MONK LORD SHIV (ANCIENT BUDDHIST DASH BUILD)

Author's notes

i am leaving to a meditation center and quitting gaming for life, so build will no longer be updated. thanks for the memories, GGWP @kortyoutube

Item categories

1. 1lane optionsoptional

   Author's category · 3 items · do not L-R

   1. 1

      Monster Rounds

      pick this if you are going to get perma shoved under turret and dont plan on going TC

   2. 2

      Sprint Boots

      pick this if you can shove waves and do box routes / if you plan on going TC and rushing ult max. not good if ur rushing dash

   3. 3

      Restorative Shot

      RIGHT CLICK TO PROC. pick this if you are in a fighting lane / equal matchup and you think u can win. flexible

2. 2main 4.8

   Author's category · 2 items · after radiant

   1. 1

      Healbane

      this is healing you insane amounts. grab before rift fight with ur ult up

   2. 2

      Dispel Magic

      almost grabbing every game to dispel stuns / slows / hex

3. 3alt 4.8optional

   Author's category · 3 items · mix match

   1. 1

      Restorative Locket

      buffed

   2. 2

      Trophy Collector

      Built from Sprint Boots

      buffed bc of lower soul scaling + ult max

   3. 3

      Reactive Barrier

      mo, doorman, holliday, etc.

4. 4TIPS for newbsoptional

   Author's category · 3 items

   1. 1

      Capacitor

      4.8 spike MATTERS, boon order MATTERS. rush 4.8 green (ult max) or purple (dash max). 2 points in knives can be skipped if lane is hopeless. use brain

   2. 2

      Frenzy

      assume the enemy is bad until proven otherwise. limit test. be aggressive. this character can live the craziest situations, but you wont know that unless you test it

   3. 3

      Crushing Fists

5. 5core

   Author's category · 3 items · get torment after green 4.8

   1. 1

      Cold Front

      great burst, movement slow, strong 4.8 item

   2. 2

      Radiant Regeneration

      blood of the dark lord....

   3. 3

      Torment Pulse

      grab after 4.8 purp and 4.8 green. lots of dmg, procs radiant + rage. sometimes if its a dash heavy game i just grab cd and lifesteal

6. 6SITH LORD SHIV

   Author's category · 4 items · grab only ES if cant dash cuz CC

   1. 1

      Spirit Lifesteal

      a lot better since the health changes

   2. 2

      Compress Cooldown

      this is a massive dash max spike

   3. 3

      Ethereal Shift

      MANDATORY ITEM (even if no dash). full clears bloodletting log. use to contest mid, avoid ults like mina/haze, and get ur CDs up.

7. 7upgrades / alternativesoptional

   Author's category · 4 items · preference

   1. 1

      Scourge

      better tpulse

   2. 2

      Escalating Exposure

      really strong, but never my first 6.4 unless its a weird game. need surv

   3. 3

      Transcendent Cooldown

      25% buff to TP, radiant, reverb, etc. keeps you alive better. its like shiv's oil change

8. 8xtra greensoptional

   Author's category · 6 items · IF UR BEHIND: BUILD DMG

   1. 1

      Return Fire

      RLY GOOD VALUE ON SHIV (bc of 3)

   2. 2

      Healing Booster

   3. 3

      Battle Vest

      less good version of enchanters, id rather pick up suppressor

   4. 4

9. 9stupid greenoptional

   Author's category · 5 items · for late

   1. 1

      Unstoppable

      for cc jail

   2. 2

      Spellbreaker

      this item is crazy value. with TCD youre basically invincible to a spirit comp

   3. 3

      Witchmail

      50/50 larp. barely get value off it in comparison to other 6.4s, but can be insane in the right game with the right pilot

10. 10secret knife technologyoptional

    Author's category · 2 items

    1. 1

       Mystic Slow

       feels nice into certain characters and very worth over cf if you need gap closing but not dmg

    2. 2

       Suppressor

       grab into lots of gun heavy instead of CF. dont buy if ur not gonna proc spirit dmg on them reliably before u take half ur hp

11. 11other 800s for laneoptional

    Author's category · 7 items · organized by L-R priority

    1. 1

       Mystic Regeneration

       into rad regen

    2. 2

       Extra Regen

       for shoving and boxing, but sprint boots does it better i feel

    3. 3

       Extra Charge

       for aggressive knife maxing

12. 12optional

    Author's category · 1 items

    1. 1

       Divine Barrier

       GO 6RATS

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Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order

Serrated KnivesSerrated Knives	Serrated Knives: Ability unlocked, step 1				Serrated Knives: 1 AP upgrade, step 51	Serrated Knives: 2 AP upgrade, step 62