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The in-game build browser ranks by favorites — popularity, not performance. These are the most-played published McGinnis builds ranked by the real win rate of matches that started with them (conservative 95% bound), with stale pre-patch builds flagged.

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#747646

163 games♥ 5.1Kpre-patch · Sep 28

55.2%

win rate

+6.3 vs avg

Elendilli - GIGA ULT BUILD + INFINITE TURRETS (V5)

#258863

242 games♥ 43Kupdated this patch

53.7%

win rate

+4.8 vs avg

Early Mid

Intensifying MagazineBuy if you think that you can get away with gun in the lane. Your goal when you buy this is you will shoot the enemy a lot with your gun + take guardian faster after 5 min. Extra Charge

Extra ChargeIn lane use them to shove wave. YOu can now spawn turrets to push the wave unlike before because we have so many charges from the T2 upgrade. Spam turrets if you are near max charges for info on map. Extra Stamina

Extra StaminaGame changer of an item in lane. Extra stamina alone can let you play like a 3 stamina Hero. Builds into Arcane Surge.

Arcane SurgeArcane Surge before using Ult and Heal (if maxed, otherwise don't bother) and late game for turrets, especially effective during base defense or base sieges. Mystic Slow

Mystic SlowSlows down enemies hit by wall and turrets even more allowing your ally or your ultimate to deal more consistent damage. Builds into Lightning scroll later. Mystic Expansion

Mystic ExpansionImbued on ultimate by default to make the AoE gigantic. Remember to buy Compress CDR on ult if it's on cooldown before this. Enchanter's Emblem

Enchanter's EmblemS tier item this patch because spirit damage is META. This provides offensive and defensive bonuses the best of both worlds + CDR. Enduring Speed

Enduring SpeedOur best item for mobility during ultimate. A must buy item if doing ult build. Remember, you can climb stuff then mantle boost during ult which bypasses the ult self slow.

Situational Lane

Extra Regen Monster Rounds

Monster RoundsPUSH WAVE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

Mid Late

Compress CooldownBuy this to lower ULT CD. Make sure you buy it BEFORE you ult because it won't lower CDR if ULT is on cooldown anymore (it used to). Mystic Vulnerability

Mystic VulnerabilityBuy early to apply your third debuff when spirit damage is applied via mainly ultimate, but turrets and wall can too. Your teammates also benefit from this reduction on enemies. Escalating Exposure

Escalating ExposureEscalating is better than Boundless after exactly 4.23s of gaining stacks (6 stacks) without any time lag inbetween. Boundless for this test had Mystic Vuln while Escalating had Improved Spirit. Stamina Mastery

Stamina MasteryAllows you to air dash move across the map & scale buildings or maneuver your ult against close range enemies with more air dashes, jumps etc... BEST ITEM EVER. Greater Expansion

Greater ExpansionBuy when you want ULT SPLASH AOE BIGGER (THEY CANT JUMP) + turrets to have very high ability range to attack from very far distances. Also applies to heal and ult AoE. Duration Extender

Duration ExtenderExtremely efficient duration for its cost on Ult. Allows you to have significant Ult uptime. Remember to pair it with Unstoppable and/or Indomitable so you are guaranteed to keep the ult going. Superior Duration

Superior DurationBuy this generally to make items like Unstoppable last longer so that you have more ult uptime.

UnstoppableBuy when enemies keep stunning you out of your ult. ALWAYS use unstoppable before ulting. Sometimes use METAL SKIN before ulting too. Pairs well w/ sup duration. Refresher

RefresherBuy when you have placed all your turrets/heal and YOU are about to end the game. Place another batch of turrets and another ultimate. Good for base defense or sieges after using up all cooldowns Boundless Spirit

Boundless SpiritThis is the 2nd best power increase you can buy in the game while Escalating Exposure is the 1st for 6400 items. Remember that you will get 15% spirit power so make sure you do your SINNERS/STATUE-MAX Superior Cooldown

Superior Cooldown1) Hits the last breakpoint for spirit power investment (with all listed items AND rapid recharge), 2) Buy when doing midboss or defending. The CDR is for turret spam with Sup duration.

