I'm gonna burst

Author's notes

Most well-balanced classic Calico build for comfort play. Build is good for both experienced and new players BOMB BUILD IS not dead, but not as strong as before. You can't just 1v1 oneshot anyone, you NEED them to be damaged or have teammate Experementing with bombs + arctic + Echo shard and one-shotting people, won't work on high eternus. Created by author of "I'm gonna Slash" - [485188]

Item categories

1. 1Laning

   Author's category · 9 items · After T2 Cat you just ALWAYS full hp /gank enemis in fight /take boxes & rotate fast. Use bombs after enemy used stamina. Best box tunnels - teleporters /secret shop /metro (especially enemy tunnels)

   1. 1

      Melee Lifesteal

      Slash +100 heal, proc it with your 2 on enemy only. Sell late game or when need slots

   2. 2

      Stalker

      Lane pressure, stronger slash damage and overall helpful. Sell late game or when need slots

   3. 3

      Spirit Strike

      More damage from everything + later upgrade

   4. 4

2. 2Lane Situationalsoptional

   Author's category · 2 items

   1. 1

      Rebuttal

      Melee city. Enemy melee characters - try to not sell. Good to parry metro on sinners

   2. 2

      Grit

      Always positive trades. Good item which later upgrades into Spirit Shielding

3. 3Mid game

   Game stage · 6 items · Maxing bombs with Boundless, Arctic for 100% bombs

   1. 1

      Improved Spirit

      Big damage up, around 400~ more damage

   2. 2

      Dispel Magic

      Best Calico green T3, take earlier if need HP spike

   3. 3

      Boundless Spirit

      Built from Improved Spirit

      More dmg for everything, good increase, alternatively buy Spirit Burn or Echo Shard

4. 4Late game

   Game stage · 5 items · L>R is pretty good, Escalating > CD = Burn = Lens

   1. 1

      Escalating Exposure

      Big damage "amplifier", actually does good damage and get's stronger from TransCD

   2. 2

      Superior Cooldown

      Faster CD for all Abilities and Zipline boost

   3. 3

      Spirit Burn

      Even more burst damage + AOE dot + antiheal, can trigger just by Tankbuster + Mystic shot

5. 5Green situationalsoptional

   Author's category · 7 items

   1. 1

      Enduring Speed

      Built from Sprint Boots

      Faster movespeed in fights, historically good for Calico. Good if decided to buy Torment

   2. 2

      Spirit Shielding

      Built from Grit

      Better CD and Passive stats than from Reactive + gives spirit res on activation

   3. 3

      Healbane

6. 6Spirit situationalsoptional

   Author's category · 3 items

   1. 1

      Spirit Shredder

      If you want to have 4.8k gun spike, i personally think not worth it

   2. 2

      Slowing Hex

      Silence against movement abilities. Good against Wraith/Mina/Talon/Rem/Vindicta/Apollo etc

   3. 3

      Silence Wave

      To trigger Indomitable + overall good item

7. 7Late++optional

   Author's category · 6 items

   1. 1

      Echo Shard

      TESTING ARCTIC + DOUBLE BOMB COMBO! If you got everything else in build then just ignore it

   2. 2

      Crippling Headshot

      Late game replace for Stalker & Spirit Shredder

   3. 3

      Ethereal Shift

      Second anti silence/control option after Dispel

8. 8Bomb build is not DEAD but not as strong as before, can't oneshotoptional

   Author's category · 2 items

   1. 1

      Split Shot

      molecule31 item (noob feeder bot & great friend)

   2. 2

      Fortitude

      Cat T2 is basically bad fortitude but free, do not buy

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Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order

Gloom BombsGloom Bombs		Gloom Bombs: Ability unlocked, step 2								Gloom Bombs: 1 AP upgrade, step 101	Gloom Bombs: 2 AP upgrade, step 112	Gloom Bombs: 5 AP upgrade, step 12