Calico build guide
by SkeletonHoneyVersion 8Updated Sep 10, 2026Guide #730533
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buy more weapon items if ahead/winning brawls, if its tough fights then buy more purple
1Early game
Game stage · 15 items · mostly in order
Melee Lifesteal
Spirit Strike
Stalker
Sprint Boots
Trophy Collector
Built from Sprint Boots
Cold Front
Mystic Shot
Spirit Shredder
Torment Pulse
Dispel Magic
Spirit Snatch
Built from Spirit Strike
Mystic Vulnerability
Arctic Blast
Built from Cold Front
Boundless Spirit
Transcendent Cooldown
2other green spikes
Author's category · 5 items · i like fort but dispel is goated, could buid thes t2s
Enchanter's Emblem
Healbane
Extra Health
3good disables
Author's category · 2 items
Silence Wave
Slowing Hex
4thanos damage
Author's category · 12 items · not in order
Extra Spirit
Improved Spirit
Built from Extra Spirit
Ethereal Shift
5hmm green
Author's category · 12 items
Healing Rite
Healing Nova
Built from Healing Rite
Extra Stamina
6Orange if ahead alot
Author's category · 9 items · make sure your team doesnt double buy hunters
Hunter's Aura
Headshot Booster
Headhunter
Built from Headshot Booster
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 10 | Gloom Bombs: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Gloom Bombs: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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Fortitude
Built from Extra Health
Veil Walker
Spirit Burn
Echo Shard
Compress Cooldown
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
Mystic Slow
Lightning Scroll
Built from Mystic Slow
Scourge
Escalating Exposure
Built from Mystic Vulnerability
Spirit Rend
Built from Spirit Shredder
Stamina Mastery
Built from Extra Stamina
Counterspell
Lifestrike
Built from Melee Lifesteal
Spirit Resilience
Grit
Reactive Barrier
Built from Grit
Rebuttal
Enduring Speed
Built from Sprint Boots
Extra Regen
Fleetfoot
Shadow Weave
Built from Sprint Boots
Weakening Headshot
Crippling Headshot
Built from Weakening Headshot
Close Quarters
Point Blank
Built from Close Quarters
hunters is probably better in most cases, but if someone else has it its kinda a waste to stack them
Leaping SlashLeaping Slash | 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 |
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AvaAva | Ava: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Ava: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Ava: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Ava: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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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 9 |
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