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The Bazaar Guide

The Bazaar Meta Builds (Season 11)

Meta
Heroes
Updated on Feb 19, 2026
Feb 19, 2026

Patch Impressions

We've got a fresh patch full of balance changes and exciting new content to explore. The Crash Site Expedition is now available, joining alongside the Greenheart Expedition from Season 3.

Here's some of our initial impressions of the patch so far.

Note: The Lunar New Year event has definitely made an impact on the viable builds, but given that it only lasts between February 14-20, it will not be factored into our overall rankings. However, do know that during this brief period, Economy-based strategies are extremely strong thanks to Generosity.

  • The Crash Site unlocks a whole new range of unconventional builds, as much of what's included rewards playing off-Hero items. Plus, the fact that it exists early (Day 6) means it's very possible to pivot into something completely unique.
  • Expedition Tickets as a whole could become a lot more common. While some existing PvE Encounters have swapped their tickets from the Jungle to Crash Site, the fact that The Travel Agent exists means there's more reliable entry. The fact that you can purchase BOTH at once is crazy.
  • The existence of two Expeditions, in particular one as early as Day 6, means it's quite easy to accumulate a significant amount of Gold. Even if you don't end up using any of the rewards, you'll have plenty of funds to better navigate the rest of the run.
  • The Self-Destroy archetype is definitely over-tuned with the existence of Repair. Items like The Big One which were likely designed to be a "one and done" effect, can now easily come back and explode once again.
  • Burn has definitely taken a sizeable hit, outside of overpowered items like LavaRoller. This has put Weapon and Poison builds in a much better spot.

Full Ammo Aggro (Vanessa)

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A Full Ammo setup is definitely viable as long as you pickup some Damage and/or Ammo skills. It packs incredibly fast burst that can take out its foes before they even get started. Post Orange Julian nerfs, it's generally the faster and more reliable option compared to the previous combo-centric builds.

Build Guide:

Anchor (Vanessa)

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Anchor + Rowboat is an extremely fast clock that can tear through just about anything, thanks to its percentage-based Damage. With a reliable enough Crit Chance, Obsidian enchant, and/or Shipwreck, the build can eventually reach one-shot levels.

Slow Burn (Vanessa)

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Oni Mask offers some of the strongest Burn scaling in the game, provided you can reliably Crit. This is quite achievable with various Small Crit items, along with powerful skills like Tracer Fire that benefit from Incendiary Rounds spam. Worst case, it's an easy pivot into other Slow Burn builds like Lighthouse.

Build Guide:

Cargo Shorts (Pygmalien)

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Cargo Shorts enables a huge variety of combo builds, all off the back of its absurd Multicast. It's the perfect balance of offense and defense scaling, as it can take advantage of items like 28 Hour Fitness and PiggleStorm Gaming House, or utilize extra Charge spam with Textiles or Piggles Board.

Landscraper (Pygmalien)

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Landscraper defines the latest iteration of the classic Shield conversion archetype. Its core game plan is fast and efficient, and having Shield helps it contest against the large presence of Burn builds.

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Crook (Pygmalien)

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Crook is the classic beatdown archetype that takes advantage of high base Damage to snowball early wins. As of Season 11, Crook is now a Bronze-tier item, making it an even more consistent strategy than before.

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Harmadillo (Dooley)

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Harmadillo is back with the recent revert to Duct Tape. It's a fast looping build that takes full advantage of spammy Shield triggers, then weaponizes it into ridiculous Damage. Shielded enchants allow Bunker to shine, but there are several other iterations, including a Dino variant with Tanky Anky!

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Dooltron (Dooley)

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Dooltron is an absolute powerhouse due to its flexibility and raw numbers. There are a wide variety of efficient engines, often taking advantage of contextual enchanted setups (with lots of Small items), or Cooldown reduced Haste spam with items like Monitor Lizard.

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Ice 9000 (Dooley)

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Ice 9000 is a powerful payoff that scales off of the strongest disruption in the game, Freeze. Launcher Core is one of the best ways to Charge and loop the board, but you can always play a Friends setup with Companion Core + Pierre Conditioner (among others).

Build Guide:

Poppy Field (Mak)

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Poppy Field is a powerful payoff to an aggressive Weapon setup, providing incredible speed and scaling. You can play for tempo with a wide board of Small items, or transition towards a one-shot build with Goop Flail or Plague Glaive.

Idol of Decay (Mak)

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Idol of Decay can stack a crazy amount of Poison within a short span of time. The best setups usually focus on fast infinite (or near-infinite) Charge loops, utilizing popular passive support items like Library, Pendulum, Atmospheric Sampler, and more.

Runic Blade (Mak)

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Runic Blade is a deadly one-shot build that will destroy anything that can't win before it. It's often assembled off the back of Magic Carpet, so if you're unable to get the tempo win, there's still a viable path for the late game. Icicle + Invigorating Cold is a great way to kickstart the build.

LavaRoller (Stelle)

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LavaRoller is arguably the strongest Burn build in The Bazaar. With Parts Picker and some fast self-Destroy items, it's easy to create thousands of Burn within a matter of seconds. It may function as more of a pivot build, but its ceiling is absurd, allowing it to turn a cursed run into an explosive victory.

Self-Destroy (Stelle)

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Self-Destroy builds are explosively-fast combo setups that are based on Charge > Destroy > Repair loops. The Big One + Parts Picker + Repair Drone creates repetitive percentage-based blasts. Boosted Saucer is another great choice, either as its own build-around, or alongside The Big One.

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Pillbuggy (Stelle)

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Pillbuggy is a flexible win condition with huge one-shot potential. Pair it with enough Haste triggers, Crit Chance, and/or Multicast support, and it'll quickly scale well beyond the enemy's Max Health. There's lots of playable variants, including Radar Dome, Launch Tower, Stelle's Workshop, and more.

Freezer (Jules)

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Note: Jules builds have extremely contextual positioning due to the RNG placement of the Stoves and Coolers. Your mileage may vary.

Freeze can be oppressively strong, but does have a bit of whacky positioning issues depending on where the Coolers spawn. However, once assembled, it can effectively lock down opposing boards while dealing a ton of Damage. Pastry Cart and Blender are both great choices.

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Giant Lollipop (Jules)

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Note: Jules builds have extremely contextual positioning due to the RNG placement of the Stoves and Coolers. Your mileage may vary.

Giant Lollipop is a fast and hard-hitting build with solid speed control, thanks to its innate multi-Slow effect. Scale its Damage with items like Dishwasher and/or Cutting Board, or utilize skills like Slow and Steady. It can slot onto multiple boards, so make the most of what you get.

Fruit Press (Jules)

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Note: Jules builds have extremely contextual positioning due to the RNG placement of the Stoves and Coolers. Your mileage may vary.

Fruit Press utilizes spammy low Cooldown Food to scale up its Damage, then crushes them down to ramp up exponentially. It's Jules' very own LavaRoller in a sense, except it heats up in its own unique way. Aim to pickup some base Damage skills to help kickstart its doubling capabilities.

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