Maldox Calico SPIRIT

Author's notes

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ[FULLY ANNONATED] Combo: 2 -> Arctic -> 1 (throw bombs on feet) -> Ult For more Dmg 2 -> 1 -> Arctic (but a bit harder to land bombs) This build also maxes bomb as soon as u get Arctic Blast Buy from Left-Right Check HYBRID BUILD: 776781

Item categories

1. 1Early-Mid

   Author's category · 8 items · Stall Green Spike | If Replacing Enduring with Trophy get it before ColdFront

   1. 1

      Melee Lifesteal

      Lane healing, 12 more damage, range lane Can be replaced with HealRite/Regen if hard lane or Extra Spirit if easy lane[SELL LATER IF NOT UPGRADING TO LIFESTRIKE]

   2. 2

      Stalker

      does 85 Dmg works on slash + gives speed + wallhacks + 50 HP + 9% weapon DMG + 3% melee DMG

   3. 3

      Spirit Strike

      All spirit attacks do 6% more damage after Slash, weak item on itself unless stacked with other spirit resist like sap and mystic [SELL LATER IF SLOTLOCKED]

   4. 4

2. 2Lane Situationalsoptional

   Author's category · 4 items

   1. 1

      Rebuttal

      Against Abrams/Billy/Viscous or cheeky parry on sinners/buffs for guaranteed kill

   2. 2

      Trophy Collector

      Built from Sprint Boots

      if buying trophy get it instead of enduring and get it before ColdFront

   3. 3

      Healing Rite

      meh u have cat or ur absolute 1

3. 3Mid-Game Greensoptional

   Author's category · 2 items

   1. 1

      Dispel Magic

      Better than Couterspell because can remove Silence/Slowing Hex/root/stun and other things + Spirit Resist for self

   2. 2

      Counterspell

      Block big strong ults with some bonuses Take against Lash/Wraith/Talon/Rem/Apollo/Infernus/BebopBomb etc.

4. 4Mid-Late

   Author's category · 5 items · Green Spike after Arctic | Could skip CD for ->

   1. 1

      Arctic Blast

      Built from Cold Front

      Power Spike. Damage amp + easy way to put all bombs. Best uses: Clear waves in cat while ult CD// Use after slash to freeze enemy and bomb//Cancel enemy movement abilities & make flyers fall

   2. 2

      Mystic Vulnerability

      8% more spirit shred so all spirit attacks do 8% more damage (skip with sap if getting FocusLens)

   3. 3

5. 5Team-Fights Pathoptional

   Author's category · 2 items

   1. 1

      Scourge

      AOE spirit dmg + resists, teamfight damage boost. Paired with EE for crazy amount of damage

   2. 2

      Escalating Exposure

      Built from Mystic Vulnerability

      Upgrade from Mystic Vulnerability pretty good when paired with Scourge and in team fights

6. 6Assassinations Pathoptional

   Author's category · 2 items

   1. 1

      Spirit Sap

      Skip if dispel

   2. 2

      Focus Lens

      Built from Spirit Sap

      Assasinate people with bomb burst, BAD IF ENEMY HAS DISPEL MAGIC/Ethereal Shift/Divine Barrier, Low CD (use it before combo)

7. 7Late Game ++optional

   Author's category · 10 items · Prio from L -> R After Mid Game there is no universal order think and buy

   1. 1

      Boundless Spirit

      Built from Improved Spirit

      Pure damage buff, better than Surge of Power by pure damage but no movespeed (if buying Focus Lens get boundless after)

   2. 2

      Spirit Burn

      Best antiheal and little AOE dmg, easier push, not prio if have 1 or 2 in team

   3. 3

8. 8Mid-Game Countersoptional

   Author's category · 2 items

   1. 1

      Slowing Hex

      Better Silence Wave but against 1 specific ability, good against Shiv/WRAITH/MINA/Holiday/Sinclair/Rem/Apollo etc (use it After ColdFront/Arctic)

   2. 2

      Silence Wave

      Silence for 3s + 75 DMG Great against Pocket/Mina/Geist/Victor etc (Good scaling) could replace with Torment for massive burst DMG

9. 9Situational Greensoptional

   Author's category · 12 items · Depends on the game

   1. 1

      Reactive Barrier

      Built from Grit

      The best barrier item, if have 3+ enemies (or 2 on lane) who proc it with abilities - 100% buy

   2. 2

      Debuff Reducer

      Had to add this after the new 6 heores cuz they all have more than 1 type of CC pair this with Reactive and get Dispel or Counterspell or both later

   3. 3

10. 10Spirit Alternativesoptional

    Author's category · 3 items · Graveyard

    1. 1

       Torment Pulse

       Free Damage. Consistent and close range spirit damage (less prio after nerfs)

    2. 2

       Surge of Power

       Built from Extra Spirit

       THis item is very good if you M1 a lot but it's considered mainly for gun heroes

    3. 3

       Tankbuster

       procs on ult & (bombs if have boundless and all are stuck to enemy)

11. 11Gun Alternativesoptional

    Author's category · 4 items · SSB later in game

    1. 1

       Mystic Shot

       Calico's gun is a shotgun so it's hard to miss the shot

    2. 2

       Spirit Shredder

       8% Spirit shread procs on Leaping Slash (could upgrade to spirit rend later if using gun more)

    3. 3

       Shadow Weave

       Built from Sprint Boots

       Buffed cooldown gives speed good item imo

12. 12Secret Egyptian Sphynx Cat Techoptional

    Author's category · 3 items

    1. 1

       Phantom Strike

       Against Flyers and if Talon/Vindicta have Indom use Phantom Strike then Arctic and they will fall

    2. 2

       Echo Shard

    3. 3

       Magic Carpet

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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 91	Gloom Bombs: 2 AP upgrade, step 102		Gloom Bombs: 5 AP upgrade, step 12