Shiv build guide

Stick and move

by sookdisVersion 14Updated Aug 18, 2026Guide #668236

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Observed usage

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Published guide

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Author's notes

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Item categories

1CORE
Author's category · 11 items
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
2. 2
  Extra Charge
3. 3
  Extra Spirit
4. 4
  Mystic Regeneration
5. 5
  Trophy Collector
6. 6
  Radiant Regeneration
  Built from Mystic Regeneration
  Always the most healing with this at the end of the game THE shiv sustain item
7. 7
  Restorative Locket
8. 8
  Healbane
  Anti heal always good and the heal on kill WILL save you alot
9. 9
  Improved Spirit
  Built from Extra Spirit
10. 10
  Mystic Vulnerability
11. 11
  Compress Cooldown
2Switcharoos good itemsoptional
Author's category · 22 items
1. 1
  Spirit Resilience
2. 2
  Metal Skin
3. 3
  Counterspell
4. 4
3BIG PURPLEoptional
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Mystic Reverb
2. 2
  Ethereal Shift
3. 3
  Escalating Exposure
  Built from Mystic Vulnerability
4. 4
4BIG GREENoptional
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Plated Armor
2. 2
  Spellbreaker
3. 3
  Infuser
  Built from Spirit Lifesteal
4. 4

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