MikeTroller Spirit Shiv *fully annotated*

Author's notes

Not compy just for having fun in standard queue

Item categories

1. 1Early game

   Game stage · 5 items · Swap cold front for alternatives depending on match

   1. 1

      Extra Charge

      Literally core cannot be skipped

   2. 2

      Extra Regen

      We all be buying ts

   3. 3

      Mystic Regeneration

      Also core

   4. 4

      Cold Front

      Good cus scales with spirit and gives burst but not required

   5. 5

      Radiant Regeneration

      Built from Mystic Regeneration

      Literally *the* spirit shiv item

2. 2Early alternatives

   Author's category · 2 items

   1. 1

      Suppressor

      Good for if they have strong m1

   2. 2

      Mystic Vulnerability

      Helps build into EE later on

3. 3Greens to fill out vital spike

   Author's category · 4 items · Hit your 4.8K

   1. 1

      Healbane

      Anti-heal, yk how it is

   2. 2

      Healing Booster

      Built from Extra Regen

      Up your sustain

   3. 3

      Weapon Shielding

      Better for bullet mitigation than bullet armor imo

4. 4Mid game

   Game stage · 5 items · Buy counterspell or dispel then spirit resi

   1. 1

      Torment Pulse

      Good constant spirit output

   2. 2

      Counterspell

      For annoying ults or potentially spells, choose between this or dispel

   3. 3

      Dispel Magic

      You'll be buying this most games

   4. 4

5. 5Gimmick/Variety

   Author's category · 6 items · For if you want to experiment

   1. 1

      Decay

      If you wanna hard target people with anti-heal and bleed

   2. 2

      Rapid Recharge

      Built from Extra Charge

      If you feel stuck for knives a lot give it a go, also builds off extra charge anyway

   3. 3

      Tankbuster

      If you want to tankbust with dash, really wouldn't recommend this at all though

6. 6Late Spirit

   Author's category · 5 items · Buy what you need

   1. 1

      Escalating Exposure

      Built from Mystic Vulnerability

      OP tier 4, busted spirit amp if you can make them bleed and builds from mystic vulnerability

   2. 2

      Arctic Blast

      Built from Cold Front

      Locks them down and builds from cold front

   3. 3

      Mystic Reverb

      If you want to run dash sustain can be pretty good, infuser might be better

7. 7Late Vitality

   Author's category · 6 items · Buy what you need

   1. 1

      Infuser

      Lets you sustain hard, buy if that's what you need

   2. 2

      Witchmail

      If they're using a lot of spells you'll get huge value

   3. 3

      Spellbreaker

      Stops spirit nuking

   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 51		Serrated Knives: 2 AP upgrade, step 72		Serrated Knives: 5 AP upgrade, step 9