Viscous build guide

It's like walking, but better

by sVersion 1Updated Aug 25, 2026Guide #780385

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Published guide

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In-game favourites: 2 (as last synced by the API; not match usage)

Author's notes

i've used plenty support only items viscous builds and every single one of them lack damage. This build focuses on making insane saves and doing enough damage to actually do something if needed. Carpet is must buy, so is Beam.

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 11 items · L-R
1. 1
  Close Quarters
2. 2
  Melee Lifesteal
3. 3
  Extra Charge
4. 4
  Spirit Strike
5. 5
2Mid game
Game stage · 9 items
1. 1
  Recharging Rush
2. 2
  Spirit Snatch
  Built from Spirit Strike
3. 3
  Point Blank
  Built from Close Quarters
4. 4
3Gadgets from The Deepoptional
Author's category · 9 items
1. 1
  Stamina Mastery
  feels amazing with carpet
2. 2
  Spirit Resilience
3. 3
  Bullet Resilience
4. 4
4Lane Optionsoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Trophy Collector
  do not buy this always only if laning goes well
2. 2
  Golden Goose Egg

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.

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 4										Splatter: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Splatter: 2 AP upgrade, step 15