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Silver build

Most Silver players start with Melee Lifesteal, Restorative Shot and Close Quarters, move into Slowing Bullets and Lifestrike in the mid game and finish with Berserker and Spirit Resilience.

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

Weapon items
50%
Vitality items
39%
Spirit items
11%

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 5,600
  1. 1 Melee Lifesteal Vitality · 800 souls 82% 48% win
  2. 2 Restorative Shot Weapon · 800 souls 67% 48% win
  3. 3 Close Quarters Weapon · 800 souls 59% 48% win
  4. 4 Stalker Weapon · 1,600 souls 50% 49% win
  5. 5 Extra Regen Vitality · 800 souls 32% 48% win
  6. 6 Grit Vitality · 800 souls 13% 48% win
  7. 7 Extra Stamina Vitality · 800 souls 11% 45% win
  8. 8 Monster Rounds Weapon · 800 souls 9% 46% win

Once fights spread across the map and objectives fall.

Mid game

Top 6 cost 14,400
  1. 1 Slowing Bullets Weapon · 1,600 souls 49% 48% win
  2. 2 Lifestrike Vitality · 3,200 souls 47% 48% win
  3. 3 Hunter's Aura Weapon · 3,200 souls 42% 52% win
  4. 4 Weighted Shots Weapon · 3,200 souls 37% 50% win
  5. 5 Healing Booster Vitality · 1,600 souls 28% 48% win
  6. 6 Slowing Hex Spirit · 1,600 souls 28% 49% win
  7. 7 Stalker Weapon · 1,600 souls 28% 46% win
  8. 8 Point Blank Weapon · 3,200 souls 18% 48% win

Big tier 3 and 4 items that decide team fights.

Late game

Top 6 cost 25,600
  1. 1 Berserker Weapon · 3,200 souls 47% 50% win
  2. 2 Spirit Resilience Vitality · 3,200 souls 35% 48% win
  3. 3 Superior Duration Spirit · 3,200 souls 33% 51% win
  4. 4 Frenzy Weapon · 6,400 souls 26% 57% win
  5. 5 Unstoppable Vitality · 6,400 souls 23% 52% win
  6. 6 Weighted Shots Weapon · 3,200 souls 23% 46% win
  7. 7 Point Blank Weapon · 3,200 souls 22% 46% win
  8. 8 Hunter's Aura Weapon · 3,200 souls 22% 44% win

How to read this: the big number is how often Silver 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

Silver build questions

What is the best Silver build?
Most Silver players start with Melee Lifesteal, Restorative Shot and Close Quarters, move into Slowing Bullets and Lifestrike in the mid game and finish with Berserker and Spirit Resilience. The core items most Silver players keep buying are Weighted Shots.
What should Silver buy first?
Melee Lifesteal, Restorative Shot, Close Quarters and Stalker. Together they cost 4,000 souls.
What are good late game items for Silver?
Berserker, Spirit Resilience, Superior Duration and Frenzy are the most common late game buys.
Is Silver built around gun or spirit damage?
Weapon items make up 50% of the most popular Silver items, followed by vitality at 39%.
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