Shiv build guide

sadness

by 🧟Version 5Updated Aug 19, 2026Guide #758149

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Observed usage

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Published guide

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In-game favourites: 102 (as last synced by the API; not match usage)

Author's notes

acts x arctic x sadnesj solved ggs go win.

Item categories

11
Author's category · 8 items
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
2. 2
  Trophy Collector
3. 3
  Grit
4. 4
  Extra Charge
5. 5
  Spirit Strike
6. 6
  Decay
7. 7
  Restorative Locket
8. 8
  Healbane
22
Author's category · 8 items
1. 1
  Reactive Barrier
  Built from Grit
2. 2
  Compress Cooldown
3. 3
  Spirit Snatch
  Built from Spirit Strike
4. 4
33
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Dispel Magic
2. 2
  Superior Cooldown
  Built from Compress Cooldown
3. 3
  Counterspell
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