Kowz Paradox Ouchie Build (w/ item annotations!)

by Kowz6,721v26Updated 9/29/2024In-Game

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Build ID: 1402 - copy and import it in the Deadlock shop

Description

Version 9. This is an all-in-one Paradox build for new and experienced players alike. Buy all the items listed in the "Core" sections. Includes item annotations, a list of what to sell beneath the suggested items, guidelines on how to play Paradox, and opinions on items not in the build are included at the very bottom.

Skill Path

Recommended ability leveling order for this build

Pulse Grenade

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Time Wall

Laning Phase Core

Buy in roughly the order listed. Skip Extra Regen if the lane is easy.8 items

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CRASH COURSE PARADOX TUTORIAL

You're a deadly psuedo-sniper assassin that excels at ganks and screwing over one particular enemy every ~30 seconds. Buy all the items in the "Core" categories. Drop your (2) Time Wall, shoot an enemy with your (3) Kinetic Carbine, throw your (4) Paradoxical Swap at them while they're slowed by your carbine, they will fly through your wall, throw your (1) Pulse Grenade at them, then shoot them to death. Good luck!0 items

All In One Paradox Build

This build gives you a standard to follow that will work in virtually every game (the "Core Items") as well as providing you with optional and situational items to better mold your Paradox into fighting form against whichever team you may encounter. The item annotations will give you a guideline as to why and when you should buy alternative or supplementary items. The options provided let you segue into everything from a more support style build to a psuedo-carry to a spirit damage brawler. Your options are plentiful.0 items

Category Your Role As Paradox

Paradox is a strange hero who is not innately tanky and yet has an ability that thrusts her into danger. She has great killing power and yet doesn't scale well. Her abilities are powerful and yet she has to work so hard to achieve what others seemingly get for free. Her strengths lie in that she is an assassin who can help her team and force the enemy into uncomfortable positions. Your number one job is killing heroes. Be active on the map and work to craft an advantageous situaiton for your team through numerous ganks and important pick offs.0 items

Itemization & Scaling

In comparison to most other heroes, Paradox does not scale well with traditional bullet and spirit damage items. You'll get the most mileage out of cooldown reduction, utility, and survivability, which this build takes into account. While you do want the most damage that you can reasonably afford to buy, all of that is for nothing if you immediately die in fights or an enemy hero escapes that you could have hypothetically silenced, slowed, or hit with another ability. At the end of the day, what will carry you to the finish line is your abilities and how well you use them. 0 items

Paradox's T4 Options

Paradox has an incredibly cost effective selection of T2 and T3 items at her disposal, but in many games you will benefit from buying a T4 item early. This build highlights three different T4's that you should consider buying as soon as you hit "late game", or even in "mid game". Glass Cannon is great if you're snowballing early, Phantom Strike can keep your momentum going if you're brawling consistently and need to chase enemies down, and Diviner's Kevlar is a gigantic boost in survivability after using your swap with the added bonus of Cooldown Reduction.0 items

Headhunter vs Pristine Emblem

After weeks of testing and debate, I think I have reached a conclusion. Headhunter is an extremely cost effective boost in your killing power that also simultaneously boosts your survivability. While it offers less than Pristine Emblem in the long run, what it provides you, supposing you buy it early, is invaluable by comparison. So here's the breakdown: if you're doing poorly, skip Headhunter and buy Pristine Emblem instead. Otherwise, buy Headhunter and then Pristine Emblem later.0 items

In-Game Goals

As Paradox you have a number of goals (besides winning the game) that you should strive for. Despite the danger your ultimate poses on you, you should never have the most deaths on your team. Similarly, you should almost never be the bottom damage on your team nor the lowest farm. Paradox, ideally, sits comfortably in the middle of the pack in terms of farm and damage. You require sufficient items and levels to perform your job as an assassin and support, but that ultimately boils down to creating space for heroes like Haze, Seven, and so on, who should eclipse you in farm and damage the longer a game goes.0 items