Lightning Scroll / Heroic Aura / Utility (Not required, optional items)

Lightning ScrollBuy ONLY if enemies have channeled spells like Dynamo Ult, Haze ult, Mo&K Ult, Seven Ult (before he ults) etc.. This item becomes less worth it the higher rank you get (I don't buy it at all in Eter5) Heroic Aura

Heroic AuraFire rate for turrets. Indespensible for wall max 1st or turrets during MIDBOSS or BASE DEFENSE. Remember to spread turrets the AoE for Heroic is decently big. Healbane

HealbaneBuy this when nobody on your team has Healbane and you desperately need anti-heal. Turrets and ult even wall can apply this. Rapid Recharge

Rapid RechargeWe have 2 charges on T2 turrets now so this isn't exactly required all the time now. It will take a long time to place x5 turrets while it coolsdown and you get another so x6 etc.. Alchemical Fire

Alchemical FireOUR WAVE/LANE/TROOPER CLEAR IS SOOOO BAD that this item is OKAY for big waves but it works for ur team. And we can use it before ulting for our teammates + high burn damage. Indomitable

IndomitableThis will basically make you immortal during your ult vs stuns (if no unstop). It is hard to justify buying both this and Unstop. If Lash ults ults/Haze sleeps or Abrams ult, it activates before stun. Metal Skin

Metal SkinBuy this against Heroes like Vyper or Haze ult. With Transcendent Cooldown, Metal Skin is 14 cd which is very low. Superior Duration increases makes this go from 5s to 6.4s (HUGE DIFF). Healing Nova

Healing NovaIf you have Healing Tempo you can give your allies AND TURRETS the TEMPO buff without using Healing Specter. Healing Booster

Healing BoosterGood. From 2% heal to 2.4% heal. Healing Tempo

Healing TempoBuy this to ultra buff turret fire rate especially in areas like Midboss or other areas where you have setup turrets. Healing Nova can also apply Tempo to turrets instead of your Specter. Transcendent Cooldown

Transcendent CooldownSuperior Cooldown does the job just fine. The only time you consider TransCD is when you need item cooldowns.

Situational

Close QuartersBuy first in lane sometimes over Monster Rounds for more direct HERO damage so less damage to troopers and guardian overall, but more Hero poke/kill power/melee resist for wall + burger boxing. Fleetfoot

Fleetfoot1) Hit 4800, 2) Move around the map really fast + no speed loss for box/statue maxxing. 3) Remember to activate Fleetfoot before using ULT (you can't use it during ult cuz bad QoL). Active Reload

Active ReloadReload with lifesteal. Buy this sometimes along with Intensifying Mag to play gun in lane to have more lane presence (and objective damage). Cultist Sacrifice

Cultist SacrificeBuy this for wave clear and not for the Ablity Range. Very good item I buy it cuz I often heavy melee + shoot the waves often and still takes forever to kill. This solves clear1 better than Alch Fire. Trophy Collector

Trophy CollectorIf you think you can get away with it. this item becomes worse in higher level games unfortunately. Reactive Barrier

Reactive BarrierThis was an item you could buy late game if you had 1600 and an open slot for the next fight, but now it also has an upgrade that is REALLY GOOD. Spirit Lifesteal

Spirit LifestealIf you think that you need spirit lifesteal during ult to leech more because you are tanking hits from enemies, buy this. Debuff Reducer

Debuff ReducerYou are buying this for unstoppable anyway, but if you buy it earlier, know that you can do things like once lash slams you with ult, you can spawn wall since u have debuff resist b4 he slams and wall Spirit Resilience

Spirit ResilienceWe usually don't need this item unless the enemy team has 5 or more spirit Heroes. Veil Walker

Veil Walkerits a secret Counterspell

CounterspellSometimes you need counterspell for Lash ult (he can hold his ult sometimes to bypass Counterspell) or just in general against other forms of stun/cc. Warp Stone

Warp StoneWarp stone is very good for scaling buildings or getting out of bad situations. Can go further depending on ability range items as well. Cheat Death

Cheat DeathBuy when you need to cast all your spells before dying. Cheat death duration can also be increased with duration items to ensure you cast ALL your spells before dying (or escape!). Juggernaut

JuggernautGood if you have too much money and no slots. Golden Goose Egg

Golden Goose EggBuy after shoving the wave (dont always buy 1st think ok). Basically USE/HATCH AFter min 10:01 for MAXIMUM value (buffs upgrade at 10:00). Generally you pop this around ~10-20 for your next 6400 item. Suppressor

