Draft Build Compendium 2025
Table of Contents
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Vanessa Builds
Archetype / Variants
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pistol Sword | Pistol Sword, Dive Weights, Nesting Doll | Early Pistol Sword from Duelist PvE | Loaded Fury, Frontline Logistics, Gunner | |
| Bonus Ammo on Dive Weights. Buy Doll early to stack Ammo | Ballista can be an option instead of the Pistol Sword aswell. | |||
| Depth Charge | Depth Charge, Yeti Crab | Try to get 3+ ammo on depth Charge | Creeping Toxins, Slow Burn, Barnacle Crusted | |
| Lots of great skills for the build, any kind of charge to get faster activation | ||||
| Works in a lot of different versions (see Puffer/Weatherglass/Slumbering) | ||||
| Oni Mask | Oni Mask, | Needs Crit skills (best case Inex early), Pet Rock and Crest are great. | Inexorable, Tracer Fire | |
| Dont focus on the slow, focus on Crit! | ||||
| Blazehowl can be better than oni late |
Note:
The builds above are the most consistent, best builds (not always forceable!), but this does not mean the builds below are worse in every spot or unplayable.
Archetype / Variants (continued)
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| One Weapon | Silencer, Langxian | Only play Langxian if you get it early and prio getting and winning fights early to scale | Mixed Message, Shield Bash, Berserker | |
| Silencer; Sniper Rifle | Early Midgame dont solo the Langxian until you have enough DMG | |||
| The Boulder | The Boulder, Silencer | Lategame pivot out of other one weapon builds | Mixed Message, Big Guns, Oceanic Rush | |
| Blowgun | Blowgun, Swash Buckle, Holster | Blowgun is the "secret" OP item. Poppy field is a highroll with more weapons | Mixed Message, Shield Bash |
Aquatic
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tortuga | Tortuga, Pufferfish | Make sure you have enough haste skills/activations to go off at the start of combat | Flashy Pilot, Command Ship, Crashing Waves, Oceanic Rush | |
| Quick Guide | Tortuga level ups are the most important thing in this comp | |||
| Anchor | Anchor, Rowboat, Clamera | Very upgrade hungry, wants crit. More of a late-game pivot | Barnacle Crusted, Command Ship, Temporal Strike | |
| Submersible | Submersible, Silencer | Biggest Problem is to activate Julian fast, get off class items or cd/charge skills | Flashy Pilot, Command Ship | |
| Seadog Saloon | Seadog Saloon, Old Saltclaw, Mantis Shrimp | best case get duplicates of shrimp/saltclaw | Bloodhound, Oceanic Rush, Barnacle Crusted | |
| Slumbering Primordial | Slumbering Primordial, Elemental Depth Charge | Gold Slumbering is not good enough in the lategame. Need Dia | Oceanic Rush, Barnacle Crusted, Big Guns, Heated Shells | |
| Shark Ray | Shark Ray, Dive Weights | Shotglasses can work aswell. | Oceanic Rush, Barnacle Crusted, Bloodhound | |
| Orange Julian | Orange Julian, Dive Weights, Shuriken | Possible payoffs: Hoverboard, Pistol Sword, Proboscis | Loaded Fury, Frontline Logistics, Inexorable | |
| Arbalest | Arbalest, Holster, Dive Weights | Get enough Ammo to cut powder flask | Oceanic Rush, Crashing Waves, Depth Charge | |
| Ballista | Ballista, Dive Weights | Gunner, Loaded Fury, Frontline Logistics | ||
| Cannonade | Cannonade, Throwing Knives | Gunner, Loaded Fury, Steelstorm, Frontline Logistics | ||
| Powder Keg | Powder Keg, Nesting Doll, Incendiary Rounds | Incendiary Rounds and heated shells are the best enablers | Heated Shells, Crit | |
| You want to reach 100% crit on Keg! Obsidian and radiant Keg needed | ||||
| More of a late-game pivot - dont play this with silver keg early | ||||
| Trebuchet | Trebuchet, Holster, Zoarcid | Treb cant be your only dmg, other weapons need to do dmg too. | Bloodhound, Flurry of Blows, Captains Charge | |
| Zoracid/Dive are an insane amount of haste trigger | ||||
| Torpedo | Torpedo, Dive Weights | Barnacle Crusted |
Burn
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Weatherglass | Weatherglass, Zoarcid | Blazehowl Warden is a great wincon for weatherglass. Needs some kind of scaling | Toxic Flame, Conflagration, Quick Ignition | |
| Slow Burn | Clamera, Lighthouse | Oceanic Rush, Barnacle Crusted | ||
| Volcanic Vents | Volcanic Vents, Zoarcid | Volcanic Vents needs +Burn skills to be viable | Conflagration, Improvised Burn, Quick Ignition | |
| Catfish | Catfish, Catfish | If you play Card Table you want Catfish as your only friend | Oceanic Rush, Barnacle Crusted | |
| small Items | Holster, Throwing Knifes, Pistol Sword | Great if you get Augmented Weaponry early or Diamond Fangs with diamond smalls | Augmented Weaponry, Diamond Fangs, Glass Cannon |
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Note
The builds above are the most consistent, best builds (not always forceable!), but this does not mean the builds below are worse in every spot or unplayable.
