Paradox
Paradox. An artifact of time, and the name of a notorious thieves' guild... one that prides themselves on constructing elaborate heists that target the most untouchable of individuals and institutions. What does Paradox do with the countless artifacts, state secrets, and celebrity paternity tests that they have stolen? Put it on display at pop-up museums, so that they can show the world that no one is out of Paradox’s reach. Shrouded in mystery, each member of Paradox dons a mask and takes on the organization's name. They are everywhere. They are nowhere. And if they want something, they are inevitable.
- Tier
- C
- Win rate
- 46.0%
- Change
- 0.0
- Pick rate
- 33.1%
- Ban rate
- 2.2%
- measured matches
- 188K
How to play Paradox in Deadlock: abilities and upgrades, skill order, items by phase and matchups, from the games of the last two weeks.
BalancedUtilityOffensiveDefensiveStrong against
Who this hero answers, and why.
- Sinclair52.2%win rate in the matchup
Paradox wins 52.2% of the 17,753 games measured against Sinclair in the last two weeks.
- Mirage51.7%win rate in the matchup
Paradox wins 51.7% of the 14,504 games measured against Mirage in the last two weeks.
- The Doorman50.8%win rate in the matchup
Paradox wins 50.8% of the 18,198 games measured against The Doorman in the last two weeks.
- Shiv50.8%win rate in the matchup
Paradox wins 50.8% of the 36,264 games measured against Shiv in the last two weeks.
- Viscous50.5%win rate in the matchup
Paradox wins 50.5% of the 18,558 games measured against Viscous in the last two weeks.
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 Wall25sRange 200mCreate 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 SwapUltimate110sRange 25mFire a projectile that swaps your position with the target enemy hero.- Swap Damage
- 150
Skill order
The most played order in 8.2K games of the last two weeks (51.0% win rate). Each ability takes four steps: the unlock and its three upgrades; 4 is the ultimate.
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 | · | · |
Highest win rate order: 62.3% in 3.9K games
Max order:1›2›3
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | 2 | · | · | · |
| 3 | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | · | · | · | 4 | 4 | 4 | · | · | · | · |
Ability upgrades
All upgrades →Each ability unlocks with one point and has three upgrades, bought with ability points: T1 costs 1, T2 costs 2 and T3 costs 5.
- 1Pulse GrenadeT11 point-12s CooldownT22 points+20.0 Pulse Damage and increased Spirit scalingT35 points+4.0% Damage Amp and +1.6s Duration
- 2Time WallT11 point+3.5s Duration +3m Width +1m HeightT22 pointsSilences enemies for 2.3s +35.0% Weapon DamageT35 points+2 Ability Charges
- 3Kinetic CarbineT11 point+0.4s Max Time-StopT22 points-12.0s Cooldown Increases Speed ScalingT35 points+2s Charge Hold Duration and +55% Damage Scaling
- 4Paradoxical SwapT11 point200 Barrier for 8s. Barrier scales with SpiritT22 points-30s Cooldown and +13m Cast RangeT35 pointsSwaps all enemies within 7m of hit target and +10% Max Health Damage
Items by phase
Shop →What Paradox players buy most in each phase of the game, with the share that buys it and their win rate.
Laning phase
Headshot Booster48% buy it45.6%
High-Velocity Rounds47% buy it46.2%
Restorative Shot38% buy it45.4%
Mystic Shot33% buy it47.0%
Mystic Burst32% buy it46.8%
Long Range21% buy it47.6%
Monster Rounds20% buy it46.5%
Extra Stamina15% buy it47.2%
Mid game
Sharpshooter52% buy it46.5%
Tankbuster38% buy it48.0%
Headhunter34% buy it45.5%
Trophy Collector30% buy it46.8%- Long Range30% buy it45.4%
Compress Cooldown29% buy it48.4%
Express Shot26% buy it50.0%- Extra Stamina26% buy it46.3%
Late game
Mystic Reverb51% buy it52.4%
Superior Cooldown44% buy it48.4%- Compress Cooldown39% buy it46.6%
Stamina Mastery39% buy it48.2%- Express Shot38% buy it44.7%
Spirit Burn37% buy it55.3%- Tankbuster32% buy it45.1%
Hollow Point32% buy it48.2%
Items that win most
Highest win rate items bought with this hero (with enough games) and when they are bought on average. Late items win more partly because they are bought in games that were already going well.
Lucky Shotbought at 42:43 · 7.9K games56.0%
Glass Cannonbought at 34:12 · 45.3K games55.7%- Spirit Burnbought at 34:43 · 76.6K games55.1%
Crippling Headshotbought at 36:38 · 31.7K games54.3%
Siphon Bulletsbought at 39:35 · 6.7K games54.2%
Escalating Exposurebought at 35:51 · 15.4K games54.0%
Mercurial Magnumbought at 41:03 · 7K games54.0%
Vortex Webbought at 32:59 · 14.8K games52.4%
Infuserbought at 37:40 · 6K games52.4%- Mystic Reverbbought at 29:56 · 105.8K games52.2%
In-game builds
The most favorited Paradox builds of the patch published in the game. Copy the ID and search it in the game's Hero Builds browser.
thick thighs swap mommy
37.6K favorites · updated 2026-08-26
youtube.com/@wrvth_tv Updated 8/26. Gun + Util. Noob friendly. Not a carbine build, but pivot items are available.
264868Paradox - Gun-Long Range [54% WR] [tracklock.gg]
31.3K favorites · updated 2026-09-29
Top Paradox build generated by comparing every build path in 1,398 Paradox matches over the past 3 days from Phantom+. Items are ordered by actual buy time. +10% win rate over Paradox's average. Updated daily.
317828SECRET CHINESE PARADOX BUILD
25.1K favorites · updated 2026-08-29
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Matchups and teammates
Weak against
Best teammates
Wins the lane against
- Mirage4K games52.0%
- Sinclair5.5K games51.9%
- Shiv10.4K games51.0%
- The Doorman6.5K games50.9%
- Viscous6.3K games50.5%
Measured over the last two weeks, with at least 200 games per pair (100 in lane). Lane matchups only count games where both heroes started in the same lane.
Paradox builds
View all builds →From the guide «Paradox guide»
The items Paradox players buy most in each phase of the game over the last two weeks (188,044 games measured), with how many buy them and how they do. Skill points in the most played order (8,189 games, 51.0% win rate).
The most favorited Paradox build published in the game this patch: saved 37,646 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.
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”.
The vitality items Paradox players buy most, for games where you get focused or need to survive fights longer. Cheapest first.
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