Viscous vexes his opponents through clever evasion and strategic uses of healing, enabling him to withstand the most brutal of enemy attacks.
Viscous vexes his opponents through clever evasion and strategic uses of healing, enabling him to withstand the most brutal of enemy attacks.
Concerns of The Deep? I'm Ballin'
Description
"When they see this, they'll run for cover!"
The 2nd build in the "Concerns of The Deep" Series.
This one is oriented around the Goo Ball (4). You'll be ballin' all around the map, disrupting team fights and dealing big damage!
Once you've maximized your Goo Ball (4), you can use Phantom Strike to instantly teleport to an enemy! Follow up with Splatter (1) for a big burst of damage.
Items have little notes under them. Feel free to give me some feedback on the Viscous Discord: https://discord.gg/jD3Cauw6n5
Item Build
Early Game
Buy left to right. Resto Shot can be skipped if you aren't struggling. Move your mouse over the items for details!
500
This works with your Puddle Punch (3) and will heal you on hit. Heals more if you hit heroes! |Can be sold for a slot|
500
Every 6s, your next bullet will heal you when you hit an enemy, minion or soul orb. Goes on Cooldown even if you miss. Also provides you with a fair amount of Bullet shield. | Can be skipped |
500
Adds Spirit Damage to your Puddle Punch (3), also lowers the enemy's spirit resistance on hit. | Upgrades into Spirit Snatch |
500
Allows you to secure/deny souls easier, along with landing shots easier. Also grants you a fair amount of bullet shield that stacks with Restorative Shot's shield.
500
An increase of damage for your Splatter (1). |Upgrades into Improved Burst|
500
Deal more damage to Minions, Neutrals and Objectives (Like Guardians, Walkers, etc..).
500
Increases the size of Goo Ball (4), but also the range of Puddle Punch (3) and Splatter (1)'s radius. It even increases the range of Torment Pulse!
500
Provides you with 1 extra stamina. Useful against heroes like Warden. |Can be sold for a slot| |Can be upgraded into Superior Stamina|
500
Makes you move faster. |Can be sold for a slot| |Can be replaced by Majestic Leap|
Mid Game
Buy left to right. Skip Impr Cooldown & Arcane Surge if no flex slots, buy them later. Upon getting Arcane Surge, always Dash-Jump before using Goo Ball (4)! Don't forget: Get Actives some time after Phantom Strike.
1250
Grants you a free dash-jump, and fire rate after a dash jump. | Upgrades into Arcane Surge |
3000
You'll deal damage to enemies near you, even during Goo Ball (4) !
1250
Allows you to use Goo Ball (4) and other abilities more often! Reduces the cooldown of your actives and effects such as Torment Pulse. | Buy later if no Flex slot |
3000
| Replace Restorative Shot | Use this while in Goo Ball (4) to change direction at will. You will lose momentum when teleporting.
3500
A large upgrade in term of damage for Splatter (1) and Goo Ball (4). Scales even better in late game. The bigger the Max HP of the enemy, the bigger the damage!
6200
Allows you to teleport to an enemy, disarming them, but lose all momentum. Can be used to catch a flying enemy and bring them down to the ground.
4250
| Imbue Goo Ball (4) | Allows you to be in Goo Ball (4) a lot more often. Further reduces the cooldown of your actives and item effects, such as Torment Pulse!
3500
Upon landing a melee hit on a hero, steal their spirit power and spirit resist! Meaning that they are more vulnerable to damage! Can be done with Puddle Punch (3).
1250
Apply an anti-healing effect upon dealing spirit damage to the enemy. Also heals you if an enemy dies under this effect.
4250
| If no flex slot, skip and buy later | After Dash-Jumping, your next ability used is empowered. Always try to dash-jump before using Goo Ball (4) to empower it!
Armors
Resistances work differently on Goo Ball (4) but still give you great benefits. Armors scale better in late game.
1250
Adds 10% more Bullet Resistance to your Goo Ball (4). You'll reach 70% Bullet Resistance. (Default is 60%)
4250
Adds 20% more Bullet Resistance to your Goo Ball (4). You'll reach 80% Bullet Resistance. (Default is 60%)
1250
Adds 9% more Spirit Resistance to your Goo Ball (4). You'll reach 69% Spirit Resistance. (Default is 60%)
4250
Adds 18% more Spirit Resistance to your Goo Ball (4). You'll reach 78% Spirit Resistance. (Default is 60%)
1250
Barriers are a nice bonus early on, but sell them later. Barriers are not affected by resistances.
1250
Grants you shields when you get CC'd. Useful against Mirage's tornado, Bebop's hook, Lash's dive, and more!
1250
Lowers the duration of Pocket's poison, Infernus' burn, Mirage's tornado & scarab, Warden's cage and more.
