Street Brawl Geist

Item order

Stages top to bottom, items left to right

1. 1

   Best T1s

   6,400 Souls

   you know the drill, not gonna find too many of these

   1. Mystic Expansionbest to choose this if it's offered imo; guarantees range if you don't get the upgrade or ballistic enchantment, and makes bombs obnoxious early
   2. ›Mystic Burstburst dmg good
   3. ›Extra Spiritspirit power is important but this item isn't prio
   4. ›Mystic Regenerationgood early sustain, better upgrade fodder
   5. ›Extra Regenupgrade fodder & helpful regen
   6. ›Extra Staminanot in ~dire~ need of stamina but it's helpful
   7. ›Healing Ritenot ideal but can be clutch
   8. ›Sprint Bootson the road to juggernaut
   All item notes

   • Mystic Expansion — best to choose this if it's offered imo; guarantees range if you don't get the upgrade or ballistic enchantment, and makes bombs obnoxious early
   • Mystic Burst — burst dmg good
   • Extra Spirit — spirit power is important but this item isn't prio
   • Mystic Regeneration — good early sustain, better upgrade fodder
   • Extra Regen — upgrade fodder & helpful regen
   • Extra Stamina — not in ~dire~ need of stamina but it's helpful
   • Healing Rite — not ideal but can be clutch
   • Sprint Boots — on the road to juggernaut
2. 2

   T1 situationals

   Optional4,800 Souls

   all good bonus items, not priority imo

   1. Rebuttalvs punchy characters
   2. ›Extra Healthif you think you wanna build tanky later
   3. ›Melee Lifestealdesperate for healing
   4. ›Headshot Boosterif your aim is peak
   5. ›Restorative Shotsafer healing option
   6. ›Monster Roundsvs mcginnis or if your team is struggling with objectives
   All item notes

   • Rebuttal — vs punchy characters
   • Extra Health — if you think you wanna build tanky later
   • Melee Lifesteal — desperate for healing
   • Headshot Booster — if your aim is peak
   • Restorative Shot — safer healing option
   • Monster Rounds — vs mcginnis or if your team is struggling with objectives
3. 3

   Best T2s

   12,800 Souls
   1. Bullet Resist Shredderif your team is gun-leaning or if you're confident in your own aim
   2. ›Improved Spiritimportant spirit boost, not gonna find it every game but it's never a bad choice
   3. ›Mystic Slowi take this to be annoying, it can be helpful for your team to catch people out
   4. ›Mystic Vulnerabilityimportant item once bombs are maxed
   5. ›Healbanebasically core, the only person you want to have healing this game is yourself--this helps secure that
   6. ›Healing Boosterthis is a silly item on geist but very powerful, if you like to use life drain alt-cast, it's helpful there too
   7. ›Spirit Lifestealso good if you find it early, but not a requirement by any means
   8. ›Enduring Speedstiilll on the road to juggernaut
   All item notes

   • Bullet Resist Shredder — if your team is gun-leaning or if you're confident in your own aim
   • Improved Spirit — important spirit boost, not gonna find it every game but it's never a bad choice
   • Mystic Slow — i take this to be annoying, it can be helpful for your team to catch people out
   • Mystic Vulnerability — important item once bombs are maxed
   • Healbane — basically core, the only person you want to have healing this game is yourself--this helps secure that
   • Healing Booster — this is a silly item on geist but very powerful, if you like to use life drain alt-cast, it's helpful there too
   • Spirit Lifesteal — so good if you find it early, but not a requirement by any means
   • Enduring Speed — stiilll on the road to juggernaut
4. 4

   T2 situationals

   Optional11,200 Souls
   1. Suppressorvs gun-heavy teams
   2. ›Duration Extendernot an ideal item early, but can help toxic mess be more difficult to deal with
   3. ›Compress Cooldowni almost never take this so you can put it on whatever you want; moreso looking for the upgrades
   4. ›Slowing Hexonly if your team really needs it; vs apollo especially
   5. ›Debuff Reducernotably good vs shiv but it'll be hard to find a game where this item isn't useful; good upgrade fodder
   6. ›Enchanter's Emblemcan be hard to maintain "above 65% health" sometimes but i like this item
   7. ›Spirit Shreddernot a priority item but the upgrade is; gives you healing and shreds their defenses
   All item notes

