Shiv build guide

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by JsNelloVersion 2Updated Jul 16, 2026Guide #704430

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Author's notes

testing

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 7 items · rough L-R, can go healbane earlier; type of shielding can change depending on game
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
  i Think extra regen is better but still testing go with regen for more consistent lane
2. 2
  Extra Charge
  Sell this first/second after lane item if you need a slot 4 knives is fine late game
3. 3
  Suppressor
  go if have lots of gun skip into any other T2 purple this only works w/Torment
4. 4
  Radiant Regeneration
5. 5
  Healbane
  Rush this first to kill early in lane amazing vs Rem, Abrams, Mo, Yam etc
6. 6
  Enchanter's Emblem
  Great vs lots of spirit on other team
7. 7
  Spirit Shielding
  Pick this or gun shield or reactive barrier so you can get the 4.8k green spike
2Early Situationaloptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Extra Regen
2. 2
  Mystic Shot
3. 3
  Spirit Strike
4. 4
3Early-Mid
Author's category · 5 items · rough L-R, choose counterspell or dispel
1. 1
  Torment Pulse
  You can rush this but after this item you will be strong in fights for rift big power spike
2. 2
  Compress Cooldown
  Dash cooldown is rough early game but if you are doing well you can skip to boundless for huge damage spike early
3. 3
  Mystic Vulnerability
  Need more spirit resist? i like this item if the are building sprit res goes into next box
4Mid game
Game stage · 6 items · rough L-R, sell shieldings if slot locked
1. 1
  Boundless Spirit
  hurting them alot now after this its up to you !
2. 2
  Superior Cooldown
  Built from Compress Cooldown
3. 3
  Escalating Exposure
  Built from Mystic Vulnerability
4. 4
5Late game
Game stage · 5 items · rough L-R, be flexible on itemization; can choose items on right instead
1. 1
  Unstoppable
2. 2
  Bullet Resilience
  can buy metal skin instead
3. 3
  Witchmail
4. 4
6Late Situationaloptional
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Infuser
2. 2
  Spellbreaker
3. 3
  Juggernaut
4. 4
7Other Situationaloptional
Author's category · 14 items
1. 1
  Decay
2. 2
  Spirit Snatch
  Built from Spirit Strike
3. 3
  Arctic Blast
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 8