Paradox build guide
by The WomanVersion 1Updated Mar 12, 2026Guide #524157
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pretty fun. look for picks with team when ults off cooldown. spam karbine.
1Early game
Game stage · 6 items
Headshot Booster
Extra Health
Long Range
Headhunter
Built from Headshot Booster
Sprint Boots
Extra Stamina
2Lane Countersoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Rebuttal
Healing Rite
Weapon Shielding
3Mid game
Game stage · 8 items
Enduring Speed
Built from Sprint Boots
Sharpshooter
Built from Long Range
good damage boost for karbine since most shots are past 15m
Fortitude
Built from Extra Health
4Late game
Game stage · 4 items
Lightning Scroll
Vortex Web
Built from Slowing Hex
suck in + swap whole team + lightning scroll.
Diviner's Kevlar
5Late optionsoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Spiritual Overflow
build up before a combo for the duration extension+damage
Crippling Headshot
probs best lategame gun item for para for debuffing.
Glass Cannon
karbine maxxing. huge damage boost, only get if youre ahead and/or carrying.
6Countersoptional
Author's category · 9 items
Metal Skin
Counterspell
Bullet Resilience
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 GrenadePulse Grenade | Pulse Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Pulse Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Pulse Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 14 |
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Spirit Shielding
Slowing Hex
Superior Duration
Hollow Point
Superior Cooldown
Stamina Mastery
Built from Extra Stamina
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Greater Expansion
Spirit Resilience
Plated Armor
Spellbreaker
Disarming Hex
Knockdown
Dispel Magic
Time WallTime Wall | Time Wall: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Time Wall: 1 AP upgrade, step 6 | Time Wall: 2 AP upgrade, step 7 | Time Wall: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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Kinetic CarbineKinetic Carbine | Kinetic Carbine: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Kinetic Carbine: 1 AP upgrade, step 2 | Kinetic Carbine: 2 AP upgrade, step 5 | Kinetic Carbine: 5 AP upgrade, step 11 |
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Paradoxical SwapParadoxical Swap | Paradoxical Swap: Ability unlocked, step 8 | Paradoxical Swap: 1 AP upgrade, step 9 | Paradoxical Swap: 2 AP upgrade, step 12 | Paradoxical Swap: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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