
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
1Dazzling Trick
2Light Eater
3Radiant DaggersYour 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

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.

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

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.

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 Eater›
Dazzling Trick›
Shining Wonder›
Radiant Daggers
From the most common upgrade order (99k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.
| 10m | 21m | 32m | 44m | 55m | 66m | 77m | 89m | 912m | 1013m | 1115m | 1219m | 1321m | 1423m | 1531m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Light EaterAbility 1 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
Dazzling TrickAbility 2 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
Radiant DaggersAbility 3 | I | II | |||||||||||||
Shining WonderUltimate | I | II | III |
unlock I II III upgrade tiers · column labels are the average minute of each step
Build path with timings
High-Velocity Rounds~3:13 · 86%
sold ~14:51
Extra Regen~3:20 · 82%
→ Healing Booster
Mystic Regeneration~6:13 · 80%
→ Radiant Regeneration
Mystic Burst~8:04 · 29%
sold ~23:15
Healing Booster~12:13 · 72%
Radiant Regeneration~12:16 · 83%
Torment Pulse~18:43 · 76%
Greater Expansion~22:22 · 75%
Stamina Mastery~22:58 · 47%
Escalating Exposure~30:37 · 47%
Items that win most on Celeste
+7.8 pp · 3% buy it
+7.4 pp · 2% buy it
+7.3 pp · 17% buy it
+6.8 pp · 1% buy it
+6.7 pp · 7% buy it
+6.5 pp · 0% buy it
Lanes you win
Lanes to play safe
When they counter you
−6.6 ppRat KingBuy against Rat King:
Ethereal Shift+3.3 pp
Juggernaut+2.9 pp
Refresher+2.8 pp
−6.5 ppPaigeBuy against Paige:
Magic Carpet+1.7 pp
Armor Piercer+1.6 pp
Spellbreaker+1.6 pp
−6.5 ppGravesBuy against Graves:
Armor Piercer+2.8 pp
Plated Armor+2.7 pp
Cursed Relic+2.3 pp
Best teammates
56.2% together
55.6% together
54.4% together
52.9% together
52.7% together
52.3% together
Notes from the best builds
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