Pocket build guide
by AkumuVersion 254Updated Oct 3, 2026Guide #389776
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1Early game
Game stage · 11 items · resto or regen | can tempo rush spirit spike after gun
Restorative Shot
[First sell] Can Swap For Extra Regen if you can't aim (I won't judge)
Close Quarters
[Second sell]
Mystic Burst
Battle Vest
Can swap for locket, personal preference
Monster Rounds
Cultist Sacrifice
Built from Monster Rounds
Get around 8-10 minutes & eat a t3 | Sell Later For Overflow/EShift
Swift Striker
Dispel Magic
can delay and get warp or maj
Duration Extender
cloak is best 90% of the time
Tankbuster
Built from Mystic Burst
Superior Duration
Built from Duration Extender
2Core
Author's category · 7 items · burn or e-shift | warp or maj
Spirit Burn
Anti-Heal and Damage Spike | If you are getting nuked you can prio E-Shift over this
Warp Stone
eaiser to use, more aggressive, good into gun, good for getting in and out
Compress Cooldown
cloak again 90% of the time
3regenoptional
Author's category · 1 items
Extra Regen
Can skip/first sell
4Damageoptional
Author's category · 5 items
Ethereal Shift
Survivability and Anti-CC | If you need anti-heal or damage go burn over this
Spiritual Overflow
Gun spike replacement for Cultist, all the stats it gives are OP on pocket
Escalating Exposure
if they have heavy spirit res (*Important: affliction doesn't stack EE)
5Liveoptional
Author's category · 6 items
Enchanter's Emblem
Restorative Locket
BV replacement
Majestic Leap
harder to use, better for getting barriage stacks, good to get in, not great for getting out
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.
BarrageBarrage | Barrage: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Barrage: 1 AP upgrade, step 14 | Barrage: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
Mystic Expansion
Greater Expansion
Built from Mystic Expansion
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Boundless Spirit
flat damage, not really worth unless you are trying to NUKE
Arctic Blast
catch & burst, good into squishy characters, might start buying this > burn/eshift because of gank meta
Diviner's Kevlar
item good (not op just good) now | good if you blow up when going in for ult
Cheat Death
vs heavy catch/nuke
Indomitable
vs heavy catch
Flying CloakFlying Cloak | Flying Cloak: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Flying Cloak: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Flying Cloak: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Flying Cloak: 5 AP upgrade, step 9 |
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Enchanter's SatchelEnchanter's Satchel | Enchanter's Satchel: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Enchanter's Satchel: 1 AP upgrade, step 6 | Enchanter's Satchel: 2 AP upgrade, step 7 | Enchanter's Satchel: 5 AP upgrade, step 10 |
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AfflictionAffliction | Affliction: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Affliction: 1 AP upgrade, step 11 | Affliction: 2 AP upgrade, step 12 | Affliction: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
Current patch: the Oct 5, 2026 update, Oct 5, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC to today · ranked and unranked · all match average ranks
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