Pocket build guide

Tank pocket

by JOHN COCKSLAMVersion 1Updated Jan 31, 2026Guide #436280

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Observed usage

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Author's notes

"It's novel"

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 10 items
1. 1
  Mystic Regeneration
  Lane sustain and it builds into radiant
2. 2
  Compress Cooldown
  More cloaks is very good
3. 3
  Radiant Regeneration
  Built from Mystic Regeneration
  Hits spirit 4.8k and gives you great sustain if you hit your cooldownsd
4. 4
  Enchanter's Emblem
  Fixes your spirit resist and gives nice stats on top of that, sell for slots
5. 5
  Superior Cooldown
  Built from Compress Cooldown
  Very important, without cooldowns you die
6. 6
  Torment Pulse
  At this point people are starting to be confused, stay in their face procing radiant and hopefully kill them before they kill you
7. 7
  Extra Stamina
  More movement
8. 8
  Stamina Mastery
  Built from Extra Stamina
  You could buy majestic leap instead of this but it puts more importance on trancendent cooldown so I don't like it in this build + this item is fun
9. 9
  Mystic Expansion
  You can put this on barrage but I think it is way better on ult so you can catch more people with it
10. 10
  Extra Regen
  Not needed like at all but it builds into healing booster so it's here, buy it earlier if you need the regen but I don't want to delay radiant
2Post lane
Author's category · 8 items · Buy debuff removal and resits when you need them
1. 1
  Healing Booster
  Built from Extra Regen
  You need to live so this helps with healing. Another sell option but sell emblem before this one
2. 2
  Spirit Lifesteal
  At this point your ult keeps you alive very well
3. 3
  Greater Expansion
  Built from Mystic Expansion
3Resists
Author's category · 2 items · Pick one or both if you dont need debuff removal
1. 1
  Spirit Resilience
  Buy if half or more of them have spirit, I suppose this is less valuable than bullet resist because you already have enchanters but if the situation calls for it then buy it
2. 2
  Bullet Resilience
  Buy if half or more have gun, this build is very tight with its slots so don't buy both of these unless you don't need debuff removal which is like never
4Debuff removal
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Divine Barrier
  I like this more than debuff remover if I have the money for it. Ability range and 600 hp barrier is very nice and it can be used to save a buddy
2. 2
  Dispel Magic
  Default debuff removal item, buy if they run silences and other bullshit. You don't even need to worry about cleansing pocket ult since you are pocket
5Experimental stuffoptional
Author's category · 12 items · I haven't tried all of these but I see the vision
1. 1
  Knockdown
2. 2
  Decay
3. 3
  Cursed Relic
4. 4

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
BarrageBarrage			Barrage: Ability unlocked, step 3				Barrage: 1 AP upgrade, step 7	Barrage: 2 AP upgrade, step 8				Barrage: 5 AP upgrade, step 12