Builds - Base Items

Base Items:

Power Pills:

Solar Tree:

Snipe:

Build Specific:

Joe Doll:

Receding Ponytail:

Denny's Boots:

Lucky Cat Air Freshener:

So you've launched Awesomenauts, got in a new match and managed to pick Raelynn. Well done! Now make sure to collect as much solar as you can in the drop-pod drop, you'll need it to buy some of the base items.1.The power pills item should only be purchased when you feel like you need that extra bit of health. If you just barely escape fights, or worse, don't, buy it once or twice to get your edge back.2.It will take awhile for the solar tree to repay itself, but it's a wise long term investment.3.The extra firepower for snipe is always useful. In addition, you will need this skill for the next item on the list.You should have a bit of solar left on you, but not enough to buy anything. Go out there and earn yourself some cash. Once you have enough solar on you, teleport back to base and buy:4.This base item is build specific. Read about it in the corresponding build section.Get back into the fray and earn yourself a living (by killing others!). Once you have 175 solar (or twice than that, preferably), get back to base and buy:5.This will increase your rate of fire by 15% for each upgrade (up to 30%). As I've mentioned earlier, your protoblaster is your main damage dealer, so it's essential to upgrade it before moving on.6.Upgrading your protoblaster's damage by 3 is bigger and more meaningful than you might think. If this item is locked for you, you can go for Skull Bracelet instead.7.By now you should be one foot in the mid-game, which is the perfect time to get yourself a speed upgrade. Note that if you use any skill or fire your weapon you will lose your speed boost for a short period of time.8.Let's do a quick calculation here. (7 base damage + 3 Receding Ponytail damage + 4 LCAF damage) * 3.25 (Your shots/sec after the Joe Doll upgrade) = 45.5 damage PER SECOND. That means that you can bring down most characters in ~4 seconds, and that's before using Snipe. I think this should give you a clear reason as to why I love Raelynn (and Cuddles) so much.These are my base items. As for what comes next, it all depends on how I want to play. I have 3 suggested builds for you to try, have a go at them all and see what suits your play-style. If possible, try taking your team composition into consideration before picking your build.