Dynamo keeps himself and his allies healthy while waiting for his moment. Few things can warp a team fight more than a well-coordinated use of Singularity.
Dynamo keeps himself and his allies healthy while waiting for his moment. Few things can warp a team fight more than a well-coordinated use of Singularity.
X-ray Technician (Siphon Life Build)
Description
Microwave go brrr. Radiate enemies to death in teamfights
Item Build
Lane
Tank-focused lane. Poke with shoulder charge/melee/cold front.
500
Skip if not having health issues.
500
If health is an issue, get this before spirit strike. Otherwise, spirit strike is better.
500
If health isn't an issue, get this before melee lifesteal.
1250
If struggling against bullet damage, get close quarters or kinetic dash before this.
500
Weapon damage isn't important in this build long-term, but this is good for laning. If you need more sustain, get kinetic dash first. If you're stomping lane, you can skip this, but I buy it 90% of the time.
1250
Buy before close quarters if need health and regen. Get mystic shot first if not getting opportunities to gank other lanes.
Situational
500
If you're poked too low after a winning fight, buy this instead of backing if possible.
1250
First buy if against bebop or dynamo. Buy against wraith before she gets ult.
500
Good if your lane has enough sustain to leave and gank. Also good when laning against warden, geist, or kelvin.
Mid-game (5k-24k)
Sell spirit strike if needed (flex slots/souls). ES is your power spike.
1250
Extra damage for objectives and 1v1s.
3000
Imbue on siphon life.
500
3500
Imbue on siphon life. Since the arcane surge changes on 12/21/24, you need this to siphon walkers now.
1250
Rush echo shard if you're doing well. Sell spirit strike if you need a flex slot.
6200
Almost always use on siphon, but also usable on shoulder charge for escapes. For siphon, pop echo shard as soon as you activate the first siphon so you can still use shoulder charge worry-free.
3500
More damage. Rush escalating exposure before this if you're doing well. Always buy mystic vulnerability before this, even when you have money.
Mix-ins
1250
Buy this early if they have a lot of lifestealers or healers. Otherwise, delay it until ~25-30k as needed.
1250
This is your best sustain item. With left category filled out, this increases your siphon heal by 430 per target in team fights.
Late (30k-40k)
Also get sustain as needed.
7450
Single biggest power spike item.
1250
This can be skipped if you don't need the lifesteal. Spirit amp does help but this only adds 100-200 damage per target shot.
9700
More damage
4250
Dash-jump before activating siphon for improved range, duration, and damage.
Sustain
Pick 1 by 30k, 2 by 40k.
4250
Armor is useful if you don't have enough tankiness to sustain in teamfights. If you stay alive fine, skip. Check your incoming damage over the last 5 minutes to choose which armor to buy.
4250
Armor is useful if you don't have enough tankiness to sustain in teamfights. If you stay alive fine, skip. Check your incoming damage over the last 5 minutes to choose which armor to buy.
7450
Not as good as armors. Become the unkillable source of nuclear radiation the USSR would've never dreamed of.
Debuff
See annotations.
1250
Suppressor is only worthwhile against teams that are dealing majority bullet damage and when you already have improved reach. Replace mystic vulnerability with these if you're going debuff route.
4250
Mystic slow is mostly worthwhile against teams that are dealing majority bullet damage and when you already have improved reach. Replace mystic vulnerability with these if you're going debuff route.
Luxury (45k+)/Situational
Typically green items first, then orange later. Sell melee lifesteal if you need a flex slot.
1750
Map presence is important in this game. You can get anywhere fast with this + kinetic dash. This is great for mid-late game if you end up being the team's carry.
1250
Very good item against CC or status effects (pocket, infernus, etc.)
4250
Instant heal can be extremely strong even when you're not removing status effects.
3000
Buy if against a problematic haze, wraith, etc.
6200
Can amp damage in fights. You're generally better off buying more green items though.
4250
Spirit amp is nice to have.
3500
Extra damage. The movement slow also keeps people in your siphon for longer. Bullet resist is also nice to have late-game.
1750
Not great value, but if you have nothing else to buy, might as well get this.
Ability Point Order
Siphon Life
Shoulder Charge
Infernal Resilience
Seismic Impact
1
1
1
2
1
5
2
5
2
2
5
5