The Doorman build guide
by Granny Be BouncinVersion 24Updated Apr 28, 2026Guide #376826
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SWAP TO MID LANE ALWAYS. Door to walker at 3 min and play around door the whole game. Door people to walker and spawn, save teamates, steal mid, steal farm, and generally be the most annoying player in the game. After core choose what you need. Joechuck on youtube for guides and gameplay
1Early game
Game stage · 6 items · Egg First if mid (skip egg in side lane) Regen Or rite not both. Order is get when you need but slowing is always last. Also get barrier if you need
Golden Goose Egg
Monster Rounds
Mystic Expansion
Extra Regen
2Buy Atleast 1optional
Author's category · 4 items · Most of the time Reactive
Reactive Barrier
Spirit Shielding
Restorative Locket
3Core
Author's category · 8 items · Sell egg to buy Cheath Death after web. Then Order depends, if your dying get counterspell, if you need range get range, ect. Also start looking at optionals below
Vortex Web
Built from Slowing Hex
Cheat Death
Debuff Reducer
4TANK/Supportoptional
Author's category · 11 items · No order for optionals at bottom
Unstoppable
Built from Debuff Reducer
Witchmail
Spirit Resilience
5Damage/Anti Healoptional
Author's category · 9 items
Extra Charge
Mystic Burst
Healbane
6Disruptionoptional
Author's category · 12 items · Echo for cart not door
Echo Shard
Superior Duration
Cursed Relic
7???optional
Author's category · 7 items · Testing area
Divine Barrier
Extra Spirit
Improved Spirit
Built from Extra Spirit
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.
Call BellCall Bell | Call Bell: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Call Bell: 1 AP upgrade, step 14 | Call Bell: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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Healing Rite
Slowing Hex
Rebuttal
Greater Expansion
Built from Mystic Expansion
Compress Cooldown
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Heroic Aura
Colossus
Metal Skin
Ethereal Shift
Spellbreaker
Built from Debuff Reducer
Dispel Magic
Return Fire
Warp Stone
Counterspell
Decay
Tankbuster
Built from Mystic Burst
Spirit Burn
Melee Charge
Slowing Bullets
Boundless Spirit
Silence Wave
Focus Lens
Rusted Barrel
Disarming Hex
Built from Rusted Barrel
Knockdown
Silencer
Inhibitor
Cold Front
Arctic Blast
Built from Cold Front
Majestic Leap
High-Velocity Rounds
Alchemical Fire
Rapid Recharge
Built from Extra Charge
| Call Bell: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
DoorwayDoorway | Doorway: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Doorway: 1 AP upgrade, step 3 | Doorway: 2 AP upgrade, step 5 | Doorway: 5 AP upgrade, step 8 |
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Luggage CartLuggage Cart | Luggage Cart: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Luggage Cart: 1 AP upgrade, step 9 | Luggage Cart: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Luggage Cart: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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Hotel GuestHotel Guest | Hotel Guest: Ability unlocked, step 6 | Hotel Guest: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Hotel Guest: 2 AP upgrade, step 10 | Hotel Guest: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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