9 builds

Guildrun Tier List

These are the nine builds that clear content right now, taken apart piece by piece: which heroes, at which rank, with which specialization, upgrades and items. Nothing here is a guess. Every build was decoded from the share links published alongside the current meta, so the item lists and rank choices are exactly what the build runs.

Updated for patch

SS Tier

Rush Duelists

Team of 3 · 11 relics

RipAThe Glutton
Rushed Size
Vanguard's Bracelet, Vanguard's Bracelet, Crown of Haste
NyxAThe Spark
Rush Dynamo
Rogue's Cowl, Adrenal Eye, Viscera Collector
IriniAThe Electric
Rush Dynamo
Deadeye Hood, Thief's Dagger, Sacrificial Scythe

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Acceleration Resonator · Acceleration Accumulator · Acceleration Fluctuator · Acceleration Vessel · Acceleration Conduit · Acceleration Reactor · Acceleration Nexus · Trigger Safeguard Activator · Alignment Ascendancy · Acceleration Legacy Crystal · Temporal Alignment Crystal

Rush Shard Gen Duelists

Team of 3 · 16 relics

RipAThe Glutton
Rushed Size
Vanguard's Bracelet, Vanguard's Bracelet, Crown of Haste
NyxAThe Spark
Golden Eye
Rogue's Cowl, Adrenal Eye, Viscera Collector
IriniAThe Electric
Golden Eye
Lone Wolf's Bow, Lone Wolf's Bow, Sacrificial Scythe

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Shard Gen Assassins

Team of 3 · 5 relics

ZuriSThe Serpent's Kiss
Poisonous Restoration
Ring of the Leech, Polymath's Prism, Sentinel's Plate, Greedy Gauntlet
DragomirAThe Sanguine
Shard Collector
Sacrificial Scythe, Assassin's Hood, Magician's Ledger
HoyoungAThe Hunter
Shard Collector
Sniper's Jewel, Deadeye Hood, Greedy Shiv

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Shard Resonator · Shard Fluctuator · Generation Conduit · Shard Ascendancy · Shard Power Extractor

Stall Aria

Team of 5 · 19 relics

RowanAThe Friend
Stall Certainty
Sentinel's Plate, Catalyst of Patience
PollenAThe Fae's Kiss
Stall Battery
Freezing Wand, Mystic's Orb, Mystic's Orb
AriaAThe Crescendo
Freezing Absorption
Crown of Patience, Mage's Glyph, Amulet of Storms
GustavAThe Investor
Amulet of Shields, Mage's Glyph, Mystic's Staff
GraceAThe Benevolent

See all 19 relics

Tank's Patience Banner · Deceleration Fluctuator · Deceleration Accumulator · Deceleration Vessel · Frost Catalyst · Plague Harvester · Deceleration Conduit · Deceleration Reactor · Shield Bastion · Mystic's Prosperity Filigree · Trigger Safeguard Activator · Trigger Synchrony Activator · Deceleration Ascendancy · Deceleration Apotheosis · Deceleration Corruptor · Alignment Ascendancy · Deceleration Mandate · Deceleration Legacy Crystal · Defensive Energy Crystal

Crit Rush Assassins

Team of 3 · 15 relics

RatnaSThe Magnanimous
Hermit · Critical Offense Growth
Spellblade, Spellblade, Lone Wolf's Bow, Polymath's Prism
RipAThe Brute
Rushed Size
Viscera Collector, Scroll of Violence, Sacrificial Scythe
YuunaSThe Collector
Banked Presence · Critical Invigoration
Nimble Boots, Thief's Dagger, Thief's Dagger, Siphoning Dagger

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Acceleration Vessel · Martial Amplifier · Assassin's Medallion · Assassin's Emblem · Acceleration Legacy Crystal · Shard Vessel · Precision Nexus · Critical Ascendancy · Acceleration Ascendancy · Assassin's Payday Banner · Precise Codex · Precision Conduit · Shard Precision Prism · Acceleration Immunizer · Assassin's Supremacy Filigree

