Holliday

Holliday item build

Early game

0 to 9 min

89% Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought89% Win46.5% At3:33 65% Headshot Booster Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought65% Win46.4% At2:12 Your next headshot against an enemy Hero deals bonus weapon damage. 47% Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought47% Win46.0% At4:07 30% Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought30% Win46.3% At5:40 22% Extra Health Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought22% Win48.0% At5:36 17% Long Range Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought17% Win48.8% At6:13 Deal additional Weapon Damage when beyond a minimum distance from your target.

Mid game

9 to 20 min

52% Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought52% Win45.6% At12:29 47% Recharging Rush Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought47% Win46.6% At14:11 Dealing significant weapon damage replenishes a charge for each of your charged abilities. 41% Extra Stamina Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought41% Win47.1% At13:42 38% Headhunter Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought38% Win47.1% At13:41 Your next headshot against an enemy Hero deals bonus weapon damage, heal you, and briefly grants bonus move speed. 26% Mystic Burst Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought26% Win46.2% At12:49 Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 80 damage to deal additional damage. 20% Bullet Resist Shredder Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought20% Win48.1% At14:01 Reduces Bullet Resist on enemies when you deal spirit damage.

Late game

20 min and later

45% Stamina Mastery Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought45% Win46.1% At25:05 41% Tankbuster Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought41% Win46.0% At25:09 Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 165 damage to deal additional damage. Ignores Spirit Resistance. 39% Superior Duration Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought39% Win48.1% At27:07 Increases the duration of your abilities and items. 38% Boundless Spirit Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought38% Win49.8% At30:15 33% Superior Cooldown Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought33% Win48.7% At28:49 Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities. 22% Spirit Burn Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought22% Win53.1% At33:19 Dealing significant spirit damage to an enemy within 5s causes an explosion dealing damage and a burn to that enemy. While burning, enemies take da...

Core items

Most bought overall

88% Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought88% Win46.8% At14:43 78% Stamina Mastery Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought78% Win47.6% At21:24 62% Recharging Rush Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought62% Win46.3% At14:15 Dealing significant weapon damage replenishes a charge for each of your charged abilities. 56% Headhunter Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought56% Win47.1% At15:44 Your next headshot against an enemy Hero deals bonus weapon damage, heal you, and briefly grants bonus move speed. 55% Tankbuster Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought55% Win47.0% At23:09 Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 165 damage to deal additional damage. Ignores Spirit Resistance. 52% Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought52% Win46.2% At11:38

Percent = share of Holliday players who bought the item in that phase. Hover or tap an item for its win rate and buy time. Late items win more partly because winning players can afford them.

Holliday abilities

Ability 1

Powder Keg

Throw a barrel that explodes when shot

Throw a barrel that explodes after a delay, dealing spirit damage, setting enemies on fire and applying knockup. The barrel can be detonated early by being shot, melee'd, or detonated by another barrel. The burn stacks, so overlapping barrels burn for their combined damage. Can be Alt-Cast to place the barrel in front of Holliday.

1. 1-10s Cooldown
2. 2+1 Charges
3. 3+40 Impact Damage +13.3333 Burn Damage per Second -5s Charge Time Improved Spirit Scaling

Ability 2

Bounce Pad

Send yourself and others flying

Drop a bounce pad in the world that launches any hero. You explode on landing, dealing Damage to any nearby enemies. The explosion can only occur once per person per Bounce Pad.

1. 1-10s Cooldown
2. 2You and allies gain a +4m/s move speed bonus for 4s on landing
3. 3+0.7s Stomp Stun

Ability 3

Crackshot

Deal bonus damage with headshots

Headshots deal bonus Damage and applies a Fading Move Speed penalty. This effect can only occur when off cooldown. Cooldown is reduced by 50% on NPC hits. Crackshot ignores range damage fall-off and does not apply to objectives.

1. 1-20% Fading Move Speed
2. 2+49.5 Damage and -6% Bullet Resist for 5s
3. 3-6s Cooldown on Hero Headshots. -3s on NPC Headshots

Ability 4 · Ultimate

Spirit Lasso

Grab an enemy and drag them behind you

Throw out your lasso, dealing spirit damage, pulling, and applying stun. Using a Bounce Pad extends the duration of Spirit Lasso.

1. 1+80 Damage
2. 2+0.75s Duration
3. 3-40s Cooldown

Ability order

22% of players · 46.5% win rate · 37,171 matches

Max first Powder Keg › Spirit Lasso › Bounce Pad › Crackshot

Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Powder Keg	U	1			2		3
Bounce Pad				U				1				2
Crackshot			U
Spirit Lasso						U			1	2	3

U = unlock, numbers = upgrade tier. Most common first 12 points.