SuppressorSometimes you want less firerate via turret but I wouldn't recommend this for ult-maxxing most of the time b/c slots are already limited. If you decide to do more gun or turret consider it. Slowing Hex

Slowing HexBuy against enemies like Wraith or Dynamo or Stamina abusers like Celeste to prevent them from escaping which essentially forces them to make Magic Dispel. Decay

DecaySometimes the game is about to end whether you win / lose or a critical fight and you just so happen to have 3200 + need anti heal. Decay someone. The range is NUTS w/ Greater exp. Spirit Burn

Spirit BurnBuy when you need severe anti-heal and they have no sign of debuff remover. You can't reliaby target whoever you want with spirit burn unless you ult. Vortex Web

Vortex WebVortex enemies, press unstoppable if you grabbed a few, ult them. Scourge

ScourgePretty strong item these past few patches. Use on ally or yourself. Inside heal ur basically taking zero from spirit Cursed Relic

Cursed RelicHatecrime someone.

Rey's Turrets REBORN!!!

#212760

205 games♥ 32Kupdated this patch

51.7%

win rate

+2.8 vs avg

McGinnis - Spirit-Initiator [52% WR] [tracklock.gg]

#317827

139 games♥ 17Kupdated this patch

50.4%

win rate

+1.4 vs avg

Elendilli - Infinite Gun Damage Solo Carry (V13)

#257951

155 games♥ 42Kupdated this patch

48.4%

win rate

-0.6 vs avg

Lane

Monster RoundsBuy to clear trooper waves instantly. You can shoot the enemy after you kill all troopers. This is good vs characters that are strong laners (just push wave instead of interacting w them) Intensifying Magazine

Intensifying MagazineBest damage item for McGinnis. The charge up (2.5s) doesn't matter to us since our gun is already charging up! You can save up 1600 at the start of the game to immediately get power. Extended Magazine

Extended MagazineMore ammo to shoot and later turns into Escalating Resilience for Bullet Resist too Rapid Rounds

Rapid RoundsWE have a lot of ammo so we get firerate to use that ammo thus dealing damage faster Quicksilver Reload

Quicksilver Reloadbest reload item in the game. instantly reload Swift Striker

Swift StrikerWe have a lot of ammo so we get firerate to use that ammo thus dealing damage faster + sprint speed to move around + better damage to objectives Fleetfoot

FleetfootShoot without movespeed penalty (this is op). With enduring speed, slows basically don't faze us and god tier mobility Sprint Boots

Sprint Bootscan buy in lane if the lane is uninteractable so you can do some efficient box runs Enduring Speed

Enduring SpeedMove godspeed with Fleetfoot. You can chase down players and rotate to lanes / jungle camps faster thus you play faster + slow resist

Situational Lane

Extra RegenToo much harass from enemy (you are always less than 50% health). If you are lower than 15% health, just get Healing Rite. Extra Stamina

Extra StaminaBuy during laning phase against Haze or Warden (they remove our stamina). We can sell this later. Helps us hit 4800 vit very important item

Mid/Late

Bullet Lifesteallifesteal earlier if you plan to upgrade it into fury trance or vamp. Vampiric Burst

Vampiric BurstThe most crucial 6000 item of the build. Provides massive lifesteal to turn the tables on the enemy and gigaburst them with your gun or gives you extra ammo when trying manfight Split Shot

Split ShotBuy after Vamp. Ensure you never miss while lifestealing from each enemy Hero. Also used to kill the flying assholes that keep jumping around (Lash, Holliday etc) Bullet Resist Shredder

Bullet Resist Shredderbrs proc with turrets and merc mag. You can buy this before Merc Mag if there is an important objective and u dont have enough money Mercurial Magnum

Mercurial MagnumInfinte AMMO. This item scales with boons/levels. The higher your boons, the more damage you get from it. You don't need other spirit items this item does ULTRA dmg even without spirit items Weakening Headshot

Weakening Headshotworks on everything now. can buy earlier if shred is needed Spirit Resilience

Spirit ResilienceDoubles up on resist due to how strong resist shred is in this game. Escalating Resilience

Escalating ResilienceResist + damage in one item. Efficient but also SKIPPABLE when you dont need much bullet resist Crippling Headshot

Crippling HeadshotIncreases damage taken from our gun, turrets, merc mag and inflicts much needed Anti-Heal. Shred also works for teammates. Incredibly slot efficient item.

