Shiv build guide

RNU SHIV (return of the last shiv player)

by ZENRU1Version 36Updated Aug 27, 2026Guide #753458

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Observed usage

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Published guide

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In-game favourites: 38 (as last synced by the API; not match usage)

Author's notes

melee dash shiv.

Item categories

1Base core
Author's category · 10 items · L->R
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
2. 2
  Melee Lifesteal
3. 3
  Spirit Strike
4. 4
  Stalker
5. 5
  Close Quarters
6. 6
  Opening Rounds
7. 7
  Enduring Speed
8. 8
  Spirit Resilience
9. 9
  Bullet Resist Shredder
10. 10
  Spirit Snatch
  Built from Spirit Strike
2Midgame core
Author's category · 4 items · no real order
1. 1
  Compress Cooldown
2. 2
  Hunter's Aura
3. 3
  Berserker
4. 4
33.2k optionsoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Radiant Regeneration
2. 2
  Torment Pulse
3. 3
  Decay
4get atleast 1 every gameoptional
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Debuff Reducer
2. 2
  Dispel Magic
3. 3
  Divine Barrier
4. 4
5melee optionsoptional
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Melee Charge
2. 2
  Point Blank
  Built from Close Quarters
3. 3
  Weighted Shots
4. 4
6optional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Inhibitor
2. 2
  Silencer
3. 3
  Spellslinger
4. 4
7upgradesoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Transcendent Cooldown
2. 2
  Superior Cooldown
  Built from Compress Cooldown
3. 3
  Juggernaut
  Built from Enduring Speed
8optional
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Counterspell
2. 2
  Bullet Resilience
3. 3
  Spellbreaker
  Built from Debuff Reducer
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 15