Viscous build guide

CD123 Viscous

by I love deadlockVersion 20Updated Oct 7, 2026Guide #758030

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Observed usage

Match statistics · filters applied except game mode

Published guide

As written by the author · latest version · not affected by filters

In-game favourites: 16 (as last synced by the API; not match usage)

Author's notes

The 2nd-most-common build from 1789 Phantom+ ranked ladder games, these rates from the last 7 days (hero picked in 10.4% of matches): 246 of them build this and win 42% against the hero's 46% overall.

Item categories

1Full build
Author's category · 15 items · 3 - 29 min — 55% buy the first 9 in full, and each item after that is what most players who bought the ones above it take next
1. 1
  Mystic Burst
  3m (1-4m) 100% of this build / 88% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 89%, Oracle: 82%, below Oracle: 72% POWER SPIKE +58 hero dmg/min (vs equal spend)
2. 2
  Mystic Shot
  6m (5-8m) 100% of this build / 56% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 57%, Oracle: 42%, below Oracle: 28% POWER SPIKE +11 camp souls/min (vs equal spend)
3. 3
  High-Velocity Rounds
  6m (4-8m) 97% of this build / 64% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 67%, Oracle: 60%, below Oracle: 46%
4. 4
2
Author's category · 0 items · Full build is left to right, optionals are inline replacements, situationals, or counter buys around the time they're bought.
No items listed.
3
Author's category · 0 items · FARM ROUTINE Average jungle — ~11 camps a game First camps — Small 3:48 · Medium 9:56 · Large in 36% of games First Sinner's — 10:32 · taken in 85% of games Opens medium camps with Splatter — 65%
No items listed.
4
Author's category · 0 items · COMBAT Engagement range — 1.1× average Item actives — 0.4× average Weapon damage — 0.8× average
No items listed.
5
Author's category · 0 items · Counter Buys: Billy, Mina, Pocket, Vindicta, Seven, Vyper, Dynamo
No items listed.
6
Author's category · 0 items · Power Spikes Splatter T1 @ 1m Mystic Burst @ 3m Mystic Shot @ 6m Tankbuster @ 18m Mystic Expansion @ 21m Puddle Punch T3 @ 26m Goo Ball T1 @ 27m Greater Expansion @ 29m Spirit Burn @ 31m Mystic Reverb @ 32m
No items listed.
7Extrasoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Headshot Booster
  1m 30% of this build / 13% of Phantom+ Viscous players rank doesn't move this buy sell at 27m (23-34m): 54%, never: 46%
2. 2
  Monster Rounds
  1m (1-2m) 19% of this build / 22% of Phantom+ Viscous players rank doesn't move this buy sell at 28m (20-31m): 37%, never: 63%
8Core
Author's category · 1 items · 3 min
1. 1
  Mystic Burst
  3m (1-4m) 100% of this build / 88% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 89%, Oracle: 82%, below Oracle: 72% POWER SPIKE +58 hero dmg/min (vs equal spend)
9Extrasoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Extra Regen
  3m (1-4m) 11% of this build / 15% of Phantom+ Viscous players rank doesn't move this buy sell at 24m (19-28m): 61%, never: 39%
10Core
Author's category · 2 items · 6 min
1. 1
  Mystic Shot
  6m (5-8m) 100% of this build / 56% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 57%, Oracle: 42%, below Oracle: 28% POWER SPIKE +11 camp souls/min (vs equal spend)
2. 2
  High-Velocity Rounds
  6m (4-8m) 97% of this build / 64% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 67%, Oracle: 60%, below Oracle: 46%
11Billyoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Rebuttal
  6m (3-15m) 4% of Phantom+ Viscous players +3% vs Billy
12Extrasoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Healing Rite
  8m (3-25m) 12% of this build / 22% of Phantom+ Viscous players rank doesn't move this buy sell at 33m (20-34m): 30%, never: 70%
13Core
Author's category · 3 items · 9 - 11 min
1. 1
  Express Shot
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
  9m (8-10m) 100% of this build / 57% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 60%, Oracle: 48%, below Oracle: 34%
2. 2
  Sprint Boots