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Dooley Builds
Archetype / Variants
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dooltron | Dooltron | With Dooltron being a vehicle getting Saddel + Thruster on a fast item is a good setup | Intrusion Countermeasures, Big Numbers | |
| Nitrogen Hammer | Nitrogen Hammer, Cooling Fan, Launcher Core | Launcher Core setup, can be played with other but not as good imo | Party Float + Z shield is also a possible setup | |
| Launch Pad | Launch Pad, Launcher Core | Needs +Burn on Launch Pad or some scaling, Toxic Flame and Blazehowl best | Toxic Flame, Conflag | |
| Crit Core Carry | Critical Core, Mech- Moles, Metronom | Getting crit on your other items makes the Critical Core a lot faster | Machine Learning!, Improvised Weaponry |
Note:
The builds above are the most consistent, best builds (not always forceable!), but this does not mean the builds below are worse in every spot or unplayable.
Weapon / Core Carry
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hydraulic Press | Hydraulic Press, Remote Control | Need to make Press a Core at some point to use Remote Control or Mainframe | Big Numbers, | Enchants on Mainframe can help trigger bugs, look for the fastest friend setup |
| Kinetic Cannon | Kinetic Cannon, The Core, Battery | Kinetic to Gold on level 7, But really wants The Core to dia in the lategame | Big Numbers, Big Guns, Machine Learning | |
| Nitrogen Hammer | Nitrogen Hammer, Coolant | Toxic enchant somewhere (core, uzi, hammer, fiber) is great for blue bug | Liquid Cooled, Reaching the Summit | |
| Railgun | Railgun, Arc Blaster, Critical Core | Best Core is Critical Core, can play The Core but most likely a pivot later if you play it | Big Guns, Big Numbers, Machine Learning | |
| Cybersecurity | Cybersecurity, The Core | Schematics great to find your tech items | Buddy System, Machine Learning | |
| Trollosaur | Trollosaur, Diana-Saur |
Ignition Core / Armor / Companion
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ignition Core | Ignition Core, RED-F1R3FLY, | Dino-Saddle Core Carry also playable | Heat Shield, Burning Shield, Overclocked | |
| Thermal Lance | Thermal Lance, Metronom | doesnt need any kind of burn scaling as thermal is all you need | Moth to a Flame, Overclocked, Burning Shield | |
| Angry Balloon Bot | Angry Balloon Bot, Duct Tape, Amored Core | |||
| Force Field | Force Field, Bunker, SMG | Crit on FF very importent! | Reserve Shield, Defense Grid, Big Numbers | |
| Companion Core | Bellalista, Companion Core | Beatiful Friendship, Intrusion Countermeasures | ||
| Ice 9000 | Pierre Conditioner, Ice 9000 | |||
| Crane | Crane, Dino Saddle | Saddle is the most importent thing you can hit late. Race Carl and Temporal Navigator | ||
| Monitor Lizard | Monitor Lizard, BLU-B33TL3 | Diamond Lizard at 2sec is a great item, can also a pivot into Dooltron | Toxic Flame, | |
| Launcher Core | Terry-Dactyl, Terry-Dactyl | Crane, SMG | ||
| Combat Core | Miss Isles, Combat Core | |||
| Ice 9000 | Ice 9000, Pierre Conditioner |
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Pyg Builds
Archetype / Variants
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Crook | Crook, Atlatl | Lots of options for items: Also great off class items. | Brawler, Cash Deposits, Heavy Firepower | |
| Coincure | Coincure | Weights is your early game setup, Heal Enchanted Weapons! | Endurance, Healthy Jolt, Staying Power | |
| Lemonade Stand | Lemonade Stand, Keychain | Enchants are the reason these kind of builds work! Get offensive enchant on Stand | Tall Buildings, Industrialist | |
| Igloo | Steam Ladle, Cold Room, Igloo | Fort can also be an option, very close to the hot Spring builds. Enchanted Cold Room | Reaching the Summit | |
| Matchbox | Matchbox, Orange Piggle | Best if start enchanted Matchbox. often more of a tempo setup that wants to pivot | Tall Buildings, Industrialist |
