Gord drains his mana pool rapidly when clearing lanes with Mystic Injunction and poking with Mystic Projectile. Equipping Demon Boots provides essential mana restoration upon killing or assisting with minion waves. This allows him to sustain his lane pressure, clear minion waves continuously from afar, and rotate to aid allies around early Turtle contests without being forced to recall constantly due to depleted mana resources.
In-game passive Unique Passive - Mysticism: Getting a kill or assist on an enemy Minion will restore 4% Mana. (An assist occurs when a Minion dies within 2s after taking damage from the hero.)
This item is vital for Gord because its slowing effect applies continuously whenever his skills inflict damage. Mystic Injunction and Mystic Gush hit targets repeatedly within seconds, rapidly stacking the slow. This keeps enemy heroes trapped inside Mystic Injunction for its full duration, makes tracking moving targets with the joystick during Mystic Gush significantly easier, and simplifies landing the stun from Mystic Projectile.
In-game passive Unique Passive - Ice Bound: When a skill deals damage to an enemy hero, it will also slow them by 10% for 2s (stacks up to 3 times). This effect has a 1s cooldown.
Glowing Wand perfectly complements Gord's multi-striking abilities by burning hit targets for percentage-based magic damage over time. Because Mystic Injunction hits up to thirteen times and Mystic Gush hits up to sixteen times, Gord effortlessly maintains maximum burn uptime on whole enemy teams. This relentless tick damage constantly pressures tanky frontliners and consistently helps trigger the true damage proc of his passive, Mystic Favor.
In-game passive Unique Passive - Scorch: Burn targets for 3s, dealing Magic Damage equal to 1.5% of the target's Max HP per second.
Genius Wand reduces the target's magic defense whenever Gord deals magic damage, stacking rapidly due to the high hit-frequency of Mystic Injunction and Mystic Gush. Shredding defense early in a fight amplifies not only his own channeled ultimate damage, but also increases the impact of his allies' magic attacks. Once completed, Gord can easily melt squishy backlines and cut through sturdy frontliners during team fights.
In-game passive Unique Passive - Magic: Dealing Magic Damage to enemy heroes will reduce their Magic Defense by 3-7 (scales with level) for 2s. Stacks up to 3 times.
In the late game, Holy Crystal provides a massive surge in total magic power. This huge stat boost exponentially increases the damage output of Mystic Projectile, Mystic Injunction, and Mystic Gush. Furthermore, because Mystic Favor scales directly with total magic power, completing Holy Crystal allows Gord to deliver devastating bursts of true damage whenever he lands a full skill combination on trapped opponents.
In-game passive Unique Passive - Mystery: Gains 21%-35% extra Magic Power (scales with level).
Given Gord's extremely low durability rating and complete lack of escape skills while channeling Mystic Gush, Blood Wings provides a vital defensive safeguard. The item grants a massive shield scaling with his high magic power, alongside bonus movement speed. This shield absorbs unexpected burst damage from flankers, granting Gord crucial survivability and mobility to re-position safely while slinging spells from the backline.
In-game passive Unique Passive - Guard: Gains a shield equal to 200% of Magic Power. The shield will regenerate 20s after being damaged, and grants 30 Movement Speed while it lasts.