Punish Escape Chars

Slowing Hex(THIS IS AN ACTIVE ITEM) Buy this to force DISPEL magics AND if they don't have DISPEL, they will easily die after wall + turrets. Cheap + Strong item but it is an active item Slowing Bullets

Slowing Bullets(THIS IS A PASSIVE ITEM THAT BUILDS UP WHEN YOU USE GUN) Chase down enemies with THIS ITEM alongside your Fleetfoot and Enduring Speed item

Luxury

Heroic AuraBuy with Fleetfoot to become racecar god. Mainly for resist on your teammates and turrets while active works on turrets too. Armor Piercer

Armor PiercerBuy against %DAMAGE REDUCTION (IT PIERCES RAT KING ULT), BULLET EVASION, PLATED ARMOR or HIGH BULLET RES. **This item will help you lifesteal way more with Vampiric vs high bullet resist/Plated too** Capacitor

CapacitorCORRUPT THIS ITS BIG DPS. Ricochet

RicochetBuy if you can combo w/ team (Lash/Dynamo ult). Firerate is also a huge plus Spellslinger

SpellslingerThe best item DPS wise in the game (Hard to use, but if you learn how its the best DPS item in the game). Items work for +1 stack too. "Combat" is when u take dmg or when atking. Neutrals work too Silencer

SilencerBuy when you have Ricochet and need more crowd control in silence and a passive -25% spirit damage debuff. Very useful utility buy if you have Ricochet. YOU SHOULD BUY THIS IF YOU HAVE RICOCHET ALWAYS Plated Armor

Plated ArmorTank up even more ontop of the bullet resist that we have. Even if enemies buy armor piercing rounds it doesn't completely negate the usefulness of this item at all. Inhibitor

InhibitorExtremely good item for healing reduction and reducing enemy spirit + gun damage. Requires buildup but works like Toxic Bullets after buildup and can reset duration forever. Debuff Reducer

Debuff ReducerReduces debuffs on us. Helpful against stuns/cc and lets us cast wall earlier (like if lash ults you, before he slams you can wall). Pocket ult, Abrams stun time etc Unstoppable

UnstoppableBuy to survive against CC (like midboss pit against Dynamo you can safely contest with heal+unstop to punch/parry). Indomitable

IndomitableBuy as a safety net. Lash ult / Haze sleeps / Abrams charge+ult / Mo Ult etc. It activates before stun. Works well w/ Counterspell (you can save this or fall back on counterspell if one gets used).`

Situational

Close Quartersbuy vs calico/billy. More damage to Heroes in lane instead of Monster Rounds to shove wave. with wall trapping players w/ melee resist and more dmg is good or just trading in general Rebuttal

Rebuttalbuy vs calico/billy. The 30% bonus damage applies to ALL of our damage to EVERYTHING for 6 SECONDS including GUN so even mid-game if you parry you gain 30% AMP ON YOUR GUN. Extra Charge

Extra Chargeapply a lot more turret pressure in lane. high tempo Battle Vest

Battle Vestif enemy has bullet damage in order of priority: Haze, Vyper, Wraith (in lane mostly gun), Warden, Drifter, Billy, Ivy and uncommon spirit hero doing gun Spirit Shielding

Spirit ShieldingHeroes like Seven, Pocket, GTalon, Viscous, Holliday, Kelvin (unless gun), Yamato,Mirage, Geist, Lash, Mina, Sinc, Shiv etc... Healbane

Healbanecheap anti-heal in desperate situations for early-mid game Stamina Mastery

Stamina MasteryI highly recommend you try to AIR DASH with this item instead of using ground dash. You get WAY more distance, especially if you chain two air dashes in a row. Doing it off a zipline, you go FLYING. Counterspell

CounterspellBuy against Lash ult, Wraith ult etc... It works the same way Hazes' 2 maxed does but for spells. Lookup the full list on google. Fury Trance

Fury TranceYou can buy this alongside Vampiric Burst just to have that extra firerate and spirit resist if you don't mind having another active button to press. Amazing firerate w/ Blood Tribute too. Dispel Magic

Dispel MagicSometimes necessary to buy against SILENCE, multiple DISARMS or more importantly SPIRIT BURNS which prevent us from healing. We can handle one anti-heal but two or more or spirit burn is bad for us. Healing Tempo

