Celeste · Marksman
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Overview
Celeste is a marksman in Deadlock. Over the last two weeks it is B tier: 49.4% win rate in 176,866 games, picked in 29.1% of matches.
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- Celeste: most played buildBalancedRecommendedThe items Celeste players buy most in each phase of the game over the last two weeks (176,866 games measured), with how many buy them and how they do. Skill points in the most played order (10,857 games, 55.4% win rate).
- Celeste: “TOP 1 CELESTE NA - SHMUCK” (in-game build)UtilityAdvancedThe most favorited Celeste build published in the game this patch: saved 48,286 times, last updated on 2026-09-30. Find it in-game in the Hero Builds browser by its ID: 448516. Its own categories are kept as notes on each item.
- Celeste: highest win rate itemsOffensiveSituationalItems with the highest win rate when bought on Celeste, among those bought in a meaningful share of games, placed by when they are bought on average. Win rate on items bought late is inflated by games that were already going well: read it as “what winning Celestes end up buying”.
- Celeste: vitality buildDefensiveSituationalThe vitality items Celeste players buy most, for games where you get focused or need to survive fights longer. Cheapest first.
Builds
Celeste: most played build
When to use it
The items Celeste players buy most in each phase of the game over the last two weeks (176,866 games measured), with how many buy them and how they do. Skill points in the most played order (10,857 games, 55.4% win rate).
Laning phase
Mid game
- 1Radiant RegenerationBought by 62.2% of players in this phase · 49.5% win rate
- 2Healing BoosterBought by 50.6% of players in this phase · 50.8% win rate
- 3Torment PulseBought by 43.9% of players in this phase · 53.3% win rate
- 4Restorative LocketBought by 38.0% of players in this phase · 51.6% win rate
- 5SuppressorBought by 32.2% of players in this phase · 50.6% win rate
- 6Extra StaminaBought by 26.3% of players in this phase · 50.0% win rate
Late game
Skill order
Max order:3›1›2
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Celeste: “TOP 1 CELESTE NA - SHMUCK” (in-game build)
When to use it
The most favorited Celeste build published in the game this patch: saved 48,286 times, last updated on 2026-09-30. Find it in-game in the Hero Builds browser by its ID: 448516. Its own categories are kept as notes on each item.
This build is published in the game: copy its ID and search it in the Hero Builds browser to load it.
448516Laning phase
Mid game
- 1Healbane4.8K Green
- 2Spirit Shielding4.8K Green
- 3Enchanter's Emblem4.8K Green
- 4Torment PulseMid Game/Core
- 5WitchmailMid Game/Core
- 6Spiritual OverflowMid Game/Core
- 7Escalating ExposureMid Game/Core
- 8Stamina MasteryMid Game/Core
- 9SpellslingerMid Game/Core
- 10Greater ExpansionMid Game/Core
- 11Boundless SpiritMid Game/Core
- 12Bullet ResilienceResistences
Late game
Situational
Skill order
Max order:1›2›3
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Celeste: highest win rate items
When to use it
Items with the highest win rate when bought on Celeste, among those bought in a meaningful share of games, placed by when they are bought on average. Win rate on items bought late is inflated by games that were already going well: read it as “what winning Celestes end up buying”.
Mid game
- 1Grit52.5% win rate over 52,288 games · bought at 11:11 on average
Late game
Skill order
Max order:1›2›3
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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| 2 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | · |
| 3 | · | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
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Celeste: vitality build
When to use it
The vitality items Celeste players buy most, for games where you get focused or need to survive fights longer. Cheapest first.
Laning phase
Mid game
- 1Stamina MasteryBought by 28.0% of players in this phase · 49.7% win rate
- 2Spirit ResilienceBought by 9.8% of players in this phase · 45.4% win rate
- 3Dispel MagicBought by 6.1% of players in this phase · 47.0% win rate
Late game
Skill order
Max order:3›1›2
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | 2 | · | · | · |
| 3 | · | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Abilities
- 1Light Eater20sBlast enemies in a cone in front of you with a flare of light. Blasted enemies take spirit damage when attacked by Celeste and provides her spirit lifesteal.
- Spirit Lifesteal
- +18%
- Flare Damage
- 40
- Duration
- 8s
- Damage
- 15
- 2Dazzling Trick38sSurround yourself in a protective prism. If the barrier is destroyed, it silences nearby enemies and deals a portion of the barrier as damage.
- Barrier
- 100
- Buff Duration
- 4s
- Debuff Duration
- 1.75s
- Barrier Damage
- 50%
- Explosion Radius
- 14m
- 3Radiant Daggers33sCall down a beam of light from the sky. After a short duration, the beam will fully form, causing an explosion that deals spirit damage to all targets in the area. Celeste will receive a stacking buff that increases her spirit damage anytime this hits an enemy hero.
