Celeste builds

Core build

16 items · buy in this order as souls allow

1. Extra Regen
2. High-Velocity Rounds
3. Mystic Burst
4. Mystic Regeneration
5. Mystic Expansion
Imbue Radiant Daggers
6. Radiant Regeneration
from Mystic Regeneration
7. Healing Booster
from Extra Regen
8. Grit
9. Restorative Locket
10. Spirit Shielding
from Grit
11. Torment Pulse
12. Greater Expansion
from Mystic Expansion
13. Opening Rounds
from High-Velocity Rounds
14. Witchmail
15. Mystic Vulnerability
16. Escalating Exposure
from Mystic Vulnerability

Numbers are the purchase order. Continuation steps are this group's most-bought late items, added so the build runs to the late game.

By stage

“Bought” is the share of this group that bought an item, not a win rate. Swaps are our advice from game text, not measured results.

Early

0–9 min

1
Extra Regen
100% bought
2
High-Velocity Rounds
98% bought
3
Mystic Burst
54% bought
4
Mystic Regeneration
97% bought
5
Mystic Expansion
93% bought
Imbue Radiant Daggers
6
Radiant Regeneration
100% bought

Mid

9–20 min

7
Healing Booster
99% bought
8
Grit
60% bought
9
Restorative Locket
62% bought
10
Spirit Shielding
61% bought
11
Torment Pulse
100% bought
12
Greater Expansion
100% bought
13
Opening Rounds
54% bought

Optional · not in the order

Healbane
43% bought
Suppressor
40% bought
Stamina Mastery
25% bought
Extra Stamina
25% bought

Situational swaps · our advice

Spirit ShieldingHealbane(Healbane replaces Spirit Shielding)
Enemies heal a lot (lifesteal, healing items or healers)
Why, and what changes
Your spirit damage also cuts the target's incoming healing.
1,600 souls · game text: Spirit Power +7 Your spirit damage reduces the enemy's Incoming Healing. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal. Incoming Healing -35…
Restorative LocketDebuff Reducer(Debuff Reducer replaces Restorative Locket)
Enemies have several stuns, silences or roots
Why, and what changes
Shortens every debuff on you, and later upgrades into Unstoppable.
1,600 souls · game text: Bonus Health +90 Reduces the duration of all negative effects applied to you. Debuff Resist +25%

Late

20–30 min

14
Witchmail
73% bought
15
Mystic Vulnerability
53% bought
16
Escalating Exposure
60% bought

Optional · not in the order

Tankbuster
45% bought
Superior Cooldown
33% bought
Plated Armor
32% bought
Spiritual Overflow
25% bought

Situational swaps · our advice

Metal Skin
before Escalating Exposure
Most of the enemy team's damage is bullets
Why, and what changes
Its active makes you immune to bullets for a few seconds.
- Adds an item: 11 held at the end instead of 10.
- Active item: 2 of 4 active slots at the end.
3,200 souls · active item · game text: Bullet Resist +12% Become immune to bullets. Active Movespeed Penalty -1.5m Dash Distance -20% Duration 5.0s
Spirit Resilience
before Mystic Vulnerability
Most of the enemy team's damage is spirit damage
Why, and what changes
Adds a large amount of spirit resist.
- Adds an item: 11 held at the end instead of 10.
3,200 souls · game text: Spirit Resist +30% Out of Combat Regen +3 When below 50% health, gain additional Spirit Resist. Health threshold 50 Spirit Resist +15%
Warp Stone
before Witchmail
You need an escape or a gap-closer
Why, and what changes
Teleports you forward and briefly adds bullet resist.
- Adds an item: 11 held at the end instead of 10.
- Active item: 2 of 4 active slots at the end.
3,200 souls · active item · game text: Teleport straight ahead, gaining Bullet Resist. Teleport Range 11m Bullet Resist +30% Buff Duration 6s

Oct 14, 2026 update · Oct 14, 2026–Oct 18, 2026 · updated Oct 18, 2026

Build details

Fixed snapshot: the filters on this site don't change it. Sample: Celeste, normal mode, ranked matches with average rank Phantom or higher, Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 18, 2026 (never more than 14 days): 2,305 matches, 54.7% won. Unranked matches carry no badge, so a rank bracket means ranked matches only.
Playstyle group: the most common trio of 3,200+ soul items by 30:00 was Torment Pulse, Greater Expansion, Radiant Regeneration. 1,743 of 2,305 matches (76%) built all three; 56.7% of them were won. That describes these players, not this exact build.
Items: bought by at least 50% of the group; late items are counted among the 599 matches that reached 35:00. With fewer than 2 late items, the build continues with the group's most-bought late items (at least 30%). Order follows the median purchase order. Imbue targets are the most common choice (20+ records, 40%+ agreement).
Ranked Celeste matches by rank: Acolyte 1,610 · Seeker 1,845 · Emissary 1,073 · Initiate 1,141 · Sentinel 1,326 · Phantom 1,304 · Ritualist 1,156 · Ascendant 708 · Oracle 1,156 · Eternus 293 · Mystic 1,133.
Source: Deadlock API public data lake (data as of Oct 18, 2026). Not claimed: that this is the best build or wins more than alternatives; no win rate is computed for the assembled build.

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Hero: Celeste (81)
Build source: generated, Phantom+ ranked sample
Build version: 2026-10-18T17:34:56.462Z
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Skill order

Rows in ability-slot order

The most common choice at each point among these 1,743 players; 151 used this exact order.

