Calico build guide
by PyrobiteVersion 10Updated Mar 10, 2026Guide #511473
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Focused on hit and run play with your 2 in lane. Mid game roam and combo people with 1 -> Cold Front -> 2 -> 4 in quick succession for burst kills. ABUSE TUNNELS Ava has permanent uptime with the 1st upgrade. twitch.tv/Pyr0bite if you want to see the build live
1Early game
Game stage · 8 items · left to right generally
Melee Lifesteal
Stalker
Spirit Strike
Cold Front
2Heal Rite
Author's category · 1 items · Usually buy
Healing Rite
3Mid to late
Author's category · 8 items · Left to right generally best
Hunter's Aura
Spirit Snatch
Built from Spirit Strike
large damage spike and procs off your 2.
Compress Cooldown
4Pick 1 After A-Blast
Author's category · 2 items
Dispel Magic
Counterspell
540+ min game
Author's category · 10 items · Greens depends on the game/enemy heroes
Ethereal Shift
Best late game defensive buy
Scourge
Phantom Strike
Needs more testing but could shutdown carries and vind/talon
6Testing/For fun
Author's category · 11 items
Greater Expansion
Expansion on 2 could be the play
Slowing Bullets
Crushing Fists
Funny and a lot of damage but not optimal
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 BombsGloom Bombs | Gloom Bombs: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Gloom Bombs: 1 AP upgrade, step 14 | Gloom Bombs: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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Torment Pulse
Enduring Speed
For roaming, can delay buy if you want more damage
Silence Wave
Add into combo, very good at surprise burst + lockdown
Lifestrike
Built from Melee Lifesteal
OP Item, you have so much healing if you keep landing your 2
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
Arctic Blast
Built from Cold Front
one shot combo enabler
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Mystic Vulnerability
Boundless Spirit
Colossus
Escalating Exposure
Built from Mystic Vulnerability
Diviner's Kevlar
Spellbreaker
Unstoppable
Juggernaut
Built from Enduring Speed
Cheat Death
Heroic Aura
Mystic Shot
Fortitude
Veil Walker
Shadow Weave
Spirit Sap
Focus Lens
Built from Spirit Sap
Radiant Regeneration
| Gloom Bombs: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
Leaping SlashLeaping Slash | Leaping Slash: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Leaping Slash: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Leaping Slash: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Leaping Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 9 |
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AvaAva | Ava: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Ava: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Ava: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Ava: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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Return to ShadowsReturn to Shadows | Return to Shadows: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Return to Shadows: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Return to Shadows: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Return to Shadows: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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