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.
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.
Description
Changes:
- Updated annotations.
- Changed item orders
- Removed few items (no play)
Copy of MikaelS' Paradox (Build is based on Twitch vods)
Version: 17 (14.4.25)
Item Build
Laning
Skill point order: 3,3,4,2,2,2,4,4,1,1,1,3 (Rush Wall silence + Swap distance)
500
Most common first item. Upgrade later.
500
Second most common item.
500
Good item overall for Paradox. Buy early against Warden.
500
If you don't need health regen in lane, buy this item. Fortitude later!
500
In early game you need atleast two orange items to active this passive with carbine. (or just hit headshot with one orange item)
500
Buy for the ult range. You can sell this later in late game for something else.
Situational
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500
Good item for staying in lane. No need to back in base. Sell later.
500
If you need regen in lane or planning to go return fire.
1250
If your lane is being harrased by abilities then pick this rather than Healing Rite. Good against -> Lady Geist
500
Good stats for Paradox however nowadays MikaelS prefers extra stamina and other green items over this.
1750
MikaelS prefers Superior Stamina rather than this. If you need it against slow downs, go for it.
500
For Slowing Hex.
1250
Good pick against fast Fire Rate. Rarely see this being played. Good against double fire rate lane like Haze, Vyper, Ivy etc.
500
If you are planning to jungle, then this item is decent pick early if you are behind. I would recommend to stick with normal build.
Mid Game
Rush Mystic Shot/Long Range and then others.
1250
MikaelS always rushes this item, it helps a lot with jungle.
1250
Sometimes MikaelS buys this before Mystic Shot.
1250
MikaelS buys this nowadays.
1250
Good stats and cooldown reduction is always good for Paradox.
1250
All your abilities activate this passive.
3000
MikaelS likes to buy this as his first 3k item. Do more dmg early and push guardians/walkers.
3000
MikaelS' note: I wouldn't buy this just because if you get Slowing Hexed, it's waste of 3000 souls. (sidenote he plays in best rank Eternus and personally I have never seen issue with this item in Phantom rank)
3500
Good for mobility, map is quite big to roam.
Other Actives
Pick what is needed
1250
Good against Bebop's combo. Also gives you more range to your abilities.
1750
If you feel that bullets are problem, you might consider Metal Skin rather than this.
3000
Good counter against gun heavy team or Haze carry.
1750
Disables movement ablities/items for 3 secs. Works on: Abrams, Dynamo, Calico, Vyper, Talon, Holliday, Infernus, Ivy, Kelvin, Lash, Mirage, Mo&Krill, Pocket, Shiv, Vindicta, Wraith, Yamato
1250
Good against Abrams/Shiv. MikaelS buys this more often than Healbane.
3000
If you feel that they just jump on you, this might be a good option to counter it.
3000
Counters characters that have a channel abilities or like to be airborne.
6000
Buy this if enemy team has a heavy carry.
What Opponents Have?
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1250
1250
1250
One of your main goals is to make picks for your team with ult. This prevents you getting caught more often and many characters have debuffs you want to get rid off faster. Buy this every game.
1250
Your best anti-heal item if enemy team has more than 2 healers. Otherwise you might wanna buy Decay.
Upgrades
4250
4250
4250
AKA Bebop Remover. Good item to get rid of any debuff immediately + heals you after that.
7250
Healbane -> Leech
Late Game
Crippling Headshot is good to buy first if you have souls for it and enemies have resist.
3500
High-Velocity Mag upgrade.
6000
First 6200 soul item.
3500
Great item for roaming and healing yourself without needing to go back to base.
4250
Imbue ultimate (4).
3500
Adds good damage to your carbine.
All Else
MikaelS: I would buy Colossus, Inhibitor and Siphon Bullets.
6000
MikaelS approves :thumbsup:
6000
MikaelS approves :thumbsup:
6000
MikaelS approves :thumbsup:
6000
MikaleS has bought this in his games.
For Bomb build
MikaelS has played games where he also buys double bomb setup. Rush Echo Shard!
6000
For Double Bomb.
1250
Spirit resist counter.
1250
Bomb gets extra pulse with this.
3500
Imbue Bomb (1).
4250
Imbue bomb (1). Overall you get 7 pulses with this if you have one skill point in bomb.
For Bomb build (others)
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9500
More damage to bombs and a lot of movement speed for your carbine.
6000
Good stats for bomb build.
7250
If you don't have anything else to buy or you have to spend money, buy this.
Ability Point Order
Pulse Grenade
Time Wall
Kinetic Carbine
Paradoxical Swap
1
2
1
1
2
5
2
5
1
2
5
5