I

Restorative Shot

sustain and lane clear

I

Extra Spirit

gives us 17 spirit right away

II

Active

Cold Front

good flat damage to combo with dash, look for good trades now and dash through them to safety to minimize damage taken, or just clear wave fast

I

Extra Charge

more knives, we should have ult/rage now so an extra knife is great to generate rage

II

Improved Spirit

final damage component, can buy earlier if you need the out of combat healing

I

Mystic Burst

more flat damage

II

Healbane

early hp bonus, big heal on kill, great for early fights. anti heal is nice too. sell for spirit burn late if needed

III

Torment Pulse

core damage, you do lots of damage if you can stay close so now we get greens. Can build decay if you don't want to get close

II

Active

Return Fire

very good early for strong gun heroes if you need to counter them, sell for metal skin when it falls off

II

Enchanter's Emblem

good stats for spirit shiv if early spirit is a problem, sell for spirit resilience

II

Reactive Barrier

this item's pretty good if they have 3+ heroes who can proc it. Buy if you think it will have more value than return fire/enchanter's.

III

Active

Warp Stone

chase/disengage tool. do not ignore the bullet resist when activating the item, should be enough for gun until you get metal skin

III

Counterspell

op if you remember to use it, blocks cc, spirit burst, and even ults if you're locked in. Also amazing for mid contest. Can delay if there's not much to parry or if need resists

III

Active

Debuff Remover

can skip if you really think you don't need but you will probably need this most games.

III

Active

Metal Skin

prioritize this after warp if there's one fed gun hero or multiple gun heroes (will happen often), cycle this with warp stone for high uptime bullet resist

III

Spirit Resilience

heavy spirit team

III

Tankbuster

more damage + rage on dash, will also proc on knife later.

III

Rapid Recharge

more knives, more dmg.

IV

Boundless Spirit

damage up

IV

Transcendent Cooldown

gives insane uptime for warp and metal skin, at this point dash should be maxed for dash resets so bait into enclosed spaces for infinite dashes, also buffs our torment pulse

IV

Active

Arctic Blast

cc and gives great burst if used before dash

IV

Active

Colossus

best raw defense item

IV

Juggernaut

best raw mitigation for gun damage heroes like warden, geist, vyper, viscous. Honestly feels better than plated

IV

Plated Armor

buy if there are 2+ heroes who mainly do damage through on hit effects, (infern, haze, wraith, etc.) or item bullet procs (tesla, toxic, lucky shot, inhibitor)

IV

Spellbreaker

for spirit nukers that give you trouble (gt, lash, mina)

IV

Active

Infuser

strong lifesteal option if you have max dash. Bait enemies into hallways and other encosled areas and dash for massive heals.

IV

Spirit Burn

strong anti heal. replace healbane

IV

Active

Ethereal Shift

helps you stall for cooldowns and heals you

I

Active

Healing Rite

if you're too low in lane

III

Active

Decay

good anti heal and rage gen, good buy in place of torment pulse if they have multiple tanky heroes (abrams, bebop, geist, kelvin, mo)

IV

Imbue

Mystic Reverb

if really ahead

III

Point Blank

just damage and slow

III

Weighted Shots

dmg, spirit res, debuff reduction, good if they have spirit and debuffs

III

Active

Heroic Aura

bullet resist, move speed, fire rate, helps push walkers.

III

Active

Cultist Sacrifice

probably worse now

II

Kinetic Dash

4 stam + fire rate and ammo