   • Suppressor — vs gun-heavy teams
   • Duration Extender — not an ideal item early, but can help toxic mess be more difficult to deal with
   • Compress Cooldown — i almost never take this so you can put it on whatever you want; moreso looking for the upgrades
   • Slowing Hex — only if your team really needs it; vs apollo especially
   • Debuff Reducer — notably good vs shiv but it'll be hard to find a game where this item isn't useful; good upgrade fodder
   • Enchanter's Emblem — can be hard to maintain "above 65% health" sometimes but i like this item
   • Spirit Shredder — not a priority item but the upgrade is; gives you healing and shreds their defenses
5. 5

   T2 stamina

   3,200 Souls

   my thoughts

   1. Arcane Surgei don't find this item often, but extra range, duration, and spirit power are all very good buffs to have on this character
   2. ›Kinetic Dashi find myself taking this item a lot, geist's gun is just good so why not make it better
   All item notes

   • Arcane Surge — i don't find this item often, but extra range, duration, and spirit power are all very good buffs to have on this character
   • Kinetic Dash — i find myself taking this item a lot, geist's gun is just good so why not make it better
6. 6

   T3 Build activators

   16,000 Souls
   1. Greater Expansioni take this every time i see it and you should too, this is priority 1
   2. ›Radiant Regenerationmove speed and healing for basically free, very strong and can let you clear wave with near-zero risk
   3. ›Warp Stonei skip stamina items in favor of this, it's too important to be able to warp in and ult for free
   4. ›Ballistic Enchantmentmakes the bombs bigger and your shots vs targets you hit with it more potent
   5. ›Spirit Rendcore core core this item is so good
   All item notes

   • Greater Expansion — i take this every time i see it and you should too, this is priority 1
   • Radiant Regeneration — move speed and healing for basically free, very strong and can let you clear wave with near-zero risk
   • Warp Stone — i skip stamina items in favor of this, it's too important to be able to warp in and ult for free
   • Ballistic Enchantment — makes the bombs bigger and your shots vs targets you hit with it more potent
   • Spirit Rend — core core core this item is so good
7. 7

   Good T3s

   19,200 Souls
   1. Surge of Powergives move speed, fire rate, and extra burst on your most potent ability
   2. ›Tankbustercan proc so early, useful vs spirit resistance
   3. ›Superior Durationimpacts every ability in important ways
   4. ›Superior Cooldowni just want to chuck bombs all the time
   5. ›Spirit Resiliencethis item helps protect you from your own self-damage, isn't that gross?
   6. ›Toxic Bulletsanti-heal and dps for hitting 4 (!!) shots; meshes well with escalating exposure
   All item notes

   • Surge of Power — gives move speed, fire rate, and extra burst on your most potent ability
   • Tankbuster — can proc so early, useful vs spirit resistance
   • Superior Duration — impacts every ability in important ways
   • Superior Cooldown — i just want to chuck bombs all the time
   • Spirit Resilience — this item helps protect you from your own self-damage, isn't that gross?
   • Toxic Bullets — anti-heal and dps for hitting 4 (!!) shots; meshes well with escalating exposure
8. 8

   T3 situationals

   Optional35,200 Souls
   1. Disarming Hexvs gun carries and you can burst them down
   2. ›Knockdownvs seven, bebop, gt, vindicta, celeste; only if you're the only one getting it
   3. ›Decayif you're desperate for anti-heal
   4. ›Silence Wavegives you more time to run someone down, good burst & cc for your team to capitalize on
   5. ›Healing Novai take this when i'm desperate for healing (no spirit resilience, no radiant regeneration)
   6. ›Rescue Beamfor when the street urchins are getting too uppity and need to be reined in
   7. ›Stamina Masteryit's the best stamina item, but i tend to skip it so it's situational
   8. ›Dispel Magicvs vyper venom, seven stun, shiv dagger, spirit burn, mystic reverb, etc.; free heal for taking cc or DoT
   9. ›Counterspellvs lash, rem, apollo
   10. ›Fortitudefor when you're escaping scraps and want to be tankier
   11. ›Headhunterfor the aimers out there
   All item notes

   • Disarming Hex — vs gun carries and you can burst them down
   • Knockdown — vs seven, bebop, gt, vindicta, celeste; only if you're the only one getting it
   • Decay — if you're desperate for anti-heal
   • Silence Wave — gives you more time to run someone down, good burst & cc for your team to capitalize on
   • Healing Nova — i take this when i'm desperate for healing (no spirit resilience, no radiant regeneration)
   • Rescue Beam — for when the street urchins are getting too uppity and need to be reined in
   • Stamina Mastery — it's the best stamina item, but i tend to skip it so it's situational
   • Dispel Magic — vs vyper venom, seven stun, shiv dagger, spirit burn, mystic reverb, etc.; free heal for taking cc or DoT
   • Counterspell — vs lash, rem, apollo
   • Fortitude — for when you're escaping scraps and want to be tankier
   • Headhunter — for the aimers out there
9. 9

