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Shiv
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Shiv hat keinerlei Interesse daran, fair zu kämpfen. Deshalb setzt er auf überfallartige Taktiken, um seine Gegner zu schwächen, bevor er zum Todesstoß ansetzt.

Shiv
Lässt Gegner ausbluten, um ihnen dann den Todesstoß zu versetzen

Shiv hat keinerlei Interesse daran, fair zu kämpfen. Deshalb setzt er auf überfallartige Taktiken, um seine Gegner zu schwächen, bevor er zum Todesstoß ansetzt.

Description

STICKIN EM!!!!
NOW REWORKED AND FULLY ANNOTATED!
A full bleed Shiv that focuses on lots of sustain and anti-heal, then cleaning up with ultimate right after.
Message 'starlyn.' on discord for suggestions/questions. Thank you.
(v3.0 - 10/11/25)

Item Build

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_EarlyGame

Focus on staying back and poking with knifes early. Look to fight once you have rage up!

Deadlock Item

I

Heilende Kugel

Best tier 1 sustain item! Try to always shoot enemies when up!

Deadlock Item

I

Zusätzliche Aufladung

An extra knife to poke in lane! Builds into Rapid Recharge.

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I

Mystische Regeneration

Paired with restorative shot, you will sustain decently well in lane. Builds into Radiant Regeneration!

Deadlock Item

III

Impuls-Regeneration

Best sustain item and tops healing charts everytime. Your significant powerspike in early/laning phase and for the rest of the game.

Deadlock Item

II

Wappen des Zauberers

Amazing value for spirit resist and stats! Still works great in mid-late game! May want to sell for spellbreaker late game.

Deadlock Item

II

Magielebensraub

Decent healing and now gives spirit power thanks to the recent patch!

Optional Sustain/Counter

If struggling to survive in lane, try one of these.

Deadlock Item

I

Aktiv

Heilungsritus

If you can't reset and need a quick burst of healing at the moment.

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I

Widerstand

Broken against meele characters like Abrams, Billy, Calico, and Viscious! Meele Resist & low parry cooldown will catch enemies offguard!

Deadlock Item

II

Mystische Kugel

Great poke in lane if you can aim it! Also triggers mystic regen! (Buy after extra charge)

Deadlock Item

II

Reaktiver Schild

Broken against CC heavy comps, and will help you in the mid game as well!

Deadlock Item

II

Magieschild

Buy if lots of spirit burst!

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_MidGame

In the mid game, you get two powerspikes: Rapid Recharge & Decay. Look to creep into team fights after these powerspikes.

Deadlock Item

II

Veredeln

Abklingzeitraffer

Reduces cooldown of knives, being able to throw more consistently.

Deadlock Item

III

Schnelle Aufladung

More knives, and more spirt on those knifes. Great item to farm after laning phase!

Deadlock Item

II

Schwächungs­reduzierer

Reduce slows and debuffs that might impact you.

Deadlock Item

II

Heilungsfluch

Great for consistent anti-heal, and synergy on your ult! May want to sell really late into the game if out of slots, choose this or decay, your choice.

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Verfall

Always use to maintain rage uptime!

Deadlock Item

II

Verbesserte Magiekraft

MOR SPIRIT POWAAAA

Deadlock Item

II

Mystische Schwachstelle

Decent spirit shred & spirit resist! Prelude to Escalating Exposure.

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Schwächungs­entferner

Amazing value for the debuff resist, reduces stuns, DoTs, anti-heal! Also great when slowing hexes & decay counter you. Buy early against DoT heavy comps like Infernus, or Spirit Burn.

Mid-Late Defensives

Deadlock Item

III

Gegenzauber

BUY IF NAH ID WIN (Buy against telegraphed abilites & ults. Lash, Wraith, Abrams, Infernus etc.)

Deadlock Item

III

Verstärkte Kugelrüstung

Buy if the team is mostly comprised of bullet characters. (Consider Plated Armor if hybrid damage dealer)

Deadlock Item

III

Verstärkte Magierüstung

Not recommended as spirit resist will come from raw stats of items, but can be useful if you need instant value.

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_LateGame

In the late game, we build into lots of sustain, then use anti-heal and shreds to get close then ult for the kill.

Deadlock Item

IV

Eskalierende Bloßstellung

Great spirit resist and more damage on prolonged fights, great against high spirit resist! Also works with your team.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Magische Infusion

Insane burst healing when you're low, and more spirit resist!

Deadlock Item

III

Überlegene Abklingzeit

Get more dash resets with max dash!

Deadlock Item

IV

Magiebrand

Crazy amount of anti-heal when proc'd! May want to replace healbane for slots.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Ätherischer Schleier

Use to get out of sticky situations, can use dash after ends.

Deadlock Item

IV

Transzendente Abklingzeit

Broken item. Reduces cooldown of all abilites, actives, and passives!

Deadlock Item

IV

Grenzenlose Magiekraft

MOR SPIRIT POWAAAAAAAA

Late Defensives

See annotations.

Deadlock Item

IV

Panzerrüstung

Amazing pickup to hybrid damage dealers! Infernus, Mina, Mirage, etc.

Deadlock Item

IV

Zauberbrecher

Great for charcters that have high burst damage! Lash, Yamato, Pocket, etc. Also great for the raw stats it gives! Replace Enchanter's Emblem.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Koloss

Need to be more tanky? Colossus is your item.

Deadlock Item

IV

Moloch

Buy against fast firerate characters and huge slows!

Situational Preferences

Preferences or something you need to buy at the stage of the game.

Deadlock Item

II

Stiefel des Dauerläufers

If you don't want to be a damn snail mid-game, get this.

Deadlock Item

II

Aktiv

Feuererwiderung

Decent against bullet heavy comps!

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Teleport-Stein

Great and consistent escape / traverse tool.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aderlasser

If you need a more consistent heal rather than a burst heal infuser provides.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Unaufhaltsam

If you get hard cc'd 24/7 by a mo and krill (NERF MO AND KRILL)

Situational Counters

See annotations.

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II

Unterdrückung

Broken against bullet heroes!

Deadlock Item

II

Aktiv

Fluch der Langsamkeit

Buy against characters with escape tools. Like Mo & Krill, Pocket, Wraith, etc.

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Welle der Verstummung

May be useful against spirit heavy comps. Can be used as a upgraded slowing hex.

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Niederschlag

Buy against Talon or Vindicta! Also great to cancel channeling ults.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Fluch

Bully that one hard-carry on the team

Roaming

Be more active on the map!

Deadlock Item

III

Seelenkraft

Could be great if frequently fighting on the map, as well as extra health!

Deadlock Item

III

Mystischer Schleier

Faster roaming speed, and invis to catch enemies offguard!

Greed

CARRY PLZ

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Kultopfer

I NEED TO CARRY

Deadlock Item

III

Trophäensammler

IM SNOWBALLING

Ability Point Order

Wurfmesser

Sturmangriff

Aderlass

Todesstoß

1

2

5

1

2

5

1

2

5

1

2

5