Viscous build guide
by E_MAIL GUYVersion 1Updated Feb 26, 2026Guide #497049
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Punch CDR + range focus instead of ball
1Early game
Game stage · 9 items
Monster Rounds
Melee Lifesteal
Spirit Strike
Extra Charge
Cultist Sacrifice
Built from Monster Rounds
Recharging Rush
Lifestrike
Built from Melee Lifesteal
Spirit Snatch
Built from Spirit Strike
Mystic Expansion
2obligatoryoptional
Author's category · 1 items
Healing Rite
3pick 1 4.8k greenoptional
Author's category · 6 items
Battle Vest
Enchanter's Emblem
Healbane
4buy to not dieoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Bullet Resilience
Spirit Resilience
Metal Skin
5Mid/Late
Author's category · 11 items
Ballistic Enchantment
Built from Mystic Expansion
Melee Charge
Crushing Fists
Built from Melee Charge
6maybe alsooptional
Author's category · 4 items
Slowing Hex
apollo and friends
Cold Front
Arcane Surge
7maybeoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Counterspell
apocket and friends
Warp Stone
Debuff Reducer
8good lateoptional
Author's category · 3 items
Plated Armor
Spellbreaker
Built from Debuff Reducer
Witchmail
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.
SplatterSplatter | Splatter: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Splatter: 1 AP upgrade, step 6 | Splatter: 2 AP upgrade, step 7 |
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Spirit Shielding
Reactive Barrier
Return Fire
Healing Nova
Built from Healing Rite
Compress Cooldown
Hollow Point
Rapid Recharge
Built from Extra Charge
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
Extra Health
Colossus
Built from Extra Health
sell battle vest/1600 green
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Greater Expansion
Built from Mystic Expansion
Tankbuster
Dispel Magic
The CubeThe Cube | The Cube: Ability unlocked, step 3 | The Cube: 1 AP upgrade, step 11 | The Cube: 2 AP upgrade, step 12 | The Cube: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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Puddle PunchPuddle Punch | Puddle Punch: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Puddle Punch: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Puddle Punch: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Puddle Punch: 5 AP upgrade, step 9 |
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Goo BallGoo Ball | Goo Ball: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Goo Ball: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Goo Ball: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Goo Ball: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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