Viscous build guide
by TTV NORTHGUARDVersion 4Updated Aug 10, 2026Guide #749696
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don't have to L-R exactly, sometimes buy early trophy (just buy it once you're confident you can get stacks), most games i have it at first rift hit 4.8k spikes and run around with your teammates with veil walker / trophy collector slime everybody out
1Early game
Game stage · 13 items
Headshot Booster
High-Velocity Rounds
Mystic Burst
splatter good
Mystic Shot
2whatever
Author's category · 5 items
Healing Rite
Rebuttal
Extra Regen
3good purples
Author's category · 13 items
Greater Expansion
Built from Mystic Expansion
usually buy every game when i can but dont need to rush if other items take priority
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
same as greater expansion
Disarming Hex
vs multiple gun heroes or one super mega fed gun hero (unless going phantom strike)
4good greens
Author's category · 11 items
Counterspell
counterspell
Dispel Magic
vs many debuff
Spirit Resilience
vs hella spirit
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 5 | Splatter: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Splatter: 5 AP upgrade, step 7 |
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Express Shot
Built from High-Velocity Rounds
Extra Spirit
Mystic Expansion
Improved Spirit
Built from Extra Spirit
Compress Cooldown
Veil Walker
buy every game so broken what is this item even
Sprint Boots
Trophy Collector
Built from Sprint Boots
buy every game
Tankbuster
Built from Mystic Burst
bomb
Healing Booster
Built from Extra Regen
if mega support game
Heroic Aura
pretty sure this item is fire
Decay
vs buncha tanks
Knockdown
vs seven vindicta (maybe dynamo before unstop if you know you wont get hit by blackhole)
Boundless Spirit
Built from Improved Spirit
if im carrying or if behind and need damage
Spirit Burn
if im carrying or behind and need dmg/antiheal
Escalating Exposure
if i have spirit burn
Mystic Reverb
if im mega thanos carrying
Silence Wave
dont usually buy this but can be good vs certain characters if i have the active slot free
Spirit Snatch
starting to like this, also really easy to land punches once you have greater expansion
Rapid Recharge
usually after snatch
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
just whenever i can and have a lot of items
Warp Stone
good item if you have the active slots
Rescue Beam
Built from Healing Rite
joechuck was right (gives your team secret mental buff)
Majestic Leap
mega splatter of doom ac-130 bomb
Divine Barrier
vs pocket / drifter usually
Phantom Strike
slime out enemy squishies / gun carries
Cheat Death
cheats death
Spellbreaker
vs HELLA spirit
Witchmail
ok ive lowkey never bought this a single time but like what if
The CubeThe Cube | The Cube: Ability unlocked, step 2 | 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 3 | Puddle Punch: 1 AP upgrade, step 11 | Puddle Punch: 2 AP upgrade, step 14 | Puddle Punch: 5 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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Goo BallGoo Ball | Goo Ball: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Goo Ball: 1 AP upgrade, step 12 | Goo Ball: 2 AP upgrade, step 13 | Goo Ball: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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