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Calico
Fait des ravages à distance

Calico utilise les ombres à son avantage : elle se faufile dans et hors du champ de bataille pour traquer ses adversaires solitaires.

Calico
Fait des ravages à distance

Calico utilise les ombres à son avantage : elle se faufile dans et hors du champ de bataille pour traquer ses adversaires solitaires.

Description

This is for the players that want to try Calico for the first time. Includes a lot of situational buying.
Also includes a lot of info from the AVG Calico guide on statlocker.gg. Go check it out!
Basically Wulfees build but a bit different.

Item Build

Laning Stage

Calicos Laning Stage really depends on who are you laning WITH and who you are laning AGAINST. If you think you have a powerful duo and you can kill the enemy in lane, prioritise early damage items such as Spirit Strike, Backstabber and Cold Front. But, Calico is weak in most lanes, so buy items like Melee Lifesteal, Enchanters Emblem, Healing Rite and Extra Health to stay alive. Remember, losing guardian is BETTER than losing guardian AND duying! Reminder: Sinners Sacrifice spawns at 8 minutes, and it is REALLY worth to get it at that timing. Remember to box farm in Cat Form, you can break boxes nearby by pressing your melee key without having to cancel cat.

Mid Game

Mid Game is where Calico starts to get active. Your biggest powerspike is T3 ult, after which you are able to win most fights 1v1. Maintain high soul value by constantly using to run boxes, invading their jungle and clearing camps. Your goal is to pressure the enemy team as much as you can. Try to always take trades with the enemy to pressure them, giving your team more space. Souls are REALLY important on Calico, so find a balance between farming and fighting.Usually being around 4 k souls above most of the enemy players is more than enough to do devastating damage. Remember to get mid boxes at 10 minutes and every time they respawn

Laning

NOT IN ORDER. Read annotations

Deadlock Item

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Drain de mêlée

MUST BUY IN LANE 1st or 2nd item, after Spirit Strike.

Deadlock Item

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Active

Rite de guérison

Buy when you are low hp in lane, when you activate it go get some boxes in Cat Form.

Deadlock Item

I

Bottes de course

Buy before Enduring Speed if you don't run boxes

Deadlock Item

I

Bonus de PV

You can delay this until Fortitude if they do not have powerful combos that can kill you super fast.

Deadlock Item

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Frappe spirituelle

Buy this item earlier if you think you are in a good lane

Deadlock Item

II

Emblème enchanteur

Buy 99% of the time, the exception is if most of their team is gun

Deadlock Item

III

Fortitude

Really powerful item since Calico likes staying on the map for box runs. Delay if you think you don't need it.

Deadlock Item

II

Traitre

Procs if you hit them with Leaping Slash behind their back. Powerful combo with Spirit Strike, if you think you can kill them in lane buy Backstabber after it. (Don't forget Melee Lifesteal!)

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Souffle glacial

Deals damage, slows, just what calico needs. Upgrades into a powerful T4 item.

THESE EXIST!

Deadlock Item

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Réfutation

Buy as one of your first items against Puddle Punch Viscous or in brawly lanes.

Deadlock Item

II

Protection d'urgence

If they have tooooo many stuns

Mid Game

Roughly in order

Deadlock Item

III

Onde de tourment

One of your biggest damage sources.

Deadlock Item

III

Razzia spirituelle

Combined with Spirit Sap, this will reduce their Spirit Power by 33 and Spirit resist by 25%, which is a LOT!

Deadlock Item

II

Imprégner

Récupération comprimée

this item technically reduces all of your cooldowns since ult T3 refreshes abilities. If you are fighting a lot get this earlier. Imbue ult

Deadlock Item

II

Vitesse persistante

You run faster in Cat Form and have slow resist

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Sape spirituelle

READ SILENCE WAVE ANNOTIATION. Use this before your combo.

Deadlock Item

III

Récupération supérieure

Reduces the cooldown of everything, just op on basically any character.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Onde de silence

Buy if you need to silence their abilities in order to not let them escape (Pocket, Lash, ...) or to disable key ultimates (Geist, Dynamo, Mo and Krill, ...)

Debuff Remover and Counterspell

Deadlock Item

II

Atténuateur d'effets négatifs

Buy somewhere after laning if you plan on building Debuff Remover mid game.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Dissipateur d'effets négatifs

This item is bought in most matches if your enemies have debuffs. Especially good against Vindicta, Infernus, Bebop, Mo and Krill, Holliday etc.

Deadlock Item

III

Contresort

Buy if you know how to use it

Late Game Options

better items on the left, buy situationally

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Fléau

Just a really good item on Calico. Gives a huge spirit resist, max HP% damage and works even if you are in your ultimate (just remember to cast it beforehand).

Deadlock Item

IV

Récupération transcendante

Buy if you have a lot of actives on long CD.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Explosion arctique

Freezes them, giving you the ability to place all of your bombs on them and ult right after. This item stops abilities like Infernus Flame Dash, Lash Grapple and Vyper Slither, so buy it against them.

Deadlock Item

IV

Brulure spirituelle

Buy it for the healing reduction, or ultra late game when you have gazillions of souls

Deadlock Item

IV

Implacable

Buy this for Slow Resist, Fire rate slow or if you want to upgrade Enduring Speed super late game

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Frappe spectrale

For flyers/disarm

Deadlock Item

IV

Brise-magie

Against big burst damage abilities. Keep in mind that it has a really small threshold of 150 damage

Deadlock Item

IV

Armure de plates

This is the late game defence against gun characters, especially Haze, Infernus, Wraith and Vyper. juggernaut is better though :P

Deadlock Item

IV

Profusion spirituelle

I don't buy this usually since Calico has bad Spirit Power scaling, only buy this if you don't want to build other T4s from this category for some reason

Late Game Guide

Your goals don't really change. Participate in important teamfights, gank enemies, keep a soul lead, pick off high priority targets pressure them

Ability Point Order

Bombes moroses

Bond lacérant

Ava

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