Stall Tanks

Team of 5 · 13 relics

SkornSThe Haughty
Stalled Defense · Stall Certainty
Tank's Tower Shield, Tranquil Eye, Sentinel's Plate, Hourglass
FionaSThe Tycoon
Stall Battery · Stall Certainty
Mystic's Glyph, Scroll of Enlightenment, Runestone, Amulet of Shields
PimentaAThe Seasoned
Mage Armor
Tank's Glyph, Bulwark, Frosted Gauntlets
AriaAThe Crescendo
Burning Casts
Crown of Patience, Scroll of Enlightenment, Amulet of Storms
GustavAThe Glacier
Shield Magnification
Amulet of Shields, Mystic's Glyph, Flaming Gauntlets

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Mage's Memento · Victory Mandate · Arcane Mandate · Deceleration Filigree · Trigger Safeguard Activator · Tank's Readiness Banner · Deceleration Vessel · Mystic's Prosperity Filigree · Mystic's Memento · Deceleration Reactor · Shield Conduit · Defensive Amplifier · Poison Amplifier

AA Tier

Debuff Duelists

Team of 3 · 2 relics

IriniAThe Olympic
Freezing Acceleration
Zeus's Thunder, Executioner's Axe, Squire's Sword
SalAThe Breezy
Burning Attacks
Freezing Contract, Sigil, Sigil
PimentaAThe Lover
Freezing Restoration
Frosted Gauntlets, Venomous Gauntlets, Battlemage Robes

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Plague Velocitizer · Duelist's Outbreak Banner

Debuff Mages

Team of 4 · 9 relics

FunkeAThe Detonator
Magical Growth
ZuriAThe Serpent's Kiss
Freezing Aura
Sentinel's Plate
AriaAThe Resplendent
Arcane Destruction
RowanSThe Tectonic
Second Wind · Rear Support

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Frontline Embiggener · Acceleration Filigree · Harmony Crystal · Burning Spiral Engine · Poison Conduit · Plague Amplifier · Frost Surge · Mage's Frostbite Banner · Burn Catalyst

Rush Duelists Stack

Team of 5 · 14 relics

KarsuSThe Warband
Freezing Acceleration · Critical Timing
Lone Wolf's Bow, Sword of Combustion
RipSThe Glutton
Shield Line
Crown of Haste, Bloodfang
LoganAThe Juggernaut
Fight and Win
Crown of Haste, Big Blade, Warrior's Greataxe
IriniAThe Electric
Rush Dynamo
Duelist's Foil, Scroll of Violence, Duelist's Foil
NyxBThe Spark
Hasty Ring, Nimble Boots, Viscera Collector

See all 14 relics

Shield Generator · Deceleration Conduit · Acceleration Reactor · Critical Vessel · Temporal Alignment Crystal · Duelist's Memento · Trigger Safeguard Activator · Deceleration Apotheosis · Duelist's Flame Banner · Acceleration Nexus · Trigger Bounty Activator · Duelist's Fury Filigree · Precision Nexus · Frontline Barricader

How to use it well

Look at the relic counts before anything else. The S tier builds average 13 relics, the A tier ones 8. That gap is most of the difference between them.
Rip shows up in four of the nine builds and Irini in four. If you are learning the game, those two are the safest heroes to build around.
The same hero changes role completely with the specialization. Rip runs The Glutton in three builds and The Brute in another, and it plays differently each time.
Both five hero builds in S tier are Stall. Rush stays on three heroes. Pick one direction and commit, because mixing them gets you neither.
Items matter less than you think. Debuff Mages sits in A tier with a single item across the whole team, carried by specializations and relics.

Questions people ask

How is this tier list made?

It reflects the builds that are clearing the hardest content in the current patch. It is an editorial judgement, not a calculation: there is no win rate formula behind it. What is exact is the composition of each build, which was decoded from the published share links.

What is the strongest Guildrun build?

Six builds share S tier: Rush Duelists, Rush Shard Gen Duelists, Shard Gen Assassins, Stall Aria, Crit Rush Assassins and Stall Tanks. Stall Tanks is the most complete of them with five heroes, two at rank S and 13 relics.

Why are there no B, C or D tiers?

Because nothing sits there worth writing up yet. The demo has been out for a short time and the meta is still narrow. Tiers get added when builds earn them, not to fill out the page.

Should I copy a build exactly?

Use it as a direction, not a shopping list. Guildrun is a roguelike, so you take what the run offers. What transfers is the shape: which heroes, which specialization, and which relic theme to build toward.

How often does this change?

The game patches weekly, and balance changes move builds around. Each page carries the patch it was read from, so you can tell whether what you are looking at is current.

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