Best Builds for The Mastermind Upgrade Path
Goal: Mastermind builds for slam pressure and constant threat.
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)
Unlock from Nemesis
Unlock from Cannibal
Optimized
Full target version pulled from the guide's core loadout.
Unlock from Nemesis
Unlock from Cannibal
Unlock from Knight
Unlock from Trapper
Upgrade Step 1: Starter -> Intermediate
- Hex: No One Escapes Death -> Lethal Pursuer. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Distressing -> Barbecue & Chilli. Preserves the build's core job with a lower ownership barrier.
Upgrade Step 2: Intermediate -> Optimized
- Bitter Murmur -> Lethal Pursuer. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Hex: Fortune's Fool -> Barbecue & Chilli. Keeps similar value through aura + hook while lowering ownership requirements.
- Lethal Pursuer -> Nowhere to Hide. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Barbecue & Chilli -> Brutal Strength. Preserves the build's core job with a lower ownership barrier.