4250
Removes Bebop's bomb, Pocket's poison, Infernus' burn, Vindicta's Tether, Mirage's tornado, Siphon Bullet/Mirage's Scarab & mark, and more!
Late Game
Buy left to right. Get more Spirit Items as you unlock flex slots. Otherwise, get Leech and Gun items. If you bought Magic Carpet, skip Mystic Reverb.
3500
| Imbue Goo Ball (4) | Further increases the size of Goo Ball (4) and the range of your other abilities.
1250
Increases the duration of Goo Ball (4), along with its stun duration and the duration of item effects & actives!
4250
| Imbue Goo Ball (4) | Further increases the duration of Goo Ball (4), the stun on impact, and any actives.
6200
| Imbue Goo Ball (4) | Hitting an enemy with Goo Ball (4) will make them take delayed damage in the form of an AoE. Also grants you Spirit Lifesteal and more Ability Range. | Skip if you bought Magic Carpet |
6200
This will give you a lot of lifesteal with your abilities and even gun. Also grants you cooldown reduction!
6200
Grant you a massive amount of Bullet Resistance when lower than half health and movement speed. Useful for when Goo Ball (4) ends.
6200
Build up spirit power by shooting enemies. Also gives you extra cooldown reduction.
Actives for Ballin'
Grab one (Or multiple) of those if you want to empower your Goo Ball (4).
1750
Send some damage back and gives you some bullet resistance when activated. Useful against Wraith and Haze. Pair it with Metal Skin to not take any damage and still send damage back!
3000
Heals you (And an ally!) a fair amount. You can also pull an ally to you, even if they are in The Cube (2). Also increases your ability range.
3000
Useful to rotate around the map and reach roofs. Don't forget to recast it to pick landing location, even in Goo Ball (4)!
3000
Allows you to ignore any bullet damage for a few seconds. Useful against Haze and Wraith. Pairs well with Return Fire!
6200
Become immune to crowd control during its duration. Use it against Dynamo and roll over his ult to stop him!
6200
ColosSUS. This will make you bigger and rounder. More HP, more resistances, slow enemies near you. Also gives you a large amount of extra melee damage passively.
6200
Can be used to fly while in Goo Ball (4), also makes it bigger. Keep in mind that if you hit an enemy, the Magic Carpet will disappear.
6200
Allows you to double cast Splatter (1), The Cube (2), or regain a charge of Puddle Punch (3).
Situational & Counters
These items will help you have a better time against specific enemies or simply allow you to modify your gameplay to something that fits you more. Keep in mind that these items are NOT part of the build. Decay, Silence Glyph, Knockdown and Curse are powerful actives that can be bought to counter specific heroes.
1250
Every 5s, your next bullet will deal a burst of spirit damage. Be mindful that it'll go on cooldown even if you miss. Can be used for various combos with the Alt Fire.
1250
Makes killing Neutrals and Minions a lot more comfortable by reloading your weapon for less downtime.
1250
Applies a spirit damage amplification and spirit lifesteal against the enemy hit. Can be triggered by Puddle Punch (3), allowing you to benefit from it even during Goo Ball (4).
4250
Increases your Spirit Power when you land a headshot, also grants the effects of Soul Shredder bullets!
500
Grants you more health regen. Useful for laning phase if you are struggling. Can then be upgraded into Return Fire.
1750
Allows you to go faster, and also resist slows.
3500
Increases your mobility, gives some spirit power, but also allows you to TRIPLE jump during Goo Ball (4).
1250
Upon use, provides you (or an ally!) with a burst of healing and 1 stamina. Charges up when nearby enemies use abilities.
1750
Grants a burst of healing to your allies around you and yourself.
3500
A lot of healing when you land a melee hit, and more damage for melee. Works with Puddle Punch (3).
500
Increases your spirit as you secure souls. Works on Neutral and even securing souls with Melee.
1250
Unleash a burst of damage around you that slows. Deals a double damage to Neutrals and minions.
Upon dying, you'll respawn where you died after a few seconds, at half health.
1250
If you have Escalating Exposure, you'll ramp up your damage a lot by using this! This is very useful to counter any enemy that heals a lot such as Abrams, infernus, Mo&Krill.
3000
Silence a target and deal some damage. Useful against Yamato, Geist, Lash, Pocket, and many more.
3000
Applies a delayed stun to a target. Useful against Seven, Lash, Grey Talon, Vindicta and more.
6200
Reset the cooldowns of your entire kit, including your Goo Ball (4).
6200
Reduces an enemy to the state of an actual potato for a few seconds. Useful against carries!
9700
Empowers Splatter (1) a lot, and also increases the damage of Goo Ball (4).
Ability Point Order
Splatter
The Cube
Puddle Punch
Goo Ball
1
2
1
1
2
5
5
1
2
5
2
5