I

Monster Rounds

I think without this you struggle to hold lane well, but if things are going great, feel free to skip!

I

Imbue

Mystic Expansion

Imbue on 1

I

Mystic Regeneration

Worse now, but upgrades - sell after Monster Rounds, or keep the whole game if you need the regen/healing

III

Trophy Collector

Best for winning or high death games

III

Active

Cultist Sacrifice

Good for neutral to bad games!

II

Mystic Vulnerability

Probably the easiest way to help your team, and very useful for damage - upgrades into your best late item

II

Mystic Slow

Core part of your kit and great support - Lightning Scroll isn't a huge upgrade for you though

II

Imbue

Compress Cooldown

Imbue on 1

II

Improved Spirit

Easy, cheap upgrade BUT if you need lots of defence and optionals, you can just sell extra spirit

I

Extra Stamina

Always nice but important into [Warden, Haze, Vindicta]

II

Healbane

Good in 90% of games [Geist, Mo & Krill, Dynamo, Kelvin, Calico, Abrams, Infernus, Pocket, Lash]

II

Debuff Reducer

Still a useful item, particularly for [Infernus, Pocket, Mo & Krill]

II

Active

Slowing Hex

Almost always useful, but particularly into [Infernus, Lash, Wraith, Dynamo, Calico, Abrams] and builds into Vortex Web. If you cant decide what to get here, get this.

II

Suppressor

[Haze, Viper, Wraith, Infernus, Vindicta w/ a gun]

II

Imbue

Duration Extender

Personally I don't feel you need this, but if you want Superior Duration later, this is fine on 1 or 3 (or even 4)

II

Enchanter's Emblem

If they have absolutely no spirit, you could skip this

II

Reactive Barrier

[Bebop, Abrams] Mainly for laining, don't get too late

II

Arcane Surge

Nice upgrade if you got Extra Stamina - doesn't save stamina anymore though!

III

Active

Debuff Remover

[Infernus, Bebop, Seven, Warden, kind of Mo & Krill and Abrams]

III

Superior Duration

There is an arguement for this depending on the game, particularly once you have Spirit Burn, Vortex Web, Lightning Scroll or any good actives

III

Rapid Recharge

This is still very useful for you, but without extra cooldown you need to know when to store up Kudzu's - not often worth rushing

III

Superior Cooldown

Good upgrade, never worth skipping imo

III

Greater Expansion

Great for your ult and gargoyle, and even more Kudzu. Secretly most important for Spirit Burn and Vortex Web later (and you can delay till then if your aim is amazing).

III

Active

Alchemical Fire

I love Kudzu Bomb 2! BUT if you need loads of defence or counters, skip this.

IV

Escalating Exposure

Here's where we enter the late game

IV

Active

Vortex Web

TIME TO PUT EM IN THE SCRAMBLER. Combo becomes: Fly -> Kudzu (and Alch Fire) -> Vortex Web -> Bomb -> Gargoyle (onto them). All as quick as you can!

IV

Spirit Burn

TIME TO PUT THEM IN THE EVER WORSE SCRAMBLER

IV

Boundless Spirit

It's a nice capstone for you now and if you don't need defence, it's going to add plenty of damage - but no rush

IV

Lightning Scroll

Pretty good, but only if you're ulting often

IV

Spiritual Overflow

Great if you're hitting shots and confident sliding, otherwise get something else

II

Spirit Shielding

Usually not needed, if you find you're dying to spirit a lot (particularly AOE) play further back, but sometimes you need it

III

Spirit Resilience

If they're all Spirit this is a great item - this isn't an upgrade for Enchanter's Emblem, nor is it strictly better - you want both into Spirit teams (until you can get a Tier IV)

IV

Spellbreaker

Excellent stats - great into [Infernus and Lash] particularly

IV

Witchmail

Potentially strong and very fun - great if you're having long fights and running out of Kudzus

IV

Active

Scourge

Very adaptable - grant it to tanky team mates too far in, or yourself if you get ambushed

IV

Frenzy

Can make you very hard to hit if you're enjoying shooting, but usually get something else

II

Weapon Shielding

Usually not needed, but if you just keep dying to guns, why not

III

Bullet Resilience

Usually better to get something with other usage as well, but for a team stacked with just bullets, this is pretty good

IV

Juggernaut

Amazing item and good for your team against [Haze, Viper, Wraith, Infernus, Vindicta w/ gun] and all other gun carries

IV

Plated Armor

The selfish Ivy's Juggernaut - if you're getting absolutely shredded by guns then grab this, grab Juggernaut too even

III

Active

Metal Skin

[Haze, Viper, or really fed gun carries] evil, nasty and selfish option (but still really good)

I

Active

Rusted Barrel

[Haze, Wraith, Viper, Infernus, any other gun carry]

III

Active

Disarming Hex

[Haze, Wraith, Viper, Infernus, any other gun carry] hugely useful supportive option

III

Active

Knockdown

[Vindicta, Grey Talon, Lash, Ult Focused Seven and Bebop] ALWAYS a good buy if any of these are in the game

III

Active

Decay

Really strong right now, particularly for [Mo & Krill, Shiv, Abrams, Calico, Geist]

III

Active

Silence Wave

[Any spirit carries you're struggling with, and really good for Mo & Krill, Bebop, Calico]

IV

Active

Ethereal Shift

Excellent item, don't be put off by the cost it has good stats and amazing utility. Particularly good for [Lash, Shiv, Haze, Bebop, Burst Damage]

IV

Active

Curse

If one person on their team has all the souls, buy this

IV

Active

Focus Lens

Same as curse but particularly for Spirit heroes you want DEAD

III

Counterspell

Potentially amazing but needs confidence - really good into [Lash ult, Infernus ult, Bebop bombs, etc.]

IV

Active

Unstoppable

[Lash, Dynamo, Abrams] Usually only worth if you got Debuff Reducer but not Remover

IV

Active

Phantom Strike

Sort of like funnier Knockdown, and good with gargoyle [Grey Talon, Vindicta, Haze, Viper, Wraith, Infernus]

II

Mystic Slow

Important part of your damage and useful support. Also some sprint!