The Doorman build guide

Eido's Doorman [NEW PATCH] (Fully annotated)

by GoncasNVersion 4Updated Mar 9, 2026Guide #517775

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Author's notes

Build from Eido's stream with a few tweaks and annotations [The reason we max Bell before anything else is for the trap tech used by Eido, basically set 1 bell before ult and 2 during, then explode when they come out for INSANE burst]

Item categories

1Early core
Author's category · 9 items · L -> R
1. 1
  High-Velocity Rounds
  Always buy first it's amazing
2. 2
  Extra Charge
3. 3
  Opening Rounds
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
  Sell when slot locked
4. 4
2Buy earlier if needed
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Reactive Barrier
2. 2
  Fortitude
  Amazing item for roams and boxes
3Mid core
Author's category · 8 items · L -> R
1. 1
  Boundless Spirit
  Built from Improved Spirit
2. 2
  Tankbuster
  Built from Mystic Burst
3. 3
  Greater Expansion
  Built from Mystic Expansion
4. 4
4Late Core
Author's category · 3 items · READ NOTES
1. 1
  Transcendent Cooldown
  Built from Superior Cooldown
  This is the best point to buy this item, because here you already have a lot of items that really benefit from it too (Can buy early if you want)
2. 2
  Vortex Web
  Built from Slowing Hex
  Use before ult for an almost guaranteed Failure to check out OR use it to cart the whole team through portal or wall stun (Can buy early for cart if you want)
3. 3
5Defense itemsoptional
Author's category · 7 items · Buy as needed
1. 1
  Dispel Magic
  Helps against annoying non ultimate debuffs (ie. bebop's bombs)
2. 2
  Counterspell
  One of the best greens in the game, buy as needed
3. 3
  Spellbreaker
  Good agains heavy burst heroes
6If no greens neededoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Recharging Rush
  IMO only buy after transcedant CD and ONLY if you REALLY don't want any greens besides fortitude late game
7Literal last item in the game [read note]optional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Armor Piercer
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
  You're basically never selling High Velocity so this is just the upgrade for your literal last item and it helps giga late game for the pierce

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 5				Call Bell: 5 AP upgrade, step 9