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Sinclair

Sinclair
Vexing Bolt
Vexing Bolt
Fire a bolt of magic that deals Damage, increasing as it travels. If you have an Assistant, they also cast Vexing Bolt at reduced damage.

Press Ability 1 to redirect the bolt towards your crosshairs.
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Spectral Assistant
Spectral Assistant
Summon an Assistant at the targeted location. The Assistant attacks whenever you fire your weapon, dealing Damage.

While the Assistant is out, you can press Ability 2 to swap positions with your Assistant.

Casting Spectral Assistant also reloads your weapon.
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Rabbit Hex
Rabbit Hex
Hex a target area and transforming all enemies into a Rabbit for a limited duration.

Rabbits are small and move faster, but take increased Damage and are unable to perform most actions.
Hex does not interrupt abilities.
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Audience Participation
Audience Participation
Copy the Ultimate of an enemy hero for a limited time. Reactivating the ability will use the Copied Ultimate instead.

Copies will inherit this ability's upgrade points.
Audience Participation will also copy the cooldown.
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Build id
387150
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_EarlyGame

Lots of spirit power and items we need to empower bolt early. Play lane conservatively until you hit 2.6k and get T2 bolt then you should be able to kill or push anyone out. Remember that when you hit 7.5k souls you can one shot anyone.

Monster Rounds
Monster Rounds
Weapon
800
Sprint Boots
Sprint Boots
Vitality
800
Enchanter's Emblem
Enchanter's Emblem
Vitality
1 600
Enduring Speed
Enduring Speed
Vitality
1 600
Extra Charge
Extra Charge
Spirit
800
Extra Spirit
Extra Spirit
Spirit
800
Mystic Expansion
Compress Cooldown
Compress Cooldown
Spirit
1 600
Improved Spirit
Improved Spirit
Spirit
1 600
Rapid Recharge
Rapid Recharge
Spirit
3 200

Can build these if you need, but usually don't need. maybe knockdown late.

Reactive Barrier
Reactive Barrier
Vitality
1 600
Knockdown
Knockdown
Spirit
3 200
Rebuttal
Rebuttal
Vitality
800
Trophy Collector
Trophy Collector
Vitality
1 600
Midgame core

Usually in this order if ahead / even. If you are behind skip carpet and get something cheap like warp stone instead.

Endgame Choices

Read annotations and buy off vibes

Alchemical Fire
Alchemical Fire
Weapon
3 200
Slowing Hex
Slowing Hex
Spirit
1 600
Diviner's Kevlar
Diviner's Kevlar
Vitality
6 400
Cursed Relic
Cursed Relic
Spirit
6 400
Spirit Burn
Spirit Burn
Spirit
6 400
Divine Barrier
Divine Barrier
Vitality
6 400
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
Vitality
6 400
Situationals

Stuff that sometimes comes up, read annotations

Warp Stone
Warp Stone
Vitality
3 200
Healing Rite
Healing Rite
Vitality
800
Healbane
Healbane
Vitality
1 600
Metal Skin
Metal Skin
Vitality
3 200
Decay
Decay
Spirit
3 200
Veil Walker
Veil Walker
Vitality
3 200
Disarming Hex
Disarming Hex
Spirit
3 200
Scourge
Scourge
Spirit
6 400
Counterspell
Counterspell
Vitality
3 200

The order of leveling abilities

Ability
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Vexing Bolt
Vexing Bolt
1
2
5
1
2
5
1
2
5
Spectral Assistant
Spectral Assistant
1
2
5
1
2
1
2
5
Rabbit Hex
Rabbit Hex
1
2
5
1
2
1
2
5
Audience Participation
Audience Participation
1
2
5
1
2
1
2
5

News

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Deadlock Minor Update Patch - 08-12-2026
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