Mystic Burst
You buy this pretty late because nerfs (harder to trigger). Still nice buy. Sell later


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Spirit Strike
6% spirit shred for 800, better than today Snatch (3200 for 11%)


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Cold Front
NEED to take now for 4800 threshold (+45 spirit), giving you good damage buff right in time.


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Active
Healing Rite
Kinda goated


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Extra Regen
worse than healing rite but always active


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Rebuttal
Melee city. After parry buffs ALL DAMAGE by 30%, if enemy has melee characters - try to not sell
Reactive&Spirit Shielding heavily nerfed last patch. Try getting to 4800 green treshold if have money.


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Reactive Barrier
Now has long ass CD but still does it's job.


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Spirit Shielding
Now has long CD but still does it's job. Good to take


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Slowing Hex
Silence Wave but against 1 specific ability, good against Shiv/Wraith/Mina/Holiday/Sinclair/etc


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Backstabber
Can take if dominate lane with gun carry, movespeed/wallhack/small dmg, good against Majestic Leap


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Healbane
Antiheal and self heal on kill, if possible - ask your often spirit dmg characters to get it (Mina/Yamato/Shiv)


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Enchanter's Emblem
Basically only exists for Ability CD and spirit power, get after all essentials


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Lifestrike
Either 3-4 item on EASY game where you dominate or NEVER TAKE for normal/hard game. If buy Gets you to 4800 treshold


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Fortitude
More health, move speed, and heal while getting boxes after fight. Good buy after Mid Game


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Veil Walker
Alternative to Fortitude, enemies see you through walls if use veil in cat form.


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Counterspell
Block big strong ults with some bonuses, recently nerfed again. Take against Lash/Wraith/Talon etc.
Spirit Snatch can take after Enduring


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Torment Pulse
Power Spike. Consistent close range spirit damage, can take after Snatch if need to buy


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Spirit Snatch
SUPER NEFRED LAST PATCH FOR CALICO. 11% spirit resist & spirit power steal on Slash use.


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Enduring Speed
In-battle speed and slow resists, goated.


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Spirit Sap
Spirit Snatch but for 1 target, getting Focus Lense later


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Focus Lens
Upgrade for Spirit Sap. Silence and +30% dmg on Expire after full burst. ONLY TAKE IF NO DEBUFF REMOVERS


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Arctic Blast
Power Spike. Easy way to put all bombs // Movement abilities cancel // Fast wave clear


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Imbue [E]
Compress Cooldown
53 seconds ULT CD. Still take.


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Debuff Remover
Slowing Hex/Silence/Paradox Wall/Vindicta Rape/Focus Lense and just HP investment
Recommended T4 items, Scourge in meta again??


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Superior Cooldown
Faster CD for all Abilities and Zipline boost


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Transcendent Cooldown
CD reduction for ALL items (Torment/Arctic/FocusLense/Remover/Sap and others)


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Scourge
AOE spirit dmg + resists, good for teamfights, damage recently buffed. Removed only by Curse


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


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Boundless Spirit
Pure damage buff, similar to Spirit burn on it's numbers but always active


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Spirit Burn
Best antiheal and little AOE dmg, easier push, not prio if have 1 or 2 in team
Optional T4 items


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Active
Ethereal Shift
Nerfed last patch: X2.2 cooldown. Nerf is REALLY big so item is not prio BUT still good vs silence/control


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Spellbreaker
Spirit Nukers + Debuffs, the best T4 green item


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Curse
Ability cancel, silence for items, all buffs removal. Very strong last patch


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Active
Divine Barrier
If your teammates are crazy strong but you weak, support-y item, Great against Pocket/Wraith
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