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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 51.3% across 351k ranked matches.

Base stats

Read from the game files at client version 6701.

StatValue
Stamina3
Max Health730
Tech Range1
Crouch Speed4.75
Reload Speed1
Sprint Speed1.6
Weapon Power0
Tech Duration1
Max Move Speed6.8
Air Dash Duration0.43
Base Health Regen2
Move Acceleration4
Heavy Melee Damage116
Light Melee Damage63
Weapon Power Scale1
Ability Resource Max0
Ground Dash Duration0.62
Proc Build Up Rate Scale1
Stamina Regen Per Second0.22
Crit Damage Received Scale1
Air Dash Distance In Meters8
Ground Dash Distance In Meters10
Ability Resource Regen Per Second0

Abilities

Gloom Bombs

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

StatValue
Cast Delay0.15s
Cast Range0m
Charges0
Cooldown14s
Charge Delay-1s
Arming Time0
Bonus Damage vs Barriers0
Channel Move Speed-1m
Climb Per Grenade0
Damage45
Explosion Push Force0
Grenade Angle Variance0.08
Bomb Count4
Grenade Spread Angle0
Lifetime0.75s
Melee Resist0%
Melee Resist Reduction Duration0s
Multi Hit Penalty Percentage65
Radius3.0mm
Time Between Grenades0.05
Toss Speed400

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.

StatValue
Cast Delay0.1s
Cast Range9mm
Charges0
Cooldown13s
Charge Delay-1s
Bonus Souls Per Assassination0
Bounty Duration0s
Camera Distance550
Channel Move Speed-1m
Cooldown Refund0%
Dash Angle Threshold89
Radius2.0mm
Dash Speed2,400m
Heal Amount40
Impact Damage10
Move Speed Penalty Duration0
Move Speed Penalty Max Speed200
Post Dash Maintained Velocity Ratio0.15
Side Move Speed Reduction-90
Slash Forward Offset1.5m
Slash Height2.5m
Slash Radius4mm
Turn Rate Max0

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.

StatValue
Cast Range0m
Charges0
Cooldown30s
Charge Delay-1s
Buff Duration15s
Cat Form Damage Dealt Reduction-100
Channel Move Speed-1m
Damage Amp Build Duration0
Damage Amp Duration0
Enemy Damage Speed Penalty65
Health Regen0
Interrupt Cooldown6s
Max Move Speed65%
Min Move Speed30%
Damage0%
Time for Max Bonus4s

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.

StatValue
Cast Range0m
Explosion Delay3s
Charges0
Cooldown115s
Charge Delay-1s
Air Drag4
Air Speed Max100
Move Speed20%
Buff Duration0s
Channel Move Speed-1m
Barrier0
Damage150
Fall Speed Max10
Heal Amount0
Damage0%
Radius7.5mm
Refund Cooldowns0
ZAcceleration800

Most-built items on Calico

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

ItemTier
Melee Lifesteal1
Dispel Magic3
Improved Spirit2
Mystic Vulnerability2
Escalating Exposure4
Superior Cooldown3
Transcendent Cooldown4
Scourge4

Full Calico builds ranked by win rate →

Calico matchups

Hardest opponents: Graves (44.3%), Victor (44.7%), Paige (47.1%), Kelvin (47.1%), Seven (47.5%)

All Calico counters →

What Valve has been arguing with

The stats that have moved most across patches. Nobody else publishes these — they need per-patch history to draw.

Sprint Speed

Calico Sprint Speed across 5 patchesbefore 2025-02-25: 0.52025-02-25: 12025-03-19: 1.52025-04-04: 22025-12-16: 1.60.51.6

Modifier Value Base Health From Level

Calico Modifier Value Base Health From Level across 9 patchesbefore 2025-04-04: 412025-04-04: 342025-05-08: 692025-06-17: 372026-03-10: 442026-03-21: 492026-04-30: 422026-05-22: 392026-06-30: 374137

Modifier Value Base Bullet Damage From Level

Calico Modifier Value Base Bullet Damage From Level across 7 patchesbefore 2025-01-19: 0.1249292025-01-19: 0.1124362025-04-17: 0.0842025-05-08: 0.072025-06-17: 0.0442025-11-21: 0.04842026-03-06: 0.0430.1249290.043

Patch history

The 40 most recent recorded changes to Calico and their signature abilities, newest first. This is what "nerfed last patch" actually meant.

PatchStatChange
2026-06-30Required Gold10,0008,400-16.0%
2026-06-30Required Gold5,4004,600-14.8%
2026-06-30Required Gold6,2005,300-14.5%
2026-06-30Required Gold7,1006,000-15.5%
2026-06-30Required Gold8,0006,800-15.0%
2026-06-30Required Gold9,0007,600-15.6%
2026-06-30Required Gold11,0009,200-16.4%
2026-06-30Required Gold12,00010,100-15.8%
2026-06-30Required Gold13,20011,000-16.7%
2026-06-30Required Gold14,50011,900-17.9%
2026-06-30Required Gold300200-33.3%
2026-06-30Required Gold16,00012,800-20.0%
2026-06-30Required Gold17,50013,800-21.1%
2026-06-30Required Gold19,00014,900-21.6%
2026-06-30Required Gold20,50016,100-21.5%
2026-06-30Required Gold22,00017,400-20.9%
2026-06-30Required Gold23,50018,900-19.6%
2026-06-30Required Gold25,00020,600-17.6%
2026-06-30Required Gold26,50022,500-15.1%
2026-06-30Required Gold28,00024,600-12.1%
2026-06-30Required Gold29,50026,900-8.8%
2026-06-30Required Gold600500-16.7%
2026-06-30Required Gold31,00029,400-5.2%
2026-06-30Required Gold32,50032,100-1.2%
2026-06-30Required Gold34,00035,000+2.9%
2026-06-30Required Gold35,50038,100+7.3%
2026-06-30Required Gold37,00041,400+11.9%
2026-06-30Required Gold38,50044,900+16.6%
2026-06-30Required Gold40,00048,600+21.5%
2026-06-30Required Gold1,5001,400-6.7%
2026-06-30Required Gold2,2002,000-9.1%
2026-06-30Bonus Currencieschanged
2026-06-30Required Gold3,0002,600-13.3%
2026-06-30Bonus Currencieschanged
2026-06-30Required Gold3,8003,200-15.8%
2026-06-30Required Gold4,6003,900-15.2%
2026-06-30Modifier Value Base Health From Level3937-5.1%nerf
2026-06-03Weaponchanged
2026-06-03Modifier Value Tech Armor Damage Resist0—changed
2026-06-03Modifier Value Tech Damage Multiplier—0changed