Use this Puppet guide to compare base and evolved forms, identify the relevant build questions, and confirm live requirements before spending resources.
Guide overview
Base and evolved forms answer different questions
The earlier includes separate pages for Puppet and Puppet (Telekinetic). Read the form you actually own before using a build guide; evolution can change the unit's relevant abilities, materials, and equipment requirements.
The earlier guide repeatedly frames the evolved form around marks, dolls, and control. That makes it a candidate to pair with a reliable damage core, not a reason to assume it must occupy the primary DPS slot in every mode.
Test the control sequence in your target mode
Calamity's Eye is the item repeatedly associated with Puppet in the earlier gear guides. Check its live condition and whether it activates often enough for your map before committing a reroll or a lock.
Place and upgrade the unit in a controlled run, then note whether the team needs more boss damage, wider coverage, or more control. That test tells you whether Puppet is solving a real gap better than a generic tier label can.