Paradox D
11,654 matches · 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-08 · Measured since Ranked - Beta Season 2
#34 of 44
47.7%Win rate
45.2%Pick rate
+0.9Skill gap
−0.1Since the patch
Weapon damage DPS
5,372 games, 47.6% won · its items add +0.2 win points
Restorative Shot1
Headshot Booster2
High-Velocity Rounds3
Mystic Burst11
Extra Health9
Extra Stamina10
Opening Rounds4↑
Long Range5
ImbueCompress Cooldown16
Battle Vest7
Sharpshooter6↑
Headhunter8↑
Express Shot13↑
Hollow Point17Key
Tankbuster14↑
Superior Cooldown18↑Key
Fortitude12↑
Stamina Mastery15↑Key
ImbueMystic Reverb19Key
Faded: parts that get upgraded later into another item.
Buy order
Early game0 – 12 min
- 1
800 - 2800
- 3800
- 4↑1,600
- 51,600
- 6↑3,200
- 71,600
- 8↑3,200
Mid game12 – 22 min
- 9800
- 10800
- 11800
- 12↑3,200
- 13↑3,200
- 14↑3,200
- 15↑3,200
- 161,600
Late game22+ min
- 173,200
- 18↑3,200
- 196,400
Skill path
- 1st
Paradoxical Swap - 2nd
Kinetic Carbine - 3rd
Pulse Grenade - 4th
Time Wall
Situational — depends who you face
Knockdownagainst Vindicta, Deadman Danny, Seven
Dispel Magicagainst Infernus, Mirage, Shiv
Divine Barrieragainst Pocket, Silver, Mo & Krill
Disarming Hexagainst Silver, Vyper, McGinnis
Phantom+, 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-08. Each item measured against players who reached the same minute with the same souls and spent them on something else.
What practice buys
Win rate goes from 46.1% with 10+ games on this hero to 47.7% with 250+.
- 46.1%10+ games4,786
- 46.0%50+ games3,612
- 47.7%100+ games4,046
- 47.7%250+ games4,591
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.
Questions about Paradox
- Is Paradox good right now?
- Paradox is D-tier, #34 of 44 heroes by win rate in Phantom+ lobbies: 47.7% of matches won, picked in 45.2% of them.
- What is the best Paradox build?
- The most played build is “Weapon damage DPS”, which wins 47.6% of its 5,372 matches. The items that add the most to it: Superior Cooldown, Hollow Point and Mystic Reverb. The full buy order, by game phase, is at the top of this page.
- What should I max first on Paradox?
- Max Paradoxical Swap, Kinetic Carbine and Pulse Grenade, in that order. The skill path above shows which point goes where, level by level.
- What do Paradox players buy against specific heroes?
- Knockdown against Vindicta, Deadman Danny and Seven; Dispel Magic against Infernus, Mirage and Shiv; Divine Barrier against Pocket, Silver and Mo & Krill.
- Is Paradox hard to play?
- About average: Paradox wins about the same in high and low ranks.