Viscous

Viscous item build

Early game

0 to 9 min

62% Mystic Burst Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought62% Win45.8% At3:13 Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 80 damage to deal additional damage. 45% High-Velocity Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought45% Win45.8% At4:25 38% Melee Lifesteal Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought38% Win48.4% At4:01 Your next Melee attack heals you. This heal is 30% effective vs non-heroes. Cooldown is 1.5x as long for Light Melee hits. 25% Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought25% Win48.5% At6:03 25% Monster Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought25% Win45.2% At3:56 23% Close Quarters Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought23% Win48.4% At2:59 Deal additional Weapon Damage when in close range to your target.

Mid game

9 to 20 min

42% Mystic Expansion Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought42% Win46.8% At13:36 Imbue an ability to increase its range and effect radius. 33% Spirit Snatch Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought33% Win50.3% At15:28 When you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, the attack deals extra spirit damage and steals Spirit Resist and Spirit Power. Effe... 33% Spirit Strike Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought33% Win47.0% At12:44 When you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, deal extra spirit damage with the attack and reduce the target's Spirit Resist. Cool... 28% Express Shot Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought28% Win44.7% At12:10 Your next attack will fire twice in quick succession with increased damage and velocity. This attack consumes extra ammo. 24% Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought24% Win44.8% At14:21 23% Lifestrike Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought23% Win51.5% At16:03 Your Melee Attack applies Movement Slow and heals you for a percentage of the Melee Damage dealt plus a fixed amount. This heal is 40% effective vs...

Late game

20 min and later

50% Greater Expansion Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought50% Win48.2% At27:39 Increases the range and effect radius of your abilities and items. 45% Superior Cooldown Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought45% Win48.2% At28:09 Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities. 39% Tankbuster Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought39% Win46.4% At26:57 Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 165 damage to deal additional damage. Ignores Spirit Resistance. 34% Transcendent Cooldown Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought34% Win51.1% At33:30 Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities and items. 28% Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought28% Win48.4% At27:15 28% Crushing Fists Weapon · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought28% Win51.7% At28:51 Your melee damage will restore ammo and apply a stacking bullet resist debuff on enemies. Heavy melee applies 2 stacks. If the target reaches max s...

Core items

Most bought overall

63% Tankbuster Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought63% Win46.9% At22:48 Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 165 damage to deal additional damage. Ignores Spirit Resistance. 63% Spirit Snatch Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought63% Win48.2% At20:09 When you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, the attack deals extra spirit damage and steals Spirit Resist and Spirit Power. Effe... 60% Greater Expansion Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought60% Win48.5% At25:51 Increases the range and effect radius of your abilities and items. 56% Superior Cooldown Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought56% Win48.2% At25:56 Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities. 52% Compress Cooldown Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought52% Win47.3% At20:08 Imbue an ability to reduce its Cooldown. 41% Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought41% Win48.9% At23:30

Percent = share of Viscous players who bought the item in that phase. Hover or tap an item for its win rate and buy time. Late items win more partly because winning players can afford them.

Viscous abilities

Ability 1

Splatter

Damage enemies and make a mess

Throw a ball of goo that deals damage and leaves puddles of goo behind that apply movement slow to enemies in the radius.

1. 1+36.0 Damage and +1.5m Radius
2. 2-14s Cooldown
3. 3+1 Bounce and improved Spirit Scaling

Ability 2

The Cube

The Cube is a safe place to be

Encase the target in a cube of restorative goo that protects from damage, and increases health regen. Target is unable to take any new actions while cubed. Can be used on self. Press Jump / mantle to escape early.

1. 1Increases Move Speed and Stamina Recovery
2. 2+25 Health Regen and +1s Duration
3. 3Removes all non-ult Debuffs and -20.0s Cooldown

Ability 3

Puddle Punch

Punch enemies with a giant fist

Materialize a fist in the world that punches everyone in the area, applying knockup. Punching an enemy deals melee damage and applies slow. Enemies can Parry this attack. You and your allies have increased Air Control.

1. 1+1 Charge and +20 Damage
2. 2+1.5m Radius and +60% Lifesteal
3. 3-14.0s Cooldown and now deals Heavy Melee Damage

Ability 4 · Ultimate

Goo Ball

Roll around and cause chaos

Morph into a large goo ball that deals damage and stuns enemies on impact. The ball grants large amounts of Bullet and Spirit resist, bounces off walls and can double jump.

1. 1-25s Cooldown
2. 2+70 Damage and +20% Resists
3. 3+7s Duration, +0.3s Stun Duration, and +0.2 Spirit Scaling

Ability order

18% of players · 44.9% win rate · 13,413 matches

Max first Splatter › The Cube › Puddle Punch › Goo Ball

Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Splatter	U	1			2		3
The Cube			U						1	2	3
Puddle Punch				U				1				2
Goo Ball						U

U = unlock, numbers = upgrade tier. Most common first 12 points.