   T4 Core

   19,200 Souls

   clear waves with no effort

   1. Spirit Burnmost potent anti-heal (on an item) in the game; i will take this early just to ensure i have it later--if bombs were hard to avoid before, this will make it nearly impossible
   2. ›Mystic Reverbextra lifesteal, sneaky burst damage, and a slow--everything you want in an item and more
   3. ›Escalating Exposuremake toxic mess even more noxious
   All item notes

   • Spirit Burn — most potent anti-heal (on an item) in the game; i will take this early just to ensure i have it later--if bombs were hard to avoid before, this will make it nearly impossible
   • Mystic Reverb — extra lifesteal, sneaky burst damage, and a slow--everything you want in an item and more
   • Escalating Exposure — make toxic mess even more noxious
10. 10

    Best T4s

    51,200 Souls
    1. Transcendent Cooldowni just want to throw stuff at lane all the time
    2. ›Echo Shardif 1 bomb doesn't clear wave, 2 certainly will
    3. ›Boundless Spiritnot required but will push you past 200 spirit power if taken late and w/ spirit investment
    4. ›Leechno brainer healing option, buffs both abilities and gunshots
    5. ›Juggernautthis is the movement item i opt for most often, become impossible to catch and get that green up
    6. ›Healing Temposo silly and you can share it with teammates
    7. ›Spellslingerthis item is absurdly strong on this character; your fire rate won't match wraith's but your gun will hit much harder
    8. ›Spiritual Overflownot a priority item but very good, it's a cherry on top of everything else
    All item notes

    • Transcendent Cooldown — i just want to throw stuff at lane all the time
    • Echo Shard — if 1 bomb doesn't clear wave, 2 certainly will
    • Boundless Spirit — not required but will push you past 200 spirit power if taken late and w/ spirit investment
    • Leech — no brainer healing option, buffs both abilities and gunshots
    • Juggernaut — this is the movement item i opt for most often, become impossible to catch and get that green up
    • Healing Tempo — so silly and you can share it with teammates
    • Spellslinger — this item is absurdly strong on this character; your fire rate won't match wraith's but your gun will hit much harder
    • Spiritual Overflow — not a priority item but very good, it's a cherry on top of everything else
11. 11

    T4 situationals

    64,000 Souls
    1. Focus Lensbest used in a teamfight, or if you're positive you can burst someone down in the allotted time
    2. ›Cursed Relicvs victor and warden--anyone who can just walk at you and deal dps
    3. ›Spellbreakervs spirit-bursty characters like lash, it's the best spirit res item out there
    4. ›Plated Armorvs gun carries
    5. ›Unstoppableif you're getting cc-chained to death, this is the item for you
    6. ›Colossusbecome tank--very formidable on geist
    7. ›Witchmailvs DoT
    8. ›Infuseryour greed sickens me (but it's a good item)
    9. ›Phantom Strikevs haze and wraith especially, they will hate you but their sacrifice is one i'm willing to make
    10. ›Diviner's Kevlardouble down on buffs gained from max ult, not a prio item but if you're ulting and still dying this might help
    All item notes

    • Focus Lens — best used in a teamfight, or if you're positive you can burst someone down in the allotted time
    • Cursed Relic — vs victor and warden--anyone who can just walk at you and deal dps
    • Spellbreaker — vs spirit-bursty characters like lash, it's the best spirit res item out there
    • Plated Armor — vs gun carries
    • Unstoppable — if you're getting cc-chained to death, this is the item for you
    • Colossus — become tank--very formidable on geist
    • Witchmail — vs DoT
    • Infuser — your greed sickens me (but it's a good item)
    • Phantom Strike — vs haze and wraith especially, they will hate you but their sacrifice is one i'm willing to make
    • Diviner's Kevlar — double down on buffs gained from max ult, not a prio item but if you're ulting and still dying this might help
12. 12

    T4 HM

    6,400 Souls
    1. Mercurial Magnumhonorable mention: i've never taken this item on geist but i can't imagine it's bad; put on 1 or 3?
    All item notes

    • Mercurial Magnum — honorable mention: i've never taken this item on geist but i can't imagine it's bad; put on 1 or 3?