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Calico

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

Recent patch changes

2026.07.28
  • Ava T2 reduced from +45% Move Speed to +40%
  • Ava T3 reduced from +20% damage amp to +18%
Open patch notes →

WeaponSweetest Lie · Spreadshot

WeaponBaseMax level
Damage per second793/391393/39
Bullet damage1.8439/39+0.043.239/39
Pellets91/399
Magazine1228/3912
Shots per second4.7615/394.76
Reload2.6s13/392.6s
Bullet velocity318m/s27/39318m/s
Falloff range20–58m20–58m
Light melee631/39+1.58118.31/39
Heavy melee1165/39+2.91217.936/39

Vitality

VitalityBaseMax level
Health73027/39+372,02528/39
Health regen24/392
Bullet resist0%0%
Spirit resist0%0%
Move speed6.8m/s21/396.8m/s
Sprint speed1.6m/s9/391.6m/s
Stamina35/393

Spirit

SpiritBaseMax level
Spirit power0+1.138.56/39

Max level assumes all 35 boons. Item effects are not included. The small number next to a value is its rank among released heroes (highest value = 1).

Tier
B
Tier▼1 · Last week A
Win rate
51.0%
Experienced
51.5%
Pick rate
38.4%
Games
28,165

Why this tierExperienced win rate 51.5% (16/38) · Novice 50.0% (16/39) · Pick rate 38.4% (10/39)

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiersView tiers →

Playstyle

Kills8.5 · 3/39Hero damage36,018 · 20/39Souls45,802 · 6/39Objective damage5,944 · 23/39Damage taken35,404 · 18/39Assists14 · 11/39
Hero average

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes

Per-match averages

StatCalicoHero avg.Rank
Kills8.56.73/39
Deaths6.76.820/39
Assists1413.311/39
KDA3.372.999/39
Souls45,80244,1926/39
Last hits135.2177.339/39
Denies3.23.420/39
Hero damage36,01835,98120/39
Damage taken35,40436,10418/39
Objective damage5,9446,82323/39
Accuracy43.6%50.2%36/39

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes · Ranked from highest value (most deaths is #1 too).

Win rate trend

44%
46%
48%
50%
52%
54%
Patch
Patch
Patch
45.8%
Games
9/79/149/219/2810/5

Daily win rate (top) and games (bottom) across all matches over the last 30 days. The dashed line is 50%; vertical dashes mark patches.

Win rate by rank

54%
52%
50%
48%
46%
InitiateSeekerAcolyteSentinelMysticRitualistEmissaryOraclePhantomAscendantEternus

Ranked matches over the last 14 days, by average match rank. Bars rise above 50% and drop below it; faded bars have fewer than 300 games.

Win rate by match length

54%
52%
50%
48%
46%
48.1%
50.1%
50.2%
49.7%
Under 25 min25–35 min35–45 min45+ min

All matches over the last 14 days; longer games to the right.

Win rate by games played

  1. 15–29 games

    48.6%

    avg 47.3% · 1,891 games

  2. 30–99 games

    50.2%

    avg 49.1% · 10,500 games

  3. 100–299 games

    51.9%

    avg 50.5% · 9,717 games

  4. 300+ games

    51.3%

    avg 50.6% · 5,214 games

Win rate split by how many games players have on this hero (normal and ranked). The small number is the all-hero average for the same range. Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiers

Damage breakdown

  • Hero damage36,018 · 42%
  • Objectives5,944 · 7%
  • Troopers32,161 · 38%
  • Neutrals11,077 · 13%

CalicoHero avg.Per match · all matches, last 14 days

Matchups

Easiest opponents

  1. Infernus55.6%1,875
  2. Viscous55.6%932
  3. Pocket55.4%1,234
  4. Grey Talon54.9%918
  5. Paradox54.8%1,697

Hardest opponents

  1. Rat King41.3%1,156
  2. Dynamo45.0%1,183
  3. Graves46.0%1,290
  4. Paige47.1%1,715
  5. Victor47.4%1,157

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Only opponents faced in 500+ matches. Win rate is for this hero.

Teammate synergy

Wins most with

  1. Ivy57.3%859
  2. Dynamo56.3%810
  3. Graves55.1%508
  4. Haze54.5%2,074
  5. Seven54.2%826

Wins least with

  1. Infernus46.5%1,221
  2. Bebop46.7%1,012
  3. Paradox47.1%824
  4. Yamato47.2%618
  5. Venator47.6%984

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Only teammates played with in 500+ matches. Win rate is the team’s with both heroes.

Recommended builds

wander

wander catling gun

Updated October 4, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

Early opt

Mid game

Mid opt

Late game

Late opt

Late opt

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Gloom Bombs2101112
Leaping Slash1141516
Ava35613
Return to Shadows4789

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Search the build ID in the in-game build browser to use it. Group names are as the author wrote them.

Official popular items

800
76%Spirit StrikeEarly23%Extra SpiritLate
93%Melee LifestealEarly45%Sprint BootsEarly
1,600
78%StalkerEarly16%Mystic ShotMid16%Spirit ShredderMid
68%Cold FrontMid41%Improved SpiritLate36%Mystic VulnerabilityLate24%Compress CooldownLate
36%Trophy CollectorMid24%Enduring SpeedMid
3,200
29%Hunter's AuraMid
79%Spirit SnatchMid40%Superior CooldownLate32%Torment PulseLate13%TankbusterLate
20%Dispel MagicLate17%LifestrikeLate
6,400
56%Boundless SpiritLate56%Arctic BlastLate31%Transcendent CooldownLate29%Escalating ExposureLate28%ScourgeLate24%Spirit BurnLate
10%JuggernautLate

The same Valve data as the in-game shop’s Popular Items (September 29, 2026). As in the game, each item shows the phase it is bought most in and that buy rate, 10% and up.

Popular at top rank

Popular at top rank = builds most often picked at match start in Oracle+ games over the last 14 days (top 3, any author, builds used in at least 10 games). Popular is not the same as good, and samples are too small to judge win rates. Builds not edited for 45 days are left out.

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Gloom Bombs2101112
Leaping Slash1141516
Ava34513
Return to Shadows6789

UnlockUpgradeFollows the most common choice at each step (23,589 matches).

High-rank core items

Early · before 10 min

  1. Melee LifestealBought 99% · 1:19
  2. StalkerBought 97% · 4:58
  3. Spirit StrikeBought 97% · 5:32
  4. Sprint BootsBought 82% · 7:53
  5. Trophy CollectorBought 72% · 8:04
  6. Cold FrontBought 97% · 9:35

Mid · 10–20 min

  1. Spirit SnatchBought 96% · 12:37
  2. Enduring SpeedBought 33% · 14:03
  3. Mystic ShotBought 28% · 14:44
  4. Slowing HexBought 20% · 15:31
  5. Spirit ShredderBought 33% · 16:28
  6. Hunter's AuraBought 38% · 17:24

Late · after 20 min

  1. Dispel MagicBought 57% · 20:32
  2. Arctic BlastBought 91% · 21:24
  3. Extra SpiritBought 44% · 22:45
  4. Mystic VulnerabilityBought 54% · 23:25
  5. Improved SpiritBought 63% · 23:45
  6. Boundless SpiritBought 54% · 28:36

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Share of this hero’s matches where the item was bought, and the average buy time. Item win rates are skewed by match length, so they are left out.