Viscous build guide
by liamp7Version 7Updated Aug 6, 2026Guide #513763
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1Main Core
Author's category · 9 items · Dribble with Warp Stone
Mystic Burst
Extra Stamina
Arcane Surge
Built from Extra Stamina
Compress Cooldown
Duration Extender
Warp Stone
Torment Pulse
Mystic Expansion
Diviner's Kevlar
2Lane optionsoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Healing Rite
Rebuttal
Extra Regen
3After Coreoptional
Author's category · 33 items · Use your brain
Bullet Resilience
Against Gun-Heavy comps
Colossus
To deal with burst damage or if you need raw health
Divine Barrier
Good for cleansing ults (Pocket, Drifter, Rem etc.)
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 1 | Splatter: 1 AP upgrade, step 2 | Splatter: 2 AP upgrade, step 10 | Splatter: 5 AP upgrade, step 11 |
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Grit
Juggernaut
Against M1-Heavy comps
Plated Armor
Against on-hit comps (Haze, Infernus, Mirage etc.)
Spellbreaker
Against high spirit burst/CC
Witchmail
Against consistent high spirit damage
Counterspell
To negate big abilities (Lash, Pocket etc.)
Dispel Magic
Good against lots of D.O.Ts (Infernus, Drifter, Mirage, Shiv etc.)
Fortitude
Metal Skin
Good against gun comps (Haze, Ven, Drifter etc.)
Spirit Resilience
Against Spirit-Heavy comps
Reactive Barrier
Built from Grit
Against high CC/Burst comps
Tankbuster
Built from Mystic Burst
Good for late game when everyone has a ton of spirit res
Rescue Beam
Built from Healing Rite
To counter pick heroes (Holliday, Paradox, Mo etc.)
Phantom Strike
Against fliers or m1 comps for the disarm, also generally useful with ball
Return Fire
against gun heavy comps, better bought earlier than late
Refresher
haven't tried this but might be funny late game
Greater Expansion
Built from Mystic Expansion
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
If u have a lot of items with cooldowns and for more torment pulse dps
Escalating Exposure
Late game damage buy
Magic Carpet
Useful if enemies build debuff res
Cursed Relic
Generally useful
Boundless Spirit
Late game damage buy
Unstoppable
Against Dynamo or if ur getting hatecrimed
Cheat Death
If ur dying too fast to get value
Superior Duration
Built from Duration Extender
Knockdown
Scourge
Spirit Burn
Slowing Hex
Vortex Web
Built from Slowing Hex
The CubeThe Cube | The Cube: Ability unlocked, step 4 | The Cube: 1 AP upgrade, step 12 | The Cube: 2 AP upgrade, step 13 | The Cube: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
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Puddle PunchPuddle Punch | Puddle Punch: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Puddle Punch: 1 AP upgrade, step 9 | Puddle Punch: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Puddle Punch: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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Goo BallGoo Ball | Goo Ball: Ability unlocked, step 5 | Goo Ball: 1 AP upgrade, step 6 | Goo Ball: 2 AP upgrade, step 7 | Goo Ball: 5 AP upgrade, step 8 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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