Shiv build guide
by super verdeVersion 1Updated Oct 1, 2026Guide #833457
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1Early game
Game stage · 7 items · rough L-R, can go healbane earlier
Restorative Shot
Monster Rounds
Extra Charge
Radiant Regeneration
Mystic Vulnerability
Healbane
Dispel Magic
2Early Situationaloptional
Author's category · 4 items
Extra Regen
Healing Booster
Built from Extra Regen
Restorative Locket
3Early-Mid
Author's category · 5 items · rough L-R, can choose to buy vests/emblem
Rapid Recharge
Built from Extra Charge
Compress Cooldown
Superior Cooldown
Built from Compress Cooldown
4Mid-Late
Author's category · 6 items · rough L-R, unstop earlier if lots of cc
Escalating Exposure
Built from Mystic Vulnerability
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Metal Skin
op against gun
5Late game
Game stage · 5 items · no order, can build anything this row
Unstoppable
Built from Debuff Reducer
Arctic Blast
Infuser
6Late Situationaloptional
Author's category · 6 items
Boundless Spirit
Scourge
Witchmail
7Other Situationaloptional
Author's category · 11 items
Decay
Spirit Snatch
Tankbuster
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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Suppressor
Debuff Reducer
Torment Pulse
Plated Armor
Spirit Resilience
Ethereal Shift
Phantom Strike
Spellbreaker
Built from Debuff Reducer
Divine Barrier
sell dbr for this at max build
Juggernaut
Mystic Reverb
Reactive Barrier
Battle Vest
Enchanter's Emblem
Counterspell
Fortitude
Colossus
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
Bullet Resilience
can buy metal skin instead
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 13 |
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BloodlettingBloodletting | Bloodletting: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Bloodletting: 1 AP upgrade, step 8 | Bloodletting: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | 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 9 | Killing Blow: 2 AP upgrade, step 10 | Killing Blow: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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Current patch: the Oct 5, 2026 update, Oct 5, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC to today · ranked and unranked · all match average ranks
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