Shiv build guide

Emergency Contact - Pierce The Veil

by AppleJackVersion 6Updated Jul 3, 2026Guide #685250

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Observed usage

Match statistics · filters applied except game mode

Published guide

As written by the author · latest version · not affected by filters

In-game favourites: 3 (as last synced by the API; not match usage)

Author's notes

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Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 8 items · rough L-R, can go healbane earlier; type of shielding can change depending on game
1. 1
  Extra Regen
2. 2
  Monster Rounds
3. 3
  Extra Charge
4. 4
  Radiant Regeneration
5. 5
  Suppressor
6. 6
  Healbane
7. 7
  Enchanter's Emblem
8. 8
  Battle Vest
2Early Situationaloptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Weapon Shielding
2. 2
  Spirit Shielding
3. 3
  Reactive Barrier
3Early-Mid
Author's category · 5 items · rough L-R, choose counterspell or dispel
1. 1
  Torment Pulse
2. 2
  Counterspell
3. 3
  Dispel Magic
4. 4
4Mid game
Game stage · 6 items · rough L-R, sell shieldings if slot locked
1. 1
  Escalating Exposure
  Built from Mystic Vulnerability
2. 2
  Superior Cooldown
  Built from Compress Cooldown
3. 3
  Ethereal Shift
4. 4
5Late game
Game stage · 5 items · rough L-R, be flexible on itemization; can choose items on right instead
1. 1
  Bullet Resilience
  can buy metal skin instead
2. 2
  Boundless Spirit
3. 3
  Phantom Strike
4. 4
6Late Situationaloptional
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Unstoppable
  Built from Debuff Reducer
2. 2
  Witchmail
3. 3
  Spellbreaker
  Built from Debuff Reducer
4. 4
7Other Situationaloptional
Author's category · 12 items
1. 1
  Warp Stone
2. 2
  Spirit Lifesteal
3. 3
  Restorative Shot
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 5	Serrated Knives: 2 AP upgrade, step 6	Serrated Knives: 5 AP upgrade, step 7