Calico build guide
by TracklockVersion 1743Updated Oct 9, 2026Guide #317834
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Top Calico build generated by comparing every build path in 1,162 Calico matches over the past 3 days from Phantom+. Items are ordered by actual buy time. +7% win rate over Calico's average. Updated daily.
1Core Build
Author's category · 13 items · Buy in order from left to right
Melee Lifesteal
Pick Rate: 98% WR: +0%
Stalker
Pick Rate: 98% WR: +0%
Spirit Strike
Pick Rate: 97% WR: +1%
Sprint Boots
2Earlyoptional
Author's category · 8 items · Situational early-game items, buy based on lane needs
Mystic Vulnerability
Pick Rate: 46% WR: +4%
Enduring Speed
Built from Sprint Boots
Pick Rate: 40% WR: +2%
Compress Cooldown
Pick Rate: 24% WR: +9%
3Lateoptional
Author's category · 7 items · Situational late-game items, buy based on team needs
Hunter's Aura
Pick Rate: 33% WR: +4%
Scourge
Pick Rate: 26% WR: +11%
Spirit Burn
Pick Rate: 20% WR: +7%
4Defensivesoptional
Author's category · 3 items · Increase your survivability
Dispel Magic
vs debuffs Pick Rate: 58% WR: +1%
Counterspell
vs casters Pick Rate: 17% WR: +5%
Reactive Barrier
Pick Rate: 7% WR: -4%
5Counter Picksoptional
Author's category · 6 items · Situational picks against specific enemies or builds
Dispel Magic
vs debuffs Pick Rate: 58% WR: +1%
Healbane
vs healers Pick Rate: 11% WR: +1%
Counterspell
vs casters Pick Rate: 17% WR: +5%
6Activesoptional
Author's category · 6 items · You can buy up to four active items for extra utility if you have the space
Dispel Magic
vs debuffs Pick Rate: 58% WR: +1%
Slowing Hex
Pick Rate: 17% WR: +5%
Scourge
Pick Rate: 26% WR: +11%
Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.
| Gloom Bombs: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Gloom Bombs: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Gloom Bombs: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Gloom Bombs: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
Pick Rate: 80% WR: +1%
Trophy Collector
Built from Sprint Boots
Pick Rate: 62% WR: +0%
Cold Front
Pick Rate: 95% WR: +0%
Spirit Snatch
Built from Spirit Strike
Pick Rate: 96% WR: +1%
Mystic Shot
Pick Rate: 30% WR: +0%
Spirit Shredder
Pick Rate: 42% WR: +1%
Torment Pulse
Pick Rate: 36% WR: +1%
Arctic Blast
Built from Cold Front
Pick Rate: 85% WR: +2%
Improved Spirit
Pick Rate: 57% WR: +4%
Boundless Spirit
Built from Improved Spirit
Pick Rate: 43% WR: +10%
Extra Spirit
Pick Rate: 41% WR: +6%
Slowing Hex
Pick Rate: 17% WR: +5%
Healbane
vs healers Pick Rate: 11% WR: +1%
Rebuttal
Pick Rate: 14% WR: +1%
Melee Charge
Pick Rate: 13% WR: +4%
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
Pick Rate: 27% WR: +11%
Focus Lens
Pick Rate: 10% WR: +7%
Escalating Exposure
Built from Mystic Vulnerability
vs tanks Pick Rate: 14% WR: +13%
Tankbuster
vs tanks Pick Rate: 10% WR: -4%
Escalating Exposure
Built from Mystic Vulnerability
vs tanks Pick Rate: 14% WR: +13%
Tankbuster
vs tanks Pick Rate: 10% WR: -4%
Spirit Sap
vs spirit Pick Rate: 8% WR: +3%
Focus Lens
Built from Spirit Sap
Pick Rate: 10% WR: +7%
Spirit Sap
vs spirit Pick Rate: 8% WR: +3%
Fleetfoot
Pick Rate: 7% WR: -5%
| Leaping Slash: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Leaping Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 14 | Leaping Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Leaping Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
| Ava: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Ava: 1 AP upgrade, step 4 | Ava: 2 AP upgrade, step 5 | Ava: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
| Return to Shadows: Ability unlocked, step 6 | Return to Shadows: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Return to Shadows: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Return to Shadows: 5 AP upgrade, step 9 |
Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
Current patch: the Oct 5, 2026 update, Oct 5, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC to today · ranked and unranked · all match average ranks
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