Shiv build guide
by MungitkVersion 8Updated Aug 22, 2026Guide #734901
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1Lane
Author's category · 7 items · L-R, Can get early green option early if you need
Extra Regen
Spirit Strike
Restorative Locket
Sell later for active item
Healing Booster
Built from Extra Regen
Can sell later if you need slot.
Healbane
Suppressor
Can get cold front or slowing hex instead. Your choice
Radiant Regeneration
Main healing. Can sell later if you go late game. Buy infuser or leech or lifesteal.
2early optionoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Healing Rite
active it and get some crate
Grit
Can upgrade for 4.8 spike.
Rebuttal
vs melee, vis
3Early green optionoptional
Author's category · 6 items
Battle Vest
Enchanter's Emblem
Spirit Shielding
Built from Grit
vs spirit
4No suppressor?optional
Author's category · 2 items
Cold Front
Extra damage with slow
Slowing Hex
block their movement skill(I hate this item)
5Mid - Late
Author's category · 10 items · L-R, Can get late green in early if you need
Dispel Magic
Slowing hex is bad.
Spirit Snatch
Built from Spirit Strike
Dash it and light melee to kill enemy(DO NOT USE HEAVY MELEE WHEN THEY HAVE PARRY)
Torment Pulse
Its good when you need to tanky and front.(can use decay instead)
6Late Greenoptional
Author's category · 11 items · use ur brain
Counterspell
If you can parry every dangerous skill in deadlock.
Warp Stone
Anti hate - crime tool #2, Good for go in or escape.
Spirit Resilience
Check enemy item and get it.
7Extra Optionoptional
Author's category · 8 items · If you want.
Mystic Reverb
Good for lifesteal, extra damage with debuff(Personally, I like this item.)
Greater Expansion
Its good when you use scourge.
Spirit Burn
High healing reduce, sell it when you need healing reduce very late game.
8Extra active optionoptional
Author's category · 8 items · If you want
Phantom Strike
For GT, Vin. Can use anytime when you build up rage and go in.
Arctic Blast
Built from Cold Front
Upgrade from cold front
Infuser
Good when you fight in mid. Pop it and dash it.
9THIS ITEMS ARE SUCK DO NOT USEoptional
Author's category · 17 items · Joke Section.
Haunting Shot
Runed Gauntlets
Infinite Rounds
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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Extra Charge
Allow you throw one more knife(first sell)
Weapon Shielding
Built from Grit
vs gun
Reactive Barrier
Built from Grit
Vs CC skill or active item.
Return Fire
vs gun
Superior Cooldown
Shiv REALLY NEED cd.
Escalating Exposure
Main core item. Just try to keep close to enemy
Ethereal Shift
Anti hate-crime(cool item)
Scourge
Good for damage, also with spirit resist and debuff resist.
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
When you get 3-4 active item. Can get early if no slot.
Unstoppable
One of the goat item in this game. Can buy anytime.
Divine Barrier
Sell dispel for this. REALLY USEFUL TO POCKET ULT.
Bullet Resilience
Check enemy item and get it
Metal Skin
Vs haze, vyper, venator any other gun hero.
Colossus
When you are front, and need to be tanky.
Witchmail
Every hero can make 75 spirit damage. Can use ability more.
Spellbreaker
If enemy have a lot of burst hero.
Plated Armor
Good for debuff bullet(like Siphon bullet,sliencer, etc)
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
Good for high CC. Can get early if you dont like haze.
Juggernaut
Good for slow. Also good for melee hero.
Boundless Spirit
high damage, but shiv dont need this i think?
Cheat Death
If you need to carry your team and you must not die. Just know this : Curse can remove cheat death.
Stamina Mastery
Many stamnia = good.
Veil Walker
Good for gank and also easy heal.
Trophy Collector
If you want to fight a lot of time and can get a lot of stack.(I dont use this)
Decay
High healing reduce. Also easy build rage.
Focus Lens
Its cool for burst but easy dispel.
Cursed Relic
Hate-crime tool
Disarming Hex
Good for gun hero.
Knockdown
Good for Flying idiot.
Seraphim Wings
Nullification Burst
Celestial Blessing
Eternal Gift
Cloak of Opportunity
Electric Slippers
Mystic Conduit
Frostbite Charm
Omnicharge Signet
Unstable Concoction
Shrink Ray
Prism Blast
Mystical Piano
Shadow Strike
Slice and DiceSlice and Dice | Slice and Dice: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Slice and Dice: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Slice and Dice: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Slice and Dice: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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BloodlettingBloodletting | Bloodletting: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Bloodletting: 1 AP upgrade, step 13 | Bloodletting: 2 AP upgrade, step 14 | Bloodletting: 5 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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Killing BlowKilling Blow | Killing Blow: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Killing Blow: 1 AP upgrade, step 8 | Killing Blow: 2 AP upgrade, step 9 | Killing Blow: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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