Healing TempoRare buy. You can buy this if you have reliable teammates and you want them to benefit from Heal. Pair with Expansion and Duration items (1600) Recharging Rush

Recharging RushYou can buy this instead of Extended Mag but it cost 800 more. Gives you a turret spawn after dealing 200 gun dmg for consistent turret pressure as you can launch out a few more in a fight Weighted Shots

Weighted Shots Burst Fire

Burst FireCheap option when you cannot get SPELLSLINGER and just want the massive firerate. Hunter's Aura

Hunter's AuraPlay sidelanes to get the most out of this item. Provides bullet resist shred up to 20% (if only 1 enemy Hero) or 10% (2+ enemy Hero). Paired with BRS and Suppressor. Berserker

Berserkerpair with blood tribute and u will reap the most benefits

Blood TributeExtremely good item to prevent getting stunned or CCd by long duration stuns like Abrams charge. Item is also used to move around faster. Lucky Shot

Lucky ShotBuy only when you have high amounts of weapon damage 200+ (Remember to count Berserker stacks manually). This item will give you insane extra bonus damage additively. Mystic Expansion

Mystic Expansionturret range is so far you can use it from the bridge to enemies guardians (turrets have fall off so they wont deal full dmg). Compress Cooldown

Compress CooldownConstantly fight with Heal CDR Duration Extender

Duration ExtenderYou can stay longer on your heal if it is maxed early and just commit. Hits 4800 earlier than QsR too. Rapid Recharge

Rapid RechargeMany turrets. Setup in advance.

Junkyard (niche / not used often / Recycle for another patch)

Titanic MagazineLets you shoot endlessly without needing to reload. Active Reload

Active ReloadIf you buy Active Reload, pair it with Intensifying Mag completely skipping Extended/Titanic Mag. Titanic Mag is mainly for newer players to not get overwhelmed by constantly having to reload w/ AR. Toxic Bullets

Toxic BulletsOften needed due to lack of anti heal on team. Pairs well with Healbane for -55% enemy heal reduction for cheap. Tesla Bullets

Tesla BulletsOptimal for early wallbreaking anti-tank power. Later becomes a DEBUFF machine against enemies with BRS & Healbane (Urn fighter). Faster jungle too. Frenzy

FrenzyDebuffs wear off way faster. More of a tanky item and we move really fast too. Glass Cannon

Glass Cannonnot very good too expensive relies on stacks more than the base stats it gives. maybe corrupted is worth Colossus

ColossusWhen you need resists ASAP. This version of Deadlock is spirit bursty so we build tanky and if they go on us, they have to waste a lot of resources (use it when heal is on cd or both) Golden Goose Egg

Golden Goose EggBasically USE/HATCH after minute 10:01 for MAXIMUM value (buffs upgrade at 10:01). Hold until you need to buy an important item then pop egg. It's not always 10 mins thats just the minimum. Suppressor

SuppressorEfficient item to hinder enemy fire rate Mystic Slow

Mystic Slowprocs from tesla. works on turrets too. not terrible, but not slot efficient Cursed Relic

Cursed RelicBuy against near unkillable targets that always use mobility to get out (Pocket, Wraith etc). Leech

LeechTurrets + Merc Mag give a lot of lifesteal/spiritsteal. It feels pretty decent while becoming super tanky. Spellbreaker

SpellbreakerBuy when you need 1) Spirit Resist & 2) Debuff Resist and spirit resist & 3) Have a lot of money to spend. Debuff Resist is for annoying things like Curse.. Siphon Bullets

Siphon Bullets Juggernaut

JuggernautBuy when u have no slots and need firerate reduction against m1s. would recommend Plated Armor first though. Combos well w/ Suppressor

Heavy Turret Focus

#246711

160 games♥ 40Kpre-patch · Sep 19

45.6%

win rate

-3.3 vs avg

1) Lane

Monster Roundswe be farmin Sprint Boots

Sprint Bootswe be boxin - upgrade to trophy if you're not given solo lane, otherwise hold for enduring/juggernaut Intensifying Magazine

Intensifying MagazineAmazing synergy for low orange builds Extra Charge

Extra ChargeIt begins. Recharging Rush

Recharging RushPairs well with int.mag and heroic aura Compress Cooldown

Compress CooldownMore... Mystic Expansion

Mystic Expansion Mystic Slow

Mystic SlowBELIEVE AND BE FAITHFUL AND YOU WILL BE BLESSED WITH BUFFS TO THIS ITEM, HALLELULAH AMEN

2) Anti-Bullet

SuppressorVs fire-rate gunners (Mina, Mirage, etc.) Battle Vest

Battle VestFor jungle farming

2) Anti-Spirit

Enchanter's EmblemFor fighting more aggressively against spirit users Mystic Vulnerability

