Paradox build & counters

Tier by rank

• All ranksC45.9%
• Initiate – AcolyteC45.4%
• Sentinel – RitualistD44.7%
• Emissary – OracleC45.7%
• Phantom – EternusC46.0%

Best Paradox items

The items Paradox 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.

Abilities and skill order

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  1. Pulse Grenade

  Throw a grenade that begins pulsing when it lands. Each pulse expands the radius and applies spirit damage, time slow, and stacking increased damage for Paradox against the victim.

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  2. Time Wall

  Create a time warping wall that stops time for all enemy projectiles and bullets that touch it and increases the speed and damage of friendly bullets. Enemies that touch the wall will be briefly slowed.

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  3. Kinetic Carbine

  Charge up a powerful shot of time energy, dealing spirit damage and applying a Time-Stop to enemies hit. The damage dealt increases with weapon damage. Move speed is increased while charging. While in the air and charging, to timeslow your movement.

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  4. Paradoxical Swap · ultimate

  Fire a projectile that swaps your position with the target enemy hero.

Most common skill order

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

Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 52.5% of 9,036 games. Kinetic Carbine is maxed first in 78% of common orders.

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