Calico build and skill order

What strong players build on Calico in Deadlock: 36,197 matches at Oracle rank and above over 30 days. Updated November 3.

Core

buy in order, more than 60% of players take these

Laning · before 10:00

  1. 1:15Melee Lifesteal
  2. 4:49Stalker
  3. 5:24Spirit Strike
  4. 7:54Sprint Boots
  5. 8:05Trophy Collector
  6. 9:14Cold Front

Mid game · 10–25 minutes

  1. 12:37Spirit Snatch
  2. 21:29Arctic Blast

Skill order

Max out in turn
  1. 1Return to Shadows (ultimate)
  2. 2Gloom Bombs
  3. 3Ava
  4. 4Leaping Slash
Ability0:181:463:173:194:115:576:017:4211:2612:2013:5518:1024:1925:5129:12
Leaping Slash11415
Gloom Bombs2101112
Ava34513
Return to Shadows (ultimate)6789
29% of Calico players level up like this · the minute is on top

Situational

15 to 60% of players take these, check your match

Survive fights

If you die fast
  1. Dispel Magiccleanses debuffs
  2. Counterspellparries abilities

Weaken enemies

Stop enemies from healing, escaping and fighting
  1. Slowing Hexslows
  2. Spirit Shreddercuts spirit resist
  3. Hunter's Auracuts bullet resist
  4. Mystic Vulnerabilitycuts spirit resist
  5. Escalating Exposurecuts spirit resist

More damage

Once the core is done
  1. Mystic Shotspirit damage
  2. Melee Chargemelee
  3. Torment Pulsespirit damage
  4. Lifestrikemelee
  5. Extra Spiritspirit power
  6. Improved Spiritspirit power
  7. Boundless Spiritspirit power
  8. Spirit Burnspirit damage

Stronger abilities

Cooldown, duration and range of abilities
  1. Compress Cooldowncooldown
  2. Superior Cooldowncooldown
  3. Transcendent Cooldowncooldown

Mobility

Catch up, escape, reach fights
  1. Enduring Speedmove speed

Help the team

Heal and protect allies
  1. Scourgebuffs the team

Against whom

what Calico players take noticeably more often when this hero is an enemy

Ready builds from the game

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Melee 62% of matches with builds

  1. 1
    I'm gonna burst [REBORN]No. 680330 · by Bog · 577 players · 48% wins
    1. Melee Lifesteal1:16
    2. Stalker4:33
    3. Spirit Strike5:50
    4. Sprint Boots7:47
    5. Trophy Collector8:34
    6. Cold Front8:38
    7. Spirit Snatch12:22
    8. Arctic Blast20:13
  2. 2
    I love cat[girl]s! Skelly's Spirit Assassin BuildNo. 266497 · by Skelly · 294 players · 50% wins
    1. Melee Lifesteal1:19
    2. Stalker4:51
    3. Spirit Strike6:28
    4. Sprint Boots6:34
    5. Trophy Collector7:26
    6. Cold Front9:40
    7. Spirit Snatch13:02
    8. Hunter's Aura18:25
  3. 3
    Maldox Calico SPIRITNo. 395218 · by Maldox · 291 players · 48% wins
    1. Melee Lifesteal1:12
    2. Stalker4:28
    3. Spirit Strike5:51
    4. Sprint Boots8:17
    5. Cold Front8:28
    6. Spirit Snatch12:05
    7. Hunter's Aura15:58
    8. Arctic Blast20:45

Mixed 35% of matches with builds

  1. 1
    vraic (twitch.tv/vraic_)No. 675364 · by vraic · 510 players · 50% wins
    1. Melee Lifesteal1:12
    2. Spirit Strike3:52
    3. Stalker5:13
    4. Sprint Boots7:04
    5. Cold Front9:31
    6. Spirit Snatch11:56
    7. Mystic Shot14:22
    8. Spirit Shredder15:55
  2. 2
    ABL BOMBS (TWITCH ABLKZ)No. 340342 · by ABL · 354 players · 48% wins
    1. Melee Lifesteal1:14
    2. Stalker4:27
    3. Spirit Strike5:48
    4. Cold Front8:09
    5. Spirit Snatch10:51
    6. Sprint Boots12:15
    7. Mystic Shot13:00
    8. Spirit Shredder14:42
  3. 3
    2bStron9er ~ [PRO] ~ META CALICO ~ [ENG] [RU]No. 777197 · by 2bStron9er · 96 players · 51% wins
    1. Melee Lifesteal1:24
    2. Stalker4:20
    3. Spirit Strike5:55
    4. Cold Front8:17
    5. Sprint Boots8:18
    6. Trophy Collector8:53
    7. Spirit Snatch13:10
    8. Hunter's Aura15:56

Spirit 1% of matches with builds

  1. 1
    ttv/termopastal calico^^ assasinNo. 465326 · by ls · 40 players · 49% wins
    1. Melee Lifesteal1:18
    2. Spirit Strike4:16
    3. Stalker5:59
    4. Sprint Boots6:41
    5. Trophy Collector7:10
    6. Cold Front9:29
    7. Spirit Snatch15:24
    8. Mystic Vulnerability19:02

Gun 1% of matches with builds

  1. 1
    The big catling gun theory [ fully annotated ]No. 791157 · by Sid · 50 players · 57% wins
    1. Melee Lifesteal1:13
    2. Stalker4:26
    3. Close Quarters5:48
    4. Extended Magazine7:52
    5. Sprint Boots8:07
    6. Swift Striker9:08
    7. Enduring Speed11:59
    8. Titanic Magazine15:23

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