Sinclair

Sinclair item build

Early game

0 to 9 min

80% Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought80% Win45.1% At4:03 70% Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought70% Win45.2% At4:48 52% Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought52% Win46.1% At6:43 46% High-Velocity Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought46% Win44.7% At2:05 43% Opening Rounds Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought43% Win44.9% At4:08 Your attacks have additional Weapon Damage against enemies above 50% health. 21% Monster Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought21% Win43.9% At2:41

Mid game

9 to 20 min

57% Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought57% Win44.4% At12:27 49% Mystic Expansion Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought49% Win45.2% At14:08 Imbue an ability to increase its range and effect radius. 37% Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought37% Win45.9% At13:41 While you are above 65% health, gain bonus Spirit and Cooldown Reduction. 31% Trophy Collector Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought31% Win45.0% At12:27 Whenever you score an assist or kill, gain extra sprint, ability range and passive soul generation. This effect stacks and persists through death. 19% Sprint Boots Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought19% Win44.8% At12:32 11% Veil Walker Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought11% Win47.7% At15:51 Walking through a cosmic veil grants you Stealth, Heal and increased Move Speed.

Late game

20 min and later

53% Boundless Spirit Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought53% Win47.4% At27:33 51% Superior Duration Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought51% Win47.0% At27:39 Increases the duration of your abilities and items. 50% Greater Expansion Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought50% Win45.4% At26:07 Increases the range and effect radius of your abilities and items. 48% Superior Cooldown Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought48% Win47.2% At28:25 Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities. 32% Transcendent Cooldown Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought32% Win49.9% At33:30 Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities and items. 27% Tankbuster Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought27% Win46.4% At29:08 Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 165 damage to deal additional damage. Ignores Spirit Resistance.

Core items

Most bought overall

85% Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought85% Win45.0% At9:20 80% Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought80% Win45.3% At13:20 77% Greater Expansion Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought77% Win46.3% At22:48 Increases the range and effect radius of your abilities and items. 67% Boundless Spirit Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought67% Win48.4% At25:23 65% Superior Duration Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought65% Win47.0% At25:08 Increases the duration of your abilities and items. 59% Superior Cooldown Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought59% Win47.1% At25:55 Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities.

Percent = share of Sinclair 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.

Sinclair abilities

Ability 1

Vexing Bolt

Launch a guided bolt of magic

Fire a bolt of magic that deals Damage, increasing as it travels. If you have an Assistant, they also cast Vexing Bolt at reduced damage. Press Ability 1 to redirect the bolt towards your crosshairs.

1. 1Bolts apply -25% Fire Rate for 5s.
2. 2-13s Cooldown
3. 3+126.0 Max Damage. +50.0% Assistant Damage.

Ability 2

Spectral Assistant

Summon your faithful assistant

Summon an Assistant at the targeted location. The Assistant attacks whenever you fire your weapon, dealing Damage. While the Assistant is out, you can press Ability 2 to swap positions with your Assistant. Casting Spectral Assistant also reloads your weapon.

1. 1-10s Cooldown
2. 2+7s Duration & 5m Range
3. 3+60% Fire Rate and +12.599999 Assistant Damage

Ability 3

Rabbit Hex

Hex a target area and transform all enemies into a Rabbit for a limited duration. Rabbits are small and move faster, but take increased Damage and are unable to perform most actions. Hex does not interrupt abilities.

1. 1-10s Cooldown
2. 2+1s Hex Duration
3. 3+7% Damage Amp and +2m Radius

Ability 4 · Ultimate

Audience Participation

Copy an enemy's Ultimate for a limited time

Copy the Ultimate of an enemy hero for a limited time. Reactivating the ability will use the Copied Ultimate instead. Copies will inherit this ability's upgrade points. Audience Participation will also copy the cooldown.

1. 1Upgrade the Copy.
2. 2Upgrade the Copy AGAIN!
3. 3Upgrade the Copy ONCE AGAIN!

Ability order

31% of players · 45.7% win rate · 19,619 matches

Max first Vexing Bolt › Spectral Assistant › Audience Participation › Rabbit Hex

Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Vexing Bolt			U			1		2	3
Spectral Assistant	U	1			2
Rabbit Hex				U								1
Audience Participation							U			1	2

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

Sinclair counters and matchups

Counters

Sinclair wins least against

Graves Graves Win rate38.1% Pick rate– Matches38k −6.7 pts vs Sinclair's average −6.7

Victor Victor Win rate39.3% Pick rate– Matches22k −5.5 pts vs Sinclair's average −5.5

New Rat King Rat King Win rate39.7% Pick rate– Matches47k −5.1 pts vs Sinclair's average −5.1

Paige Paige Win rate39.9% Pick rate– Matches24k −4.9 pts vs Sinclair's average −4.9

