Celeste build guide

TacticalNuker's Celeste

by TacticalNukerVersion 6Updated Aug 1, 2026Guide #728960

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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: 4 (as last synced by the API; not match usage)

Author's notes

Every single item Celeste might need with annotations

Item categories

1Early Core
Author's category · 9 items · Skip Cold Front if you are going M1 route and max out 1 instead of 2 first
1. 1
  Extra Regen
2. 2
  High-Velocity Rounds
3. 3
  Opening Rounds
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
4. 4
  Cold Front
5. 5
  Mystic Regeneration
6. 6
  Mystic Expansion
7. 7
  Radiant Regeneration
  Built from Mystic Regeneration
8. 8
  Healing Booster
  Built from Extra Regen
  Can be purchased earlier if you need sustain
9. 9
  Trophy Collector
  Skip if you are not going to get stacks
2Emergency Parryoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Rebuttal
  Insane item vs enemies who like to punch you, good stats as well
2. 2
  Counterspell
  Don't buy if you don't know how to use it
3Mid Core
Author's category · 5 items · Sell Opening Rounds/Cold Front/Healing Booster if you don't have slots
1. 1
  Torment Pulse
  Can purchase Stamina Mastery before it if you need mobility or green spike to survive
2. 2
  Extra Stamina
  Can be purchased much earlier if needed
3. 3
  Stamina Mastery
  Built from Extra Stamina
  The ultimate mobility item for Celest, never skip it
4Cooldown Reduction
Author's category · 3 items · If you have slots
1. 1
  Compress Cooldown
2. 2
  Superior Cooldown
  Built from Compress Cooldown
3. 3
  Transcendent Cooldown
  Built from Superior Cooldown
5More Raw Spirit
Author's category · 3 items · If you have slots
1. 1
  Extra Spirit
2. 2
  Improved Spirit
  Built from Extra Spirit
3. 3
  Boundless Spirit
  Built from Improved Spirit
6M1 Itemsoptional
Author's category · 8 items
1. 1
  Rapid Rounds
  Early gun core, sell later
2. 2
  Swift Striker
  Built from Rapid Rounds
  Early gun core, sell later
3. 3
  Slowing Bullets
  Optional, slow enemies down
7Lategame Stuff
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Scourge
  This item is broken -> debuff resist and damage + spirit resist for you or teammate
2. 2
  Spirit Burn
  Healbane upgrade
3. 3
  Refresher
  If one ult is not enough hit them with 2
4. 4
8Anti Spirit and Anti Gun
Author's category · 10 items · Always grab some of these
1. 1
  Enchanter's Emblem
  If you need a bit more sustain in spirit lane
2. 2
  Spirit Shielding
  If you struggle to survive in lane with heavy spirit damage
3. 3
  Spirit Resilience
  If you need spirit resists this very moment, saving for Witchmail is usually better if there is no emergency
9All the random greens inb the worldoptional
Author's category · 12 items
1. 1
  Grit
  Builds into a lot of stuff, I keep forgetting this item exists
2. 2
  Debuff Reducer
  Great investment if you need to reduce those debuffs and CC
3. 3
  Healbane
  Might as well be core, this item feels mandatory most of the time
10CCoptional
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Slowing Hex
  To break Apollos/Calico legs or prevent other enemies from using mobility
2. 2
  Knockdown
  Anti Flyers
3. 3
  Silence Wave
4. 4
11Secret Chinese Sectionoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Golden Goose Egg
  Biblical levels of greed
2. 2
  Arcane Surge
  Built from Extra Stamina
3. 3
  Magic Carpet
  No gravity fun
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