Paradox build guide

Refined Terrordox

by SylviaTheFoxVersion 1Updated Sep 27, 2026Guide #828200

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Observed usage

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Published guide

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In-game favourites: 9 (as last synced by the API; not match usage)

Author's notes

Built off of Joechuck's Terrordox with annotations and prefered items

Item categories

1Early Gun spike?optional
Author's category · 4 items · Dont recomend, but if u wanna go for it
1. 1
  Headshot Booster
  easy for paradox to hit headshots with a 5 shot burst
2. 2
  High-Velocity Rounds
3. 3
  Opening Rounds
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
  this is just good
4. 4
  Headhunter
  Built from Headshot Booster
  easy for paradox to hit headshots with a 5 shot burst
2Can swap Close Quarters for one of theseoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Rebuttal
  Burgerbox 2000
2. 2
  Extra Health
  idk, maybe?
3. 3
  Extra Regen
  regen go brrr
4. 4
3Early game
Game stage · 7 items · Throw first nade then echo and arcane surge the second. It will apply to both
1. 1
  Monster Rounds
  farm those camps
2. 2
  Close Quarters
  Purely for clearing Camps quickly
3. 3
  Extra Stamina
  build to AS
4. 4
4If Swaping CQoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Mystic Shot
  Good damage scaling off spirit, but not too good for farming
5Mid game
Game stage · 11 items · Can be Moved Around for Slots
1. 1
  Alchemical Fire
  Gun spike that scales off spirit
2. 2
  Improved Spirit
  Built from Extra Spirit
  cheap more damage
3. 3
  Spirit Lifesteal
  Lifesteal
4. 4
6Late game
Game stage · 7 items · Chose Order, but by general Strength Diviners Swaps Arcane Surge
1. 1
  Infuser
  Built from Spirit Lifesteal
  7 (9) seconds of invulnerability
2. 2
  Escalating Exposure
  So much damage
3. 3
  Spirit Burn
  Anti-heal and a little more damage
7Capstoneoptional
Author's category · 4 items · Typically only 1
1. 1
  Witchmail
  Consistant Spirit damage means more bombs, + TC makes it even stronger. 22% SR is also good.
2. 2
  Mystic Reverb
  Gives Inate Lifesteal and also has a slight slow.
3. 3
  Scourge
  LOTS of SR, gives decenet damage as well especially with the rework
8If they Fix the Bugoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Magic Carpet
  Bugged rn to cancel if you deal damage with bomb. Otherwise you could throw bombs then carpet out
9Counter Itemsoptional
Author's category · 9 items
1. 1
  Dispel Magic
  DOT hurts
2. 2
  Counterspell
  easy parries
3. 3
  Healbane
  For early game anti-heal
4. 4
10Could Be funnyoptional
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Mystic Slow
  Could Help Slow People if you have the slots?
2. 2
  Lightning Scroll
  Built from Mystic Slow
  With Arctic Blast it could keep people in there a little longer?
3. 3
  Decay
  Fuck you in particular

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 3	Pulse Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 4