Shiv build guide

Parasails

by ParasailsVersion 12Updated Sep 4, 2026Guide #590718

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Observed usage

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Published guide

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Author's notes

This is what I run as an Eternus 6 Shiv main Easy to follow if you're new to the character. Parasails in the Deadlock Discord if you have questions

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 5 items
1. 1
  Extra Regen
  Best sustain item for Shiv, resto shot is a viable alternative into large bodies. Do not upgrade.
2. 2
  Grit
  Very strong in lane. Win trades for free, upgrade to a 1.6k later. Optional if you don't need it and don't want a shielding item later.
3. 3
  Mystic Regeneration
  Worse sustain than extra regen/resto on its own, but upgrades later and helps hit 4.8k spirit.
4. 4
  Extra Charge
  Do not upgrade, sell when you need slots.
5. 5
  Decay
  Use this to build and maintain rage. Put this on someone who doesn't have dispel later on. Can sometimes buy before Extra Charge if you don't have kill pressure anyways.
24.8k Vitality Options (after 4.8k spirit)
Author's category · 9 items
1. 1
  Spirit Lifesteal
  Very good stats, and upgrades into Infuser later.
2. 2
  Return Fire
  OP item in the right game.
3. 3
  Enchanter's Emblem
4. 4
3Mid game
Game stage · 4 items
1. 1
  Radiant Regeneration
  Built from Mystic Regeneration
  Remember to use bloodletting/dash when out of combat for sustain.
2. 2
  Compress Cooldown
  lets you full reset dash cd with t3
3. 3
  Torment Pulse
  Procs Radiant Regen, very skippable if not a good game for it, just go into greens
4Mid Game Greens
Author's category · 6 items · Pick Two (not l-r value)
1. 1
  Bullet Resilience
2. 2
  Spirit Resilience
3. 3
  Dispel Magic
4. 4
56.4k Options
Author's category · 14 items · Eshift first most of the time
1. 1
  Ethereal Shift
  This item clears your deferred damage and makes you SUPER hard to catch out and kill.
2. 2
  Transcendent Cooldown
  Built from Superior Cooldown
  If you want active CDR (do not buy for just the 5% ability CDR)
3. 3
  Plated Armor
  VERY strong into onhits
6Suppressoroptional
Author's category · 1 items
1. 1
  Suppressor
  Tempo buy if you're ahead in place of a bullet resist 3.2k

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 3	Serrated Knives: 5 AP upgrade, step 4