  10m (9-11m) 62% of this build / 36% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 37%, Oracle: 41%, below Oracle: 33% 61% of core followers who get this far choose this
3. 3
  Trophy Collector
14
Author's category · 0 items · Sprint Boots + Trophy Collector + Veil Walker + Improved Spirit or Grit + Healbane + Extra Charge
No items listed.
15or Trophy Collectoroptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Grit
  or Trophy Collector 13m (9-19m) 17% of this build / 27% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 26%, Oracle: 19%, below Oracle: 18%
16Extrasoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Enchanter's Emblem
  14m (11-18m) 11% of this build / 24% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 22%, Oracle: 17%, below Oracle: 15%
17Core
Author's category · 1 items · 15 min
1. 1
  Veil Walker
  15m (14-16m) 80% of this build / 15% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 20%, Oracle: 16%, below Oracle: 10%
18or Improved Spiritoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Healbane
  or Improved Spirit 15m (13-17m) 20% of this build / 19% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 19%, Oracle: 15%, below Oracle: 14%
19Extrasoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Spirit Shielding
  Built from Grit
  15m (12-18m) 9% of this build / 14% of Phantom+ Viscous players 44% of Grit buyers rank doesn't move this buy
20Core
Author's category · 2 items · 16 - 17 min
1. 1
  Extra Spirit
  16m (14-17m) 65% of this build / 38% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 41%, Oracle: 37%, below Oracle: 28% 73% of core followers who get this far choose this
2. 2
  Improved Spirit
  Built from Extra Spirit
  17m (15-19m) 89% of this build / 52% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 57%, Oracle: 48%, below Oracle: 39%
21Minaoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Slowing Hex
  17m (15-21m) 11% of this build / 8% of Phantom+ Viscous players rank doesn't move this buy +5% vs Mina
22Billyoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Weapon Shielding
  Built from Grit
  17m (13-23m) 4% of Phantom+ Viscous players +4% vs Billy
23Core
Author's category · 1 items · 18 min
1. 1
  Tankbuster
  Built from Mystic Burst
  18m (17-20m) 98% of this build / 80% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 79%, Oracle: 69%, below Oracle: 64% RAMPS +73 hero dmg/min (builds, not a step)
24Pocketoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Guardian Ward
  Built from Grit
  18m (13-28m) 15% of this build / 15% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 19%, Oracle: 17%, below Oracle: 11% +9% vs Pocket
25or Improved Spiritoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Extra Charge
  or Improved Spirit 19m (15-24m) 16% of this build / 40% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 38%, Oracle: 46%, below Oracle: 56% RAMPS +26 hero dmg/min (builds, not a step)
26Core
Author's category · 2 items · 20 - 21 min
1. 1
  Spirit Strike
  20m (17-23m) 73% of this build / 63% of Phantom+ Viscous players rank doesn't move this buy 86% of core followers who get this far choose this AHEAD-BUY +40 hero dmg/min (already climbing before it)
2. 2
  Mystic Expansion
  21m (17-24m) 83% of this build / 78% of Phantom+ Viscous players rank doesn't move this buy imbue on Splatter (51% of buyers do) RAMPS +78 hero dmg/min (builds, not a step)
27Extrasoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Reactive Barrier
  Built from Grit
  21m (16-27m) 6% of this build / 9% of Phantom+ Viscous players 29% of Grit buyers rank doesn't move this buy
28Vindicta/Sevenoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Knockdown
  21m (17-28m) 5% of Phantom+ Viscous players +10% vs Vindicta, +7% vs Seven
29Core
Author's category · 1 items · 23 min
1. 1
  Spirit Snatch
  Built from Spirit Strike
  23m (21-25m) 82% of this build / 69% of Phantom+ Viscous players rank doesn't move this buy AHEAD-BUY +158 hero dmg/min (already climbing before it)
30Extrasoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Compress Cooldown
