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Calico
Gloom Bombs
Gloom Bombs
Throw a cluster of bombs that detonate after a delay, dealing spirit damage.

Enemies hit by multiple bombs take 65% damage.Read more
Leaping Slash
Leaping Slash
Dash forward before slashing all enemies in a circle, dealing melee damagemelee damage.

If the ability hits at least one hero, heal a small amount of health.Read more
Ava
Ava
Turn to shadows and possess Ava. You gain bonus move speed that increases over time, and become hidden on the minimap.

Taking damage from an enemy hero resets your bonus move speed and puts Ava on a brief cooldown.
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Return to Shadows
Return to Shadows
Instantly turn to shadows, becoming untargetable, gaining bonus move speed, and dealing spirit damage.

After a delay, return from the shadows, dealing spirit damage again.Read more
Build id
398115
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_EarlyGame

(L - R) Covers all you need in lane.

Melee Lifesteal
Melee Lifesteal
Vitality
800
Sprint Boots
Sprint Boots
Vitality
800
Enduring Speed
Enduring Speed
Vitality
1 600
Lifestrike
Lifestrike
Vitality
3 200
Spirit Strike
Spirit Strike
Spirit
800
Cold Front
Cold Front
Spirit
1 600
Torment Pulse
Torment Pulse
Spirit
3 200
Stalker
Stalker
Weapon
1 600
Lane Thinking

Options to every early game situation.

Close Quarters
Close Quarters
Weapon
800
Extra Regen
Extra Regen
Vitality
800
Healing Rite
Healing Rite
Vitality
800
Battle Vest
Battle Vest
Vitality
1 600
Enchanter's Emblem
Enchanter's Emblem
Vitality
1 600
Healbane
Healbane
Vitality
1 600
Reactive Barrier
Reactive Barrier
Vitality
1 600
Restorative Locket
Restorative Locket
Vitality
1 600
Return Fire
Return Fire
Vitality
1 600
Mystic Expansion
Spirit Sap
Spirit Sap
Spirit
1 600
Rebuttal
Rebuttal
Vitality
800
Weapon Shielding
Weapon Shielding
Vitality
1 600
Spirit Shielding
Spirit Shielding
Vitality
1 600
Mid to Late Game Core

(L -R) You going to have 2 "free" item slots, fill them with defensive items from bellow.

Compress Cooldown
Compress Cooldown
Spirit
1 600
Superior Cooldown
Superior Cooldown
Spirit
3 200
Silence Wave
Silence Wave
Spirit
3 200
Spirit Snatch
Spirit Snatch
Spirit
3 200
Arctic Blast
Arctic Blast
Spirit
6 400
Spirit Burn
Spirit Burn
Spirit
6 400
Boundless Spirit
Boundless Spirit
Spirit
6 400
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_LateGame
Siphon Bullets
Siphon Bullets
Vitality
6 400
Spellslinger
Spellslinger
Weapon
6 400
"No CC = No danger" Section
Dispel Magic
Dispel Magic
Vitality
3 200
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
Vitality
6 400
Counterspell
Counterspell
Vitality
3 200
"Anti-spirit burst" Section
Spirit Resilience
Spirit Resilience
Vitality
3 200
Escalating Exposure
Witchmail
Witchmail
Vitality
6 400
Spellbreaker
Spellbreaker
Vitality
6 400
"Against fed carrys" Section
Bullet Resilience
Bullet Resilience
Vitality
3 200
Metal Skin
Metal Skin
Vitality
3 200
Plated Armor
Plated Armor
Vitality
6 400
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
Vitality
6 400
"I need more than that to survive" Section
Ethereal Shift
Ethereal Shift
Spirit
6 400
Diviner's Kevlar
Diviner's Kevlar
Vitality
6 400
Colossus
Colossus
Vitality
6 400
Scourge
Scourge
Spirit
6 400
"You hate THAT guy" Section

Most of them can be bought instead of SW.

Phantom Strike
Phantom Strike
Vitality
6 400
Decay
Decay
Spirit
3 200
Slowing Hex
Slowing Hex
Spirit
1 600
Knockdown
Knockdown
Spirit
3 200
Cursed Relic
Cursed Relic
Spirit
6 400
Focus Lens
Focus Lens
Spirit
6 400
Disarming Hex
Disarming Hex
Spirit
3 200

The order of leveling abilities

Ability
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Gloom Bombs
Gloom Bombs
1
2
Leaping Slash
Leaping Slash
1
2
5
Ava
Ava
1
2
5
Return to Shadows
Return to Shadows
1
2
5

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