Graves build guide
by feltVersion 1Updated Jun 18, 2026Guide #690851
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throw them skulls. and again
1Early items and power spikes
Author's category · 10 items
Restorative Shot
easy regen, cant miss so big heals in lane, sell for slots
Mystic Shot
can't miss so big poke in lane
Extra Spirit
extra spirit power for all your summons
Extra Stamina
safety and survivability
Extra Charge
more spirit power to make jar of dead hit harder
Enchanter's Emblem
good defense item that buffs you if you're healthy
Heroic Aura
finished orange power spike, really strong active ability use with your skulls to make them go crazy
Improved Spirit
Built from Extra Spirit
more spirit power
Rapid Recharge
Built from Extra Charge
finishes purple spike, makes skulls stronger but more importantly lets you get them more often
Stamina Mastery
Built from Extra Stamina
for movement and safety
2Lane itemsoptional
Author's category · 1 items
Extra Regen
resto shot should be enough but if you need more survival
3Mid game
Game stage · 4 items
Toxic Bullets
does a lot of damage and is good antiheal, easy to apply with your gun
Echo Shard
usually put on skulls so you can throw skulls echo shard throw more then hit heroic aura and hold m1, can put on grasping hands if you need more area denial
Fortitude
lets you farm and rotate faster with speed boost and big healing, sell reso shot for this
4when slots are open
Author's category · 4 items
Compress Cooldown
more ults is good, really just need this for transcendant cooldown
Transcendent Cooldown
more echo shards and heroic auras, also gives cooldown for abilities
Escalating Exposure
makes your skulls and ghouls shred spirit res and also boost your damage, great late game item
5defense optionsoptional
Author's category · 5 items
Dispel Magic
for when they have too much debuffs, can replace fortitude or refresher with this
Counterspell
mostly for lash ult but also helps into big spirit burst carries
Spirit Resilience
if they have a ton of spirit damage and you need to live
6if you wanna gunoptional
Author's category · 3 items
Ricochet
if your team needs a gun carry you can use this to make you do more gun damage, spreads essence theft and toxic bullets across the whole fight
Silencer
if you go ricochet this is great too, silence is a super strong debuff
Capacitor
capacitor is a pretty OP item for diving a single hero right now, plus with all your spirit damage you make good use of the shock damage
7Category 7optional
Author's category · 4 items
Knockdown
take out fliers
Disarming Hex
can use with your skulls so they panic when they cant shoot
Focus Lens
silence someone to burst them down fast
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 DeadJar of Dead | Jar of Dead: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Jar of Dead: 1 AP upgrade, step 2 | Jar of Dead: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Jar of Dead: 5 AP upgrade, step 9 |
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Boundless Spirit
Built from Improved Spirit
usually delay unless slot locked
Refresher
default item to finish the build, lets you ult twice to split push but still have ult for fights, usually skipped for another item
Metal Skin
if their m1 carry is getting you
Ethereal Shift
dodge their damage entirely
Cursed Relic
make that one hero have a really bad time
Grasping HandsGrasping Hands | Grasping Hands: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Grasping Hands: 1 AP upgrade, step 11 | Grasping Hands: 2 AP upgrade, step 12 | Grasping Hands: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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Essence TheftEssence Theft | Essence Theft: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Essence Theft: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Essence Theft: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Essence Theft: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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Borrowed DecreeBorrowed Decree | Borrowed Decree: Ability unlocked, step 5 | Borrowed Decree: 1 AP upgrade, step 6 | Borrowed Decree: 2 AP upgrade, step 7 | Borrowed Decree: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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