GOTHAM CHESS (NOT) HYBRID BUILD (FULLY annotated)
Don`t forget his bullets scales with spirit. Also you float when holding right-click with 1st ability. I FOUND A BUG, if you use your arcane surge, place 1st ability, use arcane surge again and move your 1st ability in right timing and fast, you`ll get a buff from 2 arcane surges, like +40 spirit power to 1st ability (+80 damage is not normal)... It also works with 2 bishops, but very unconsistnant. Use it before nerfed Will update it as I play more the character
Gun spikeOptional
Optional, see when to buy on down-right
Kinetic Dash
Stamina + ammo, this is what we need (+gun invest)
Mystic Shot
Just benefits of our buy and kit
Spirit Shredder
Gives 4.8k gun invest and bonuses to our spirit damage
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_EarlyGame
UPGRADE 3rd ABILITY IN 1 POINT VS GUN HEROES
Improved Spirit
His 1st ability has super big scaling
Arcane Surge
PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILD. To use this, firstly use the buff to spawn bishop, then just let the buff be, it will increase 1st ability damage until it ended. It works very stange...
Mystic Slow
1st ability slow + this is doing God`s work
Healbane
This or another 1.6k green
Early optionalsOptional
Mystic Regeneration
If you need sustain, get this
Suppressor
Very good against gun heroes, also you can upgrade your 3rd ability versus them!
Slowing Hex
Instead of Mystic slow against enemys with movility abilitys (mina/calico/holiday/dynamo and etc.)
Enchanter's Emblem
Instead of healbane, if no enemy heroes heal much
Spirit Shielding
Good vs super heavy spirit lane
3.2 Green invest
Pick one and another later if needed
Stamina Mastery
GET FOR ARCANE SURGE BUG TO MAKE IT CONSISTANT! Get his if you didnt get the gun spike, NOW it worth it, to get consistant arcane surge buff. But still it`s better to get another item.
Dispel Magic
VS status effects
Counterspell
Skillcheck item
Veil Walker
Actually dope for this hero, try it out
Spirit Resilience
Good, but dont have utility
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_MidGame
Spirit shred, Boundless, Spiritual O. is our spikes
Compress Cooldown
Boundless Spirit
Superior Cooldown
Spiritual Overflow
Greater Expansion
Lightning Scroll
Vortex WebCompress Cooldown
Ult cooldown is pretty big
Boundless Spirit
Very good because of our spirit scalings.
Superior Cooldown
Cooldown is very important on this hero
Spiritual Overflow
Gives too many things, even if you didnt take any other gun items before
Greater Expansion
Bigger everything + resists
Lightning Scroll
Scales with our Ultimate very good and provides good control
Vortex Web
Control in late game, do so much
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_LateGame
Not in order, but importance
Escalating Exposure
Just overall strong item with resist
Spirit Burn
Damage +incoming hp reduction, replace healbane
Diviner's Kevlar
Good scaling and survivability with CD reduction (duration does nothing tho)
Mystic Reverb
1st ability do so much damage, + sustain
Magic Carpet
If you dont need damage (+14SP.P still) just get this
Tankbuster
Only if you need alot more % damage than you have at the moment (rarely)
Super optionalsOptional
Spellslinger
We cast many abilities pretty often AND our bullets scale with spirit, BUT only if got gun spike before
Leech
Sustain in late game if S.O. is not enough
Divine Barrier
VS Pocket late game
Radiant Regeneration
If you will be in a hard match-up, upgrade after Spirit Shredder
Refresher
Good when you are in defense position for double ult, but not often
Spirit Rend
Just don`t have enough slots usually
SAY "NO" TO THIS ITEMSOptional
This is only my opinion, but listen
Extra Regen
Mystic regen overall better than this
High-Velocity Rounds
We have INSTANT bullet speed, why you need this?
Opening Rounds
The only reason to get this is +7 spirit power, but it`s better to get S.Shredder because of utility
Titanic Magazine
Kinetic just overall better because of stamina and in terms of DPS (+6<+8, but 25%FR>14%WD)
Mystic Burst
We outscale mystic burst with spirit (x2.6 spirit scaling on first ability and you can use Mys.Burst ONLY with 1st ab.)
Sharpshooter
You have same dps but even more stable with my build than Openings + Sharpshooter combo. And because of this item we cant buy 2 more 1.6k gun items which gives us Le UTILITY
Express Shot
Yes, our damage per 1 bullet is good, BUT we get value from long fights and not bursts, even Sharpshooter is better
Honest opinion of build
You can take gun spike IF you dont have a gun char in lane with you. But honestly, right now his m1 dont do much damage, in most games I had, the most damage I did is spirit from 1st ability and its squares.