The Doorman build guide
by PiggyVersion 193Updated Oct 4, 2026Guide #291314
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All items explained. Cart early because lanes are kinda afk. Into door for invading at 8 mins
1Early game
Game stage · 7 items · Range items for door before 5k so you can invade
High-Velocity Rounds
if you cant aim
Opening Rounds
Built from High-Velocity Rounds
10 free spirit + works on creeps
Mystic Burst
burts is good since tankbuster is better now
Grit
Good for tanking burst + stealing sinners
Guardian Ward
Built from Grit
I legit buy this only for the range, i have setups with expansion + gward range + 4.8k spike
Mystic Expansion
This is for door placements in lane + later
Extra Charge
2Lane miscoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Long Range
Sharpshooter
Built from Long Range
Rusted Barrel
3Core
Author's category · 8 items
Rapid Recharge
Built from Extra Charge
damage + cd on bells
Extra Health
Fortitude
Built from Extra Health
or warp veil ect
4UTILITYoptional
Author's category · 6 items
Heroic Aura
Slowing Hex
Can get early if they have mega mobility (combo with ult)
Silence Wave
For yam, pocket, mina ect ect
5GREENoptional
Author's category · 6 items
Spirit Shielding
Built from Grit
Reactive Barrier
Built from Grit
Dispel Magic
Great vs alot of debuffs
6Late gameoptional
Game stage · 10 items · Buy what you need
Boundless Spirit
Built from Improved Spirit
max bells + this = BOMBA
Greater Expansion
Built from Mystic Expansion
Spirit Burn
or boundless if they have 0 healers
7GUNoptional
Author's category · 6 items
Melee Charge
Recharging Rush
Mystic Shot
can buy recharging
8Random stuffoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Healbane
Arcane Surge
Suppressor
9NOTESoptional
Author's category · 0 items · MAX CART = 14 BOONS - MAX BELL = 23 BOONS - MAX DOOR = 28 BOONS
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| Call Bell: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Call Bell: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Call Bell: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Call Bell: 5 AP upgrade, step 9 |
Extra Regen
Alchemical Fire
Free shred for team + damage (combine with cart) + 4.8k orange investment
Tankbuster
Built from Mystic Burst
BOMBA good vs tanky heros
Divine Barrier
Built from Guardian Ward
OP cleanse enything
Extra Spirit
Improved Spirit
Built from Extra Spirit
Knockdown
Prio now because of how walkers work + the range is nice (with stun on cart + kd walker can stomp) get slow hex or other actives if you need that instead
Decay
anti heals
Disarming Hex
Built from Rusted Barrel
Warp Stone
or another item (i like warp cart for easy stun)
Veil Walker
or fort
Counterspell
vs alot of hard CC + ults you can dodge
Cursed Relic
really good now
Phantom Strike
Phantom into cart or ult really strong
Echo Shard
2x cart people perma stunned
Vortex Web
Built from Slowing Hex
BROKEN ON THIS HERO BUY IM BEGGING
Superior Cooldown
100% uptime with door basicly
Cheat Death
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
Kinetic Dash
Better early compared to mystic (mystic is better in terms of scaling)
Hunter's Aura
Cultist Sacrifice
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
| Doorway: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Doorway: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Doorway: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Doorway: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
| Luggage Cart: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Luggage Cart: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Luggage Cart: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Luggage Cart: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
| Hotel Guest: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Hotel Guest: 1 AP upgrade, step 14 | Hotel Guest: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Hotel Guest: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
Current patch: the Oct 5, 2026 update, Oct 5, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC to today · ranked and unranked · all match average ranks
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