Paradox
← Heroes · #37 of 42 in Phantom+

Paradox

Manipulates Space and Time

Manipulating time lets Paradox outpace an enemy in one on one combat. She thrives by subjecting her enemies to timely swaps into a waiting pulse grenade, her wall, or into the middle of her teammates.

CalculatedDisruptorTacticianComplexity
See the kitBest build
D
Win rate
46.3%
Pick rate
31.5%
Rewards practice
+3.7
Since the patch
+0.8
The kit

Abilities

What each ability does, in the game's own words and numbers. T1, T2 and T3 are the three upgrades you buy with ability points.

Ability 132s

Pulse Grenade

Throw a grenade that pulses, dealing damage and time slowing

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.

35Pulse Damage+0.3 per spirit power
4%Damage Amp per stack
1mRadius Per Pulse
0.8sPulse Interval
8.0sAmp Duration
20%Time Slow
0.2sSlow Duration
  1. T1-12s Cooldown
  2. T2+20.0 Pulse Damage and increased Spirit scaling
  3. T3+4.0% Damage Amp and +1.6s Duration
Ability 225s

Time Wall

Create a wall that greatly slows projectiles

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.

64%Movement Slow
0.5sTime Stop Duration
30%Ally Weapon Damage
8mWall Width
4mWall Height
2xAlly Bullet Speed
  1. T1+3.5s Duration +3m Width +1m Height
  2. T2Silences enemies for 2.3s +35.0% Weapon Damage
  3. T3+2 Ability Charges
Ability 328s

Kinetic Carbine

Charge up your weapon to deal high damage and timestop

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.

5Max Damage
0.4sMax Time-Stop
25%Bonus Speed+0.13 per spirit power
5Min Damage
3.5sCharge Hold Duration
14%HeadShot Bonus
  1. T1+0.4s Max Time-Stop
  2. T2-12.0s Cooldown Increases Speed Scaling
  3. T3+2s Charge Hold Duration and +55% Damage Scaling
Ultimate110s

Paradoxical Swap

Swap positions with an enemy hero.

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

150Swap Damage+1.1 per spirit power
  1. T1200 Barrier for 8s. Barrier scales with Spirit
  2. T2-30s Cooldown and +13m Cast Range
  3. T3Swaps all enemies within 7m of hit target and +10% Max Health Damage

What to level first

Point 1 → 15
Pulse Grenade1214
Time Wall5101112
Kinetic Carbine346
Paradoxical Swap78913

unlocks upgrades·The most common path in its most played build · 9,052 matches

In numbers

How it plays

Per-match averages in Phantom+, September 30 to October 15, against the other heroes in the same band.

34,792damage to heroes per matchMore than 88% of heroes
36,154souls per matchLess than 78% of heroes
6.2deaths per matchMore than 71% of heroes

Against the other heroes

Damage to heroes34,792avg. 30,636
Deaths6.2avg. 5.9
Assists13.4avg. 12.8
Last hits142.9avg. 154.0
Objective damage5,663avg. 6,995
Kills5.3avg. 5.7
Accuracy54%avg. 55%
Damage taken26,872avg. 30,843
Souls36,154avg. 37,344

By rank

line = 50%
Sentinel and below#36 of 4245.1%
Mystic / Ritualist#37 of 4245.3%
Emissary / Oracle#33 of 4246.1%
Phantom+#37 of 4246.3%

Mastery

+3.7
44.010–4945.650–9946.4100–24947.7250+matches with the hero

Measured inside one rank band, so the lobby level is held fixed. It does not separate learning the hero from being a better player to begin with.

Win rate over time

Phantom+ · last 30 days
42%44%46%48%50%Patch Oct 15before 46.1%Sep 15Sep 25Oct 5Oct 15
Matchups

Who to fear

Win rate in the matches where each hero was on the other team (or the same one), September 30 to October 15. Only pairs with 100+ matches.

