Sinclair build guide
by PiyksVersion 5Updated Sep 25, 2026Guide #784077
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be the scary magic man mid game with veil walker and their ults. build utility late game unless you are a raid boss and they have good damage ults. huge spikes at superior duration, max ult, max bunny and max assistant sometimes bolt build is just better
1recommended core
Author's category · 9 items
Opening Rounds
always go
Sharpshooter
great against flying characters which you have a hard time dealing with
Veil Walker
nerfed so dont always go. counterspell, fort, dbr, and warp stone feel good as a sub.
2gun spike sub
Author's category · 6 items
Stalker
great against vyper, infernus, paige, abrams, lash, rem, wraith. kinda good against geist and kelvin
Melee Charge
always pair with backstabber
Alchemical Fire
good in higher mmr lobbies with lots of gun damage of your team. saveup can be kinda hard sometimes
3green spike sub
Author's category · 8 items
Battle Vest
recommended if you go backstabber and melee charge
Healbane
Weapon Shielding
4utility left is better alomst always go 1
Author's category · 8 items
Disarming Hex
really good in most games as gun spike is important early
Rusted Barrel
Knockdown
annoying op flying characters. REALLY good into holliday because it confirms into lasso and insta kills her.
5extra greens
Author's category · 9 items
Majestic Leap
okay with lash ult
Warp Stone
infernus, dyno, silver, pocket, lash ults. SUPER UNDERRATED SURVIVAL TOOL.dont go if they have a lot of cripples
Spirit Resilience
only if they are 5 or more spirit and you are dying during an important ult and you cant afford cheat death
6Late Game left better
Author's category · 12 items
Divine Barrier
Built from Guardian Ward
if they have lots of debuffs. super op rn
Echo Shard
good against frontline heavy comps or if they stack res against your team
Vortex Web
Built from Slowing Hex
if they have a lot of indoms, no dbrs, or lots of movement abilities
7warden, 7, bebop, mcginnis, celest ults
Author's category · 8 items
Lightning Scroll
usually the best out of these because of the amount of duration you have
Escalating Exposure
best damage buy
Boundless Spirit
8chinese
Author's category · 8 items
Toxic Bullets
retards wont buy antiheal
Silencer
Mystic Slow
9punch stuff go kevlar after sup duration
Author's category · 9 items
Slowing Bullets
Berserker
Hollow Point
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Vexing BoltVexing Bolt | Vexing Bolt: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Vexing Bolt: 1 AP upgrade, step 14 | Vexing Bolt: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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Extra Health
Rebuttal
Duration Extender
Superior Duration
Built from Duration Extender
Mystic Expansion
Unstoppable
can go sooner if one team is doing mid boss
Weighted Shots
only go with silver ult and they have scary debuffs
Heroic Aura
if they are gun heavy in the early game then this item is super op. even better if you can get it before the first rift. dont expect to do a lot of damage if you go this
Cultist Sacrifice
Allows sinclair to have the health needed to frontline and roam.
Trophy Collector
Dispel Magic
unstop is almost always better to rush instead of this
Guardian Ward
db is really op rn
Fortitude
Built from Extra Health
Counterspell
Decay
Slowing Hex
Spirit Sap
Silence Wave
Arcane Surge
Enchanter's Emblem
Enduring Speed
Debuff Reducer
Restorative Locket
Return Fire
Spirit Shielding
Cheat Death
only go with dyno ult or late game
Transcendent Cooldown
only after other important t4's
Diviner's Kevlar
cheat death better if you dont have punch items
Indomitable
anti curse and pick. helps a lot if you are looking for a certain ult to steal right before a fight
Phantom Strike
3+ flyers or 3+ gun characters. better if they dont have dbr. i usually just go knockdown
Refresher
celest and dyno ults
Scourge
against 5+ spirit characters and you have a raidboss you trust
Rescue Beam
good if you are a frontline heavy comp and they have a lot of pick characters. im usually manuvering around the fight so its hard for me to get value out of this.
Cursed Relic
stay relavent as a ganker without ult
Spirit Burn
Magic Carpet
almost never go. other utility is better at this point in the game
Infuser
go after unstop for 7 ult. dont build for 7 ults if they have lots of stuns that can hit you or if they have a fed talon or vin
Greater Expansion
Built from Mystic Expansion
Metal Skin
almost never go just be smart about positioning and dont get cc'd. only go if you are dying in an important ult from gun and you cant buy cheat death
Golden Goose Egg
sell for unstop
Fleetfoot
Ethereal Shift
Focus Lens
Built from Spirit Sap
Ballistic Enchantment
Built from Mystic Expansion
Hunter's Aura
Point Blank
Crushing Fists
Built from Melee Charge
Colossus
Built from Extra Health
Lifestrike
get for green spike
Spirit Snatch
| Vexing Bolt: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
Spectral AssistantSpectral Assistant | Spectral Assistant: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Spectral Assistant: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Spectral Assistant: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Spectral Assistant: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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Rabbit HexRabbit Hex | Rabbit Hex: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Rabbit Hex: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Rabbit Hex: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Rabbit Hex: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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Audience ParticipationAudience Participation | Audience Participation: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Audience Participation: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Audience Participation: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Audience Participation: 5 AP upgrade, step 9 |
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