The Doorman build guide
by steezycatVersion 39Updated Sep 12, 2026Guide #589115
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A movement-utility focus, this flashy plastyle relies on your positioning/movement and being able to cart them to your team and set up for kidnaps past 20+ mins check out steezycatwav on YT where I use this build! steezycatwav (Forbidden series)
1Early game
Game stage · 8 items · L-R, trophy if ahead/even
High-Velocity Rounds
Opening Rounds
Built from High-Velocity Rounds
Fine for cost ( 7 spirit, sell late game)
Extra Charge
3 bells
2Mid game
Game stage · 5 items · Skip dmg for util if max cart+door
Mystic Expansion
mid reach lane
Slowing Hex
Good against movement characters (apollo, mina), and to finish off enemies trying to run away. Builds into vortex (best item)
Vortex Web
Built from Slowing Hex
Line up carts
3Wild Card
Author's category · 4 items · pick 1
Warp Stone
Low CD, gap closer, engage/escape tool (more practical than majestic but no trap techs)
Majestic Leap
Rotation tool, trap setup, engage tool (WATCH MY VIDS FOR SETUPS)
Veil Walker
Genuinely good item for rotations, heal, sneak and speed
41 of theseoptional
Author's category · 2 items
Heroic Aura
OP ITEM FOR BULLET RES AND SPAWN TURRETS (if team don't have)
Alchemical Fire
amazing for midboss and rifts fights for your m1s
5Late game
Game stage · 8 items · Cheat death at 25+ mins
Cheat Death
I get this item past 20+ mins when picks matter for mid boss
Compress Cooldown
(Optional) for door uptime
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
6Utiloptional
Author's category · 6 items · Depending on team comp
Knockdown
i LOVE knockdown to confirm walker stomps, also amazing if they have seven/bebop/mcg
Echo Shard
double cart for your teammates (RIP echo door)
Decay
i like this item for free damage against big bulky healing enemies
7Survivability
Author's category · 6 items · Dont ignore
Enchanter's Emblem
Damage option disguised as a green spike
Spirit Shielding
Built from Grit
If you are getting blown up a lot
Weapon Shielding
Built from Grit
If you are getting shot alot
8Laneoptional
Author's category · 5 items
Restorative Shot
Rebuttal
If you need to parry
Extra Regen
Heal while taking boxes
9FUCK YOU SPECIFICALLYoptional
Author's category · 6 items
Cursed Relic
Vs fed carry + instant interrupt
Disarming Hex
Built from Rusted Barrel
Vs gun carry
Phantom Strike
Vs vindicta or someone specific
10ANTI-CC/DEBUFFSoptional
Author's category · 6 items
Counterspell
Mainly sinclair/bebop/timed stuns
Debuff Reducer
mainly for 4.8k spike
Unstoppable
Built from Debuff Reducer
Mainly for midboss contest + kidnapping with no interruptions
11L-R lane, take doubles at 8 then 13 minutes, then pivot to either utility (movement/knockdown/decay) OR bell if team needs damage. After the 20+ minute mark, save up for cheat death looking for picks, or if there are a lot of burgerboxing buy more bell/utility. AP ORDER DIFFERENT EVERY GAME. IF I NEED CART STUN MAX CART, IF I NEED RANGE AND NO ENEMY CC MAX DOOR FIRST, IF I NEED DAMAGE MAX BELL FIRST
Author's category · 0 items
No items listed.
12This build focuses on positioning and movement whilst giving support to your team during teamfights and for looking for picks especially past 25+ minutes w/ cheat death so you can get mid boss
Author's category · 0 items · asdads
No items listed.
13Miscoptional
Author's category · 21 items
Golden Goose Egg
Duration Extender
OPTIONAL, Builds into longer stun for cart
Spirit Sap
OK item against spirit burst, mainly think about Focus Lens (build into)
14Funny itemsoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Magic Carpet
THIS IS FUNNY DONT ACTUALLY BUY IF YOU WANT TO WIN
Ballistic Enchantment
Built from Mystic Expansion
22% on portal is funny, but 22% on cart range is REALLY funny
Refresher
you're evil if you wanna ult someone twice
15Funny melee itemsoptional
Author's category · 7 items
Melee Charge
Spirit Strike
Spirit Snatch
Built from Spirit Strike
Must buy in melee builds
16gun investsoptional
Author's category · 8 items
Kinetic Dash
Built from Extra Stamina
Firerate is fine and good to chase with (+1 stamina)
Mystic Shot
Long Range
If your aim is good (hit headshots) and you outrange them (Like vs billy, drifter, apollo, abrams etc...)
17Ehoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Return Fire
If shot alot
Metal Skin
Good against raw bullet heroes
Spellbreaker
Built from Debuff Reducer
vs big bursts of spirit damage
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 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 13 |
Sprint Boots
For trophy
Trophy Collector
Built from Sprint Boots
get your stacks!
Grit
Good into shielding
Mystic Burst
Or grit into shielding first if you are dying
Guardian Ward
Built from Grit
steal sinners + a lil range (late game sell or divine)
Rapid Recharge
Built from Extra Charge
More bells = more burst damage
Tankbuster
Built from Mystic Burst
Good value (scales by %)
Stamina Mastery
Outmaneuver your enemies - you could buy this alongside a wild card if you have great movement
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Also works for items AND cheat death
Greater Expansion
Built from Mystic Expansion
Superior Duration
Extend ALL your utility (alch fire, stuns, debuffs, cheat death timer, spirit burn, etc...)
Spirit Burn
BIG powerspike and HUGE anti heal (might need tankbuster to proc)
Witchmail
LATE Endgame siege defense tool (When in base, reduce cooldowns while healing)
Scourge
For a frontlining teammate (if you have good tanks)
Silence Wave
Good shutdown tool + proc indom
Healbane
lane-midgame
Reactive Barrier
Built from Grit
GOATED ITEM AGAINST CC (Barrier scales with spirit)
Divine Barrier
Built from Guardian Ward
Supporty item (dispel magic)
Fortitude
More uptime on map (also bonus HP)
Extra Stamina
Rusted Barrel
mina, infernus, haze
Focus Lens
Can delete enemies (tell teammates to focus them)
Cold Front
just for the slow
Arctic Blast
Built from Cold Front
Stop them in place (easy for kidnaps)
Dispel Magic
Good against Silence, Immobilize, or damage over time
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
Ethereal Shift
Situational
Torment Pulse
Quicksilver Reload
Mercurial Magnum
Built from Quicksilver Reload
Headshot Booster
Headhunter
Built from Headshot Booster
Rescue Beam
Wanna save teammates?
Mystic Slow
Cultist Sacrifice
Restorative Locket
Shadow Weave
Built from Sprint Boots
Be sneaky and suprise your enemies, NOW CHEAPER!
Close Quarters
Point Blank
Built from Close Quarters
Enduring Speed
Built from Sprint Boots
UNDERRATED ITEM AGAINST SLOWS AND SPEED
Inhibitor
If you can aim + damage reduction is good (hit 2 bullets every 5 seconds)
Improved Spirit
Skip if you want to spend on utility instead
Mystic Reverb
Super late game slow + damage (You should probably have other support utility)
Spirit Resilience
Boundless Spirit
Built from Improved Spirit
15 % boost in spirit power
Lightning Scroll
Built from Mystic Slow
If your lobby can't escape baroness and get infinite ult refresh
Melee Lifesteal
Lifestrike
Built from Melee Lifesteal
Colossus
Crushing Fists
Built from Melee Charge
Sharpshooter
Built from Long Range
Great poke damage and against escapers
Recharging Rush
Weighted Shots
mainly buy this for the debuf resist (AMAZING STAT)
Slowing Bullets
Skip for bell damage if you want (gun nerfs... but the slow is nice)
Fleetfoot
Juggernaut
Built from Enduring Speed
Situationally okay, doorman might be too squishy tho
| Doorway: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Doorway: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Doorway: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Doorway: 5 AP upgrade, step 11 |
| Luggage Cart: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Luggage Cart: 1 AP upgrade, step 9 | Luggage Cart: 2 AP upgrade, step 10 | 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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