Struggles against

  1. Rat King4,727 m.40.3%
  2. Vyper999 m.41.2%
  3. Seven1,549 m.41.6%
  4. Dynamo1,412 m.41.9%
  5. Paige2,628 m.42.3%

Does well against

  1. Deadman Danny522 m.63.6%
  2. Warden361 m.52.4%
  3. Solomon1,807 m.52.2%
  4. Grey Talon1,426 m.51.8%
  5. Mirage809 m.51.1%

Best alongside

  1. Dynamo1,235 m.52.1%
  2. Rat King5,450 m.51.7%
  3. Paige1,492 m.50.7%
  4. Celeste1,286 m.50.3%
  5. Kelvin1,217 m.49.9%
Build · 43.4% in 9,052 matches

Minute by minute

When each item of the recommended build is finished, on the median.

Restorative Shot
Opening Rounds
Mystic Shot
Headhunter
Sharpshooter
Slowing Hex
Fortitude
Express Shot
Stamina Mastery
Hollow Point
Mystic Reverb
Superior Cooldown
  1. 4′Restorative Shot
  2. 6′Opening Rounds
  3. 8′Mystic Shot
  4. 9′Headhunter
  5. 12′Sharpshooter
  6. 13′Slowing Hex
  7. 15′Fortitude
  8. 18′Express Shot
  9. 21′Stamina Mastery
  10. 23′Hollow Point
  11. 27′Mystic Reverb
  12. 28′Superior Cooldown

Soul investment

  • Weapon damage+86%16,800 souls
  • Bonus health+42%6,400 souls
  • Spirit power+5911,200 souls

The core build · 12 items9,052 games, 43.4% won · its items add −0.0 win points

Skill path

Pulse Grenade◆12
Time Wall◆123
Kinetic Carbine◆12
Paradoxical Swap◆123

Buy order

Early game0 – 12 min
  1. 800Headshot Booster
  2. 800Restorative ShotKey
  3. 800High-Velocity Rounds
  4. 1,600Opening Rounds↑
  5. 1,600Long Range
  6. 1,600Mystic Shot
  7. 3,200Headhunter↑
Mid game12 – 22 min
  1. 3,200Sharpshooter↑
  2. 800Extra Health
  3. 1,600ActiveSlowing Hex
  4. 800Extra Stamina
  5. 800Mystic Burst
  6. 3,200Fortitude↑
  7. 3,200Express Shot↑
  8. 3,200Tankbuster↑
  9. 3,200Stamina Mastery↑Key
Late game22+ min
  1. 3,200Hollow PointKey
  2. 6,400ImbueMystic Reverb

Every purchase in order, components included — a tier 4 is built, not bought. The arrow marks a step that upgrades something already bought.

Situational — depends who you face

  • Counterspellagainst Lash, Rem, Grey Talon
  • Divine Barrieragainst Pocket, Mo & Krill, Infernus
  • Dispel Magicagainst Infernus, Mirage, Shiv
  • Knockdownagainst Seven, Vindicta, Deadman Danny
  • Rebuttalagainst Viscous, Baba, Billy

Phantom+, 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-15. Each item measured against players who reached the same minute with the same souls and spent them on something else.

Lore

Paradox. An artifact of time, and the name of a notorious thieves' guild... one that prides themselves on constructing elaborate heists that target the most untouchable of individuals and institutions. What does Paradox do with the countless artifacts, state secrets, and celebrity paternity tests that they have stolen? Put it on display at pop-up museums, so that they can show the world that no one is out of Paradox's reach.<br><br>Shrouded in mystery, each member of Paradox dons a mask and takes on the organization's name. They are everywhere. They are nowhere. And if they want something, they are inevitable.

Base attributes

Health
730+46 per boon
Health regen
1/s
Move speed
6.7 m/s
Sprint speed
+1.6 m/s
Stamina
3
Melee
50 / 116light / heavy
Spirit power
+1.1per boon

Weapon

Bullet damage
6.8+0.26 per boon
Fire rate
7.56/s
DPS
51.433.8 with reload
Clip
40
Reload
2.59 s
Damage per clip
272

Match data from the public deadlock-api.com snapshot · Hero and item art from Valve

Vestigo isn't endorsed by Valve Corporation. Deadlock, Dota 2 and all associated properties are trademarks or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation.

© 2026 Vestigo