Calico build guide
by LanedestVersion 4Updated Jun 23, 2026Guide #695016
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Purpose of this build is to play like an m1 carry but with the movement/escape/gank potential of calico You can absolutely blow someone up with your full combo, you spike once you finish building Vampiric Burst. Try to use slash as an escape tool, not as damage because it will barely do anything, left click is dmg. You also destroy their frames, because there are so many bullets. Warfare on their pc.
1L -> R | Sell -> Melee Lifesteal -> Battle vest
Author's category · 18 items
Melee Lifesteal
Slash +100 heal, proc it with your 2 on enemy only. Sell late game or get Lifestrike
Extended Magazine
Titanic Magazine
Built from Extended Magazine
2Lane Situationalsoptional
Author's category · 2 items
Rebuttal
Melee city. Enemy melee characters - try to not sell
Healing Rite
Better than extra regen if you need heal fast after fight + useful for whole game cuz movespeed
3Green situationalsoptional
Author's category · 8 items
Return Fire
Debuff Reducer
(Infernus/Pocket/Shiv/Haze)
Spirit Shielding
4Late++optional
Author's category · 10 items
Inhibitor
Colossus
Spellbreaker
Built from Debuff Reducer
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 6 | Gloom Bombs: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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Slowing Bullets
Weakening Headshot
Bullet Lifesteal
Battle Vest
Split Shot
Quicksilver Reload
Glass Cannon
Mercurial Magnum
Built from Quicksilver Reload
Vampiric Burst
Built from Bullet Lifesteal
Burst Fire
Weighted Shots
Built from Slowing Bullets
Lucky Shot
Crippling Headshot
Built from Weakening Headshot
Silencer
Armor Piercer
Weapon Shielding
Counterspell
Metal Skin
Spirit Resilience
Fortitude
Juggernaut
Scourge
Cursed Relic
Cheat Death
Plated Armor
Unstoppable
Built from Debuff Reducer
Indomitable
| 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 13 | Leaping Slash: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
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AvaAva | Ava: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Ava: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Ava: 2 AP upgrade, step 9 | Ava: 5 AP upgrade, step 10 |
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Return to ShadowsReturn to Shadows | Return to Shadows: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Return to Shadows: 1 AP upgrade, step 8 | Return to Shadows: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Return to Shadows: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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