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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

New patch changed a lot for this hero. Decay is dead and Vexing Bolt FINALLY scales with range now.

AP order changes based on enemy lineup. If against big ults like seven / warden / bebop go 111224443332

Feel free to ask me any questions in the official discord's Sinclair channel @RAIGEKI

Item Build

Lane

Buy order of 800s changes based on how lane is going. rushing aoe / t3 bolt lets us farm extremely fast as bolt hits entire camps now.

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Monster Rounds
800

lets you kill troopers faster and keep wave pushed into enemy so you can play on the bridge and ruin their lives.

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Extra Charge
800
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Extra Spirit
800
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Mystic Expansion
800
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Enchanter's Emblem
1600
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Active
Cultist Sacrifice
4000

Nerfed but the ability range bonus is so nice and fire rate is good since we max assistant after bolt, try to get this right around when the T3s spawn. NEVER USE THIS ON ANYTHING BUT A T3 NEUTRAL

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Rapid Recharge
4000

Now that bolts scale from aoe they are way more reliable as well as an amazing farming tool so we want this earlier than prior patch. Once I get this I start killing every t3 camp on the map.

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Surge of Power
4000

huge bolt dmg spike and gives good attack speed for assistant

Early situationals to consider every game

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Suppressor
1600

Procs off everything you do and makes haze / infernus / mirage / wraith very sad

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Active
Decay
3200

Not as busted as it used to be but alongside healbane is 61% antiheal on anyone you want and a lot of spirit power.

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Reactive Barrier
1600

Scales with spirit power now and easily hits 600+ barrier on a low cd. If against multiple heroes that have to proc it to fight you always buy it.

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Healbane
1600

If antiheal is needed for their comp always buy this

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Active
Rescue Beam
4000

Probably getting nerfed soon, really busted vs catch heroes like holliday / mo / bebop / paradox

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Active
Warp Stone
3200

Always a solid item, good if you are playing more around ult steals

Core items

Usually in order

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Superior Cooldown
4800

More of everything!

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Active
Magic Carpet
6400

The best mobility item on this hero and its not close. Once you have this you can control waves and farm jungle while still joining every fight on the map from a height position.

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Greater Expansion
4000

Amazing for bolt / rabbit / actives and 90% of the ults you steal.

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Improved Spirit
2400
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Boundless Spirit
8800

Massive raw dmg increase to everything you do.

THIEF WIZARD

Go this path if they have insane ultimates for you to play around

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Diviner's Kevlar
6400

Just a solid item all the time when stealing ults every fight

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Lightning Scroll
8000

Good if ur stealing warden / seven ult specifically every fight

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Active
Scourge
6400

can throw on either your beefiest gorilla or yourself if you're stealing warden / yamato ults. Funny with carpet too

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Mystic Vulnerability
1600
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Escalating Exposure
8000

Not as good as it used to be with decay stacking it but scourge / spirit burn stack this well and its extremely good with seven ult

CONTROL WIZARD

Go this path if they don't have seven or warden, double rabbit is always good at this point of the game

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Duration Extender
1600
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Echo Shard
6400
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Active
Vortex Web
8000

Extremely good item with how much ability range we build

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Superior Duration
4800

Other situationals

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Healing Rite
800

Usually buy this at some point in most lanes for me or my lane partner but if you are completely dominating you can skip it

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Active
Debuff Remover
4800

Rarely ever buy this but its good vs silences and stake build vindictas

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Active
Metal Skin
3200

Best anti gun hero item on this hero and often necessary to use seven and warden ults properly, we get a good amount of duration from our items so this pulls extra weight.

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Active
Unstoppable
8000

If you're stealing warden / seven / dynamo ults and really need them to full channel

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Active
Divine Barrier
8000

Good against pocket / wraith to save teammates, gives a big ability range bonus too

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Active
Knockdown
3200

Good if Vindicta is owning your team

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Spirit Burn
6400

Usually hits their whole team with all the aoe we get, I only get this really late game if they have a ton of healing

Ability Point Order

Vexing Bolt

Spectral Assistant

Rabbit Hex

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