Celeste build guide

I love clown girls.exe (annotated)

by shiri ♡Version 22Updated Sep 29, 2026Guide #643689

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Published guide

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Author's notes

Shiri's Celeste build

Item categories

1Core
Author's category · 10 items · L-R Usually, but survival prio is goated for lane due to her being bad at it
1. 1
  Extra Regen
  regen and grab boxes while doing so, she is really weak in lane
2. 2
  High-Velocity Rounds
  confirm souls
3. 3
  Mystic Burst
4. 4
  Mystic Expansion
5. 5
  Torment Pulse
  passive dmg and sustain item
6. 6
  Mystic Regeneration
7. 7
  Radiant Regeneration
  Built from Mystic Regeneration
  big survival increase and makes her able to actually take trades early
8. 8
  Healing Booster
  Built from Extra Regen
  buffs her entire kit
9. 9
  Spirit Shielding
10. 10
  Restorative Locket
  I like this item for sustain and just surviving the first 10 minutes of pain on her
2Suppressor
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Suppressor
  very good for taking better trades and making gun less effective
3Core P2
Author's category · 4 items · Not always L-R buy upgrades or veggies when needed
1. 1
  Opening Rounds
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
  might as well upgrade velocity
2. 2
  Greater Expansion
  Built from Mystic Expansion
  I skip this item often but it allows for more ability forgiveness and item range
3. 3
  Witchmail
4Eat your veggiesoptional
Author's category · 4 items · Something hurts a lot (1-2 max)
1. 1
  Dispel Magic
  goated item, don't buy to counter bebop (counterspell it)
2. 2
  Stamina Mastery
  dash increase and air control is very good
3. 3
  Counterspell
  best item in the game and needed in most matches
5Gun 4.8koptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Spirit Shredder
  shred and lifesteal is extremely good on her (sell or upgrade later)
2. 2
  Swift Striker
  fire rate increase is nice for her dmg
3. 3
  Toxic Bullets
6Damage optional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Spiritual Overflow
  more lifesteal, damage, and fire rate is always a good (can be skipped for pivot if needed)
2. 2
  Spellslinger
  one of the celeste items of all time... her sustain kit benefits a ton from this item
3. 3
  Refresher
  refresh, ooo so bouncy!
7Debuff Freakoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Silencer
  cycling barrier after this is so funny for perma ability denial against spirit heavy comps
2. 2
  Inhibitor
  strong anti damage / anti heal into extremely sustain heavy enemy comps
3. 3
  Spirit Burn
  might be better than infuser for most comps right now but don't buy if there's others picking it up on your team
8Tank Pivotoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Ethereal Shift
  drink water, take a break, and our main counter buy option for spirit res
2. 2
  Scourge
  really good option if you find yourself having to frontline into victor or kelvin
3. 3
  Plated Armor
  this item is insanely strong into gun carries and just provides a ton of neutral game value for survival during chases
9NEED TO LIVEoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Blood Tribute
  cc'd too much, we are tired of it, get me out of this game
2. 2
  Unstoppable
  amazing when curse bots are curse botting you
3. 3
  Cheat Death
  oh no call a doctor! but, not for me >:)
10IYKYKoptional
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Spirit Sap
  incredible against shiv, sinclair, mina, and haze (iykyk)
2. 2
  Arcane Surge
3. 3
  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 2	Light Eater: 2 AP upgrade, step 3				Light Eater: 5 AP upgrade, step 7