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Calico

Assassin Complexity 2 / 3 C Tier

Wreaks havoc from the sidelines

48.9%Win Rate
1.4%Pick Rate
51,117Matches
#5Assassin Rank
Meta Verdict

Tier C · 48.9% win rate over 51,117 matches.

Playstyle

Calico uses the shadows to her advantage, weaving in and out of combat to hunt down her enemies one by one.

Hero Stats

Effective Range15 → 43 m
DPS
78.9
Bullet Damage
16.6
Pellets per Shot
9
Bullets per Second
42.9
Ammo
12
Reload Time
2.6s
Bullet Velocity
238.1 m/s
Light Melee
63
Heavy Melee
116
Weapon Damage
0%
Fire Rate
0%
Ammo Bonus
0%
Reload Time Reduction
0%
Bullet Velocity Increase
0%
Bullet Lifesteal
0%
Crit Damage Bonus
0%

Abilities

Gloom Bombs Throw a cluster of bombs that detonate after a delay, dealing spirit damage.Enemies hit by multiple bombs take 65% damage. Details
Throw a cluster of bombs that detonate after a delay, dealing spirit damage.

Enemies hit by multiple bombs take 65% damage.
Throw out cluster bombs
Ability 1SignatureProjectileNo Target

Properties

Bomb Count
4
Damage
45
Bonus Damage vs Barriers
0

Upgrades

Tier 1-3s Cooldown
Tier 2Per Bomb Touch : -6% Melee Resist for 6s
Tier 3+3 Bomb Count
Leaping Slash Dash forward before slashing all enemies in a circle, dealing melee damage. If the ability hits at least one hero, heal a small amount of health. Details
Dash forward before slashing all enemies in a circle, dealing melee damage.

If the ability hits at least one hero, heal a small amount of health.
Dash forward and slash enemies
Ability 2SignatureNo TargetMovement

Properties

Slash Radius
4m
Impact Damage
10
Heal Amount
40
Cooldown Refund
0%
Bounty Duration
0s

Upgrades

Tier 1+25 Heal Amount
Tier 2Heroes killed within 3s grant +200 souls
Tier 3+90 Damage & On Hero Hit: 50% Cooldown Refund
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… Details
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.
Take control of Ava
Ability 3SignatureChannelledNo TargetMovement

Properties

Min Move Speed
30%
Max Move Speed
65%
Buff Duration
15s
Time for Max Bonus
4s
Interrupt Cooldown
6s
Health Regen
0

Upgrades

Tier 1+15s Buff Duration
Tier 2+15 Health Regen & +40% Max Move Speed
Tier 3Gain Damage Amp over time, up to 18%. Lingers for 8s
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. Details
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.
Turn to Shadows, gaining movespeed and dealing delayed damage
UltimateChannelledNo TargetMovement

Properties

Damage
150
Move Speed
+20%
Explosion Delay
3s
Damage
0%

Upgrades

Tier 1-20s Cooldown
Tier 2+75 Damage and +20% Move Speed
Tier 3On Completion: Heal for 450 and refund all ability cooldowns

Recommended Skill Order

Most played ability leveling order from match data

Skill order #154.1% WR67,603 matches24.9% pickLeaping SlashGloom BombsAvaReturn to ShadowsExpand
Ability OrderPoint investment order from the most common match sequenceUnlockUpgrade 1 · 2 · 5
Ability123456789101112131415
Gloom BombsGloom BombsAbility 1
Leaping SlashLeaping SlashAbility 2
AvaAvaAbility 3
Return to ShadowsReturn to ShadowsUltimate
Skill order #266.1% WR46,880 matches17.3% pickLeaping SlashGloom BombsAvaReturn to ShadowsExpand
Ability OrderPoint investment order from the most common match sequenceUnlockUpgrade 1 · 2 · 5
Ability123456789101112131415
Gloom BombsGloom BombsAbility 1
Leaping SlashLeaping SlashAbility 2
AvaAvaAbility 3
Return to ShadowsReturn to ShadowsUltimate
Skill order #351.5% WR16,521 matches6.1% pickLeaping SlashGloom BombsAvaReturn to ShadowsExpand
Ability OrderPoint investment order from the most common match sequenceUnlockUpgrade 1 · 2 · 5
Ability123456789101112131415
Gloom BombsGloom BombsAbility 1
Leaping SlashLeaping SlashAbility 2
AvaAvaAbility 3
Return to ShadowsReturn to ShadowsUltimate

Statistical Builds

Top build IDs by match volume, with win rate and player counts from match analytics.

