Victor build guide

HERESY (RawDawger Edit) (7/6/26)

by HERESYVersion 10Updated Aug 3, 2026Guide #511238

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Observed usage

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Published guide

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Author's notes

The modern rendition of the classic spirit drain-tank style. Much better for matchmaking than coordinated play.

Item categories

1Mid Core
Author's category · 9 items
1. 1
  Extra Spirit
  Sell when slotlocked
2. 2
  Extra Regen
  More pain batteries
3. 3
  Improved Spirit
  Built from Extra Spirit
4. 4
  Torment Pulse
  Core Item; always rush
5. 5
  Spirit Lifesteal
  Bad item, but Infuser is core
6. 6
  Enduring Speed
7. 7
  Healing Booster
  Built from Extra Regen
8. 8
  Mystic Expansion
9. 9
  Infuser
  Built from Spirit Lifesteal
  If you can hit 12.4k before the first urn fight, prioritize Infuser over extra health, compress CD and mystic vuln
2GGEGG
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Golden Goose Egg
  I buy Egg when I think my lane partner is bad at lane (don't tell them that)
3Late Core
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Mystic Vulnerability
2. 2
  Escalating Exposure
  Built from Mystic Vulnerability
3. 3
  Warp Stone
  Default bullet resist item; makes Infuser much stronger since you can effectively reposition to hit more targets
4. 4
4Default Post-Coreoptional
Author's category · 4 items · Not L > R
1. 1
  Ethereal Shift
  Can buy as a response to lots of silences/stun ultimates
2. 2
  Scourge
3. 3
  Plated Armor
  Anti-gun carry if a teammate has juggernaut
4. 4
5Late Situationalsoptional
Author's category · 11 items
1. 1
  Unstoppable
2. 2
  Refresher
3. 3
  Divine Barrier
  Sometimes Against P
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
Pain BatteryPain Battery	Pain Battery: Ability unlocked, step 1				Pain Battery: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Pain Battery: 2 AP upgrade, step 6		Pain Battery: 5 AP upgrade, step 8