Shiv build guide

CHicken Chinsees build

by BertVersion 10Updated Jul 24, 2026Guide #679228

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Author's notes

chicken

Item categories

1Early Burger
Author's category · 10 items
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
2. 2
  Extra Charge
3. 3
  Mystic Regeneration
  can knock behind cold front if full, can also pop infront of t1 expansion if low [NEVER SKIP]
4. 4
  Extra Spirit
5. 5
  Radiant Regeneration
  Built from Mystic Regeneration
  probably my favourite item on shiv [NEVER SKIP]
6. 6
  Cold Front
  "i hit my powerspikeee, i have to get active" sell is possible, i usually keep till endgame, arctic earlier than 50k networth is VERY UNLIKELY [NEVER SKIP]
7. 7
  Spirit Lifesteal
  GUYS I HAVE NO SUSTAIN (radiant does enough)
8. 8
  Enchanter's Emblem
  sell mid-late for other t3 or t4 green. you have enough spiri resist from other items
9. 9
  Healbane
  no reason not to
10. 10
  Improved Spirit
  Built from Extra Spirit
  i have no spirit but i must press 1
2Main Path (Dash)
Author's category · 8 items
1. 1
  Compress Cooldown
  helps a little with dash cd, you can skip this, probably dont though
2. 2
  Torment Pulse
  switched for tankbuster
3. 3
  Superior Cooldown
  Built from Compress Cooldown
  UPGRADE TO T4 - you WILL have a lot of actives, this and e-shift is where you go into the optionals its kinda chaos from here.
3Anti Spiritoptional
Author's category · 8 items
1. 1
  Spirit Resilience
  god i fucking hate pocket
2. 2
  Spirit Snatch
3. 3
  Counterspell
  best item ever
4. 4
4Anti Gunoptional
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Bullet Resilience
2. 2
  Plated Armor
  haze, infernus big damage
3. 3
  Juggernaut
  if you dislike haze, infernus, venator and so, and they dont do too much damage
4. 4
5optional
Author's category · 8 items · kNIFE
1. 1
  Rapid Recharge
  Built from Extra Charge
  knife pivot, instead of greater or tpulse
2. 2
  Mystic Vulnerability
  into heavy spirit res
3. 3
  Escalating Exposure
  Built from Mystic Vulnerability
6Grean beansoptional
Author's category · 10 items
1. 1
  Leech
  Built from Spirit Lifesteal
  I'd rather this instead of infuser
2. 2
  Witchmail
  when rich it has the biggest prio (post reverb)
3. 3
  Colossus
  honestly no reason to
4. 4

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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 5	Serrated Knives: 2 AP upgrade, step 6	Serrated Knives: 5 AP upgrade, step 7