Weapon
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jabalian Drum | Jabalian Drum, Yo-yo | Benefits greatly from off class Weapons or Duplicates on things like Yo-yo | Honed Arsenal, Brawler | |
| 28 Hour Fitness | 28 Hour Fitness, Yo-yo, Badblocker | Getting the Badblocker to cast fast is importent. Off class charge + haste can help | Brawler, Sharp Corners | |
| Piggle Storm | Yo-yo, PiggleStorm Gaming House | |||
| Yetarian Club | Yetarian Club, Cold Room | Igloo also an Option, as is any other kind of freeze item like Cryosleeve | Big Guns, Double Down, Reaching the Summit | |
| Weights | Weights, Uwashiwali Bird, Yo-yo | Heal Enchants on yo-yo is insane with tent | Endurance, Healthy Hoarder | |
| Skyscraper | Skyscraper | Need diamond, can also be played with a scaled Pyg Gym, Pawnshop or fixer | Industrialist, Tall Buildings, Big Guns, Long Strides | |
| Runic Great Axe | Runic Great Axe, Runic Daggers, Runic Potion | Improvised Weaponry, Crimson Rush | ||
| Plague Glaive | Plague Glaive, Injektion System, Spider Mace | Toxic Poison items to double dip on the +poison are great esp in Potions | Crimson Rush, Toxicity | |
| Tomb of the Ancients | Blank Slate, Tomb of the Ancients, Excavation Tools | Excavation Tools is the most important upgrade. Don't waste sterling on tomb | Toxic Flame, Vital Renewal | |
| Test Subject Alpha | Test Subject Alpha, Spider Mace, Barbed Claws | Healing enchant (adrenal/injection/poppy) to not die to self poison is very nice | Toxic Shield, Toxic Weapons | |
| Self Poison + Moose | Staff of the Moose, Adrenal Converter, Spider Mace | Random Haste Item has a good chance (1/6) to find adrenal | Vital Renewal, Emergency Draught | |
| Apothecary | Apothecary, Adrenal Converter, Injection System | Infinite Apothecary to scale Regen, needs utility enchant somewhere for infinte | Vital Renewal, Emergency Draught | |
| Idol of Decay | Idol of Decay, Blank Slate, Excavation Tools | Can be played like torch with slate plus sampler too | ||
| Life Conduit | Life Conduit, Excavation Tools | Scaling Enchant can make this playable without a "finisher" similar to Torch or Idol | Self Poison is great for setup - can be played with Tomb as well | |
| Burn | Calcinator, Fire Claw | Lots of ways to go infinite with pendulum/scales/library/lab | Heat Shield | |
| Skyterror | Skyterror, Orly | Try to get shiny smalls with shiny reagent. Loop faster. | ||
| Retort | Retort, Library | Lots of ways to go infinite with pendulum/scales/library/lab | Toxic Shield |
Notes
The builds above are the most consistent, best builds (not always forceable!), but this does not mean the builds below are worse in every spot or unplayable.
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Mak Builds
Meta
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Recycling Bin | Vial Launcher, Recycling Bin, Runic Potion | Cant play a Weapon Potion so Runic Potion guarantees to hit Vial Launcher | Potent Potables, Alchemical Precision | |
| Eternal Torch | Eternal Torch | Candles is the best early game. Scaling Enchants on Torch needed | Slow Burn, Tracer Fire | |
| Vat of Acid | Vat of Acid, Boiling Flask | If you want to play Library you cant have weapon on Vat of Acid | Alchemical Precision, Sick Burn, Venomous Blade | |
| Bottled Explosion | Potion Distillery, Bottled Explosion | Try to charge skills for Weapon, good basedmg from skills/loot helps a lot | Brewmaster, Alchemical Precision | |
| Magic Carpet | Flying Potion, Orly, Boiling Flask, Magic Carpet | get enchants on potions (enchant that can crit on flying), Taz Dagger on flying early | Improvised Weaponry, Stocked, Gunner |
Note:
The builds above are the most consistent, best builds (not always forceable!), but this does not mean the builds below are worse in every spot or unplayable.
