Spirit Pocket, for Beginners - All Annotated

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Pocket

Pocket
Barrage
Barrage
Channel to start launching projectiles that deal spirit damage and apply slowslow around their impact point. Projectiles that hit a hero grant Pocket increased damage that stacks.
Casting while airborne will cause Pocket to float.

Casting AirDash or Flying Cloak will not cancel Barrage.
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Flying Cloak
Flying Cloak
Launch a sentient cloak that travels forward and damages enemies. You can press Ability 2 to teleport to its location.Read more
Enchanter's Satchel
Enchanter's Satchel
Escape into your suitcase. When the duration ends, deal spirit damage to nearby enemies. Duration can be ended early by performing any action.Read more
Affliction
Affliction
Applies damage over time to enemies nearby.

Affliction's damage is non-lethal and does not apply item procs.
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Build id
133012
Early Must

Buy order L->R, or better what suits you right now.

Close Quarters
Close Quarters
Weapon
800
Hollow Point
Hollow Point
Weapon
3 200
Sprint Boots
Sprint Boots
Vitality
800
Healing Rite
Healing Rite
Vitality
800
Mystic Burst
Mystic Burst
Spirit
800
Mystic Expansion
Early Sit.

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Reactive Barrier
Reactive Barrier
Vitality
1 600
Slowing Hex
Slowing Hex
Spirit
1 600
Mid Must

L->R, unless you can order better.

Kinetic Dash
Kinetic Dash
Weapon
1 600
Spirit Shredder Bullets
Spirit Shredder
Weapon
1 600
Point Blank
Point Blank
Weapon
3 200
Spirit Lifesteal
Spirit Lifesteal
Vitality
1 600
Majestic Leap
Majestic Leap
Vitality
3 200
Leech
Leech
Vitality
6 400
Compress Cooldown
Compress Cooldown
Spirit
1 600
Tankbuster
Tankbuster
Spirit
3 200
Greater Expansion
Greater Expansion
Spirit
3 200
Diviner's Kevlar
Diviner's Kevlar
Vitality
6 400
Mid Situationals

Many for counterplay, some not.

Warp Stone
Warp Stone
Vitality
3 200
Enduring Speed
Enduring Speed
Vitality
1 600
Healbane
Healbane
Vitality
1 600
Decay
Decay
Spirit
3 200
Knockdown
Knockdown
Spirit
3 200
Silence Wave
Silence Wave
Spirit
3 200
Cursed Relic
Cursed Relic
Spirit
6 400
Late "Must"

L->R. Prioritize if you know what you want.

Late Luxuries

Expensive.

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The order of leveling abilities

Ability
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Barrage
Barrage
1
2
5
Flying Cloak
Flying Cloak
1
2
5
Enchanter's Satchel
Enchanter's Satchel
1
2
5
Affliction
Affliction
1
2
5

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