Shiv build guide

feels good to be king

by tw.tv/m4skotieVersion 37Updated May 3, 2026Guide #405514

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Author's notes

knife shiv is back boys and girls

Item categories

1lane
Author's category · 7 items · l -> r generally
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
  always
2. 2
  Extra Charge
  BLEED
3. 3
  Mystic Regeneration
  good regen
4. 4
  Radiant Regeneration
  Built from Mystic Regeneration
  your 4.8k spirit buy decay early if ez lane
5. 5
  Extra Spirit
  base
6. 6
  Healbane
  must have
7. 7
  Decay
  ez kill with max knives and for stacking rage
2nextoptional
Author's category · 4 items · hit your 4.8k green
1. 1
  Enchanter's Emblem
  rush spirit res instead of three 1.6k items if you want
2. 2
  Reactive Barrier
  look at your enemy's draft (abrams haze lash mo)
3. 3
  Improved Spirit
  Built from Extra Spirit
  double base
3mid-late
Author's category · 7 items · must have items
1. 1
  Rapid Recharge
  Built from Extra Charge
  BLEEEEEEEED
2. 2
  Spirit Resilience
  90% matchups
3. 3
  Mystic Vulnerability
  very good with slice n dice spirit shred
4some defensivesoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Bullet Resilience
  good anti gun
2. 2
  Metal Skin
  very good anti gun
3. 3
  Counterspell
  but 100% vs pocket lash wraith mo krill apollo
4. 4
5late
Author's category · 9 items · buy if necessary
1. 1
  Spellbreaker
  vs huge spirit damage
2. 2
  Plated Armor
  the best anti gun
3. 3
  Witchmail
  hit and run
4. 4
6test
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Return Fire
  early impact
2. 2
  Trophy Collector
  ez lane
7if you wantoptional
Author's category · 9 items
1. 1
  Healing Rite
  if hurts
2. 2
  Extra Regen
  instead of restorative shot
3. 3
  Healing Booster
  Built from Extra Regen
  for 4.8k green

Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.

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 2			Serrated Knives: 2 AP upgrade, step 5		Serrated Knives: 5 AP upgrade, step 7