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Fathom
Slips into combat and then hides to recover

A short-ranged assassin, Fathom can slip in and out of combat and win long engagements.

Fathom
Slips into combat and then hides to recover

A short-ranged assassin, Fathom can slip in and out of combat and win long engagements.

Hero
Build

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01-12-2025 Update

6 days ago

Description

GOOD ITEMS IF YOU WANT TO WIN (THIS IS LIKE A HYBRID BUILD)

OKAY IM BACK TO THINKING REVERB IS BAD AGAIN IF YOU WANT TO DO SPIRIT DAMAGE BUILD ECHO SHARD AND TRY BOMB ITS KINDA FUN

UPDATED FOR 1/13/2025

Item Build
Laning

3K Net Worth

item
Restorative Shot
500

Good for trading keeps you healthy in lane get first for most match ups

item
Extra Regen
500

Get before resto if you need to play more passive

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Active
Infuser
500

Significant trading power in this item. Throw your 1, pop the infuser active to ignore the bonus damage you take and then run people down with your 2

item
Headshot Booster
500
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Mystic Burst
500
item
Sprint Boots
500

Upgrade to Enduring Speed early if enemies are stacking slows look for upgrading into mid game to stay mobile

Post Laning/MId

Up to 10K Net Worth

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Berserker
1250

Major spike in terms of damage can skip burst/reach if fighting often

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Bullet Lifesteal
1250
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Soul Shredder Bullets
1250

Good for skirmishing this will give you the sustain needed in longer fights

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Spirit Armor
1250

Mitigates self damage look to purchase every game especially around first point into malice

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Improved Cooldown
1250

Lady Giest has insanely good base damage with okay ratios this plays off of her already good abilities

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Mystic Reach
500

Solid choice to keep onto people with your 2 and some range for 4. Not a must build but a more often then not item.

Mid Game Situationals

Build 1 or 2

item
Mystic Shot
1250

Good damage scales well not as core as soul shredder but gives you extra oomph when needed

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Kinetic Dash
1250

Get kinetic dash if you need extra mobility in fights

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Slowing Bullets
1250

Good item for sticking onto targets works well with long range

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Long Range
1250

Gets high value against fliers or enemies who want to space you if you have ult don't get if the enemy team wants to all in you often

Mid (Core)

20K Net Worth

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Improved Burst
3500

Good spike of damage this will make your spirit damage relevant into the mid and late game

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Active
Warp Stone
3000

Prioritize this over imp burst if you need the gap closer

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Bullet Armor
1250

Get bullet armor earlier if you're behind but not before core early items

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Superior Cooldown
4250

Imbue on 3 to stack malice faster (Can delay for Frenzy/Leech)

Situationals

Look to build after 1 or 2 of your core items earlier if needed

item
Extra Stamina
500

Buy against characters that want to cripple your stam (Warden, Mcginnis)

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Healbane
1250

Get this if the enemy has a ton of consistent healing or if you want to build Leech as your first tier 4

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Healing Booster
1250

Good item if enemy is stacking heal reduction

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Debuff Reducer
1250

If the enemy is stacking stuns or DOT's (Infernus, Pocket...) fit this in after buying mid core items

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Mystic Vulnerability
1250

Buy this early if your team is spirit heavy or you can't trade shots with enemies (can purchase over bullet resist shredder)

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Bullet Resist Shredder
1250

Not as core as a lot of people buy this and it doesn't stack if team is missing bullet res shred try and pick it up if you need to fill in slots

item
Active
Ethereal Shift
3000

High value if against game winning ults or burst damage (Lash, Vindicta, Warden, Infernus, Shiv ext...)

item
Active
Knockdown
3000

Buy against fliers or to give your engagers a window

item
Active
Decay
1250

Good against Abrams, Shiv, Infernus or any Leech users

item
Active
Cold Front
1250

Good farming item solid against spirit damage would build when the game isn't high tempo

item
Active
Debuff Remover
4250

Buy against Infernus, Pocket Get this item late game with silencer to stack debuff resistance

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Enduring Speed
1750

Solid upgrade good for any characters with significant slows (Warden, Viscous)

Final Touches

Get CORE mid game items before investing

item
Frenzy
7250

High DPS increase premier Giest item

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Leech
7250

Get this as your first tier 4 if the enemy has a ton of burst you can live through

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Crippling Headshot
6000

Good buy against enemy building resistances gets best value before improved armors are purchased on enemies

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Improved Spirit Armor
4250

Getting after Frenzy helps covers your health costs and any significant burst damage in the game

item
Active
Colossus
6000

Only get after you have other tier 4's insanely late game

item
Improved Bullet Armor
4250

Get improved armors according to the damage in the lobby buy only after you you have a tier 4 if possible

item
Active
Curse
6000

Do not buy as first tier 4 unless desperately behind Use this to disrupt the enemy primary carry

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Silencer
6000

Stack with debuff remover to become impossible to lockdown insanely high value against characters like Infernus (should be a third or fourth late game option.)

Ability Point Order

Essence Bomb

Life Drain

Malice

Soul Exchange

1

1

2

5

1

2

2

5

1

5

2

5