Paradox build guide

[YT] LeviathanMVS NEW PATCH Paradox (Annotated)

by The Wall (Mode: W CAT)Version 2Updated Mar 12, 2026Guide #519233

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Observed usage

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Author's notes

I miss her.

Item categories

1Lane -> Mid
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Headshot Booster
  Use off CD.
2. 2
  Mystic Shot
  Use with Carbine, can strong poke by itself alongside Headshot booster.
3. 3
  Extra Health
  OP item.
4. 4
  Headhunter
  Built from Headshot Booster
  Use off CD.
5. 5
  Healing Rite
  Allows you to stay on the map more. Use this to take Sinner's and roam.
6. 6
  Silence Wave
  Replaces buying Wall Silence. Use it during swap as an alternative to wall. Insane DMG for an active as well.
2Pick One
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Arcane Surge
  Strong early. Gives us all the stats we want for bomb, extra stam, and hits spirit invest.
2. 2
  Spirit Sap
  OP item. Apply it off CD towards strong spirit scalers. (i.e. Yamato, GT, Lash, etc.)
3. 3
  Slowing Hex
  OP item. Now actually does something to Celeste. Most recommended out of the bunch.
3Address Me
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Tankbuster
  This item works well for us now. Proccing off Silence Wave, Ult, and Carbine gives us more consistent appliance, and it allows us to burn Barriers and Spellbreaker.
4Late Transition
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Stamina Mastery
  OP item, buy before Tankbuster.
2. 2
  Echo Shard
  I miss her.
3. 3
  Duration Extender
  2 extra pulses.
5Pick One or Both
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Ballistic Enchantment
  Gives you a ton of Weapon DMG on OBJ fights.
2. 2
  Mystic Expansion
  Cheaper alternative.
6Endgame
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Vortex Web
  Built from Slowing Hex
  Web allows multi-man swaps to be WAY more consistent, target cast also means we don't lose the slow hex consistency.
2. 2
  Cursed Relic
  Curse.
3. 3
  Transcendent Cooldown
  CDR.
7Good Items | Slot comfort if needed
Author's category · 11 items
1. 1
  Fortitude
  Built from Extra Health
  Really good item and can be worth the purchase. Upgrades from one of the best 800s in the game as well.
2. 2
  Greater Expansion
  Built from Mystic Expansion
3. 3
  Alchemical Fire
  Shred + DMG, hard to slot.

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.

Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
Pulse GrenadePulse Grenade	Pulse Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 1				Pulse Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 5					Pulse Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 10	Pulse Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 11