Kelvin Kelvin Win rate40.6% Pick rate– Matches9.9k −4.2 pts vs Sinclair's average −4.2

Haze Haze Win rate41.5% Pick rate– Matches34k −3.3 pts vs Sinclair's average −3.3

Good matchups

Sinclair wins most against

Mina Mina Win rate50.5% Pick rate– Matches29k +5.7 pts vs Sinclair's average +5.7

Pocket Pocket Win rate49.8% Pick rate– Matches13k +5.0 pts vs Sinclair's average +5.0

Mirage Mirage Win rate49.7% Pick rate– Matches8.3k +4.9 pts vs Sinclair's average +4.9

Shiv Shiv Win rate49.3% Pick rate– Matches17k +4.5 pts vs Sinclair's average +4.5

The Doorman The Doorman Win rate49.1% Pick rate– Matches12k +4.3 pts vs Sinclair's average +4.3

Rem Rem Win rate48.8% Pick rate– Matches26k +4.0 pts vs Sinclair's average +4.0

Best teammates

Lift Sinclair's win rate most

Graves Graves Win rate53.0% Pick rate– Matches24k +8.2 pts vs Sinclair's average +8.2

New Rat King Rat King Win rate51.1% Pick rate– Matches41k +6.3 pts vs Sinclair's average +6.3

Paige Paige Win rate50.5% Pick rate– Matches9.2k +5.7 pts vs Sinclair's average +5.7

Victor Victor Win rate49.9% Pick rate– Matches31k +5.1 pts vs Sinclair's average +5.1

Kelvin Kelvin Win rate49.8% Pick rate– Matches6.1k +5.0 pts vs Sinclair's average +5.0

Seven Seven Win rate48.7% Pick rate– Matches26k +3.9 pts vs Sinclair's average +3.9

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

Top Sinclair community builds

• Your ULT is MINE | Adaptive Carry Sinclair

  by подштанники · 125 favorites · updated Sep 20, 2026

  ID 783210
  Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Arcane Surge Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls After you Dash-Jump, the next ability you use within 7s will have bonus Range, Duration, and Spirit Power. Compress Cooldown Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Imbue an ability to reduce its Cooldown. 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. Mystic Expansion Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Imbue an ability to increase its range and effect radius. Monster Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Opening Rounds Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your attacks have additional Weapon Damage against enemies above 50% health. Reactive Barrier Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Gain a Barrier when you are Stunned, Chained, Immobilized, Slept or Silenced.

• THE FABTABULOUS GUNCLAIR!!!!!!!

  by Milovaith · 104 favorites · updated Sep 20, 2026

  ID 729700
  Grit Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Gain a Barrier for a short duration. Extra Health 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. Restorative Shot Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next bullet will heal you based on what target you hit. High-Velocity Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Opening Rounds Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your attacks have additional Weapon Damage against enemies above 50% health. Recharging Rush Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Dealing significant weapon damage replenishes a charge for each of your charged abilities. Bullet Resist Shredder Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Reduces Bullet Resist on enemies when you deal spirit damage.

• They Have Very Good Ults

  by RuinKnightSir · 102 favorites · updated Sep 16, 2026

  ID 537457
  Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Extra Stamina Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls While you are above 65% health, gain bonus Spirit and Cooldown Reduction. Stamina Mastery Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Extra Regen Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Healing Rite Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Grant Regen and Sprint Speed to the target. Gets dispelled if you take damage from enemy players or objectives. Can be self-cast.

• Sinclair Spirit Carry

  by zayfoz · 83 favorites · updated Aug 16, 2026

  ID 401280
  Monster Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Slowing Hex Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Slows movement of enemy target. Also Silences their movement-based items and abilities. Increases the target's gravity. Does not affect target's st... Mystic Expansion Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Imbue an ability to increase its range and effect radius. Guardian Ward Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Provide the target with a Barrier and temporary Move Speed. Can be self-cast. Cooldown is reduced by half when cast on someone else. Veil Walker Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Walking through a cosmic veil grants you Stealth, Heal and increased Move Speed.

• They Don't Have Very Good Ults

  by RuinKnightSir · 67 favorites · updated Sep 16, 2026

  ID 545672
  Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Headshot Booster Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next headshot against an enemy Hero deals bonus weapon damage. Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 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. Extra Stamina Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls High-Velocity Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls

• Universal ult Sinclair v2

  by подштанники · 45 favorites · updated Aug 25, 2026

  ID 757199
  Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Arcane Surge Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls After you Dash-Jump, the next ability you use within 7s will have bonus Range, Duration, and Spirit Power. Compress Cooldown Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Imbue an ability to reduce its Cooldown. 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. Mystic Expansion Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Imbue an ability to increase its range and effect radius. Monster Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Opening Rounds Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your attacks have additional Weapon Damage against enemies above 50% health. Reactive Barrier Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Gain a Barrier when you are Stunned, Chained, Immobilized, Slept or Silenced.

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