Calico hero card

Hero file · Assassin · complexity ●●○

Calico build, counters and win rate

Wreaks havoc from the sidelines.

  • Tricksy
  • Slippery
  • Burst Damage
Btier

Win rate

49.8%

19 of 42

Pick rate

21.6%

31 of 42

K / D / A

8.4 / 6.6 / 13.8

per match

Souls

44.7k

avg hero 42.6k

Hero damage

34.9k

avg hero 34.6k

Matches

407.9k

last 30 days

The read on Calico

Calico has won 49.8% of 407,908 matches in the last 30 days, 19th of 42 heroes and mid-table. Calico turns up in about 1 in 5 matches (31st most picked).

The win rate falls with rank, from 50.4% at Initiate to 47.4% at Eternus; it peaks at Mystic (52.4%) and is lowest at Eternus (47.4%).

A typical Calico game ends 8.4 / 6.6 / 13.8 (K/D 1.27) with 44,748 souls; Calico dies about as often as the average hero.

The best matchups are against Deadman Danny (58.7%), Mirage (55.5%) and Shiv (55.2%); the hardest are Rat King (42.5%), Graves (43.4%) and Paige (43.8%).

Most players open with Melee Lifesteal and Spirit Strike, and the most common big purchase is Spirit Snatch, bought in 93% of matches at around 14 minutes.

91% of Calico players max Return to Shadows first.

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

Win rate by day

45%48%50%53%16 Sept23 Sept30 Sept7 Oct14 Oct

Pick rate by day

15%20%25%16 Sept23 Sept30 Sept7 Oct14 Oct

Calico win rate by rank

48%50%53%Initiate: 50.4% won50.4InitiateSeeker: 51.8% won51.8SeekerAcolyte: 51.6% won51.6AcolyteSentinel: 51.3% won51.3SentinelMystic: 52.4% won52.4MysticRitualist: 51.7% won51.7RitualistEmissary: 52.0% won52.0EmissaryOracle: 50.7% won50.7OraclePhantom: 50.2% won50.2PhantomAscendant: 49.5% won49.5AscendantEternus: 47.4% won47.4Eternus

Rank is the average badge of the match. Bars rise above an even 50% when Calico wins more than loses.

Strong against

Calico counters

Best teammates

Calico build: what players buy

Early game · before 10 min

  1. Melee Lifesteal · 80097% buy49.9% won~1:45
  2. Spirit Strike · 80094% buy49.9% won~5:40
  3. Stalker · 1,60094% buy50.0% won~5:46
  4. Sprint Boots · 80079% buy50.0% won~8:04
  5. Trophy Collector · 1,60068% buy50.7% won~8:47

Mid game · 10–20 min

  1. Cold Front · 1,60091% buy50.1% won~10:05
  2. Spirit Snatch · 3,20093% buy50.1% won~13:52
  3. Enduring Speed · 1,60037% buy49.8% won~14:54
  4. Mystic Shot · 1,60021% buy49.9% won~15:32
  5. Spirit Shredder · 1,60027% buy50.1% won~17:14
  6. Hunter's Aura · 3,20045% buy51.7% won~19:20

Late game · after 20 min

  1. Torment Pulse · 3,20048% buy52.4% won~21:37
  2. Improved Spirit · 1,60065% buy51.3% won~22:22
  3. Arctic Blast · 6,40084% buy51.9% won~22:42
  4. Mystic Vulnerability · 1,60051% buy52.0% won~23:56
  5. Superior Cooldown · 3,20044% buy54.7% won~29:12
  6. Boundless Spirit · 6,40059% buy55.2% won~29:12

The most bought items in each phase, in purchase order. Win rates are descriptive: items bought late are bought by players who are already ahead.

Ability order

Gloom Bombs2101112
Leaping Slash11415
Ava34513
Return to Shadows6789

The most played full upgrade path (17% of matches, 52.9% won). 91% of players max Return to Shadows first.

Standard ranked and unranked matches from 15 Sept to 15 Oct, via deadlock-api. Updated 15 Oct.