Calico

Moderate complexity

Calico starts with 730 health and has 4 signature abilities: Gloom Bombs, Leaping Slash, Ava, Return to Shadows. Current win rate is 51.1% across 359k ranked matches.

Base stats

Read from the game files at client version 6677.

Stat	Value
Stamina	3
Max Health	730
Tech Range	1
Crouch Speed	4.75
Reload Speed	1
Sprint Speed	1.6
Weapon Power	0
Tech Duration	1
Max Move Speed	6.8
Air Dash Duration	0.43
Base Health Regen	2
Move Acceleration	4
Heavy Melee Damage	116
Light Melee Damage	63
Weapon Power Scale	1
Ability Resource Max	0
Ground Dash Duration	0.62
Proc Build Up Rate Scale	1
Stamina Regen Per Second	0.22
Crit Damage Received Scale	1
Air Dash Distance In Meters	8
Ground Dash Distance In Meters	10
Ability Resource Regen Per Second	0

Abilities

Gloom Bombs

Throw a cluster of bombs that detonate after a delay, dealing spirit damage. Enemies hit by multiple bombs take 65% damage.

Stat	Value
Cast Delay	0.15s
Cast Range	0m
Charges	0
Cooldown	14s
Charge Delay	-1s
Arming Time	0
Bonus Damage vs Barriers	0
Channel Move Speed	-1m
Climb Per Grenade	0
Damage	45
Explosion Push Force	0
Grenade Angle Variance	0.08
Bomb Count	4
Grenade Spread Angle	0
Lifetime	0.75s
Melee Resist	0%
Melee Resist Reduction Duration	0s
Multi Hit Penalty Percentage	65
Radius	3.0mm
Time Between Grenades	0.05
Toss Speed	400

Leaping Slash

Dash forward before slashing all enemies in a circle, dealing melee damage. If the ability hits at least one hero, heal a small amount of health.

Stat	Value
Cast Delay	0.1s
Cast Range	9mm
Charges	0
Cooldown	13s
Charge Delay	-1s
Bonus Souls Per Assassination	0
Bounty Duration	0s
Camera Distance	550
Channel Move Speed	-1m
Cooldown Refund	0%
Dash Angle Threshold	89
Radius	2.0mm
Dash Speed	2,400m
Heal Amount	40
Impact Damage	10
Move Speed Penalty Duration	0
Move Speed Penalty Max Speed	200
Post Dash Maintained Velocity Ratio	0.15
Side Move Speed Reduction	-90
Slash Forward Offset	1.5m
Slash Height	2.5m
Slash Radius	4mm
Turn Rate Max	0

Ava

Turn to shadows and possess Ava. You gain bonus move speed that increases over time, and become hidden on the minimap. Taking damage from an enemy hero resets your bonus move speed and puts Ava on a brief cooldown.

Stat	Value
Cast Range	0m
Charges	0
Cooldown	30s
Charge Delay	-1s
Buff Duration	15s
Cat Form Damage Dealt Reduction	-100
Channel Move Speed	-1m
Damage Amp Build Duration	0
Damage Amp Duration	0
Enemy Damage Speed Penalty	65
Health Regen	0
Interrupt Cooldown	6s
Max Move Speed	65%
Min Move Speed	30%
Damage	0%
Time for Max Bonus	4s

Return to Shadows

Instantly turn to shadows, becoming untargetable, gaining bonus move speed, and dealing spirit damage. After a delay, return from the shadows, dealing spirit damage again.

Stat	Value
Cast Range	0m
Explosion Delay	3s
Charges	0
Cooldown	115s
Charge Delay	-1s
Air Drag	4
Air Speed Max	100
Move Speed	20%
Buff Duration	0s
Channel Move Speed	-1m
Barrier	0
Damage	150
Fall Speed Max	10
Heal Amount	0
Damage	0%
Radius	7.5mm
Refund Cooldowns	0
ZAcceleration	800

Most-built items on Calico

Weighted by the number of matches behind each build that includes them.

Item	Tier
Melee Lifesteal	1
Dispel Magic	3
Trophy Collector	2
Mystic Vulnerability	2
Transcendent Cooldown	4
Slowing Hex	2
Cold Front	2
Arctic Blast	4

Full Calico builds ranked by win rate →

Calico matchups

Hardest opponents: Victor (45.0%), Graves (45.5%), Kelvin (46.3%), Ivy (46.8%), Seven (47.0%)

All Calico counters →

Patch history

Every recorded change to Calico, newest first. This is what "nerfed last patch" actually meant.

Patch	Stat	Before	After	Change
2026-06-30	Required Gold	10,000	8,400	-16.0%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	5,400	4,600	-14.8%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	6,200	5,300	-14.5%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	7,100	6,000	-15.5%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	8,000	6,800	-15.0%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	9,000	7,600	-15.6%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	11,000	9,200	-16.4%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	12,000	10,100	-15.8%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	13,200	11,000	-16.7%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	14,500	11,900	-17.9%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	300	200	-33.3%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	16,000	12,800	-20.0%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	17,500	13,800	-21.1%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	19,000	14,900	-21.6%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	20,500	16,100	-21.5%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	22,000	17,400	-20.9%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	23,500	18,900	-19.6%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	25,000	20,600	-17.6%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	26,500	22,500	-15.1%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	28,000	24,600	-12.1%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	29,500	26,900	-8.8%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	600	500	-16.7%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	31,000	29,400	-5.2%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	32,500	32,100	-1.2%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	34,000	35,000	+2.9%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	35,500	38,100	+7.3%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	37,000	41,400	+11.9%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	38,500	44,900	+16.6%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	40,000	48,600	+21.5%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	1,500	1,400	-6.7%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	2,200	2,000	-9.1%
2026-06-30	Bonus Currencies	—	—	changed
2026-06-30	Required Gold	3,000	2,600	-13.3%
2026-06-30	Bonus Currencies	—	—	changed
2026-06-30	Required Gold	3,800	3,200	-15.8%
2026-06-30	Required Gold	4,600	3,900	-15.2%
2026-06-30	Modifier Value Base Health From Level	39	37	-5.1%
2026-06-03	Weapon	—	—	changed
2026-06-03	Modifier Value Tech Armor Damage Resist	0	—	changed
2026-06-03	Modifier Value Tech Damage Multiplier	—	0	changed