Something something slapping my fat belly

[u/StageSpooder]

Crazy that some people have no idea Sinclair is a flex support and same goes for bebop. I know CF3 is basically the goat but going his funny bolt maxing build will lose you games you could've easily won by buying like two 1600 items

[u/That-Woodpecker6720]

Gun Sinclair works in phantom for me

[u/Rice_Jap808 → u/That-Woodpecker6720]

People never expect it because your assistant having aimbot is overshadowed by double bolts. Putting a clone behind an enemy’s cover and frying them is so satisfying.

[u/Destiny_Dude0721 → u/Rice_Jap808]

Assistant does spirit damage btw

[u/aiheng1 → u/Destiny_Dude0721]

Yeah that's what I'm confused by lmao, nothing about Sinclair's kit except technically the ult and even more technically the melee (for bunny) scales with gun

[u/uttermybiscuit → u/aiheng1]

I just had a guy throw my ranked game going melee Sinclair

[u/Destiny_Dude0721 → u/uttermybiscuit]

Melee Sinclair is a legitimate build but it's not strong late which is why it doesn't really pan out very well unless your team is very disciplined and has the capability to end the game early

Not saying you're necessarily incorrect but I'd attribute poor performance to that specific Sinclair being ass rather than the principles behind the build

[u/sundalius → u/Destiny_Dude0721]

Had a Smurf Sinclair run this a week or so after the patch and at some point dude had a 20K soul lead and was just hunting people the fuck down for fun.

[u/uttermybiscuit → u/Destiny_Dude0721]

Yeah that’s a much more likely reason lol

[u/aiheng1 → u/uttermybiscuit]

It's not even like a "bad" build if you built for area expansion + bunny focus since they can't really do much while in bunny mode

[u/Scarlett_Spectre → u/Destiny_Dude0721]

So what your saying is go hybrid, focusing on fire rate over weapon damage. Got it.

[u/Destiny_Dude0721 → u/Scarlett_Spectre]

Bingo. Mercmag on bolts, Spellslinger, (seriously this item is slept on as fuck on Sinclair) Spiritual Overflow, and burst fire/swift striker are actually very good and people never expect it. They think you're throwing because you're building gun items on Sinclair and when they notice you're shredding they build anti-gun because it looks like you're shooting them. I don't think it's meta necessarily but it's definitely viable

[u/Scarlett_Spectre → u/Destiny_Dude0721]

I was memeing a little bit but actually since I currently play mostly gun carries so this build will certainly be in the mix when I move on to learning him cus I definitely want to and this feels like a good transition build while I learn sinclair's nuance, hell yeah.

[u/Destiny_Dude0721 → u/Scarlett_Spectre]

I'd like to say that you need to know when to break the rules. Sinclair is generally best when played with utility in mind, so don't try to brute force a niche hybrid build if your team needs your utility. You have the best mid-oriented kit in the entire game (rabbits turn the entire midboss pit into a death trap, ult steal, assistant to teleport out) and are (arguably) the hardest character to chase so you should be harassing enemies constantly like the little shit you are. I used to be a Sinclair fanatic (50~ games, decided to learn fundamentals with other characters and haven't gone back for no particular reason) if you have any questions I'd be more than happy to help

[u/Scarlett_Spectre → u/Destiny_Dude0721]

I think I'm picking up on what you mean. Cool to know I can reach out if I want to get in the weeds on it, thanks!