Paradox build guide
by firefly ʚ ɞVersion 1Updated Sep 4, 2026Guide #793689
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basically dew's just edited a bit
1Early game
Game stage · 7 items · Rough L-R, can buy cultist
Restorative Shot
Headshot Booster
Headhunter
Built from Headshot Booster
High-Velocity Rounds
Slowing Hex
Restorative Locket
Veil Walker
2Early Optionsoptional
Author's category · 2 items
Rusted Barrel
Healbane
3Mid game
Game stage · 6 items · Rough L-R, choose a util item on right
Long Range
sell first
Sharpshooter
Built from Long Range
Tankbuster
4Mid Optionsoptional
Author's category · 5 items · util options
Stamina Mastery
Dispel Magic
Knockdown
5Late game
Game stage · 9 items · Rough L-R, can buy stuff on right
Spirit Burn
Spirit Resilience
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
6Late Optionsoptional
Author's category · 2 items
Cursed Relic
Divine Barrier
7Other Optionsoptional
Author's category · 11 items
Opening Rounds
Built from High-Velocity Rounds
Hollow Point
Lucky Shot
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 Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Pulse Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 2 | Pulse Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 |
Express Shot
Built from High-Velocity Rounds
Mystic Shot
Compress Cooldown
Silence Wave
Disarming Hex
Built from Rusted Barrel
Crippling Headshot
Mystic Reverb
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Siphon Bullets
Plated Armor
Ethereal Shift
Frenzy
Enchanter's Emblem
Counterspell
Bullet Resilience
Leech
Spellbreaker
Escalating Exposure
Scourge
| Pulse Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
| Time Wall: Ability unlocked, step 5 | Time Wall: 1 AP upgrade, step 11 | Time Wall: 2 AP upgrade, step 12 | Time Wall: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
| Kinetic Carbine: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Kinetic Carbine: 1 AP upgrade, step 4 | Kinetic Carbine: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Kinetic Carbine: 5 AP upgrade, step 10 |
| Paradoxical Swap: Ability unlocked, step 7 | Paradoxical Swap: 1 AP upgrade, step 8 | Paradoxical Swap: 2 AP upgrade, step 9 | Paradoxical Swap: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
Not shown: 16 entries for abilities other heroes use and 16 entries after the order starts again. The published data contains them; how the game treats them isn't verified.
Current patch: the Oct 5, 2026 update, Oct 5, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC to today · ranked and unranked · all match average ranks
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