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Baba build

Most Baba players start with Extra Charge, Extra Spirit and Mystic Regeneration, move into Enchanter's Emblem and Improved Spirit in the mid game and finish with Boundless Spirit and Greater Expansion.

Based on how often players buy each item on Baba in each stage of the match. Updated 22 October 2026.

Spirit items
78%
Vitality items
17%
Weapon items
6%

Backbone

Core items

Items that stay among the most popular picks across stages of the match. Build around these.

Laning: cheap stats that win trades and secure souls.

Early game

Top 6 cost 4,800
  1. 1 Extra Charge Spirit · 800 souls 83% 57% win
  2. 2 Extra Spirit Spirit · 800 souls 40% 53% win
  3. 3 Mystic Regeneration Spirit · 800 souls 33% 71% win
  4. 4 Extra Regen Vitality · 800 souls 29% 42% win
  5. 5 Mystic Expansion Spirit · 800 souls 29% 50% win
  6. 6 High-Velocity Rounds Weapon · 800 souls 26% 82% win
  7. 7 Opening Rounds Weapon · 1,600 souls 19% 75% win
  8. 8 Spirit Strike Spirit · 800 souls 17% 29% win

Once fights spread across the map and objectives fall.

Mid game

Top 6 cost 14,400
  1. 1 Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · 1,600 souls 43% 50% win
  2. 2 Improved Spirit Spirit · 1,600 souls 43% 67% win
  3. 3 Rapid Recharge Spirit · 3,200 souls 40% 53% win
  4. 4 Greater Expansion Spirit · 3,200 souls 31% 77% win
  5. 5 Healbane Vitality · 1,600 souls 26% 64% win
  6. 6 Superior Duration Spirit · 3,200 souls 26% 73% win
  7. 7 Swift Striker Weapon · 1,600 souls 24% 60% win
  8. 8 Radiant Regeneration Spirit · 3,200 souls 24% 60% win

Big tier 3 and 4 items that decide team fights.

Late game

Top 6 cost 25,600
  1. 1 Boundless Spirit Spirit · 6,400 souls 55% 65% win
  2. 2 Greater Expansion Spirit · 3,200 souls 40% 53% win
  3. 3 Rapid Recharge Spirit · 3,200 souls 36% 53% win
  4. 4 Superior Cooldown Spirit · 3,200 souls 33% 50% win
  5. 5 Superior Duration Spirit · 3,200 souls 31% 62% win
  6. 6 Transcendent Cooldown Spirit · 6,400 souls 24% 70% win
  7. 7 Tankbuster Spirit · 3,200 souls 21% 11% win
  8. 8 Spirit Snatch Spirit · 3,200 souls 19% 63% win

How to read this: the big number is how often Baba players buy the item at that stage. Win rates sit close to 50% for cheap items everyone buys, so treat them as context, not a ranking.

Quick answers

Baba build questions

What is the best Baba build?
Most Baba players start with Extra Charge, Extra Spirit and Mystic Regeneration, move into Enchanter's Emblem and Improved Spirit in the mid game and finish with Boundless Spirit and Greater Expansion. The core items most Baba players keep buying are Rapid Recharge, Greater Expansion and Superior Duration.
What should Baba buy first?
Extra Charge, Extra Spirit, Mystic Regeneration and Extra Regen. Together they cost 3,200 souls.
What are good late game items for Baba?
Boundless Spirit, Greater Expansion, Rapid Recharge and Superior Cooldown are the most common late game buys.
Is Baba built around gun or spirit damage?
Spirit items make up 78% of the most popular Baba items, followed by vitality at 17%.
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