RicochetRicochet spreads weapon pressure to nearby targets, helping gun builds handle clustered enemies and summons. Its counter value grows when an enemy setup gives you several useful targets to hit from one safe angle, rather than a single isolated opponent.
Weapon builds facing multiple nearby targets or grouped summon pressure.
Attack from an angle where the extra hits can clear clustered resources while you keep pressure on the main target.
Against Graves: Use Ricochet on a weapon build, or Monster Rounds for a more accessible summon-clear option. Clearing grouped summons reduces Graves’s resource pressure, but a weapon investment needs to fit your own hero and build.
The additional targets take reduced damage. Its clear value depends on targets being close enough together, not just on the presence of one tough enemy.
Consider it when your weapon build also needs clear against grouped summons or nearby enemies. If the immediate problem is one lane summon, compare a smaller clear purchase before delaying core damage.
Average purchase: 24.9 minutes
Game-stage ranges are approximate, and average purchase times are a guide rather than a deadline. Buy sooner when this item would change your next fight.
| Stage | Average purchase |
|---|---|
| Early game · 0–10 min | Not available |
| Mid game · 10–20 min | Not available |
| Late game · 20+ min | 24.9 min |
Grouped summons around a main target, with Graves as the explicit clear example.
Graves →Use Ricochet on a weapon build, or Monster Rounds for a more accessible summon-clear option.
Clearing grouped summons reduces Graves’s resource pressure, but a weapon investment needs to fit your own hero and build.
These hero guides recommend Ricochet. Check the individual matchup for the build, situation, and timing.
Monster RoundsMonster Rounds helps you clear minions and summons before they take control of your lane or a fight. Against enemy setup, removing the extra targets first can be more effective than trying to damage the hero while every summon is still active.
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Cultist SacrificeCultist Sacrifice turns enemy setup into an opportunity. Building on Monster Rounds, it improves NPC pressure and can consume eligible summons for souls and a lasting buff, making it particularly useful when McGinnis keeps building turret positions.
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Alchemical FireAlchemical Fire helps dismantle the space an enemy team wants to fight from. Its area damage is especially useful against clustered summons: clear the setup first, then take the fight on ground that favors you.
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