Paradox build guide
by AverageJonasVersion 70Updated Oct 1, 2026Guide #147819
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Will be updating this build alot in the coming days! 2 late options depending on the playstyle you want/need in a specific match! Good luck! PS: A lot of items are annotated!
1Early game
Game stage · 11 items · Roam alot and look for ult swaps. Sell Resto shot when you need slots
Restorative Shot
Headshot Booster
Mystic Shot
Sell only for Luxury items
Long Range
2Big swaps
Author's category · 4 items · Paradox ult swaps multiple targets at T3 now
Diviner's Kevlar
If you need tanky swaps
Superior Cooldown
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
3Late 1: Utility/Carbine damageoptional
Author's category · 5 items · Read annotations
Glass Cannon
If you are carrying
Crippling Headshot
Victor/Abrams/Mo/Shiv or anyone with resistances
Cursed Relic
If you have low souls/need to stop a carry
4DEFENSIVESoptional
Author's category · 4 items · Buy when needed
Juggernaut
Counterspell
Metal Skin
5Late 2: Grenade damageoptional
Author's category · 5 items
Greater Expansion
Superior Duration
Echo Shard
Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.
| Pulse Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Pulse Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 13 | Pulse Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 14 |
Sprint Boots
Trophy Collector
Built from Sprint Boots
Stamina Mastery
Sharpshooter
Built from Long Range
Express Shot
Tankbuster
Mystic Reverb
Spirit Burn
Divine Barrier
Good against Pocket ult or if ur frontliners need more supports! The ability range is good for grenade as well!
Spellbreaker
Dispel Magic
Vortex Web
Escalating Exposure
| Time Wall: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Time Wall: 1 AP upgrade, step 9 | Time Wall: 2 AP upgrade, step 10 | Time Wall: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
| Kinetic Carbine: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Kinetic Carbine: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Kinetic Carbine: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Kinetic Carbine: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
| Paradoxical Swap: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Paradoxical Swap: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Paradoxical Swap: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Paradoxical Swap: 5 AP upgrade, step 11 |
Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
Not shown: 32 entries after the order starts again. The published data contains them; how the game treats them isn't verified.
Current patch: the Oct 5, 2026 update, Oct 5, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC to today · ranked and unranked · all match average ranks
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