Shiv build guide
by TGEZVersion 14Updated May 11, 2026Guide #600551
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1Early game
Game stage · 9 items · L-R
Extra Regen
Extra Charge
sell 1 (can skip)
Restorative Locket
Healbane
can rush
Extra Spirit
Radiant Regeneration
Healing Booster
Built from Extra Regen
Torment Pulse
Improved Spirit
Built from Extra Spirit
2goodoptional
Author's category · 2 items
Restorative Shot
Cold Front
3shred/healingoptional
Author's category · 3 items · can skip
Spirit Strike
Spirit Shredder
Spirit Rend
Built from Spirit Shredder
4Mid game
Game stage · 7 items · Not L-R
Dispel Magic
Compress Cooldown
Silence Wave
or green item
5greensoptional
Author's category · 9 items
Debuff Reducer
Enchanter's Emblem
Spirit Lifesteal
6Late gameoptional
Game stage · 15 items · Choose
Ethereal Shift
for Hate crime
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
P E A K
Leech
Built from Spirit Lifesteal
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 5 | Serrated Knives: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Serrated Knives: 5 AP upgrade, step 7 |
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Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
Warp Stone
Mystic Reverb
Boundless Spirit
Built from Improved Spirit
DAMAGE
Return Fire
Reactive Barrier
Metal Skin
Counterspell
GOD ITEM
Spirit Resilience
Bullet Resilience
Witchmail
Spellbreaker
Built from Debuff Reducer
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Plated Armor
Colossus
Unstoppable
Built from Debuff Reducer
Juggernaut
Divine Barrier
P O C K E T
Arctic Blast
Built from Cold Front
CC for movement people
Phantom Strike
Escalating Exposure
Scourge
Slice and DiceSlice and Dice | Slice and Dice: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Slice and Dice: 1 AP upgrade, step 8 | Slice and Dice: 2 AP upgrade, step 9 | Slice and Dice: 5 AP upgrade, step 10 |
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BloodlettingBloodletting | Bloodletting: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Bloodletting: 1 AP upgrade, step 11 | Bloodletting: 2 AP upgrade, step 13 | Bloodletting: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
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Killing BlowKilling Blow | Killing Blow: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Killing Blow: 1 AP upgrade, step 12 | Killing Blow: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Killing Blow: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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Current patch: the Oct 5, 2026 update, Oct 5, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC to today · ranked and unranked · all match average ranks
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