Viscous counters and matchups

Counters

Viscous wins least against

Graves Graves Win rate38.5% Pick rate– Matches44k −7.5 pts vs Viscous's average −7.5

New Rat King Rat King Win rate40.0% Pick rate– Matches63k −5.9 pts vs Viscous's average −5.9

Victor Victor Win rate40.8% Pick rate– Matches29k −5.1 pts vs Viscous's average −5.1

Paige Paige Win rate41.4% Pick rate– Matches31k −4.6 pts vs Viscous's average −4.6

Seven Seven Win rate41.8% Pick rate– Matches32k −4.2 pts vs Viscous's average −4.2

Kelvin Kelvin Win rate42.4% Pick rate– Matches13k −3.6 pts vs Viscous's average −3.6

Good matchups

Viscous wins most against

Sinclair Sinclair Win rate52.6% Pick rate– Matches9.9k +6.6 pts vs Viscous's average +6.6

Pocket Pocket Win rate51.3% Pick rate– Matches17k +5.3 pts vs Viscous's average +5.3

Mina Mina Win rate51.1% Pick rate– Matches36k +5.1 pts vs Viscous's average +5.1

Mirage Mirage Win rate51.1% Pick rate– Matches10k +5.1 pts vs Viscous's average +5.1

Shiv Shiv Win rate50.7% Pick rate– Matches22k +4.8 pts vs Viscous's average +4.8

Paradox Paradox Win rate50.5% Pick rate– Matches24k +4.6 pts vs Viscous's average +4.6

Best teammates

Lift Viscous's win rate most

Graves Graves Win rate54.0% Pick rate– Matches39k +8.1 pts vs Viscous's average +8.1

Kelvin Kelvin Win rate52.8% Pick rate– Matches5.0k +6.8 pts vs Viscous's average +6.8

New Rat King Rat King Win rate52.6% Pick rate– Matches43k +6.6 pts vs Viscous's average +6.6

Paige Paige Win rate52.1% Pick rate– Matches9.6k +6.1 pts vs Viscous's average +6.1

Victor Victor Win rate50.9% Pick rate– Matches30k +5.0 pts vs Viscous's average +5.0

Seven Seven Win rate50.4% Pick rate– Matches37k +4.5 pts vs Viscous's average +4.5

Points = Viscous's win rate with or against that hero minus Viscous's overall win rate. At least 500 matches per pair.

Top Viscous community builds

• Splatter Support Viscous

  by Homeless Jew · 4,818 favorites · updated Jul 30, 2026

  ID 515109
  Mystic Burst Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 80 damage to deal additional damage. Mystic Expansion Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Imbue an ability to increase its range and effect radius. Guardian Ward Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Provide the target with a Barrier and temporary Move Speed. Can be self-cast. Cooldown is reduced by half when cast on someone else. Compress Cooldown Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Imbue an ability to reduce its Cooldown. Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Healing Booster Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Increases the effectiveness of your healing. Superior Cooldown Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities. Tankbuster Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 165 damage to deal additional damage. Ignores Spirit Resistance.

• lomein viscous hes back.

  by < blank > · 454 favorites · updated Jul 6, 2026

  ID 694100
  Headshot Booster Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next headshot against an enemy Hero deals bonus weapon damage. Mystic Burst Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 80 damage to deal additional damage. Mystic Shot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your next bullet deals bonus spirit damage. High-Velocity Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Express Shot Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Your next attack will fire twice in quick succession with increased damage and velocity. This attack consumes extra ammo. Sprint Boots Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Trophy Collector Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Whenever you score an assist or kill, gain extra sprint, ability range and passive soul generation. This effect stacks and persists through death. Veil Walker Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Walking through a cosmic veil grants you Stealth, Heal and increased Move Speed.

• Splatter Punch Viscous

  by Homeless Jew · 203 favorites · updated Sep 12, 2026

  ID 691940
  High-Velocity Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Health Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Opening Rounds Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your attacks have additional Weapon Damage against enemies above 50% health. Fortitude Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls After not taking damage for a period, gain health regen. Mystic Burst Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 80 damage to deal additional damage. Mystic Expansion Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Imbue an ability to increase its range and effect radius. Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls

• Division Waige Hybrid Viscous

  by Division · 202 favorites · updated Aug 2, 2026

  ID 746434
  High-Velocity Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Mystic Burst Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 80 damage to deal additional damage. Mystic Shot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your next bullet deals bonus spirit damage. Express Shot Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Your next attack will fire twice in quick succession with increased damage and velocity. This attack consumes extra ammo. Sprint Boots Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Trophy Collector Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Whenever you score an assist or kill, gain extra sprint, ability range and passive soul generation. This effect stacks and persists through death. Healing Rite Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Grant Regen and Sprint Speed to the target. Gets dispelled if you take damage from enemy players or objectives. Can be self-cast. Extra Regen Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls

• Lomein Viscous

  by I · 189 favorites · updated Jul 1, 2026

  ID 703378
  Mystic Burst Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 80 damage to deal additional damage. Headshot Booster Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next headshot against an enemy Hero deals bonus weapon damage. Mystic Shot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your next bullet deals bonus spirit damage. High-Velocity Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Express Shot Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Your next attack will fire twice in quick succession with increased damage and velocity. This attack consumes extra ammo. Sprint Boots Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls While you are above 65% health, gain bonus Spirit and Cooldown Reduction. Veil Walker Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Walking through a cosmic veil grants you Stealth, Heal and increased Move Speed.

• vegas

  by we ALL love deadlock · 154 favorites · updated Aug 2, 2026

  ID 747344
  Mystic Burst Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 80 damage to deal additional damage. High-Velocity Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Mystic Shot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your next bullet deals bonus spirit damage. Mystic Expansion Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Imbue an ability to increase its range and effect radius. Sprint Boots Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Trophy Collector Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Whenever you score an assist or kill, gain extra sprint, ability range and passive soul generation. This effect stacks and persists through death. Express Shot Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Your next attack will fire twice in quick succession with increased damage and velocity. This attack consumes extra ammo. Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls

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