Celeste build guide

Deathy's Celeste Build [GUN IS DEAD - April 12th]

by DeathyVersion 9Updated Apr 12, 2026Guide #542356

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Published guide

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Author's notes

Gun is better now, max 1 is better, ult is worse. Celeste do giga damage early

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 9 items
1. 1
  Extra Regen
2. 2
  Extra Spirit
3. 3
  Improved Spirit
  Built from Extra Spirit
4. 4
  Torment Pulse
5. 5
  Extra Stamina
6. 6
  Cold Front
7. 7
  Reactive Barrier
8. 8
  Healbane
9. 9
  Mystic Vulnerability
2Lane Opt.optional
Author's category · 2 items · 1 max
1. 1
  Healing Rite
2. 2
  Rebuttal
3Mid-Game
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Scourge
  Buy as soon as you have 6400 (can skip previous items)
2. 2
  Stamina Mastery
  Built from Extra Stamina
3. 3
  Greater Expansion
4. 4
4Optional Defenseoptional
Author's category · 5 items · Left = Most common
1. 1
  Counterspell
  Ideal, probably go every game
2. 2
  Spirit Resilience
3. 3
  Warp Stone
4. 4
5Late game
Game stage · 9 items · Buy in whatever order you want
1. 1
  Lightning Scroll
2. 2
  Boundless Spirit
  Built from Improved Spirit
3. 3
  Arctic Blast
  Built from Cold Front
4. 4

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
Light EaterLight Eater	Light Eater: Ability unlocked, step 1		Light Eater: 1 AP upgrade, step 3		Light Eater: 2 AP upgrade, step 5