Paradox build guide

Paradox - SWAP DIFF GUN PARADOX - deadlocked.gg

by deadlocked.ggVersion 443Updated Oct 9, 2026Guide #722324

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Published guide

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Author's notes

Paradox build curated by the deadlocked.gg team — hover any item for a quick note on when and why to buy it. Full guide with phase budgets and live stats: deadlocked.gg/heroes/paradox. Updated daily.

Item categories

1EARLY GAME
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Headshot Booster
  Click their heads
2. 2
  Monster Rounds
3. 3
  Sprint Boots
  Mobility
4. 4
  Extra Stamina
  Mobility
2EARLY GAMEoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
  Sustain
2. 2
  Healbane
  Vs self healing
3. 3
  Slowing Bullets
  Optional
4. 4
3MID GAME
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Duration Extender
2. 2
  Fortitude
  Built from Extra Health
3. 3
  Stamina Mastery
  Built from Extra Stamina
  Helps with roaming and escaping
4. 4
4MID GAMEoptional
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Counterspell
2. 2
  Dispel Magic
  Vs dots, debuffs and actives
3. 3
  Spirit Resilience
  Vs spirit burst
4. 4
5LATE GAME
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Superior Duration
  Built from Duration Extender
  It gives great value on your abilities
2. 2
  Echo Shard
3. 3
  Superior Cooldown
  Cdr
4. 4
6LATE GAMEoptional
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Alchemical Fire
2. 2
  Weighted Shots
  Built from Slowing Bullets
  Cool
3. 3
  Transcendent Cooldown
  Built from Superior Cooldown
  Luxury cdr

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 2											Pulse Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 13