Potion
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Athanor | Athanor, Boiling Flask | More early/midgame build prob need to pivot lategame | Stocked, Potent Potables, Alchemical Precision | |
| Potion Distillery | Potion Distillery, Boiling Flask | Shiny Shrinking Potions + Poison or Obsidian Vitality Potion for DMG | Alchemical Precision, Brewmaster, Explosive Potions |
Weapon
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Poppy Fields | Poppy Fields, Spider Mace, Barbed Claw | Off class fast weapons are great! Dupe Mace (Reagents + Catalyst) best weapon. | Toxic Shield, Toxic Weapons, Knife Tricks | |
| Poison enchants on Weapons make this scale way faster, but Poppy should be first | ||||
| Refractor | Refractor | Mostly a tempo build, if you dont streak to 10 you usually want to pivot towards femur | skyterror or self poison | |
| Femur | Magnus Femur, Sands of Time, Runic Potion | Good Pivot if you have Sands/Slate already stacked. Lifesteal from any skill is great | Net Launcher, Quality over Quantity, Hardly Workin' | |
| Runic Great Axe | Runic Great Axe, Runic Daggers, Runic Potion | Improvised Weaponry, Crimson Rush | ||
| Plague Glaive | Plague Glaive, Injektion System, Spider Mace | Toxic Poison items to double dip on the +poison are great esp in Potions | Crimson Rush, Toxicity | |
| Plague Glaive | Plague Glaive, Boiling Flask, Noxious Potion | Lab could be a viable option too | ||
| Poison | Tomb of the Ancients | Blank Slate, Tomb of the Ancients, Excavation Tools | Toxic Flame, Vital Renewal | |
| Test Subject Alpha | Test Subject Alpha, Spider Mace, Barbed Claws | Healing enchant (adrenal/injection/poppy) to not die to self poison is very nice | Toxic Shield, Toxic Weapons | |
| Self Poison + Moose | Staff of the Moose, Adrenal Converter, Spider Mace | Random Haste Item has a good chance (1/6) to find adrenal | Vital Renewal, Emergency Draught | |
| Apothecary | Apothecary, Adrenal Converter, Injection System | Infinite Apothecary to scale Regen, needs utility enchant somewhere for infinite | Vital Renewal, Emergency Draught | |
| Idol of Decay | Idol of Decay, Blank Slate, Excavation Tools | Can be played like torch with slate plus sampler too | ||
| Life Conduit | Life Conduit, Excavation Tools | Scaling Enchant can make this playable without a finisher similar to Torch or Idol | Self Poison is great for setup - can be played with Tomb as well | |
| Burn | Calcinator, Fire Claw | Lots of ways to go infinite with pendulum/scales/library/lab | Heat Shield | |
| Skyterror | Skyterror, Orly | Try to get shiny smalls with shiny reagent. Loop faster. | ||
| Retort | Retort, Library | Lots of ways to go infinite with pendulum/scales/library/lab | Toxic Shield |
Notes
The Mak section contains a broad set of potion and weapon strategies emphasizing potions, enchantments, and infused equipment to scale into mid to late game. It includes many pivot paths and scaling combos that interact with off-class items and lab/library mechanics.
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Stelle Builds
Meta
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lavaroller | Lavaroller, Hydrogen Tank | Lavaroller on outside can be better for burst burn | ||
| Lightning Rod | Lightning Rod, Weather Machine, Flashbang | Weapon scaling needed! skills like trained are great for this build | Slow and Steady | |
| Wrecking Ball | Wrecking Ball, Freefall Simulator, Ornithopter | Orni needs lower CD than Freefall if you play it on the Ball. Otherwise on Freefall | Above the Clouds | |
| Space Laser | Space Laser, Ornithopter | If you find Thruster or sud for vehicle you can play Launch Tower | Thrill of the Flight, Big Numbers |
Note:
The builds above are the most consistent, best builds (not always forceable!), but this does not mean the builds below are worse in every spot or unplayable.
