Celeste build guide

HYPER CARRY CELESTE NEW SPIRIT SPIKE META

by sabrinaVersion 19Updated Sep 9, 2026Guide #759906

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Published guide

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Author's notes

New MERC MAG build with a more strong and safe lane, while keeping the same damage late game visit #celeste for any questions!

Item categories

1Early L>R
Author's category · 7 items · play safe until T2 Daggers
1. 1
  Extra Regen
2. 2
  High-Velocity Rounds
3. 3
  Mystic Expansion
  daggers are way more consistent to hit with this
4. 4
  Extra Charge
  T2 daggers will chunk a lot in lane now
5. 5
  Radiant Regeneration
  OP item on celeste
6. 6
  Kinetic Dash
  This helps you farm and take walkers. Needed for more Merc Mag bullets later
7. 7
  Opening Rounds
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
2Lane Optionsoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Extra Health
  great value item
2. 2
  Rebuttal
  underrated item, one good parry and it pays for itself. Also must buy vs viscous
3. 3
  Grit
  if you plan on a barrier item
4. 4
3Midlate L>R
Author's category · 11 items · Farm a lot. Spam Daggers for 6x amp. MM and Overflow huge spikes. Consider greens after overflow
1. 1
  Healing Booster
  Built from Extra Regen
2. 2
  Healbane
  anti heal
3. 3
  Restorative Locket
4. 4
4Tier 2 Greensoptional
Author's category · 5 items · You can swap any tier 2 greenss
1. 1
  Reactive Barrier
  Built from Grit
  all things that can kill celeste procs reactive barrier
2. 2
  Spirit Shielding
  Built from Grit
  one of best defensive item rn, can swap for healbane if antiheal is not needed
3. 3
5Tier 3 Greensoptional
Author's category · 6 items · buy as needed
1. 1
  Bullet Resilience
2. 2
  Counterspell
  counter spell
3. 3
  Dispel Magic
4. 4
6Tier 4 Greensoptional
Author's category · 7 items · you probably should buy at least one of these
1. 1
  Witchmail
  good vs Apollo, Infernus, Paradox, Pocket, Shiv, Seven, Warden (ult and flask), Wraith, Yamato
2. 2
  Spellbreaker
  Built from Debuff Reducer
  Good vs burst spirit damage
3. 3
  Plated Armor
7MORE DAMAGEoptional
Author's category · 4 items · consider if ultra late game
1. 1
  Crippling Headshot
  anti heal and shred in one item!
2. 2
  Spellslinger
  the goat
3. 3
  Healing Tempo
  Built from Healing Booster
  SLOTLOCKED OPTION! This item gives perma +35% firerate for celeste thanks to rad regen
8EGGoptional
Author's category · 1 items · buy this first item in lane if you're not duo with a friend
1. 1
  Golden Goose Egg

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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 7	Light Eater: 2 AP upgrade, step 8	Light Eater: 5 AP upgrade, step 9