Paradox · Marksman
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Overview
Paradox is a marksman in Deadlock: manipulates Space and Time. Over the last two weeks it is D tier: 45.9% win rate in 188,027 games, picked in 32.8% of matches.
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- Paradox: most played buildBalancedRecommendedThe items Paradox players buy most in each phase of the game over the last two weeks (188,027 games measured), with how many buy them and how they do. Skill points in the most played order (7,819 games, 50.8% win rate).
- Paradox: “thick thighs swap mommy” (in-game build)UtilityAdvancedThe most favorited Paradox build published in the game this patch: saved 37,631 times, last updated on 2026-08-26. Find it in-game in the Hero Builds browser by its ID: 264868. Its own categories are kept as notes on each item.
- Paradox: highest win rate itemsOffensiveSituationalItems with the highest win rate when bought on Paradox, 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 Paradoxs end up buying”.
- Paradox: vitality buildDefensiveSituationalThe vitality items Paradox players buy most, for games where you get focused or need to survive fights longer. Cheapest first.
Builds
Paradox: most played build
When to use it
The items Paradox players buy most in each phase of the game over the last two weeks (188,027 games measured), with how many buy them and how they do. Skill points in the most played order (7,819 games, 50.8% win rate).
Laning phase
Mid game
- 1SharpshooterBought by 51.5% of players in this phase · 46.5% win rate
- 2TankbusterBought by 37.7% of players in this phase · 48.0% win rate
- 3HeadhunterBought by 33.8% of players in this phase · 45.5% win rate
- 4Trophy CollectorBought by 30.3% of players in this phase · 46.8% win rate
- 5Compress CooldownBought by 29.2% of players in this phase · 48.4% win rate
- 6Express ShotBought by 26.3% of players in this phase · 50.0% win rate
Late game
Skill order
Max order:3›2›1
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Paradox: “thick thighs swap mommy” (in-game build)
When to use it
The most favorited Paradox build published in the game this patch: saved 37,631 times, last updated on 2026-08-26. Find it in-game in the Hero Builds browser by its ID: 264868. 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.
264868Laning phase
Mid game
- 1Headshot BoosterCore
- 2Long RangeCore
- 3HeadhunterCore
- 4Sprint BootsCore
- 5Trophy CollectorCore
- 6Veil WalkerCore
- 7Slowing HexCore
- 8Weakening HeadshotCore
- 9Opening RoundsCore
- 10Hollow PointCore
- 11Superior CooldownCore
- 12Express ShotCarbine items
Late game
Skill order
Max order:2›1›3
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Paradox: highest win rate items
When to use it
Items with the highest win rate when bought on Paradox, 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 Paradoxs end up buying”.
Late game
Skill order
Max order:3›2›1
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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Paradox: vitality build
When to use it
The vitality items Paradox players buy most, for games where you get focused or need to survive fights longer. Cheapest first.
Laning phase
Mid game
- 1Stamina MasteryBought by 38.6% of players in this phase · 48.2% win rate
- 2FortitudeBought by 18.0% of players in this phase · 49.9% win rate
- 3Veil WalkerBought by 15.0% of players in this phase · 47.1% win rate
- 4Spirit ResilienceBought by 8.2% of players in this phase · 45.4% win rate
- 5CounterspellBought by 6.2% of players in this phase · 44.8% win rate
Late game
Skill order
Max order:3›2›1
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | · | · | 2 | · |
| 3 | · | · | 3 | 3 | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | · |
| 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 4 | 4 | · | · | · | 4 | · | · |
Abilities
- 1Pulse Grenade32sThrow a grenade that begins pulsing when it lands. Each pulse expands the radius and applies spirit damage, time slow, and stacking increased damage for Paradox against the victim.
- Pulse Damage
- 35
- Damage Amp per stack
- 4%
- Radius Per Pulse
- +1m
- Pulse Interval
- 0.8s
- Amp Duration
- 8.0s
- 2Time Wall25sCreate a time warping wall that stops time for all enemy projectiles and bullets that touch it and increases the speed and damage of friendly bullets. Enemies that touch the wall will be briefly slowed.
- Movement Slow
- 64%
- Time Stop Duration
- 0.5s
- Ally Weapon Damage
- +30%
- Wall Width
- 8m
- Wall Height
- 4m
- 3Kinetic Carbine28sCharge up a powerful shot of time energy, dealing spirit damage and applying a Time-Stop to enemies hit. The damage dealt increases with weapon damage. Move speed is increased while charging. While in the air and charging, to timeslow your movement.
- Max Damage
- 5
- Max Time-Stop
- 0.4s
- Bonus Speed
- 25%
- Min Damage
- 5
- Charge Hold Duration
- 3.5s
- 4Paradoxical SwapUltimate110sFire a projectile that swaps your position with the target enemy hero.
