Graves build guide
by 166k Neuron Fly (Nahoo)Version 225Updated Oct 6, 2026Guide #599411
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refresh build often get updated a good amount (if you like the current version you got just copy and edit before you refresh to have your own copy saved) Turn off brain embrace the fly Shout out Leo Solved Gun: 788707
1Early game
Game stage · 9 items · L > R
Restorative Shot
resto shot op (if you wanna go a gun build go 788707 leo solved gun op build)
Extra Stamina
2 stam hero needs stam if you can get away with it get tesla before this
Enchanter's Emblem
helps skull management and is like a green improved spirit
2Lane optionaloptional
Author's category · 1 items
Rebuttal
get if they insta punch skulls dash parry into them can also pickup extra health for extra green spike if you want dont gotta
3L > R
Author's category · 3 items
Boundless Spirit
Built from Improved Spirit
more spirit
Heroic Aura
more damage for team and skulls
Reactive Barrier
insane amount of surviabilty for so cheap
4Optionalsoptional
Author's category · 8 items · pickup whenever read annos use brain
Spirit Shielding
low HP means shielding but spirit
Weapon Shielding
low hp means shielding but weapon
Counterspell
lash ult rem ult bebop bombs really good pick up for any predictable ults or stuns (good pick up if you going mid while they still got a stun ult avaliable)
5The Rich Mans Optionalsoptional
Author's category · 11 items · Loose L > R in usefulness
Plated Armor
if the m1s are killing you and they got on hit effects kinda op rn ngl
Diviner's Kevlar
1k barrier is very big and +40 Spirt power is +60 damage per barrage of skulls and 10-40% weapon damage plus with the spirt res steal the 1K barrier tanks a lot
Ethereal Shift
6the rest of the item shopoptional
Author's category · 39 items · shelfed items mostly ngl i just dont wanna switch tabs
Extended Magazine
more ammo
Spirit Shredder
28% shred and some heal
Slowing Bullets
really good item can get if you cant keep up with people
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.
| Jar of Dead: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Jar of Dead: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Jar of Dead: 2 AP upgrade, step 10 | Jar of Dead: 5 AP upgrade, step 11 |
Extra Spirit
everything in kit is spirt
Surge of Power
Built from Extra Spirit
fire rate for capcitor and gun and improves skull heal and damage
Improved Spirit
Built from Extra Spirit
more spirit
Mystic Shot
free damage cant miss
Toxic Bullets
damage for when skulls break
Stamina Mastery
Built from Extra Stamina
if you lock on to someone then start IAD you will not consume any ammo btw
Metal Skin
get destroyed by m1s to easily get this if struggling aganist m1s use your ult as a wall to block bullets btw
Spirit Resilience
lot of res to live go if a lot of spirt
Dispel Magic
solid item aganist most heros need aganist shivs or mirages also dispels item stuns so get if you need
Slowing Hex
lots of movement abilties on enemy team
Split Shot
mid boss fight just shoot
buy this item and learn to use it really OP if you use it on top of your tombstone as well people will try to punch you can cancel for a free parry
Spirit Burn
unironically procs with capcitor if team already has inhib and doesnt have this then get this for anti heal
Cursed Relic
THROW SKULLS BEFORE POPPING CURSE AND THEY DONT GET THE DAMAGE PENALTY
Siphon Bullets
lots and lots of tanks
Inhibitor
skip this if someone already has it on your team otherwise grab just makes them do 30% less damage kinda insane ngl
Silencer
same as inhib if someone already got can skip -25% spirt damage reduction and a silence
Spiritual Overflow
still good every stat in the game
Transcendent Cooldown
you got atleast 3-4 actives and some other items that benefit
Refresher
really good pickup if you are forcing a midboss or a base siege 2 ults 2 walls 12 skulls
Tesla Bullets
you can now do damage
Titanic Magazine
Built from Extended Magazine
double the ammo
Capacitor
Built from Tesla Bullets
free kill on any hero with a movement abitliy early they walk around like headless chikens after getting hit
Ricochet
you got splitshot buy if going to fight in midboss pit = auto win with splitshot active
Active Reload
if you need a reload item but ammo isnt much of an issue normally (read stam mastery anno) fire rate good to apply on hits tho
Extra Regen
if in rough lane
Extra Health
sell 2nd any green 800 can fit your choice
Sprint Boots
i just want trophy
Melee Lifesteal
only throw lights you are kind a good burgerbox hero you steal their damage while increasing your with melees unless essence theft build up is max always more optimal to light
Healbane
anti heal some spirt power whats not to like
Trophy Collector
Built from Sprint Boots
i like the sound it makes when i get a kill
Warp Stone
double skulls shoot them and then tp into them and parry creppy maxxing
Restorative Locket
free stam and a nice heal go if you getting caught out great aganist heros with charges
Fortitude
Built from Extra Health
rare upgrade usually going a 1.6k barrier is better unless you think proccing the passive is worth dont get
Infuser
Spellbreaker
get spirt bursted easily + some debuff resist
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
getting cced to much or to fast reactive upgrade
Leech
general sustain item get if needed
Phantom Strike
disarm stops them from shooting skulls and you are infront of them so can just parry them plus game is unplayble aganist gt or vin without this
Divine Barrier
AFFLICTION can use on your carry if you need to keep them up otherwise save yourself
Rusted Barrel
builds into disarm hex if not a good disarm hex game go
Spirit Sap
if you take a bunch of their spirt power and a bunch of their weapon damage surley you can win a 1v1 23% shred with essence theft
Arcane Surge
Built from Extra Stamina
always surge ult try to surge skulls when you can and only surge wall for midboss or if farming (Surge wall doesnt buff wall ghouls surge ult does)
Mystic Vulnerability
any 1.6k spirt works this is 22% shred with ET spirt sap also a good option if you want to shut down one specfic person
Compress Cooldown
ult up more often mean you are safer since you can use it as a wall to protect yourself from bullets
Suppressor
make it harder for them to shoot skulls more likely they punch and you can parry overall just a good debuff item can take for spirt spike as well with another 1.6k
Disarming Hex
Built from Rusted Barrel
makes them unable to shoot skulls + disables any m1 for 4 secs
Cold Front
build into artic blast cold front let you try land wall more consistitly artic blast guarntees it
Decay
deals extra damage cause you also got base 15% shred
Rapid Recharge
Superior Duration
good for everything in kit giga long root if you get this also good if you got silencer
Escalating Exposure
Built from Mystic Vulnerability
scourge will stack this + 22% shred will make you do big damage if it stacks high
Focus Lens
Built from Spirit Sap
spirt sap upgrade buy if no dispel on enemy
Arctic Blast
Built from Cold Front
use this then place wall dont put exact center of them make it a bit left or right on top of them thsi will cause them to get rooted and instant zombie demo
Scourge
anywhere from 57% res when active up to 81% (with ET) and its like 3.4% max health damage per sec + more because of your 22% shred
Echo Shard
double skulls do a lot of damage if they got rico can consider putting it on wall
| Grasping Hands: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Grasping Hands: 1 AP upgrade, step 6 | Grasping Hands: 2 AP upgrade, step 7 | Grasping Hands: 5 AP upgrade, step 8 |
| Essence Theft: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Essence Theft: 1 AP upgrade, step 12 | Essence Theft: 2 AP upgrade, step 13 | Essence Theft: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
| Borrowed Decree: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Borrowed Decree: 1 AP upgrade, step 9 | Borrowed Decree: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Borrowed Decree: 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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