Best Builds for The First Upgrade Path
Goal: First builds for cosmic control and brutal spell swings.
Last verified 2026-02-27
At-a-Glance
- Role: Killer
- Path shape: Starter -> Intermediate -> Optimized
- Patch source: 9.4.2
Starter
Lowest ownership barrier while preserving the same job.
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Intermediate
Keep core consistency, then add upside perks.
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
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Optimized
Full target version pulled from the guide's core loadout.
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Upgrade Step 1: Starter -> Intermediate
- Hex: Fortune's Fool -> Turn Back the Clock. Keeps similar value through hook while lowering ownership requirements.
- Hex: No One Escapes Death -> Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
Upgrade Step 2: Intermediate -> Optimized
- Bitter Murmur -> Turn Back the Clock. Keeps similar value through generator while lowering ownership requirements.
- Scourge Hook: Weeping Wounds -> Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance. Keeps similar value through aura + hook while lowering ownership requirements.
- Turn Back the Clock -> Pop Goes the Weasel. Keeps similar value through hook + generator while lowering ownership requirements.
- Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance -> Nowhere to Hide. Keeps similar value through aura + generator while lowering ownership requirements.