Calico build guide

FatherTran's Spirit Burst Cali Build

by FatherTran.tvVersion 3Updated Aug 28, 2026Guide #776440

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Observed usage

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Published guide

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Author's notes

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Item categories

1Laning
Author's category · 8 items · Basically L>R. Cat T2 - always full hp /gank half hp /take boxes & rotate, steal enemy tunnels
1. 1
  Melee Lifesteal
  Always first item. Always sell first when no slots
2. 2
  Stalker
  OP item, sell only late when no slots
3. 3
  Spirit Strike
  Dmg for everything
4. 4
  Sprint Boots
  Buy when need to more around and gank, can delay for Snatch
5. 5
  Trophy Collector
  Built from Sprint Boots
  Perma roam once you get this all we care about is early stacks
6. 6
  Cold Front
  AOE burst dmg + wave clear, core item
7. 7
  Spirit Snatch
  Built from Spirit Strike
  More dmg + spirit spike, 9k - maxed ult
8. 8
  Arctic Blast
  Built from Cold Front
  High kill pressure item cat>swipe>AB>bombs>ult>reset
2Lane situationaloptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Grit
2. 2
  Healing Rite
3. 3
  Extra Regen
3Mid game
Game stage · 7 items
1. 1
  Hunter's Aura
  MYSTIC SHOT IS DEAD. Only item which works now, can replace with Silence/Torment/MysticShot
2. 2
  Improved Spirit
  Small raw dmg
3. 3
  Mystic Vulnerability
  Raw dmg, can skip for Boundless
4. 4
4Counter building - only if needoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Counterspell
  Block big strong ults, op item
2. 2
  Dispel Magic
3. 3
  Metal Skin
  Pure gun damage enemies (Silver/Venator/Warden) or take Disarm instead
4. 4
5Late game
Game stage · 7 items · No order
1. 1
  Scourge
  % dmg + AOE. Even weaker than before but still good, take later if dominate
2. 2
  Superior Cooldown
  Built from Compress Cooldown
  Buy earlier if dominate for more kills, less CD abilities and Zipline boost, skip if can't kill
3. 3
  Escalating Exposure
  Built from Mystic Vulnerability
6Situationaloptional
Author's category · 9 items
1. 1
  Silence Wave
  Raw dmg + VS Geist/Mina/Pocket/Ivy/Viscous/Haze/Vyper/Doorman/Bebop/Yamato/Wraith
2. 2
  Plated Armor
  Good VS gun chars with low firerate, bad vs vyper/wraith
3. 3
  Juggernaut
  VS moveslow/slow firerate enemy

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.

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 10	Gloom Bombs: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Gloom Bombs: 5 AP upgrade, step 12