Sinclair build guide

Your ULT is MINE | Adaptive Carry Sinclair

by подштанникиVersion 96Updated Sep 20, 2026Guide #783210

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Observed usage

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Author's notes

We adapt to the enemy's draft, pick their best ultimates, and use that to gain a massive lead in souls. Read the item tips at every stage! The build is frequently updated and improved; it works well in every game, but don’t buy everything from left to right — think for yourself.

Item categories

11) LANE EARLY
Author's category · 5 items · Basic required set of items
1. 1
  Improved Spirit
  if enemy ults have bad spirit scaling, build opening rounds as a first item
2. 2
  Arcane Surge
  very good item on sinclair, always proc this before use your stolen ult and all of your abilities
3. 3
  Compress Cooldown
4. 4
2Optional lane itemsoptional
Author's category · 6 items · Additional items if necessary
1. 1
  Monster Rounds
  against Rem or Mcginnis and sell later
2. 2
  Opening Rounds
  you can get 4800 gun invest with this and alchemical fire or cultist or if you play with venator ult buy item from category with his name
3. 3
  Reactive Barrier
3Seven & Bebopoptional
Author's category · 3 items · And Mcginnis
1. 1
  Spirit Lifesteal
2. 2
  Mystic Slow
3. 3
  Mystic Vulnerability
42) AFTER LANE
Author's category · 3 items · After, buy items for the ults you play with
1. 1
  Superior Cooldown
  Built from Compress Cooldown
  spam your ult
2. 2
  Majestic Leap
  maybe the best t3 green item on sinclair
3. 3
  Duration Extender
  longer hex is good
5Situationallyoptional
Author's category · 5 items · It can be good
1. 1
  Enchanter's Emblem
  only for spirit and ult spam
2. 2
  Tankbuster
  great with gray talon or vyper ult and for countering tanks with a lot of hp
3. 3
  Healbane
  great anti heal and heal you for assists, buy against victor
6IF THEY BOUGHT KNOCKDOWNoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Unstoppable
  if they have a lot of stuns, buy if you play with big ults like Seven or Dynamo ult
2. 2
  Indomitable
  Built from Reactive Barrier
  buy if they dont have many ways to stun you. Also a great cooldown reduction that allows you to spam ults
7Minaoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Focus Lens
83) UPGRADES
Author's category · 2 items · Core items for most ults
1. 1
  Superior Duration
  Built from Duration Extender
  also hex and assistant duration
2. 2
  Greater Expansion
  Built from Mystic Expansion
  huge hex
9Wardenoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Juggernaut
  buy fleetfoot first
2. 2
  Fleetfoot
  dont forget to slide and heavy melee cancel
10Dynamooptional
Author's category · 2 items · Best option
1. 1
  Warp Stone
  also you can buy phantom strike instead of this
2. 2
  Cheat Death
  not necessary if you dont die while ulting
11Silveroptional
Author's category · 3 items · Get 4800 gun spike
1. 1
  Spirit Snatch
2. 2
  Colossus
3. 3
  Lifestrike
124) MID — LATE
Author's category · 4 items · It's not left to right
1. 1
  Boundless Spirit
  Built from Improved Spirit
  Buy early if the enemy ults have good spirit scalings like bebop. Also hex damage Amp scales with spirit
2. 2
  Lightning Scroll
  Built from Mystic Slow
  good thing for most of ults, but think for yourself before buy it
3. 3
  Diviner's Kevlar
13Kelvin & Hollidayoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Alchemical Fire
  you can also try this with Mo & Krill ult if you have gun hero with high dps in your team, also a 4800 gun spike with Opening rounds and maybe with billy ult
14Lashoptional
Author's category · 2 items · An asshole
1. 1
  Veil Walker
  it got a big nerf
2. 2
  Stamina Mastery
15Vindictaoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Rapid Recharge
  you can also buy this on lane to spam bolts
16Mo & Krill, Viscousoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Torment Pulse
2. 2
  Scourge
175) HYPERLATE
Author's category · 4 items · Usually the game is already over
1. 1
  Transcendent Cooldown
  Built from Superior Cooldown
  great if we have 3-4 active items or refresher
2. 2
  Escalating Exposure
  Built from Mystic Vulnerability
  great with seven/bebop ult, if there is no seven or bebop, buy spirit burn first OR buy this if they have 2+ spirit resists
3. 3
18Venatoroptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Hollow Point
  If you’re playing against a Venator, you can get a 4,800 gun investment, and this will significantly increase your damage output with his ultimate.
2. 2
  Sharpshooter
  Items in this category are options for obtaining 4,800 investment or even greater damage increase. Also you can buy weighter shots
19Viscousoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Arctic Blast
  you can also buy phantom strike and warp stone if you play with viscous ult
20If they don't have good ultsoptional
Author's category · 5 items · Just buy these items
1. 1
  Cursed Relic
  if you dont want to think for yourself, just buy this, its very good
2. 2
  Disarming Hex
  great against fed gun heroes, but they can buy dispel magic
3. 3
  Decay
  anti heal, great against celeste and other heroes with a lot of healing
21Paige & Kelvinoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Healing Nova
  Built from Healing Rite
2. 2
  Healing Tempo
  not so necessary if your team dont have gun heroes, but it gives you and your teammates a lot of heal
22The Doormanoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Slowing Hex
  also you can buy this to counter mobile heroes
2. 2
  Knockdown
  you can also buy this to counter flying heroes like Vindicta, Ivy, Seven, Bebop etc
23Rem & Wraithoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Melee Charge
  usually you dont need to upgrade this
24Pocket & Lashoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Vortex Web
  Built from Slowing Hex
  you also can try to buy this for dynamo or billy ult
25Gun defensivesoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Plated Armor
  to counter haze, mirage, infernus etc
2. 2
  Metal Skin
3. 3
  Heroic Aura
  bullet res for all of your teammates
26Spirit defensivesoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Spellbreaker
2. 2
  Counterspell
  if you dont need dispel magic
3. 3
  Witchmail
  spam your ult
27Debuff defensivesoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Dispel Magic
  A frequent purchase due to Slowing Hex and Silence
2. 2
  Divine Barrier
  Built from Guardian Ward
  buy against pocket
3. 3
  Debuff Reducer
  rare buy actually
28LATE OPTIONSoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Phantom Strike
  dynamo, viscous, mo & krill ults or against flying heroes like vindicta, ivy, gray talon, etc
2. 2
  Echo Shard
  it can be good in super late game
29SURVIVABILITY OPTIONSoptional
Author's category · 5 items · Don't die
1. 1
  Restorative Locket
  very good against spam heroes like apollo, celeste, shiv, geist, etc
2. 2
  Fortitude
  if you are always alive
3. 3
  Radiant Regeneration
  can be good with warden ult or with torment pulse
30UTILoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Rusted Barrel
  good buy against gun heroes on lane
2. 2
  Bullet Resist Shredder
  bullet res shred from savannah
3. 3
  Suppressor
4. 4
31Need to testoptional
Author's category · 1 items · A new alternative to Veil Walker
1. 1
  Shadow Weave

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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 13	Vexing Bolt: 2 AP upgrade, step 14