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Paradox build & guide

Manipulating time lets Paradox outpace an enemy in one on one combat. She thrives by subjecting her enemies to timely swaps into a waiting pulse grenade, her wall, or into the middle of her teammates.

Role: Manipulates Space and Time · Patch 2026-09-26

D
Win rate45.8%
Pick rate31.4%
Matches129,627
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Is Paradox good right now?

Paradox sits in tier D (#35 of 39): one of the weakest picks right now. They win 45.8% of their matches and appear in 31.4% of them (129,627 matches on patch 2026-09-26). The patch barely moved them (46.1% before).

The best-performing build right now is a spirit build: "Terrordox By Joechuck (Yoshi's Intended Paradox)", at 48.8% over 127 matches. If you prefer a hybrid style, "Sniper Mommy [Fully annotated]" sits at 48.0%.

Paradox does especially well against Mirage, Shiv and The Doorman and struggles most against Rat King (35.0%) and Victor. Their best teammate is Rat King.

Written from match statistics; updated daily.

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.

Best Paradox builds by win rate

Most played · Hybrid48.0%
Sniper Mommy [Fully annotated]277 matches · 234 players · In-game build ID: 697940
  • Mystic Reverb
  • Glass Cannon
  • Spirit Burn
  • Crippling Headshot
  • Lucky Shot
  • Mercurial Magnum
The build most players run on Paradox right now.

Real builds published in-game, ranked by win rate over the last 14 days. When a better one appears, it takes its place automatically.

Most winning ability order

  1. 1Pulse Grenade+1
  2. 2Pulse Grenade+2
  3. 3Kinetic Carbine+1
  4. 4Kinetic Carbine+2
  5. 5Time Wall+1
  6. 6Kinetic Carbine+3
  7. 7Paradoxical Swap+1
  8. 8Paradoxical Swap+2
  9. 9Paradoxical Swap+3
  10. 10Time Wall+2
  11. 11Time Wall+3
  12. 12Kinetic Carbine+4
  13. 13Paradoxical Swap+4
  14. 14Time Wall+4
  15. 15Pulse Grenade+3
  16. 16Pulse Grenade+4

Win rate: 62.1% · 2,599 matches

Items with the highest win rate for Paradox

Early (< 10 min)

  1. Arcane Surge16,376 matches · ~9 min46.8%+1.0 pp
  2. Extra Spirit18,509 matches · ~10 min46.5%+0.8 pp
  3. Close Quarters7,541 matches · ~4 min46.3%+0.5 pp
  4. Sprint Boots42,363 matches · ~10 min46.1%+0.3 pp

Mid (10–22 min)

  1. Cold Front443 matches · ~19 min49.9%+4.1 pp
  2. Grit7,149 matches · ~18 min48.2%+2.4 pp
  3. Melee Charge260 matches · ~13 min50.4%+4.6 pp
  4. Alchemical Fire10,406 matches · ~18 min47.7%+1.9 pp

Late (22+ min)

  1. Diviner's Kevlar2,841 matches · ~37 min57.3%+11.6 pp
  2. Lucky Shot6,119 matches · ~42 min56.2%+10.4 pp
  3. Glass Cannon34,557 matches · ~34 min55.3%+9.6 pp
  4. Spirit Burn54,547 matches · ~35 min54.5%+8.7 pp

Items bought late win more partly because only players who are already ahead can afford them; compare items within the same timing column.

Paradox counters and synergies

Strong against

  1. Mirage10,193 matches51.3%
  2. Shiv20,789 matches51.1%
  3. The Doorman13,431 matches50.7%
  4. Pocket17,359 matches50.4%
  5. Viscous12,045 matches49.9%

Weak against (counters)

  1. Rat King11,533 matches35.0%
  2. Victor18,520 matches38.9%
  3. Graves27,129 matches39.0%
  4. Paige27,334 matches39.7%
  5. Kelvin11,757 matches41.3%

Best teammates

  1. Rat King12,696 matches54.5%
  2. Graves20,289 matches52.8%
  3. Victor24,829 matches51.2%
  4. Seven19,438 matches51.2%
  5. Paige15,924 matches51.1%

Paradox's win rate in full matches against or alongside each hero, adjusted for sample size. Minimum 200 matches per pair.

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Abilities

Pulse Grenade

#1 · Cooldown 32s

Throw 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.

  1. 1 AP Cooldown: -12s
  2. 2 AP Pulse Damage: +20 · Pulse Damage: +0.5
  3. 5 AP Damage Amp per stack: +4% · Duration: +1.6s

Time Wall

#2 · Cooldown 25s

Create 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.

  1. 1 AP Wall Width: +3mm · Wall Height: +1mm · Duration: +3.5s
  2. 2 AP Ally Weapon Damage: +35% · Silence Duration: +2.3s
  3. 5 AP Charges: +3 · Charge Delay: +2s

Kinetic Carbine

#3 · Cooldown 28s

Charge 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.

  1. 1 AP Max Time-Stop: +0.4s
  2. 2 AP Cooldown: -12s · Bonus Speed: +0.06%
  3. 5 AP Charge Hold Duration: +2s · Max Damage: +55

Paradoxical Swap

Ultimate · Cooldown 110s

Fire a projectile that swaps your position with the target enemy hero.

  1. 1 AP Barrier: +200 · Barrier Duration: +8s · Barrier: +1.5
  2. 2 AP Cast Range: +13mm · Cooldown: -30s
  3. 5 AP Multi Target Radius: +7mm · Max Health Damage: +10%

Base stats

Base statsScaling (per boon)
Health730+46
Health regen1—
Move speed6.7 m/s—
Sprint speed1.6 m/s—
Stamina3—

Stats for patch 2026-09-26. Game data from the community Deadlock API. Data since September 26, 2026 · refreshed every 6 h