#1b3 | NEW META’S CALICO t.tv/qtarsis47.2% WR9,156 matches4.4% share5,302 playersExtra SpiritMelee LifestealCold FrontMystic BurstImproved SpiritHealing RiteRebuttalHealbane4,326W / 4,830L#2мур мур , я ламповая няша <347.5% WR358 matches0.2% share198 playersMelee LifestealStalkerSpirit StrikeCold FrontTrophy CollectorTorment PulseCompress CooldownArctic BlastTranscendent CooldownScourge170W / 188LView all hero builds

Item Flow Stats

Popular Items By Stage

Opening

Melee Lifesteal800Melee Lifesteal
Melee Lifesteal
800
+12%Melee Damage
Passive Effect
Your next Melee attack heals you.

This heal is 30% effective vs non-heroes.
Cooldown is 1.5x as long for Light Melee hits.
8sCooldown
100Heal on Melee Hit
48.5% WR591,821 matches95.3% pick
Spirit Strike800Spirit Strike
Spirit Strike
800
Passive Effect
When you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, deal extra spirit damage with the attack and reduce the target's Spirit Resist.

Cooldown is 2x longer for Light Melee hits.
6sDuration
8sCooldown
40Spirit Damage
-6%Spirit ResistConditional
48.6% WR537,952 matches86.7% pick
Stalker1.600Stalker
Stalker
1,600
-50%Footstep Sound Distance
+50Bonus Health
Passive Effect
Dealing weapon damage at close range opens a wound and grants you bonus move speed.

Wounded enemies take spirit damage over time, have reduced bullet resist, and are revealed through walls.
6sCooldown
5sDebuff Duration
8mClose Range
17Damage Per Second
-6%Bullet ResistConditional
1.5mMove SpeedConditional
49.1% WR513,943 matches82.8% pick
Sprint Boots800Sprint Boots
Sprint Boots
800
+2Out of Combat Regen
2.0mSprint Speed
49.3% WR336,733 matches54.2% pick
Trophy Collector1.600Trophy Collector
Trophy Collector
1,600
-15%Weapon Damage vs. NPCsagainst NPCs
2.0mSprint Speed
+2Out of Combat Regen
Passive Effect
Whenever you score an assist or kill, gain extra sprint, ability range and passive soul generation. This effect stacks and persists through death.
16Max Stacks
0.15mSprint Speed
+0.75%Ability Range
16Souls per Minute
51.4% WR228,325 matches36.8% pick
Cold Front1.600Cold Front
Cold Front
1,600
+6%Spirit Resist
Passive Effect
Release an expanding ice blast that deals spirit damage and Slows targets it hits.
10mEnd Radius
25sCooldown
95Damage
-48%Move SpeedConditional
4sDuration
51.6% WR219,309 matches35.3% pick

Early Game

Spirit Snatch3.200Spirit Snatch
Spirit Snatch
3,200
+7%Melee Damage
+75Bonus Health
Passive Effect
When you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, the attack deals extra spirit damage and steals Spirit Resist and Spirit Power.

