Shiv build guide

m3han MELEE shiv

by BUNDA LOVER.Version 2Updated Sep 22, 2026Guide #818787

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Author's notes

ttv/yt - m3han i got spirit and hybrid build search m3han hybrid or m3han spirit.

Item categories

1Early - Mid
Author's category · 11 items · Not always L-R so read annotations! Sometimes I get green items before spirit. Just depends.
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
  sell first later for Hunters
2. 2
  Close Quarters
  get earlier in lane against heroes like calico, drifter, abrams etc.
3. 3
  Spirit Strike
4. 4
  Stalker
  really good for laning and works well with BRS
5. 5
  Melee Charge
6. 6
  Melee Lifesteal
  can get earlier for better trading/heals. (sell later for spirit resil)
7. 7
  Bullet Resist Shredder
8. 8
  Spirit Snatch
  Built from Spirit Strike
9. 9
  Healbane
  can get earlier against fatty heroes like krill abrams kelvin etc
10. 10
  Lifestrike
  Built from Melee Lifesteal
  might acc be p solid now ngl
11. 11
  Hunter's Aura
2Mid game
Game stage · 3 items
1. 1
  Debuff Reducer
2. 2
  Compress Cooldown
  can delay a little longer if need be!
3. 3
  Spirit Resilience
3Late game
Game stage · 5 items
1. 1
  Unstoppable
  Built from Debuff Reducer
  epic for mid boss hate crimes (keep in mind they can parry ur melee dmg in unstopp but u just dont get stunned!)
2. 2
  Indomitable
  epic
3. 3
  Crushing Fists
  Built from Melee Charge
4optional
Author's category · 1 items · training wheels
1. 1
  Radiant Regeneration
  not rly needed unless u need sustain later in the game but just get reverb or infuser at that point.
5Super Late
Author's category · 9 items · Buy whatever
1. 1
  Transcendent Cooldown
  Built from Superior Cooldown
2. 2
  Phantom Strike
3. 3
  Ethereal Shift
4. 4
6Utiloptional
Author's category · 12 items
1. 1
  Spirit Sap
2. 2
  Slowing Hex
  insane util against almost everyone
3. 3
  Cold Front
4. 4
7Gun Optionsoptional
Author's category · 11 items
1. 1
  Mystic Shot
  highkey epic.
2. 2
  Opening Rounds
  gun spike + helps procs recharging rush easier
3. 3
  Recharging Rush
  good with knives melees also proc it
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