Celeste build guide

Aidan Celeste

by DamnedVersion 15Updated Aug 11, 2026Guide #650913

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Observed usage

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Published guide

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In-game favourites: 177 (as last synced by the API; not match usage)

Author's notes

original idea by termiinal

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 9 items · left to right, replacement items at bottom. Can replace: greens & mystic slow
1. 1
  High-Velocity Rounds
2. 2
  Opening Rounds
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
3. 3
  Extra Stamina
4. 4
  Kinetic Dash
  Built from Extra Stamina
5. 5
  Swift Striker
6. 6
  Mystic Slow
7. 7
  Radiant Regeneration
8. 8
  Mystic Expansion
9. 9
  Healbane
2Lane Optionsoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Extra Regen
2. 2
  Healing Rite
3Late game
Game stage · 9 items · left to right mainly. sell mystic slow if needed
1. 1
  Stamina Mastery
  Built from Extra Stamina
2. 2
  Spiritual Overflow
3. 3
  Mercurial Magnum
4. 4
4Secret Techoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Vortex Web
2. 2
  Split Shot
5Defensivesoptional
Author's category · 9 items · Use your brain counterspell a LOT of games
1. 1
  Spirit Resilience
2. 2
  Counterspell
3. 3
  Dispel Magic
4. 4
6Debuff Routeoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Inhibitor
2. 2
  Silencer
7Category 7optional
Author's category · 10 items
1. 1
  Mystic Vulnerability
  suppressor instead vs gun
2. 2
  Suppressor
3. 3
  Improved Spirit
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 5	Light Eater: 2 AP upgrade, step 6	Light Eater: 5 AP upgrade, step 7