Effects are reduced by 30% for Light Melee hits.
10sDuration
6sCooldown
50Spirit Damage
12%Spirit Resist StealConditional
25Spirit Power StealConditional
49.7% WR495,806 matches80.2% pick
Cold Front1.600Cold Front
Cold Front
1,600
+6%Spirit Resist
Passive Effect
Release an expanding ice blast that deals spirit damage and Slows targets it hits.
10mEnd Radius
25sCooldown
95Damage
-48%Move SpeedConditional
4sDuration
48.1% WR320,555 matches51.8% pick
Enduring Speed1.600Enduring Speed
Enduring Speed
1,600
+2Out of Combat Regen
2.0mMove Speed
Passive Effect
Reduces the effect of enemy Move Speed penalties.
+25%Slow Resist
48.9% WR183,212 matches29.6% pick
Hunter’s Aura3.200Hunter’s Aura
Hunter’s Aura
3,200
+100Bonus Health
0.75mSprint Speed
Passive Effect
Reduces nearby enemies' Bullet Resist and Fire Rate. If there is only one enemy hero nearby, this effect is doubled.
15mRadius
-10%Bullet ResistConditional
-15%Fire Rate
50.8% WR182,184 matches29.5% pick
Trophy Collector1.600Trophy Collector
Trophy Collector
1,600
-15%Weapon Damage vs. NPCsagainst NPCs
2.0mSprint Speed
+2Out of Combat Regen
Passive Effect
Whenever you score an assist or kill, gain extra sprint, ability range and passive soul generation. This effect stacks and persists through death.
16Max Stacks
0.15mSprint Speed
+0.75%Ability Range
16Souls per Minute
48.2% WR156,474 matches25.3% pick
Arctic Blast6.400Arctic Blast
Arctic Blast
6,400
+10%Spirit Resist
Passive Effect
Release an expanding ice blast that deals spirit damage, Freezing and then Slowing targets it hits.

Slowed targets have their stamina regen frozen
16mEnd Radius
24sCooldown
175Damage
1sFreeze Duration
52.3% WR138,736 matches22.4% pick

Mid Game

Arctic Blast6.400Arctic Blast
Arctic Blast
6,400
+10%Spirit Resist
Passive Effect
Release an expanding ice blast that deals spirit damage, Freezing and then Slowing targets it hits.

Slowed targets have their stamina regen frozen
16mEnd Radius
24sCooldown
175Damage
1sFreeze Duration
51.0% WR299,937 matches50.4% pick
Improved Spirit1.600Improved Spirit
Improved Spirit
1,600
+1.5Out of Combat Regen
+18Spirit Power
51.2% WR220,301 matches37.0% pick
Boundless Spirit6.400Boundless Spirit
Boundless Spirit
6,400
+30Spirit Power
+75Bonus Health
+4Out of Combat Regen
+15%Spirit Power
53.5% WR199,790 matches33.6% pick
Mystic Vulnerability1.600Mystic Vulnerability
Mystic Vulnerability
1,600
+8%Spirit Resist
Passive Effect
When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced.
7sDuration
-8%Spirit ResistConditional
50.9% WR177,478 matches29.8% pick
Superior Cooldown3.200Superior Cooldown
Superior Cooldown
3,200
+4Out of Combat Regen
Passive Effect
Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities.
+20%Ability Cooldown Reduction
51.5% WR141,528 matches23.8% pick
Torment Pulse3.200Torment Pulse
Torment Pulse
3,200
+100Bonus Health
+22%Melee Resist
Passive Effect
Periodically deals spirit damage to the closest two enemies nearby.
9mPulse Radius
1.4sCooldown
25Pulse Damage
51.8% WR122,871 matches20.7% pick

Late Game

Transcendent Cooldown6.400Transcendent Cooldown
Transcendent Cooldown
6,400
+4Out of Combat Regen
Passive Effect
Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities and items.
+25%Ability Cooldown Reduction
+25%Item Cooldown Reduction
52.9% WR138,082 matches32.5% pick
Boundless Spirit6.400Boundless Spirit
Boundless Spirit
6,400
+30Spirit Power
+75Bonus Health
+4Out of Combat Regen
+15%Spirit Power
52.6% WR132,771 matches31.3% pick
Escalating Exposure6.400Escalating Exposure
Escalating Exposure
6,400
-8%Spirit Resist On Spirit DamageConditional
+17%Spirit Resist
Passive Effect
Dealing spirit damage applies a stacking Spirit Amp that increases your spirit damage to the target.
12Max Stacks
12sDuration
0.7sMax Frequency Per Target
+4.5%Spirit Amp per Stack
52.9% WR124,265 matches29.3% pick
Spirit Burn6.400Spirit Burn
Spirit Burn
6,400
+6%Ability Range
Passive Effect
Dealing significant spirit damage to an enemy within 5s causes an explosion dealing damage and a burn to that enemy. While burning, enemies take damage over time and receive reduced healing.
The cooldown is per enemy, so each target can only be burned once per cooldown. Deals half-damage on non-heroes.
20sImmunity Duration
8sDebuff Duration
-70%Incoming HealingConditional
500Damage Threshold
50Explosion Damage
24Damage Per Second
54.6% WR116,265 matches27.4% pick
Superior Cooldown3.200Superior Cooldown
Superior Cooldown
3,200
+4Out of Combat Regen
Passive Effect
Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities.
+20%Ability Cooldown Reduction
52.3% WR107,239 matches25.3% pick
Scourge6.400Scourge
Scourge
6,400
+100Bonus Health
Passive Effect
Apply Spirit Resist, Debuff Resist and an aura on a friendly target that deals damage to enemies proportional to their max health. Existing debuffs on the target are reduced.
Can be self cast.
10sDuration
35mCast Range
35sCooldown
10mRadius
2.3%Max Health per second
+40%Spirit ResistConditional
+20%Debuff ResistConditional
53.5% WR90,364 matches21.3% pick

