Viscous build guide
by glorp :›Version 26Updated Jul 13, 2026Guide #608959
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This is how Viscous is currently played at the highest pro level (Strict Support). Additional Categories and slight changes made by VeMi. Based mainly on DNS #46 (Vraic) Matchid: 92893936 Also based on in the past: Deadlock Night Shift #42 (Vraic) Matchid: 88052543 Deadlock Night Shift #40 (IREZUMI) Matchid: 85214988 Deadlock Night Shift #35 (IREZUMI) Matchid: 77638867
1Lane
Author's category · 3 items · Left To Right
Mystic Burst
Extra Regen
Mystic Expansion
2Pick 1
Author's category · 3 items · Eventually get 1 more
Knockdown
Decay
Disarming Hex
3Lane Extrasoptional
Author's category · 5 items
Monster Rounds
Opening Rounds
Healing Rite
4Core
Author's category · 5 items · Left To Right | Spirit B. Before Greater E. if no Decay.
Healbane
Rescue Beam
Built from Healing Rite
Get this or Divine Barrier
Tankbuster
Built from Mystic Burst
5Alternative Buysoptional
Author's category · 6 items · Add/replace items on the left with these
Arcane Surge
Built from Extra Stamina
Weapon Shielding
Spirit Shielding
6Late game
Game stage · 5 items · Situational Order
Scourge
Get this instead of Spirit Burn earlier if you have frontliners
Improved Spirit
Boundless Spirit
Built from Improved Spirit
7Utiloptional
Author's category · 6 items
Slowing Hex
Silence Wave
Heroic Aura
8More Sustainoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Reactive Barrier
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
Warp Stone
9More Damageoptional
Author's category · 3 items
Mystic Reverb
Echo Shard
Imbue Cube or Splatter
Spirit Snatch
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 5 | Splatter: 5 AP upgrade, step 7 |
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Extra Stamina
Extra Charge
Used for Displacement in teamfights and Roaming mostly
Greater Expansion
Built from Mystic Expansion
Can get this earlier
Spirit Burn
Can get Scourge instead
Enchanter's Emblem
Healing Booster
Built from Extra Regen
Divine Barrier
Can Replace Rescue Beam
Superior Cooldown
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Vortex Web
Built from Slowing Hex
Cursed Relic
Alchemical Fire
Dispel Magic
The CubeThe Cube | The Cube: Ability unlocked, step 3 | The Cube: 1 AP upgrade, step 8 | The Cube: 2 AP upgrade, step 9 | The Cube: 5 AP upgrade, step 10 |
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Puddle PunchPuddle Punch | Puddle Punch: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Puddle Punch: 1 AP upgrade, step 11 | 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 6 | Goo Ball: 1 AP upgrade, step 12 | Goo Ball: 2 AP upgrade, step 13 | Goo Ball: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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