Mystic VulnerabilityFor dealing more damage from the backline

2) Other

Close Quartersanti melee / need more wave clear Debuff Reducer

Debuff ReducerAnti-DoT - ZIPPY YOU NEED TO BUY THIS WAY EARLIER THAN YOU DO ALREADY, IT'S FOR YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE ZIPPY TRUST ME, I'M YOU Healbane

HealbaneVs healchuds (Abrams, Victor, Apollo, etc.) Enduring Speed

Enduring SpeedI see Kevin!

3) Turret Core

FortitudeI'm in my aggro arc so less specters, plus this just got buffed and I'm always looking for an excuse to build this :V Heroic Aura

Heroic AuraIt's honestly insane how valuable this item is, NEVER NOT BUY THIS Superior Cooldown

Superior CooldownFinally, turret cooldown 8) Rapid Recharge

Rapid RechargeMOAR TURRET

3) Range Paths (Pick 1)

Greater Expansionult/specter Ballistic Enchantment

Ballistic Enchantmentturret + gun

3) Fortitude Alternates

Spirit ShredderSupport / Mid-frontline aggression Spirit Lifesteal

Spirit LifestealBackline damage / Overflow prep

4) Anti-Bullet

Escalating ResilienceIf your team needs more frontlining Juggernaut

JuggernautAnti-Fire rate heroes, anti-melee heroes, anti-Kelvin bullshit

4) Anti-Spirit

Spirit Resilienceupgrade from Enchanter's Emblem. More important with recent mcginnis nerfs Witchmail

WitchmailIF YOU WEREN'T READING THE ANNOTATIONS BEFORE THIS YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M ABOUT AND IT'S MOOOORE TURRETS Spellbreaker

SpellbreakerAnti-nuke (Grey Talon, Lady Geist, Apollo, etc.)

4) Other Counters

KnockdownGank setup Cursed Relic

Cursed RelicUlt canceler Indomitable

IndomitablePerfect get for ult/spirit builds

5) Finishers

Lightning Scrollwin urn/rejuv fights Transcendent Cooldown

Transcendent CooldownGet when you have 2+ items that have cooldowns Spellslinger

SpellslingerThere's something here... better than Merc Mag imo Echo Shard

Echo ShardMore walls = more turrets, ez choose Escalating Exposure

Escalating ExposureGood for both turret damage and spirit resist

5) Uber-Late

ColossusMcChungus Plated Armor

Plated ArmorAnti- On-Hit heroes like Haze, Infernus, Tesla/Merc Mag users, etc. Healing Tempo

Healing Tempo

Vanity

Headshot BoosterIs this the answer to Infernus lanes? Headhunter

HeadhunterIs THIS the answer to fed DoT heroes?? Tesla Bullets

Tesla BulletsOOPS my team doesn't have a gun carry looks like I'll have to step up Capacitor

Capacitornatural evolution of tesla Healing Nova

Healing Nova+ Healing Tempo = 2nd Heroic Aura Spiritual Overflow

Spiritual OverflowGood synergy with spirit gun items like capacitor

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Duration ExtenderHeabing :3

INFINITE TURRETS McGINNIS [Lockbuilds]

#761855

122 games♥ 2.9Kupdated this patch

41.8%

win rate

-7.2 vs avg

Laning Phase. Will be rushing 4.8k spirit as soon as possible. Read descriptions if new.

Monster RoundsYou need NPC damage early game for your Turrent and Weapon. Extra Stamina

Extra StaminaSince Ginnis has only 2 stamina bars, Stamina mods are mandatory. Builds up to Arcane Surge. Mystic Regeneration

Mystic RegenerationYou will keep on healing as long as your turrets are up. Extra Charge

Extra ChargeMore Turrets. Mystic Slow

Mystic SlowGet suppressor if against gun heavy heroes in lane. Radiant Regeneration

Radiant RegenerationYou will heal and get movement speed every time you throw a turret on top of all benefits from MR. Enchanter's Emblem

Enchanter's EmblemSince you have healing. Staying above 65% health shouldn't be a problem early game. Just don't be too aggressive and you should have free damage and CD reduction for your turrets. Arcane Surge

Arcane Surge+1 Stamina. Activate Arcane Surge before Ulting, Healing, and throw your turrets. Mystic Expansion

Mystic ExpansionMore range for your Ult. Since most people start backing off whenever Ginnis pops ult, this will help the ult reach greater distances. Builds up to Greater Expansion which is also great for turrets. Compress Cooldown

Compress CooldownTakes your turret CD from 18s to 14.8s. Which is quite good for early game. Builds up to Superior CD.