Popular Items by pick rate

1Melee Lifesteal48.5%WR591,821matches95.3%pick
Melee Lifesteal
800
+12%Melee Damage
Passive Effect
Your next Melee attack heals you.

This heal is 30% effective vs non-heroes.
Cooldown is 1.5x as long for Light Melee hits.
8sCooldown
100Heal on Melee Hit
2Spirit Strike48.6%WR537,952matches86.7%pick
Spirit Strike
800
Passive Effect
When you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, deal extra spirit damage with the attack and reduce the target's Spirit Resist.

Cooldown is 2x longer for Light Melee hits.
6sDuration
8sCooldown
40Spirit Damage
-6%Spirit ResistConditional
3Stalker49.1%WR513,943matches82.8%pick
Stalker
1,600
-50%Footstep Sound Distance
+50Bonus Health
Passive Effect
Dealing weapon damage at close range opens a wound and grants you bonus move speed.

Wounded enemies take spirit damage over time, have reduced bullet resist, and are revealed through walls.
6sCooldown
5sDebuff Duration
8mClose Range
17Damage Per Second
-6%Bullet ResistConditional
1.5mMove SpeedConditional
4Spirit Snatch49.7%WR495,806matches80.2%pick
Spirit Snatch
3,200
+7%Melee Damage
+75Bonus Health
Passive Effect
When you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, the attack deals extra spirit damage and steals Spirit Resist and Spirit Power.

Effects are reduced by 30% for Light Melee hits.
10sDuration
6sCooldown
50Spirit Damage
12%Spirit Resist StealConditional
25Spirit Power StealConditional
5Sprint Boots49.3%WR336,733matches54.2%pick
Sprint Boots
800
+2Out of Combat Regen
2.0mSprint Speed
6Cold Front48.1%WR320,555matches51.8%pick
Cold Front
1,600
+6%Spirit Resist
Passive Effect
Release an expanding ice blast that deals spirit damage and Slows targets it hits.
10mEnd Radius
25sCooldown
95Damage
-48%Move SpeedConditional
4sDuration
7Arctic Blast51.0%WR299,937matches50.4%pick
Arctic Blast
6,400
+10%Spirit Resist
Passive Effect
Release an expanding ice blast that deals spirit damage, Freezing and then Slowing targets it hits.

Slowed targets have their stamina regen frozen
16mEnd Radius
24sCooldown
175Damage
1sFreeze Duration
8Improved Spirit51.2%WR220,301matches37.0%pick
Improved Spirit
1,600
+1.5Out of Combat Regen
+18Spirit Power

Highest WR Items by win rate

1Spellslinger57.5%WR1,653matches0.4%pick
Spellslinger
6,400
+5%Ability Cooldown Reduction
Passive Effect
While in-combat whenever you cast an ability or item, gain a stacking buff that improves fire rate and reload speed.
Each stack refreshes the duration.
6Max Stacks
18sBuff Duration
+11%Fire Rate
-10%Reload Time
2Glass Cannon57.5%WR1,954matches0.3%pick
Glass Cannon
6,400
+85%Weapon Damage
-13%Max Health
Passive Effect
Each hero kill grants permanent Fire Rate (up to a max of 8 times). Death results in the loss of 1 stack.
+7%Fire Rate per KillConditional
3Crushing Fists57.3%WR6,014matches1.0%pick
Crushing Fists
6,400
+22%Melee Damage
+12%Bullet Resist
+60%Heavy Melee Distance
Passive Effect
Your next Heavy Melee attack against an enemy deals increased damage.
5sCooldown
+25%Bonus Heavy Damage
Passive Effect
Your melee damage will restore ammo and apply a stacking bullet resist debuff on enemies. Heavy melee applies 2 stacks.