- Impact Damage
- 55
- Spirit Amp per Stack
- +7%
- Explosion Radius
- 8m
- Beam Form Duration
- 1.4s
- Max Stacks
- 6
- 4Shining WonderUltimate160sLaunch a deadly orb of light that deals spirit damage and applies slow and reduces Dash Distance on impact. The orb then bounces to the enemies within range. If no target is found, the orb will linger for a short duration while continuing to look for targets. Prioritizes enemy heroes when picking targets.
- Damage
- 140
- Move Speed
- -32%
- Dash Distance
- -22%
- Slow Duration
- 1.5s
- Bounce Range
- 15.5m
Most played skill order
The most played order in the last 10857 professional matches with this hero. Highlighted levels are the points spent on talents.
Max order:3›1›2
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | 2 | · | · | · |
| 3 | · | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Strategy
1Laning phase
Most bought:
- High-Velocity Rounds — 80.9% buy it · 49.7% win rate
- Extra Regen — 66.3% buy it · 49.9% win rate
- Mystic Regeneration — 58.5% buy it · 50.6% win rate
- Opening Rounds — 31.7% buy it · 48.3% win rate
- Mystic Expansion — 30.4% buy it · 51.2% win rate
- Mystic Burst — 13.4% buy it · 50.9% win rate
2Mid game
Most bought:
- Radiant Regeneration — 62.2% buy it · 49.5% win rate
- Healing Booster — 50.6% buy it · 50.8% win rate
- Torment Pulse — 43.9% buy it · 53.3% win rate
- Restorative Locket — 38.0% buy it · 51.6% win rate
- Suppressor — 32.2% buy it · 50.6% win rate
- Extra Stamina — 26.3% buy it · 50.0% win rate
3Late game
Most bought:
- Greater Expansion — 48.5% buy it · 49.6% win rate
- Escalating Exposure — 44.5% buy it · 53.9% win rate
- Witchmail — 32.9% buy it · 54.9% win rate
- Spiritual Overflow — 29.4% buy it · 53.6% win rate
- Superior Cooldown — 29.3% buy it · 50.8% win rate
- Spirit Lifesteal — 28.9% buy it · 50.0% win rate
4In-game builds
The most favorited builds of the patch in the game's own browser; search them by their ID:
- “TOP 1 CELESTE NA - SHMUCK” — ID 448516 · 48,286 favorites
- “Horn Sounding” — ID 438915 · 29,954 favorites
- “Rey's Magical Moveicorn” — ID 459160 · 25,705 favorites
Tips
- Spend your souls at the shop often: an unspent 3,200 is a tier 3 item you are not using.
- First buys: High-Velocity Rounds, Extra Regen and Mystic Regeneration.
Matchups
Strong against
- Mirage54.6%win rate in the matchup
Celeste wins 54.6% of the 14,427 games measured against Mirage in the last two weeks.
14.4K matches
- Sinclair54.4%win rate in the matchup
Celeste wins 54.4% of the 15,473 games measured against Sinclair in the last two weeks.
15.5K matches
- The Doorman53.8%win rate in the matchup
Celeste wins 53.8% of the 15,839 games measured against The Doorman in the last two weeks.
15.8K matches
- Pocket53.5%win rate in the matchup
Celeste wins 53.5% of the 22,065 games measured against Pocket in the last two weeks.
22.1K matches
- Paradox53.5%win rate in the matchup
Celeste wins 53.5% of the 28,662 games measured against Paradox in the last two weeks.
28.7K matches
Weak against
- Victor43.1%win rate in the matchup
Celeste only wins 43.1% of the 27,616 games measured against Victor in the last two weeks.
27.6K matches
- Paige43.1%win rate in the matchup
Celeste only wins 43.1% of the 32,773 games measured against Paige in the last two weeks.
32.8K matches
- Graves43.5%win rate in the matchup
Celeste only wins 43.5% of the 39,727 games measured against Graves in the last two weeks.
39.7K matches
- Seven44.1%win rate in the matchup
Celeste only wins 44.1% of the 30,797 games measured against Seven in the last two weeks.
30.8K matches
- Kelvin45.0%win rate in the matchup
Celeste only wins 45.0% of the 16,803 games measured against Kelvin in the last two weeks.
16.8K matches
Works well with
- Graves55.9%win rate in the matchup
Celeste and Graves on the same team win 55.9% of 6,860 games measured in the last two weeks.
6.9K matches
- Victor54.8%win rate in the matchup
Celeste and Victor on the same team win 54.8% of 5,145 games measured in the last two weeks.
5.1K matches
- Seven53.6%win rate in the matchup
Celeste and Seven on the same team win 53.6% of 5,196 games measured in the last two weeks.
5.2K matches
- Haze53.3%win rate in the matchup
Celeste and Haze on the same team win 53.3% of 7,822 games measured in the last two weeks.
7.8K matches
- Paige53.1%win rate in the matchup
Celeste and Paige on the same team win 53.1% of 7,390 games measured in the last two weeks.
7.4K matches
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 2026-09-16.
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