The Doorman build guide

I'll take you to your (spawn)room!

by The Sploinky YoinkerVersion 75Updated Feb 23, 2026Guide #360865

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Author's notes

Open ended hybrid toolbox for The Doorman, you'll find all you need along with some fun considerations!

Item categories

1Lane
Author's category · 5 items · Left to right
1. 1
  Extra Charge
  Great for bells
2. 2
  Improved Spirit
  Powerful lane
3. 3
  Extra Stamina
4. 4
  Opening Rounds
  Big damage and some spirit power
5. 5
  Extra Health
2Midgame
Author's category · 5 items · Order up to you
1. 1
  Fortitude
  Built from Extra Health
  Mmm healing and speed
2. 2
  Stamina Mastery
  Built from Extra Stamina
  Stamina is just way better than movespeed these days
3. 3
  Point Blank
  4.8k + slow and big damage
3Endgame
Author's category · 5 items · Start here when you feel like it
1. 1
  Boundless Spirit
  Built from Improved Spirit
  The boring, but effective option
2. 2
  Vortex Web
  You already know
3. 3
  Echo Shard
  More carts is never a bad thing. Can also double door if you're feeling spicy ;D
4Wheneveroptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Greater Expansion
  Adds that extra bit of range to door and makes clearing waves faster
2. 2
  Mystic Expansion
  This is more than enough door range with max door
5When aheadoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Refresher
  The ultimate win more item
2. 2
  Trophy Collector
  Get this or fleetfoot, depending on situation
6BAPoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Crushing Fists
2. 2
  Melee Charge
7Extra survivabilityoptional
Author's category · 9 items
1. 1
  Spellbreaker
  Go back to hogwarts!
2. 2
  Plated Armor
  Guns are for mere mortals
3. 3
  Juggernaut
  Can be neat with lots of cc
4. 4
8Lifestealoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Leech
2. 2
  Spirit Lifesteal
9Assorted spicesoptional
Author's category · 6 items · Pick your favorites
1. 1
  Cursed Relic
  Upgrade to knockdown or with it. Depending on how evil you're feeling!
2. 2
  Focus Lens
  Give your team a treat!
3. 3
  Escalating Exposure
  Combos with Spirit Burn and torment pulse for ridiculous damage
10Hatepicksoptional
Author's category · 5 items · Screw your enemies
1. 1
  Knockdown
  Swat those flies
2. 2
  Counterspell
  You are a horrible person... I love it!
3. 3
  Return Fire
  Huge with lifesteal
4. 4
11Movement toolsoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Phantom Strike
  Amazing catch up, ult synergy and overall menace toolb
2. 2
  Warp Stone
  Really good for yoinks from up high or just getting away
3. 3
  Majestic Leap
  For fliers and rotates
12Barriersoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Divine Barrier
  Similar purpose as cheat death, but also support :D
2. 2
  Guardian Ward
  Help your team or yourself
3. 3
  Spirit Shielding
  Can be nice for spirit heavy lanes
13Lashoptional
Author's category · 2 items · Lash
1. 1
  Capacitor
  Hit on a stomping lash for instant ragequit
2. 2
  Slowing Hex
  Lash
14Howdyoptional
Author's category · 1 items · Hi!
1. 1
  Scourge
  Hello!

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
Call BellCall Bell	Call Bell: Ability unlocked, step 1	Call Bell: 1 AP upgrade, step 2				Call Bell: 2 AP upgrade, step 6