Start/Stop Flying
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hang Glider | Hang Glider, Marshalling Lights, Paper Airplane | Expert Pilot, Thrill of the Flight | ||
| Daggerwing | Daggerwing, Freefall Simulator | Can also fly dome instead of Dagge to not have up/down issues | Expert Pilot | |
| Air Pressure Rifle | Air Pressure Rifle, Freefall Simulator | More of a midgame setup, easy pivots towards Daggerwing, Glider, Ball | ||
| Balloon Engine | Balloon Engine, Smoke Detector, Freefall Simulator | Parachute can be a good item in this build. | Conflagration, Heat Shield | |
| Flying | Skyliner | Skies with Squeezer variants and upgrade paths | Acclimation, Expert Pilot, Thrill of the Flight | |
| Ballon/Privat Runabout | Privat Runabout, Headset | Runabout + launch tower is a very consistent mid to lategame build atm | Above the Clouds, Acclimation, Expert Pilot | |
| Vortex Cannon | Vortex Cannon, Altimeter | Can play vortex, skyliner in midgame, upgrade hungry but loops greatly | ||
| Observatory | Observatory, Ornithopter, Turret/Gatling | More of a midgame tempo setup but if you have good scaling it can carry you | Tempering |
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Jules Builds
Archetype / Variants
| Archetype / Variants | Core Items | Notes | Example Builds | Skills |
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| Grill | Grill, Rice Cooker | Heated: 3 fast foods | Grill, Cornucopia | |
| Feast | Feast, Basket, Serving Platter | Heated + Chilled: Feast | Feasts like Banu Leaves, Zarlic | |
| Jumbo Wok | Microwave also playable as haste engine | |||
| Imu | Imu, Honeycomb | Heavily relies on slow enchanted items | Slow enchant items | |
| Shield | Durian, Apron | Chilled: Durian | ||
| Cheese Wheel | ||||
| Gingerbread House | Gingerbread House, Honeycomb | Healed: Gingerbread House, Microwave | ||
| Bubblegum Floor | Bubblegum Floor, Giant Lollipop | Healed: Bubblegum Floor | ||
| Freeze | Freezer, Pastry Cart | Chilled: Freezer, Blender | ||
| Cooler | Cooler, Blender | Icicle next to blender is great start of combat! | pacifist or offensive enchant cooler/pastry | |
| Regen | Laurels Fort | |||
| Weapon | Dishwashers? | |||
| Giant Lollipop | Giant Lollipop, Dishwasher | Healed: Giant Lollipop |
Notes
The Jules section outlines a variety of dish-based and candy-themed or food-based build archetypes along with shield and freeze themed strategies, focusing on slow/enchant interactions and endgame pivots.
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Level Up Misc
Helpful Websites
- HowBazaar
- BazaarDB
Level Progression Table (abbreviated)
| Level | Item/Skill | Description | |
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| 2 | Bronze Skill | ||
| 3 | Bronze Item | 2g + Bronze Loot | Random (eg. gold for Tool) |
| 4 | upgrade Bronze | ||
| 5 | Silver skills | ||
| 6 | Silver Item | 2g+ Silver Loot | Random (eg. gold for Tool) |
| 7 | Skills (Silver) | ||
| 8 | Skills (Gold / x / x) | ||
| 9 | Silver Item | 2g+ Silver Loot | Random (eg. gold for Tool) |
| 10 | 3x Enchant | ||
| 11 | Skills (Random shops) | ||
| 12 | Gold Item | 2g + Gold Loot | Random (eg. gold for Tool) |
| 13 | upgrade Item | ||
| 14 | Skills (Gold) | ||
| 15 | Gold Item | 2g + Gold Loot | Random (eg. gold for Tool) |
| 16 | upgrade Item | ||
| 17 | Skills (Random shops) | ||
| 18 | Gold or Dia Item | 2g+ Gold/Dia Loot | Random (eg. gold for Tool) |
| 19 | 3x Enchant | ||
| 20 | Skills (Random shops) | ||
| 21 | Gold or Dia Item | 2g+ Gold/Dia Loot | Random (eg. gold for Tool) |
| 22 | upgrade Item | ||
| 23 | Skills (Random shops) | ||
| 24 | Dia Item | 2g+ Dia Loot | Random (eg. gold for Tool) |
| 25 | upgrade Item |
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