  23m (21-28m) 44% of this build that reach 23m / 50% of Phantom+ Viscous players rank doesn't move this buy imbue on Splatter (71% of buyers do)
2. 2
  Rescue Beam
  Built from Healing Rite
  24m (21-28m) 12% of this build / 18% of Phantom+ Viscous players rank doesn't move this buy
3. 3
  Boundless Spirit
31Core
Author's category · 1 items · 27 min
1. 1
  Superior Cooldown
  Built from Compress Cooldown
  27m (23-30m) 71% of this build that reach 27m / 57% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 59%, Oracle: 55%, below Oracle: 53% 70% of core followers who get this far choose this
32Vyperoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Disarming Hex
  27m (21-30m) 4% of Phantom+ Viscous players +6% vs Vyper
33Vindictaoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Phantom Strike
  28m (24-32m) 12% of Phantom+ Viscous players +9% vs Vindicta
34Core
Author's category · 1 items · 29 min
1. 1
  Greater Expansion
  Built from Mystic Expansion
  29m (26-32m) 71% of this build that reach 29m / 57% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 58%, Oracle: 52%, below Oracle: 55% 86% of core followers who get this far choose this RAMPS +83 hero dmg/min (builds, not a step)
35Pocketoptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Divine Barrier
  Built from Guardian Ward
  29m (26-37m) 18% of this build that reach 29m / 13% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 16%, Oracle: 14%, below Oracle: 9% +11% vs Pocket
36Extrasoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Rapid Recharge
  Built from Extra Charge
  30m (27-33m) 8% of this build / 23% of Phantom+ Viscous players 44% of Extra Charge buyers Phantom+: 23%, Oracle: 36%, below Oracle: 48%
2. 2
  Spirit Burn
  31m (28-34m) 60% of this build that reach 31m / 36% of Phantom+ Viscous players Phantom+: 30%, Oracle: 25%, below Oracle: 23% RAMPS +181 hero dmg/min (builds, not a step)
3. 3
37Dynamooptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Unstoppable
  35m (32-39m) 2% of Phantom+ Viscous players +4% vs Dynamo
38
Author's category · 0 items · RATES are share of these 246 games. 1 weaker counter buys not shown.
No items listed.
39
Author's category · 0 items · This hero vs the roster —————————— Average 1.0× —————————— Lane creeps 1.0× ————————— Jungle camps 0.9× ————————— Sinner’s 0.9× ————————— Denies 0.9× ———— Gun on heroes 0.4× ——— Objective shots 0.3× —————————— Headshots 1.0× ——————————— Melee landed 1.1× ———————————— Ability casts 1.2× ———————— Ults 0.8× ———— Item actives 0.4× ——————— Parries 0.7× ——————————— Low-HP escapes 1.1×
No items listed.
40
Author's category · 0 items · What separates ranks Slide-jump chains ■■■■■ 9.9× ↑ Zipline mount ■■□□□ 3.6× ↑ Wall jump ■□□□□ 2.7× ↑ Dash jumps ■□□□□ 2.2× ↑ Higher-ranked players · slide-jump chains 9.9× as often as Initiate. All heroes, Initiate–Archon.
No items listed.
41
Author's category · 0 items · What Phantom+ Viscous players lean on Ability 3 casts ■■■■■ 2.6× Ability 2 casts ■□□□□ 0.5× Active item casts ■□□□□ 0.5× Defensive active press rate ■■■■□ 1.9× Against the Phantom+ roster average. 111 accounts. This hero is played around ability 3 casts.
No items listed.
42
Author's category · 0 items · Parries Initiate ■■■□□ Arcanist ■■■■□ Archon ■■■■■ 1.7× from Initiate to Archon · one of the steepest non-movement climbs measured. All heroes, Initiate–Archon.
No items listed.
43
Author's category · 0 items · How Phantom+ players fight on this hero Parries landed · 25% → 1.0× roster Trade ratio · 1.07 → 1.1× roster Escapes low HP · 55% ↑ 1.1× roster Backline damage · 40% → 1.0× roster The outlier is escapes low hp, 1.1× the roster.
No items listed.
44
Author's category · 0 items · Where the souls come from Jungle ■■■■□ Troopers ■■■■■ Denies ■□□□□ Most of it is troopers; least is denies. Against the roster, troopers stands out at 1.3×.
No items listed.

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Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
SplatterSplatter	Splatter: Ability unlocked, step 1	Splatter: 1 AP upgrade, step 2			Splatter: 2 AP upgrade, step 5		Splatter: 5 AP upgrade, step 7