Shiv build guide
by xeraVersion 3Updated Aug 11, 2026Guide #757367
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I was using ABL's shiv build and found it to be pretty good, and this is a similar iteration.
1Early game
Game stage · 8 items
Extra Regen
Extra Charge
Mystic Regeneration
Healbane
Spirit Strike
Radiant Regeneration
Built from Mystic Regeneration
Healing Booster
Built from Extra Regen
Restorative Locket
2maybe
Author's category · 4 items
Suppressor
Mystic Slow
personal preference -- shiv is lacking in CC and having a slow on knives without needing rage is pretty useful. also works on torment pulse. sell late game
Enchanter's Emblem
3Mid game
Game stage · 9 items
Mystic Expansion
Spirit Snatch
Built from Spirit Strike
Torment Pulse
4Late game
Game stage · 13 items
Ethereal Shift
Escalating Exposure
Built from Mystic Vulnerability
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
5maybe - mid game / late game
Author's category · 12 items
Spirit Burn
Cursed Relic
Arctic Blast
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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Battle Vest
Dispel Magic
technically, choose between this and counterspell. but often you have to buy both anyway
Counterspell
technically, choose between this and dispel magic. but often you have to buy both anyway
Compress Cooldown
Mystic Vulnerability
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
Greater Expansion
Built from Mystic Expansion
Mystic Reverb
Scourge
Phantom Strike
Indomitable
Witchmail
Unstoppable
Juggernaut
Infuser
Spellbreaker
Plated Armor
Divine Barrier
Colossus
Warp Stone
Spirit Resilience
Bullet Resilience
Metal Skin
Spirit Lifesteal
Return Fire
Decay
Slice and DiceSlice and Dice | Slice and Dice: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Slice and Dice: 1 AP upgrade, step 11 | Slice and Dice: 2 AP upgrade, step 12 | Slice and Dice: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
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BloodlettingBloodletting | Bloodletting: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Bloodletting: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Bloodletting: 2 AP upgrade, step 13 | Bloodletting: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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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 15 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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