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Pocket
Infiltrates and disrupts the backline

With a powerful shotgun and a thin frame, Pocket relies on their ability to briefly escape into a mystic suitcase and teleport via a flying cloak in order to survive close encounters.

Pocket
Infiltrates and disrupts the backline

With a powerful shotgun and a thin frame, Pocket relies on their ability to briefly escape into a mystic suitcase and teleport via a flying cloak in order to survive close encounters.

Description

- Always updated and fully annotated! Currently 4.8k breakpointmaxxing for the new patch!

- Check back for changes as I'm always trying to improve the build, especially just after a patch, and message me in the Discord if you have any questions! @Gami

Item Build

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_Early

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Spirit Sap

Good standalone item against spirit carries, also builds into Focus Lens.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Majestic Leap

Your main way of engaging, use it to stack Barrage and evaluate the fight.

Deadlock Item

II

Enchanter's Emblem

Really strong buffs, especially when we start with negative spirit resist.

Lane Flex Buys

Deadlock Item

I

Close Quarters

Big gun damage boost for farm. Sellable if it doesnt take you below 4800 gun invesment.

Deadlock Item

I

Extra Stamina

Good boost to your movement.

Deadlock Item

I

Active

Healing Rite

Emotional Support Healing Rite. Sellable late.

Deadlock Item

II

Suppressor

Surprisingly good base stats and a strong anti-meta item.

Core

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Shadow Weave

Leap, Shadow Weave, reactivate Leap, keeps you invisible in the air. The ultimate hybrid divebomb item.

Deadlock Item

III

Tankbuster

"True" spirit damage means we can deal with high resist heroes.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Focus Lens

Damage amp and silence on a very short cooldown.

Deadlock Item

III

Express Shot

Big burst damage now we have the boons to scale it.

Late - No Order

Deadlock Item

IV

Transcendent Cooldown

We live and die by our cooldowns, so we want as much reduction as we can get. Also affects our multiple actives.

Deadlock Item

II

Mystic Vulnerability

Cheap, easy to apply resist shred.

Deadlock Item

III

Imbue

Surge of Power

Decent hybrid option, especially with a single-target assassin playstyle.

Deadlock Item

III

Greater Expansion

Extra range for when all that matters is hitting Affliction.

Deadlock Item

III

Stamina Mastery

More movement upgrades.

Sell Spirit Sap and skip Focus Lens if you need another active slot for Eshift, Debuff Remover etc.

+ Damage

Deadlock Item

I

Spirit Strike

Great tempo buy, but falls off pretty fast.

Deadlock Item

II

Swift Striker

Buy if you want more DPS for farm.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Arctic Blast

Stun people in close range to land your abilities. Only really worth it if you have nothing else to buy.

Deadlock Item

IV

Boundless Spirit

Unlimited money late game item

Deadlock Item

IV

Spirit Burn

Healing reduction and bonus damage over time. If you can proc this on multiple people, you will likely win the teamfight.

+ Utility

Deadlock Item

IV

Diviner's Kevlar

Massive barrier and the Ability Duration is also really useful.

Deadlock Item

IV

Spellbreaker

Big late game anti-burst item.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Ethereal Shift

Very short cycle time with Transcendant Cooldown.

Items in the last two rows are situational. Use them to add to the core build if you feel you're lacking in a particular category.

Escape

Deadlock Item

III

Counterspell

Stop that right now!

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Debuff Remover

Anti Focus Lens tech.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Warp Stone

Strong outplay potential and the bullet resist is also useful.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Unstoppable

For when you're the main target in fights.

+ Utility

Deadlock Item

III

Superior Duration

More ticks, more damage, more debuff.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Curse

Shut down a single target.

Components / Upgrades

Deadlock Item

I

Imbue

Mystic Expansion

More range on Affliction for cheap.

Deadlock Item

II

Imbue

Compress Cooldown

Less Affliction downtime.

Deadlock Item

II

Imbue

Duration Extender

Mostly a stepping stone to Superior Duration, but sometimes good on its own.

Deadlock Item

II

Improved Spirit

Middle-stage item if you're going for Boundless instead of Surge of Power.

Deadlock Item

III

Superior Cooldown

More abilities, more damage, more often.

Ability Point Order

Barrage

Flying Cloak

Enchanter's Satchel

Affliction

1

2

1

2

1

2

5

1

2

5

5

5