Laning Phase. Read Description

SuppressorSince you will be unlocking at least 4 turrets during your laning phase only, Suppressor on your turrets will be super annoying for the enemy. Especially for High Fire Rate heroes. Healing Rite

Healing RiteIn case your second ability in on CD and you are in urgent need of healing. Quicksilver Reload

Quicksilver ReloadOptional. You can get this only if you feel Ginnis is taking too long to reload weapon.

Mid Game Core. Not strictly L-R but you can buy if you want. Always read description.

Mystic VulnerabilityKey Item for Ginnis's Turrets. Builds up to Escalating Exposure which is peak.

Escalating ExposureThis is the point where your turrets really start feeling powerful. Since you will be spawning multiple turrets, the chance of getting max stacks of EE on enemies increases drastically. Healbane

HealbaneThis is very important if you are unable to out damage your opponents. Really useful for heroes like Victor, Geist, and other heroes with aggressive healing. Get this early if you have to. Heroic Aura

Heroic AuraDractically increases your Turret DPS. Insane damage. But if are having trouble escaping from fights. Get Stamina Mastery before this. Enduring Speed

Enduring SpeedReally useful for moving in and out of dogfights. Protects you from slowing penalties. You need to have movement speed on Ginnis because opponents will try to target you a lot. Stamina Mastery

Stamina MasteryMore stamina. More chances of activating Arcane Surge. Greater Expansion

Greater ExpansionGreatly increases Range on your Turrets and your Ult. Spirit Lifesteal

Spirit LifestealInsane survivability. Really good for 1v1s. If healing is not being a problem for you at this point. Skip this and get Duration Extender from the Optional section. Superior Duration

Superior DurationMore duration for all your abilties. Makes your turrets last for a eternity. The more duration your Turrets have the more easier it gets for you to have mutiple turrets at a time on the field.

Mid Game. Read Desc

Rapid RechargeYou unlock a total of 5 turrets and on top of that they get more CD reduction. Duration Extender

Duration ExtenderFor your Ult to last longer Metal Skin

Metal SkinIf you are taking too much bullet damage. Spirit Resilience

Spirit ResilienceIf you are taking too much Spirit Damage. Dispel Magic

Dispel MagicFor dealing with Bebop bombs, Shiv Knifes, Infernus DoT, Warden's capture, 7's stun.

Final Form. Buy from L-R.

Superior CooldownEven more cooldown for your abilities. Especially your turrets. Transcendent Cooldown

Transcendent CooldownFinal form. 13.5s CD for your turret charges and 3s delay between each charge usage. If you buy Rapid Recharge your CD becomes 11.6s with 2.1s delay between each charge usage. Spirit Burn

Spirit BurnPeak item for your turrets. Once you have at least 2 turrets spawned on the field, just activate Heroic Aura, and you procc Spirit Burn is less than 2 seconds. Forces your opponents into panic mode. Unstoppable

UnstoppableIf getting killed during ult late. Activate Unstoppable and then use your Ult. Lightning Scroll

Lightning ScrollYou slow the speed of your opponents and then you stunt them after a delay. Makes it very hard for them to escape your Ult.

Late Game

RefresherExtreme luxurious purchase. By the time you complete your build you should already be at 50k souls. Get this if the enemy is still resisting in the final moments. Indomitable

IndomitableMainly for Rem's Ult, Lash's Ult, Bebop hook, Mina's Ult, Paradox's Ult, Mo & Krill's Ult, Paige's Ult. Basically any ult that stuns you. Healing Tempo

Healing TempoNot really necessary. Another luxurious purchase. But you shred full HP bars in milliseconds. Boundless Spirit

Boundless SpiritI reach 75-80k player damage easily without this mod. Get this if you have to for your ult damage but not really necessary.

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