Celeste skill order: unlocks and upgrades in order, one row per ability in slot order
Light EaterLight Eater	Light Eater: Ability unlocked, step 1					Light Eater: 1 AP upgrade, step 6		Light Eater: 2 AP upgrade, step 8	Light Eater: 5 AP upgrade, step 9
Dazzling TrickDazzling Trick				Dazzling Trick: Ability unlocked, step 4									Dazzling Trick: 1 AP upgrade, step 13	Dazzling Trick: 2 AP upgrade, step 14	Dazzling Trick: 5 AP upgrade, step 15
Radiant DaggersImbued by Mystic ExpansionRadiant Daggers, imbued by Mystic Expansion		Radiant Daggers: Ability unlocked, step 2	Radiant Daggers: 1 AP upgrade, step 3		Radiant Daggers: 2 AP upgrade, step 5											Radiant Daggers: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Shining WonderShining Wonder							Shining Wonder: Ability unlocked, step 7			Shining Wonder: 1 AP upgrade, step 10	Shining Wonder: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Shining Wonder: 5 AP upgrade, step 12

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

The last point (Radiant Daggers 5 AP) completes the order: many matches end before every point is spent, so it's placed where the 333 players who got that far usually took it.

Light Eater

Dazzling Trick

Radiant DaggersImbued by Mystic Expansion

Shining Wonder

Celeste - Bruiser-DPS [65% WR] [tracklock.gg]

by TracklockVersion 1212Guide updated Oct 19, 2026Guide #459214Author's tags: Damage

Matches started with it: 4,435
Won: 49.8%
Players: 3,649
In-game favourites: Not available (not match usage)

Items, as published

1Core Build
Author's category · Buy in order from left to right
1. 1
  Extra Regen
  Pick Rate: 98% WR: +0%
2. 2
  High-Velocity Rounds
  Pick Rate: 98% WR: +0%
3. 3
  Mystic Regeneration
  Pick Rate: 97% WR: +0%
4. 4
  Mystic Expansion
  Pick Rate: 87% WR: +1%
5. 5
  Radiant Regeneration
  Built from Mystic Regeneration
  Pick Rate: 99% WR: +0%
6. 6
  Suppressor
  Pick Rate: 40% WR: +1%
7. 7
  Healing Booster
  Built from Extra Regen
  Pick Rate: 97% WR: +1%
8. 8
  Restorative Locket
  Pick Rate: 61% WR: +2%
9. 9
  Torment Pulse
  Pick Rate: 91% WR: +0%
10. 10
  Greater Expansion
  Built from Mystic Expansion
  Pick Rate: 87% WR: +1%
11. 11
  Opening Rounds
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
  Pick Rate: 52% WR: +1%
12. 12
  Witchmail
  vs spirit Pick Rate: 55% WR: +3%
13. 13
  Spirit Lifesteal
  Pick Rate: 20% WR: +4%
14. 14
  Spiritual Overflow
  Built from Spirit Lifesteal
  Pick Rate: 16% WR: +3%
2Earlyoptional
Author's category · Situational early-game items, buy based on lane needs
1. 1
  Mystic Burst
  Pick Rate: 47% WR: +0%
2. 2
  Healbane
  vs healers Pick Rate: 39% WR: +1%
3. 3
  Mystic Vulnerability
  Pick Rate: 42% WR: +5%
4. 4
3Lateoptional
Author's category · Situational late-game items, buy based on team needs
1. 1
  Tankbuster
  Built from Mystic Burst
  vs tanks Pick Rate: 37% WR: -2%
2. 2
  Escalating Exposure
  Built from Mystic Vulnerability
  vs tanks Pick Rate: 39% WR: +6%
3. 3
  Stamina Mastery
  Built from Extra Stamina
4Defensivesoptional
Author's category · Increase your survivability
1. 1
  Spirit Shielding
  Built from Grit
  Pick Rate: 57% WR: +1%
2. 2
  Weapon Shielding
  Built from Grit
  vs guns Pick Rate: 14% WR: +8%
3. 3
  Reactive Barrier
  Built from Grit
  Pick Rate: 13% WR: -7%
5Counter Picksoptional
Author's category · Situational picks against specific enemies or builds
1. 1
  Healbane
  vs healers Pick Rate: 39% WR: +1%
2. 2
  Weapon Shielding
  Built from Grit
  vs guns Pick Rate: 14% WR: +8%
3. 3
  Tankbuster
  Built from Mystic Burst
  vs tanks Pick Rate: 37% WR: -2%
6Activesoptional
Author's category · You can buy up to four active items for extra utility if you have the space
1. 1
  Grit
  Pick Rate: 57% WR: +2%
2. 2
  Refresher
  Pick Rate: 15% WR: -3%
3. 3
  Dispel Magic
  vs debuffs Pick Rate: 12% WR: -1%
4. 4

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Celeste - Bruiser-DPS [65% WR] [tracklock.gg], one row per ability in slot order
Light EaterLight Eater	Light Eater: Ability unlocked, step 1	Light Eater: 1 AP upgrade, step 2			Light Eater: 2 AP upgrade, step 5				Light Eater: 5 AP upgrade, step 9

Light EaterLight Eater	Light Eater: Ability unlocked, step 1				Light Eater: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Light Eater: 2 AP upgrade, step 6			Light Eater: 5 AP upgrade, step 9
Dazzling TrickDazzling Trick		Dazzling Trick: Ability unlocked, step 2								Dazzling Trick: 1 AP upgrade, step 10	Dazzling Trick: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Dazzling Trick: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
Radiant DaggersRadiant Daggers			Radiant Daggers: Ability unlocked, step 3				Radiant Daggers: 1 AP upgrade, step 7	Radiant Daggers: 2 AP upgrade, step 8								Radiant Daggers: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Shining WonderShining Wonder				Shining Wonder: Ability unlocked, step 4									Shining Wonder: 1 AP upgrade, step 13	Shining Wonder: 2 AP upgrade, step 14	Shining Wonder: 5 AP upgrade, step 15

Core build