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Field manual · Sep 29 patch

How to play CelesteHow to play

48.6% win rate · #22 of 44 · Performer · Disruptive · Dazzling

Updated 2026-10-30 01:19 UTC · n = 3,827,247 matches

How to play Celeste

Dazzling Trick1Dazzling TrickLight Eater2Light EaterRadiant Daggers3Radiant Daggers

Your combo: Shield with Dazzling Trick (whoever breaks it is silenced), blast a cone with Light Eater, which increases your damage against them, then drop Radiant Daggers’ delayed explosion on their position.

Don’t waste: Enemies only break Dazzling Trick when they can finish you, and at 690 health a focused burst does. Don’t lean on it when they can.

Edge: Shining Wonder bounces between nearby enemies; use it when they’re grouped.

From community hero guides, Oct 2026 patches, checked against deadlock.wiki. The same combo from the other side is on how to counter Celeste.

Your kit

Light Eater
Light Eater
Ability 1 · 20s cooldown

Blast 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.

Dazzling Trick
Dazzling Trick
Ability 2 · 38s cooldown

Surround yourself in a protective prism. If the barrier is destroyed, it silences nearby enemies and deals a portion of the barrier as damage.

Radiant Daggers
Radiant Daggers
Ability 3 · 33s cooldown

Call 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.

Shining Wonder
Shining Wonder
Ultimate · 160s cooldown · slow · ultimate

Launch 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.

Skill order

Max first:Light EaterLight Eater›Dazzling TrickDazzling Trick›Shining WonderShining Wonder›Radiant DaggersRadiant Daggers

From the most common upgrade order (99k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.

10m21m32m44m55m66m77m89m912m1013m1115m1219m1321m1423m1531m
Light EaterLight EaterAbility 1IIIIII
Dazzling TrickDazzling TrickAbility 2IIIIII
Radiant DaggersRadiant DaggersAbility 3III
Shining WonderShining WonderUltimateIIIIII

unlock I II III upgrade tiers · column labels are the average minute of each step

Build path with timings

Early
Mid
Late

Items that win most on Celeste

Lanes you win

Lanes to play safe

When they counter you

−6.6 ppRat King

Buy against Rat King:

−6.5 ppPaige

Buy against Paige:

−6.5 ppGraves

Buy against Graves:

Best teammates

Notes from the best builds

Celeste stats and buildsHow to counter Celeste