Paradox build guide
by astruiVersion 3Updated Jul 29, 2026Guide #733486
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1Core
Author's category · 11 items · L > R | Substitutions on bottom row | Can rush Trophey | Can play around with spikes | Hit 8k gun & 4.8k Vit
Extra Regen
Headshot Booster
Stalker
Headhunter
Built from Headshot Booster
Trophy Collector
pairs good with her kit
Veil Walker
invis is cool
Slowing Hex
Duration Extender
Compress Cooldown
Weakening Headshot
builds into crippling, really good shred | Could be subbed for BRS | 8k spike
Opening Rounds
slight nerf to spirit power, but still worth IMO. Can get another 1600 first
2Late game
Game stage · 7 items · "Can" L > R but buy as needed | Consider items from the "optional" tabs
Hollow Point
Big damage spike, can go alch fire
Stamina Mastery
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
do more stuff more often. Although we're building into gun damage, swap is still your #1 utility | Can sub for Silence wave / knockdown / disarming hex | 4.8k spike
3Lane Optionsoptional
Author's category · 4 items · more idea's on bottom
Spirit Shielding
*experimenting* sounds really good on paper
Reactive Barrier
Healbane
cheap anti-heal
4Greensoptional
Author's category · 6 items · stuff to help you not die, more options on bottom row
Warp Stone
Get out of many situations, plus bullet resist. You already should have ALOT of escape, but this can be sprinkled on the top.
Dispel Magic
Cleanse "magic"; will buy most games
Counterspell
Make lash hate you, dodge ults and yama slash for max value
5Agro Utiloptional
Author's category · 5 items · counters and stuff
Alchemical Fire
Classic paradox item | good for shreding objectives
Disarming Hex
don't shooting please | Decent for stopping a carry's damage for 4 seconds in a team fight.
Knockdown
Anti flyer, also canceling sven, lash, beepboop ults | Also very good for setting up picks
6Consider the followingoptional
Author's category · 14 items · Subs for core items, as well as some extra late game buys
Sharpshooter
TY heresy for making mah math for me
Silencer
It's silencer; it feels REALLY bad to play against.
Battle Vest
*Can be a sub for Enduring Speed* | Vest has many perks if you need some resist | Great gun stats + regen, which paradox lacks at the moment. Can swap for Enduring speed.
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 12 |
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Superior Duration
Built from Duration Extender
everything lasts longer, who doesn't like that?
Crippling Headshot
Built from Weakening Headshot
Weighted Shots
Good damage and debuff resist, but makes you slow :( | Upgrade from slowing bullets if you are slot locked
Siphon Bullets
Pretty sweet. If you buy early your HP can be wild by end game
Extra Health
Metal Skin
No die from haze for 5 seconds.
Spellbreaker
Lash is one shotting you
Divine Barrier
Cleanse pocket ult
Silence Wave
I have been getting ALOT of value from this item | Very good against Victor, Mina, Pocket, and all other casters | Procs indomitable for free. Use wave, so then you're free to swap.
Cursed Relic
shut down their carry
Enchanter's Emblem
*Can be a sub for Enduring Speed* | great early resist | same upsides as vest, but for spirit. One of the few items that give cdr.
Enduring Speed
run more fast
Spirit Resilience
You're melting to spirit
Fortitude
Built from Extra Health
can go veil walker
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
indoomabridble
Phantom Strike
Anti-flyer
Inhibitor
Got nerfed, but still pretty good.
Greater Expansion
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Even more cooldown. Cn skip if you aren't buying many actives. 3200 for 5% cdr is not a good investment.
Echo Shard
2 bomb go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr pick up some range items as well
Vortex Web
Built from Slowing Hex
upgrade from hex
Time WallTime Wall | Time Wall: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Time Wall: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Time Wall: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Time Wall: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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Kinetic CarbineKinetic Carbine | Kinetic Carbine: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Kinetic Carbine: 1 AP upgrade, step 6 | Kinetic Carbine: 2 AP upgrade, step 7 | Kinetic Carbine: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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Paradoxical SwapParadoxical Swap | Paradoxical Swap: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Paradoxical Swap: 1 AP upgrade, step 8 | Paradoxical Swap: 2 AP upgrade, step 9 | Paradoxical Swap: 5 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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