In the order it actually gets bought.
Light Eater
Dazzling Trick
Radiant Daggers
Shining Wonder
High-Velocity Roundsweapon
Radiant Regenerationspirit
Greater Expansionspirit
Extra Regenvitality
Torment Pulsespirit
Mystic Regenerationspirit
Healing Boostervitality
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Celeste is a strong S tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 52.1% win rate and a 3.3% pick rate across 526,809 tracked matches this patch. Celeste averages 6.9 kills, 6.8 deaths and 13.4 assists per match, so every stat, counter and item build below is pulled directly from ranked matches and refreshed every 15 minutes.
The highest win rate Celeste players open with Light Eater, Light Eater, and Dazzling Trick, and that ability priority wins 64.4% of 26,573 tracked games. Early points into that path front load Celeste's strongest spike and lets you snowball through the laning phase instead of stalling into mid game.
Across tracked games Celeste finishes on an average 44,428 net worth with a 3.00 KDA. That number tells you when Celeste actually spikes: every item tier and ability upgrade on this page is ordered so the strongest win rate path lines up with that economy. Celeste deals around 42,155 hero damage per match, so the build path below prioritises items that scale into that damage profile rather than pure survivability.
The highest win rate build path on Celeste right now runs Grit (tier 1, 54.9% WR), Bullet Lifesteal (tier 2, 55.4% WR), Blood Tribute (tier 3, 60.6% WR), and Ethereal Shift (tier 4, 57.9% WR). These picks carry the strongest individual win rates in their tier bracket across ranked matches, so stacking them in order gives you the cleanest data backed route. If your early game snowballs you can flex into offensive tier 3 and tier 4 items, otherwise the defensive options listed in the items tab hold the lead instead of forcing it.
Celeste is holding a 52.1% win rate this patch and ranks in the S tier across the full hero pool. Over the last few weeks that number has stayed flat, so Celeste is neither rising nor fading right now. That puts Celeste firmly in the meta conversation this patch, and makes it a priority ban target above Diamond rank.
Celeste loses lane weight against Victor (-1.1% win rate delta), Infernus (-1.1% win rate delta), and Seven (-1.0% win rate delta). These aren't feelings, they are negative win rate deltas drawn from ranked matches with at least 50 head to head samples. When any of these show up on the enemy team, lean on the synergy picks listed below and delay your power spike items so you can survive the bad matchup into mid game.
Celeste pairs strongest with Graves (+4.6% win rate delta) and Victor (+3.7% win rate delta). Both partners cover holes in Celeste's kit that the worst matchups above exploit, which is why the duo win rates stay well above the hero's solo baseline. If you're queueing with a friend, these are the safest picks to lock alongside Celeste.
Every patch that touched Celeste, with the real win rate shift afterward.
Dazzling Trick cooldown reduced from 35s to 32s · +4 more
Shining Wonder radius increased from 16.5m to 17.5m · +2 more
Base health reduced from 790 to 700 · +12 more
Base regen reduced from 2 to 1 · +1 more
Bullet/Melee resistance reduced from -6% to -8% · +10 more