Holliday counters and matchups

Counters

Holliday wins least against

Graves Graves Win rate39.5% Pick rate– Matches73k −6.8 pts vs Holliday's average −6.8

Victor Victor Win rate40.5% Pick rate– Matches37k −5.8 pts vs Holliday's average −5.8

New Rat King Rat King Win rate41.0% Pick rate– Matches96k −5.3 pts vs Holliday's average −5.3

Kelvin Kelvin Win rate41.0% Pick rate– Matches19k −5.3 pts vs Holliday's average −5.3

Paige Paige Win rate41.5% Pick rate– Matches46k −4.8 pts vs Holliday's average −4.8

Seven Seven Win rate42.1% Pick rate– Matches46k −4.3 pts vs Holliday's average −4.3

Good matchups

Holliday wins most against

Pocket Pocket Win rate51.6% Pick rate– Matches26k +5.2 pts vs Holliday's average +5.2

Sinclair Sinclair Win rate51.5% Pick rate– Matches14k +5.2 pts vs Holliday's average +5.2

Shiv Shiv Win rate51.5% Pick rate– Matches35k +5.1 pts vs Holliday's average +5.1

Mirage Mirage Win rate51.5% Pick rate– Matches15k +5.1 pts vs Holliday's average +5.1

Mina Mina Win rate51.4% Pick rate– Matches57k +5.1 pts vs Holliday's average +5.1

Rem Rem Win rate50.6% Pick rate– Matches47k +4.2 pts vs Holliday's average +4.2

Best teammates

Lift Holliday's win rate most

Graves Graves Win rate54.8% Pick rate– Matches41k +8.5 pts vs Holliday's average +8.5

New Rat King Rat King Win rate53.0% Pick rate– Matches74k +6.6 pts vs Holliday's average +6.6

Victor Victor Win rate51.9% Pick rate– Matches61k +5.6 pts vs Holliday's average +5.6

Paige Paige Win rate51.1% Pick rate– Matches30k +4.8 pts vs Holliday's average +4.8

Kelvin Kelvin Win rate51.0% Pick rate– Matches19k +4.7 pts vs Holliday's average +4.7

Ivy Ivy Win rate50.0% Pick rate– Matches30k +3.7 pts vs Holliday's average +3.7

Points = Holliday's win rate with or against that hero minus Holliday's overall win rate. At least 500 matches per pair.

Top Holliday community builds

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  by wireplay warrior · 5,509 favorites · updated Sep 11, 2026

  ID 507533
  Headshot Booster Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next headshot against an enemy Hero deals bonus weapon damage. Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Mystic Shot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your next bullet deals bonus spirit damage. Opening Rounds Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your attacks have additional Weapon Damage against enemies above 50% health. Suppressor Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls When you deal spirit damage to enemies, you also reduce their Fire Rate. Spirit Sap Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Target an enemy to reduce their Spirit Resist and Spirit Power. Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls

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  ID 317692
  Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Sprint Boots Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Mystic Burst Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 80 damage to deal additional damage. Trophy Collector Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Whenever you score an assist or kill, gain extra sprint, ability range and passive soul generation. This effect stacks and persists through death. Recharging Rush Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Dealing significant weapon damage replenishes a charge for each of your charged abilities. Reactive Barrier Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Gain a Barrier when you are Stunned, Chained, Immobilized, Slept or Silenced. Extra Stamina Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls

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  ID 550541
  Monster Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bullet Resist Shredder Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Reduces Bullet Resist on enemies when you deal spirit damage. Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Cultist Sacrifice Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Target an enemy NPC and consume it for 170% Bonus Souls and grants a powerful long lasting buff. Grit Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Gain a Barrier for a short duration. Long Range Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Deal additional Weapon Damage when beyond a minimum distance from your target. Extra Health Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls

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  by 김국자 · 84 favorites · updated Aug 10, 2026

  ID 376996
  Mystic Burst Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 80 damage to deal additional damage. Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Trophy Collector Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Whenever you score an assist or kill, gain extra sprint, ability range and passive soul generation. This effect stacks and persists through death. Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Extra Stamina Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Mystic Shot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your next bullet deals bonus spirit damage. Recharging Rush Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Dealing significant weapon damage replenishes a charge for each of your charged abilities.

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  by Kento · 63 favorites · updated Jul 12, 2026

  ID 666096
  Mystic Burst Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 80 damage to deal additional damage. Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Trophy Collector Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Whenever you score an assist or kill, gain extra sprint, ability range and passive soul generation. This effect stacks and persists through death. Recharging Rush Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Dealing significant weapon damage replenishes a charge for each of your charged abilities. Extra Stamina Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Restorative Shot Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next bullet will heal you based on what target you hit.

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  ID 632310
  Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Quicksilver Reload Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your imbued ability charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, bonus fire rate, and reloads bullets on use. Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Mystic Burst Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 80 damage to deal additional damage. Extra Stamina Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Sprint Boots Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Trophy Collector Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Whenever you score an assist or kill, gain extra sprint, ability range and passive soul generation. This effect stacks and persists through death.

In game: Heroes, Holliday, Builds, then search the build ID.