Shiv build guide
by BUNDA LOVER.Version 11Updated May 25, 2026Guide #582845
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twitch.tv/m3han - i stream and make videos sometimes I LIKE 2 POINTS IN KNIVES BUT U CAN SKIP THIS IF U WANT.
1Early - Mid
Author's category · 14 items
Extra Regen
sell first later
Extra Charge
sell first later
Spirit Strike
Mystic Regeneration
Mystic Burst
Cold Front
use after dash
Healbane
Reactive Barrier
Debuff Reducer
Radiant Regeneration
Built from Mystic Regeneration
Torment Pulse
Compress Cooldown
buy around max dash or shortly after
Warp Stone
if i know i want more actives later i skip this and get smth else instead.
Counterspell
DO THE TECH CUH
2optional
Author's category · 6 items
Greater Expansion
I only buy this if i know im gonna get scourge. (id replace warp with it)
Silence Wave
Tankbuster
Built from Mystic Burst
3Late game
Game stage · 13 items
Scourge
sell cold front for this if need. EE with this is nasty.
Infuser
high risk high reward kinda. downtime low af, if struggle to use at right times buy reverb.
Unstoppable
Built from Debuff Reducer
4EXPERIMENTINGoptional
Author's category · 8 items
Return Fire
frick vyper man
Restorative Locket
Spirit Shielding
5optional
Author's category · 4 items
Bullet Resilience
Spirit Resilience
Dispel Magic
6optional
Author's category · 2 items
Burst Fire
Fleetfoot
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.
Serrated KnivesSerrated Knives | Serrated Knives: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Serrated Knives: 1 AP upgrade, step 2 | Serrated Knives: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 |
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Improved Spirit
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
Spirit Snatch
Built from Spirit Strike
Mystic Reverb
Boundless Spirit
Built from Improved Spirit
Ethereal Shift
Arctic Blast
Built from Cold Front
op they cant move epic for dbl dash
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Escalating Exposure
Phantom Strike
Plated Armor
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
good against curse if ur lucky it doesnt get procced by smth else first.
Witchmail
Spirit Lifesteal
Weapon Shielding
Enduring Speed
Juggernaut
Built from Enduring Speed
Spellslinger
DW ABOUT IT...
Metal Skin
| Serrated Knives: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
Slice and DiceSlice and Dice | Slice and Dice: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Slice and Dice: 1 AP upgrade, step 6 | Slice and Dice: 2 AP upgrade, step 7 | Slice and Dice: 5 AP upgrade, step 9 |
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BloodlettingBloodletting | Bloodletting: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Bloodletting: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Bloodletting: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Bloodletting: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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Killing BlowKilling Blow | Killing Blow: Ability unlocked, step 5 | Killing Blow: 1 AP upgrade, step 13 | Killing Blow: 2 AP upgrade, step 14 | Killing Blow: 5 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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