Sinclair build guide

Magic and Muscles (Sinclair Melee)

by NecoMantraVersion 6Updated Oct 6, 2026Guide #725183

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Author's notes

Sinclair melee build, try to land Rabbit Hex as much as possible and abuse stun or buff ults that you can copy to the best of your ability, at it's max potential it's near inescapable with phantom strike and does thousands of damage per punch late game.

Item categories

1Early Game (Can go L-R | Sell/Skip Restorative Shot and Spirit Strike later on)
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Melee Lifesteal
  More tankiness and melee damage, very nice
2. 2
  Close Quarters
  Good buff for not only melee but gun as well
3. 3
  Extra Health
  Gotta be tanky early on for those melee hits
4. 4
2Early Resistsoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Battle Vest
  Gun lane
2. 2
  Enchanter's Emblem
  Spirit lane
3. 3
  Rebuttal
  If they are also melee
3Mid Game (Can go L-R)
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Rapid Recharge
  Vexing Bolt will always be valuable to invest into
2. 2
  Echo Shard
  Double rabbit, amazing!
3. 3
  Fortitude
  Built from Extra Health
  More tankiness and speed, buy if not going for colossus
4Late Game (Can go L-R)
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Crushing Fists
  Built from Melee Charge
  THE melee item, basically unskippable if you want a good melee build
2. 2
  Boundless Spirit
  Built from Improved Spirit
  Good damage boost for ults alongside huge rabbit amp
3. 3
  Crippling Headshot
5Useful But Optionaloptional
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Heroic Aura
  Can literally change team fights
2. 2
  Alchemical Fire
  Bullet resist reduction in a big AOE, if you have extra slots this is recommended
3. 3
  Hunter's Aura
  Gank them all
6Movement (Recommended)optional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Trophy Collector
  Goated for consistent soul gain and movement outside of combat
2. 2
  Majestic Leap
  For ults that require going up in the air like lash, or if you just wanna jump around
3. 3
  Warp Stone
  Nice for bullet resist or catching running rabbits
7Counters and Situational buysoptional
Author's category · 11 items
1. 1
  Slowing Bullets
  If they keep escaping your rabbit hex
2. 2
  Healbane
  If they have heavy healing or you aren't getting enough healing from melee lifesteal
3. 3
  Slowing Hex
  Anti-Movement

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Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
Vexing BoltVexing Bolt				Vexing Bolt: Ability unlocked, step 4								Vexing Bolt: 1 AP upgrade, step 12			Vexing Bolt: 2 AP upgrade, step 15