1
Monster Rounds first generally for faster wave clear, then either Extra Spirit for your specter or Extra Stamina for better mobility, then buy what you need for the situation.
1) Recommended
Helps keep lane pushed so you can jungle and box easier
I just really love sliding.
Don't unlock turrets first, they're too weak in the early game.
Get this to boost specter and turrets if you have Mystic Expansion, otherwise skip for now
1) More Regen
Necessary for lane sustain now we don't have bullet resist. Also good for Healing Tempo prep
This can activate Healing Tempo hehehe
Extra regen discount makes this a decent lane item
1) Others
Imbue [E]
Get this vs long range and flying enemies
Sometimes ya just gotta brawl it out.
Get this first if you have a squishy and aggro lane partner like Lash
2
Awkward defensive phase of the game. Defend objectives, farm boxes, but don't steal/leech farm from carries. Once you get Rapid Recharge you can get a lot more aggro.
2) Turret Prep
Great lane finisher, sell later to make room for something situational
2) Countering
If the enemy team has a lot of sustain (e.g. Abrams, Infernus, Mo & Krill), you'll want this and Inhibitor.
vs Infernus and close range heroes
2) Movement
Anti-Kelvin countering, upgrades into anti-gun countering
funni budget toxic bullets
3
Use turrets to establish a supporting fire backline for team fights, or to defend your objectives or siege their objectives. Get Transcendent if you're buying a lot of active items or want more turret spam power, otherwise Healing Tempo will be a strong boon for you, your turrets, your troopers, and your teammates.
3) Turret Core
Big boost to turret spammability
Get this when you need to get medicinal specter out more often
Passive applies to troopers, turrets, and ally heroes. Very useful.
3) Core T4S
This item is, honestly, overpowered regardless of what you're building.
Imbue [E]
It's so expensive it's hard to justify buying late game :(
Only get this once you have a few items with cooldown, otherwise S.Cooldown is good enough.
3) Very Late Game
Vs spirit enemies this will give you so much turret spam
Toss out a turret to benefit from Healing Tempo
4)
After you finish Turret Core and buy a T4, look at the team comps and build for what role you need to fill. Lately I've been doing a lot of Support building.
4) Tank Core
This annd Bullet Resilience are all you're gonna need for bullet resist
4) Support Core
Get this to undo the imbuing earlier, very important for specter boosting
In case of specter deniers or just to push waves
4) Damage Core
Resist debuff instead of spirit amp makes this a great support item
We go hard on spirit damage this game
Get this to boost specter and barrage damage
tbh I get this if I already have mystic vuln and need more spirit resist, the amp is garbage
Counters
A semi-arbitrary list of items to buy if you need to counter a specific hero. Check annotations for specifics.
Need more healing reduction
Interrupts powerful channelers or flyers
Can be used to juke Lash ults, otherwise useful to supercharge your spirit at the start of an ult-heavy teamfight
Now that the spirit reduction doesn't have a cooldown, this is a great support gun item.
Get this to impede hyper carries
A toggle to dramatically reduce debuffs
For Rejuv punching and Lash/other CC countering
To deter on-hit-effect-heavy gunners
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