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Sinclair build

Most Sinclair players start with Extra Charge, Extra Spirit and High-Velocity Rounds, move into Rapid Recharge and Mystic Expansion in the mid game and finish with Greater Expansion and Superior Duration.

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

Spirit items
72%
Weapon items
17%
Vitality 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 6,400
  1. 1 Extra Charge Spirit · 800 souls 68% 43% win
  2. 2 Extra Spirit Spirit · 800 souls 62% 43% win
  3. 3 High-Velocity Rounds Weapon · 800 souls 50% 42% win
  4. 4 Opening Rounds Weapon · 1,600 souls 49% 43% win
  5. 5 Improved Spirit Spirit · 1,600 souls 30% 44% win
  6. 6 Monster Rounds Weapon · 800 souls 20% 42% win
  7. 7 Mystic Expansion Spirit · 800 souls 14% 43% win
  8. 8 Mystic Burst Spirit · 800 souls 10% 43% win

Once fights spread across the map and objectives fall.

Mid game

Top 6 cost 12,000
  1. 1 Rapid Recharge Spirit · 3,200 souls 56% 43% win
  2. 2 Mystic Expansion Spirit · 800 souls 50% 43% win
  3. 3 Improved Spirit Spirit · 1,600 souls 40% 42% win
  4. 4 Trophy Collector Vitality · 1,600 souls 32% 43% win
  5. 5 Veil Walker Vitality · 3,200 souls 30% 44% win
  6. 6 Duration Extender Spirit · 1,600 souls 29% 44% win
  7. 7 Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · 1,600 souls 28% 44% win
  8. 8 Sprint Boots Vitality · 800 souls 22% 43% win

Big tier 3 and 4 items that decide team fights.

Late game

Top 6 cost 24,000
  1. 1 Greater Expansion Spirit · 3,200 souls 57% 44% win
  2. 2 Superior Duration Spirit · 3,200 souls 53% 45% win
  3. 3 Boundless Spirit Spirit · 6,400 souls 50% 46% win
  4. 4 Superior Cooldown Spirit · 3,200 souls 43% 46% win
  5. 5 Transcendent Cooldown Spirit · 6,400 souls 29% 50% win
  6. 6 Duration Extender Spirit · 1,600 souls 28% 43% win
  7. 7 Compress Cooldown Spirit · 1,600 souls 24% 46% win
  8. 8 Diviner's Kevlar Vitality · 6,400 souls 21% 53% win

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

Sinclair build questions

What is the best Sinclair build?
Most Sinclair players start with Extra Charge, Extra Spirit and High-Velocity Rounds, move into Rapid Recharge and Mystic Expansion in the mid game and finish with Greater Expansion and Superior Duration. The core items most Sinclair players keep buying are Improved Spirit and Duration Extender.
What should Sinclair buy first?
Extra Charge, Extra Spirit, High-Velocity Rounds and Opening Rounds. Together they cost 4,000 souls.
What are good late game items for Sinclair?
Greater Expansion, Superior Duration, Boundless Spirit and Superior Cooldown are the most common late game buys.
Is Sinclair built around gun or spirit damage?
Spirit items make up 72% of the most popular Sinclair items, followed by weapon at 17%.
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