- Swap Damage
- 150
Most played skill order
The most played order in the last 7819 professional matches with this hero. Highlighted levels are the points spent on talents.
Max order:3›2›1
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | · | · | 2 | · |
| 3 | · | · | 3 | 3 | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | · |
| 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 4 | 4 | · | · | · | 4 | · | · |
Strategy
1Laning phase
Most bought:
- Headshot Booster — 48.1% buy it · 45.6% win rate
- High-Velocity Rounds — 47.3% buy it · 46.2% win rate
- Restorative Shot — 38.0% buy it · 45.4% win rate
- Mystic Shot — 33.3% buy it · 47.0% win rate
- Mystic Burst — 31.9% buy it · 46.8% win rate
- Long Range — 20.8% buy it · 47.6% win rate
2Mid game
Most bought:
- Sharpshooter — 51.5% buy it · 46.5% win rate
- Tankbuster — 37.7% buy it · 48.0% win rate
- Headhunter — 33.8% buy it · 45.5% win rate
- Trophy Collector — 30.3% buy it · 46.8% win rate
- Long Range — 30.2% buy it · 45.4% win rate
- Compress Cooldown — 29.2% buy it · 48.4% win rate
3Late game
Most bought:
- Mystic Reverb — 50.7% buy it · 52.4% win rate
- Superior Cooldown — 43.9% buy it · 48.4% win rate
- Compress Cooldown — 38.7% buy it · 46.6% win rate
- Stamina Mastery — 38.6% buy it · 48.2% win rate
- Express Shot — 38.0% buy it · 44.7% win rate
- Spirit Burn — 36.7% buy it · 55.3% win rate
4In-game builds
The most favorited builds of the patch in the game's own browser; search them by their ID:
- “thick thighs swap mommy” — ID 264868 · 37,631 favorites
- “Paradox - Gun-Long Range [54% WR] [tracklock.gg]” — ID 317828 · 31,296 favorites
- “SECRET CHINESE PARADOX BUILD” — ID 526529 · 25,104 favorites
Tips
- Spend your souls at the shop often: an unspent 3,200 is a tier 3 item you are not using.
- First buys: Headshot Booster, High-Velocity Rounds and Restorative Shot.
Matchups
Strong against
- Sinclair52.0%win rate in the matchup
Paradox wins 52.0% of the 18,225 games measured against Sinclair in the last two weeks.
18.2K matches
- Mirage51.6%win rate in the matchup
Paradox wins 51.6% of the 14,817 games measured against Mirage in the last two weeks.
14.8K matches
- The Doorman51.0%win rate in the matchup
Paradox wins 51.0% of the 18,741 games measured against The Doorman in the last two weeks.
18.7K matches
- Shiv50.8%win rate in the matchup
Paradox wins 50.8% of the 36,911 games measured against Shiv in the last two weeks.
36.9K matches
- Viscous50.3%win rate in the matchup
Paradox wins 50.3% of the 18,807 games measured against Viscous in the last two weeks.
18.8K matches
Weak against
- Victor38.5%win rate in the matchup
Paradox only wins 38.5% of the 26,658 games measured against Victor in the last two weeks.
26.7K matches
- Graves38.7%win rate in the matchup
Paradox only wins 38.7% of the 37,805 games measured against Graves in the last two weeks.
37.8K matches
- Kelvin40.4%win rate in the matchup
Paradox only wins 40.4% of the 18,057 games measured against Kelvin in the last two weeks.
18.1K matches
- Paige40.9%win rate in the matchup
Paradox only wins 40.9% of the 39,480 games measured against Paige in the last two weeks.
39.5K matches
- Seven40.9%win rate in the matchup
Paradox only wins 40.9% of the 31,193 games measured against Seven in the last two weeks.
31.2K matches
Works well with
- Graves53.6%win rate in the matchup
Paradox and Graves on the same team win 53.6% of 5,690 games measured in the last two weeks.
5.7K matches
- Victor52.5%win rate in the matchup
Paradox and Victor on the same team win 52.5% of 6,822 games measured in the last two weeks.
6.8K matches
- Seven51.0%win rate in the matchup
Paradox and Seven on the same team win 51.0% of 5,578 games measured in the last two weeks.
5.6K matches
- Paige50.5%win rate in the matchup
Paradox and Paige on the same team win 50.5% of 5,348 games measured in the last two weeks.
5.3K matches
- Kelvin50.2%win rate in the matchup
Paradox and Kelvin on the same team win 50.2% of 3,421 games measured in the last two weeks.
3.4K matches
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 2026-09-16.
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