Paradox build guide
by MikaelSVersion 1Updated May 4, 2026Guide #620409
Search this name in the in-game build browser. Several guides can share a name, so check the author and update date.
Match statistics · filters applied except game mode
As written by the author · latest version · not affected by filters
Paradox build may 4 th. Buy either tropy before headhunter or locket after headhunter.
1Left to right
Author's category · 16 items
Headshot Booster
High-Velocity Rounds
Opening Rounds
Built from High-Velocity Rounds
Headhunter
Built from Headshot Booster
Extra Health
Stalker
Slowing Bullets
Fortitude
Built from Extra Health
Hollow Point
Counterspell
Weakening Headshot
Crippling Headshot
Built from Weakening Headshot
Weighted Shots
Built from Slowing Bullets
Extra Stamina
Superior Cooldown
Cdr earlier if enemies die to swaps a lot.
Superior Duration
Prioritize duration earlier if mid fight soon.
2Optional
Author's category · 12 items
Spirit Resilience
Metal Skin
Phantom Strike
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 1 | Pulse Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Pulse Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 |
|---|
Spellbreaker
Unstoppable
Cursed Relic
Slowing Hex
Dispel Magic
Stamina Mastery
Built from Extra Stamina
Sprint Boots
Trophy Collector
Built from Sprint Boots
If no tc buy locket
Disarming Hex
Time WallTime Wall | 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 CarbineKinetic Carbine | Kinetic Carbine: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Kinetic Carbine: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Kinetic Carbine: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Kinetic Carbine: 5 AP upgrade, step 15 |
|---|
Paradoxical SwapParadoxical Swap | Paradoxical Swap: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Paradoxical Swap: 1 AP upgrade, step 11 | Paradoxical Swap: 2 AP upgrade, step 12 | Paradoxical Swap: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
|---|
Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
No analysed Paradox matches started with this guide selected for these filters.
Current patch: the Oct 5, 2026 update, Oct 5, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC to today · ranked and unranked · all match average ranks
Counts matches where this guide was selected at the start, from the API's analysed matches. It doesn't measure whether players followed it. Statistics are grouped by guide ID and may include earlier versions.