Paradox build guide
by PhenicVersion 1Updated Oct 6, 2026Guide #858105
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wam
1Early game
Game stage · 8 items · Roam alot and look for ult swaps. Sell Resto shot when you need slots
Restorative Shot
Headshot Booster
Grit
Long Range
Extra Health
Sharpshooter
Built from Long Range
Express Shot
Tankbuster
2green whenever
Author's category · 4 items
Battle Vest
Healbane
Guardian Ward
Built from Grit
3Big swaps
Author's category · 5 items · Paradox ult swaps multiple targets at T3 now
Mystic Reverb
Compress Cooldown
Spirit Burn
4Late 1: Utility/Carbine damageoptional
Author's category · 4 items · Read annotations
Crippling Headshot
Victor/Abrams/Mo/Shiv or anyone with resistances
Cursed Relic
If you have low souls/need to stop a carry
Ethereal Shift
5DEFENSIVESoptional
Author's category · 5 items · Buy when needed
Juggernaut
Spellbreaker
Counterspell
6Late 2: Grenade damageoptional
Author's category · 5 items
Greater Expansion
Superior Duration
Echo Shard
7Category 6
Author's category · 10 items
Divine Barrier
Built from Guardian Ward
Restorative Locket
Spirit Shielding
Built from Grit
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 2 | Pulse Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 14 | Pulse Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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Fortitude
Built from Extra Health
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Diviner's Kevlar
If you need tanky swaps
Metal Skin
Dispel Magic
Vortex Web
Escalating Exposure
Weapon Shielding
Built from Grit
Reactive Barrier
Built from Grit
Trophy Collector
Enchanter's Emblem
Monster Rounds
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
Heroic Aura
| Pulse Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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 13 |
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Kinetic CarbineKinetic Carbine | Kinetic Carbine: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Kinetic Carbine: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Kinetic Carbine: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Kinetic Carbine: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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Paradoxical SwapParadoxical Swap | Paradoxical Swap: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Paradoxical Swap: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Paradoxical Swap: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Paradoxical Swap: 5 AP upgrade, step 11 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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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