Celeste

Mystic · Medium to play · Burst Fire

Celeste build & counters

Celeste is a mystic in Deadlock. Since the 10-05-2026 patch Celeste has a 48.6% win rate over 169,021 games, which is B tier across all ranks and A tier in Phantom to Eternus games. The most-bought Celeste items after the first shop are Healing Booster, Radiant Regeneration and Escalating Exposure. Most players max Light Eater first. Celeste's hardest matchup is Paige.

Tier
B
Win rate
48.6% −0.4
Pick rate
31.0%
KDA
2.82
Souls / game
40,149
Games
169,021

Tier by rank

Best Celeste items

The items Celeste players buy most at each shop tier this patch, with the win rate of the players who bought them. Late items show higher win rates because winning players can afford them, so compare items within a tier.

Tier 1 · 800 souls

  • High-Velocity Rounds90% buy · 49.0% win
  • Mystic Regeneration84% buy · 49.3% win
  • Extra Regen83% buy · 49.0% win
  • Mystic Expansion71% buy · 49.5% win

Tier 2 · 1,600 souls

  • Healing Booster75% buy · 49.6% win
  • Opening Rounds63% buy · 48.7% win
  • Restorative Locket52% buy · 50.2% win
  • Mystic Vulnerability49% buy · 50.4% win

Tier 3 · 3,200 souls

  • Radiant Regeneration87% buy · 49.4% win
  • Torment Pulse79% buy · 50.3% win
  • Greater Expansion76% buy · 50.4% win
  • Stamina Mastery50% buy · 50.0% win

Tier 4 · 6,400 souls

  • Escalating Exposure48% buy · 53.9% win
  • Witchmail41% buy · 54.4% win
  • Spiritual Overflow29% buy · 54.3% win
  • Boundless Spirit26% buy · 53.3% win

Abilities and skill order

Most common skill order

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 1
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 3
  9. 1
  10. 2
  11. 2
  12. 2
  13. 4
  14. 4
  15. 4

Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 55.2% of 14,509 games. Light Eater is maxed first in 93% of common orders.

Celeste counters and matchups

How to counter Celeste

Enemies that lower Celeste's win rate most

Good against

Enemies Celeste beats most often

Best teammates

Allies that raise Celeste's win rate

Percentage points against Celeste's overall win rate of 48.6%, all ranks, pairs with at least 300 games.

Recent official changes

Minor Update - 09-16-2026 · Sep 16, 2026

  • Stamina cooldown increased from 5 to 5.3
  • Light Eater spirit lifesteal reduced from 20% to 18%
  • Light Eater T3 decreased from +25 to +22
  • Dazzling Trick cooldown increased from 34s to 38s
  • Radiant Daggers T2 reduced from +80 to +70
  • Shining Wonder radius reduced from 16.5m to 15.5m
  • Shining Wonder T3 Max Bounces reduced from +8 to +6

Minor Update - 08-22-2026 · Aug 22, 2026

  • Dazzling Trick cooldown increased from 32s to 34s
  • Dazzling Trick T2 barrier rescaled from "+80 and +0.7 scaling" to "+70 and +0.76"
  • Dazzling Trick T3 cooldown increased from -18s to -20s
  • Dazzling Trick T3 reduced from +1.5s Silence to +1.25s
  • Radiant Daggers Spirit Amp per stack reduced from +8% to +7%
  • Radiant Daggers T3 Spirit Amp per stack increased from +3% to +4%
  • Shining Wonder bounce range reduced from 17.5m to 16.5m
  • Shining Wonder damage reduced from 165 to 140
  • Shining Wonder spirit scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.6
  • Shining Wonder T2 now also increases spirit scaling by +0.45

Minor Update - 07-28-2026 · Jul 28, 2026

  • Shining Wonder radius increased from 16.5m to 17.5m
  • Shining Wonder damage increased by 10%
  • Shining Wonder buffer duration increased from 3s to 3.25s

Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · Jun 30, 2026

  • Dazzling Trick cooldown reduced from 35s to 32s
  • Radiant Daggers buff duration increased from 25s to 30s
  • Radiant Daggers spirit scaling increased from 0.56 to 0.63
  • Shining Wonder bounce range increased from 15.5m to 16.5m
  • Shining Wonder damage increased by 10%

FAQ

What is the best Celeste build?

By purchase rate this patch: tier 1: High-Velocity Rounds, Mystic Regeneration; tier 2: Healing Booster, Opening Rounds; tier 3: Radiant Regeneration, Torment Pulse; tier 4: Escalating Exposure, Witchmail. Percentages above show how often Celeste players buy each item and how often they win when they do.

How do you counter Celeste?

Pick heroes Celeste struggles against. Celeste wins least often when the enemy team has Paige, Seven and Graves. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Celeste's overall 48.6%.

Updated Oct 13, 2026.