If the target reaches max stacks, they will be stunned.
0.75sStun Duration
8sDebuff Duration
+15%Ammo
-5%Bullet ResistConditional
6Max Stacks
4Frenzy57.2%WR1,326matches0.3%pick
Frenzy
6,400
+160Bonus Health
+15%Fire Rate
+10%Bullet Lifesteal
Passive Effect
While you are below 50% health, you gain stat bonuses for a duration and existing debuffs on you are reduced.
16sCooldown
10sDuration
4m m/sMove SpeedConditional
40%Fire RateConditional
+40%Debuff ResistConditional
5Spirit Burn56.6%WR49,684matches8.4%pick
Spirit Burn
6,400
+6%Ability Range
Passive Effect
Dealing significant spirit damage to an enemy within 5s causes an explosion dealing damage and a burn to that enemy. While burning, enemies take damage over time and receive reduced healing.
The cooldown is per enemy, so each target can only be burned once per cooldown. Deals half-damage on non-heroes.
20sImmunity Duration
8sDebuff Duration
-70%Incoming HealingConditional
500Damage Threshold
50Explosion Damage
24Damage Per Second
6Mystic Reverb56.2%WR2,183matches0.5%pick
Mystic Reverb
6,400
+8%Spirit Lifesteal
Passive Effect
Imbue an ability with Lifesteal and to apply slow on a hit target and deal an additional percentage of the damage dealt to enemies around the target after a short delay.
16mRadius
3sDelay Duration
6.25sCooldown
50%DamageConditional
+22%Imbued Lifesteal
-32%Move SpeedConditional
7Diviner’s Kevlar56.1%WR8,274matches1.9%pick
Diviner’s Kevlar
6,400
+15%Ability Duration
+10%Ultimate Cooldown Reduction
Passive Effect
Upon casting an ultimate ability gain a Barrier and temporary Spirit Power.
20sBuff Duration
40sCooldown
1000BarrierConditional
+40Spirit PowerConditional
8Silencer56.0%WR4,296matches1.0%pick
Silencer
6,400
+12%Spirit Resist
Passive Effect
Your bullets reduce the target's outgoing spirit damage.
6sDebuff Duration
-25%Spirit Damage ReductionConditional
Passive Effect
Your bullets build up to a Silence. Victims are immune to the build up for 10s after silence expires.
10sImmunity Duration
1.04%Buildup Per Shot

Matchups

Win rate against each hero from match data.

Best Against

Mirage12,619 matches53.7%win rateShiv27,277 matches53.6%win ratePocket16,264 matches52.9%win rateSinclair13,734 matches52.5%win rateParadox25,086 matches52.5%win rate

Struggles Against

Graves46,079 matches40.8%win ratePaige31,737 matches41.9%win rateRat King78,527 matches42.9%win rateKelvin13,947 matches43.4%win rateVictor27,533 matches43.5%win rate

Best Teammates

Highest win rate when paired with this hero.

#TeammateSynergy WRKDAMatches
1Rat King56.3%3.2526,5042Graves55.1%2.8620,4083Paige54.2%3.3720,2004Seven53.7%2.8422,5335Victor51.9%3.0318,8346Kelvin51.8%3.408,883

Best Team Compositions

Full team lineups including this hero, ranked by win rate.

HazeIvyGravesRat KingBaba92.0%50 matches
Lady GeistWraithDynamoBebopGraves90.0%20 matches
DynamoLashGravesDeadman DannyRat King87.0%23 matches
SevenViscousVenatorGravesRat King86.7%30 matches
WraithKelvinVenatorGravesRat King86.4%22 matches

Top Players

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Lore

Once a decorated member of The Baxter Society, Calico left the august order once she realized that killing monsters for free was less profitable than killing people for money.Now an in demand contract killer, Calico is living her best life ending someone else's.

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