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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.

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.
(v3.2 - 11/11/25)

Item Build

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_EarlyGame

Focus on staying back and poking with knifes early. Look to fight once you have rage up! Very strong after Rapid Recharge.

Deadlock Item

I

Heilende Kugel

Best tier 1 sustain item! Try to always shoot enemies when up! Can skip if good lane.

Deadlock Item

II

Mystische Kugel

Great poke in lane, aim at enemy every 8s!

Deadlock Item

I

Zusätzliche Aufladung

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

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

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

Schnelle Aufladung

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

Deadlock Item

II

Imbue [E]

Abklingzeitraffer

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

Lane Optionals

Situational lane items.

Deadlock Item

I

Aktiv

Heilungsritus

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

Deadlock Item

I

Widerstand

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

Deadlock Item

I

Monster-Kugeln

May want if your wave keeps getting pushed in.

Pick 1

or both as needed.

Deadlock Item

II

Reaktiver Schild

Broken against hard CC heavy comps, and will help you in the mid game as well! Bugged on him rn, rage amps shield bvalue.

Deadlock Item

II

Magieschild

Buy if lots of spirit burst!

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_MidGame

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

Deadlock Item

III

Mystischer Schleier

Fast roaming speed, great heal, and stealth to catch enemies offguard!

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Verfall

Always use to maintain rage uptime! May want to buy Spirit Snatch instead if against debuff remover or Victor and Viscous.

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Schwächungs­entferner

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

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Ätherischer Schleier

Holy e-shift nerf?? Now transcend right after is more valuable. Still a great item that you can use to get out of trouble and come back with lots of buffs!

Deadlock Item

IV

Transzendente Abklingzeit

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

Mid-Late Defensives

Green items you may need.

Deadlock Item

III

Gegenzauber

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

Deadlock Item

III

Seelenkraft

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

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Teleport-Stein

Great and consistent escape / traverse tool.

Deadlock Item

III

Verstärkte Kugelrüstung

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

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_LateGame

We build into more damage and sustain and wilttle down their health in the back line then ult in for the kill.

Deadlock Item

II

Mystische Schwachstelle

Decent resist and shred! Builds into Escalating Exposure next.

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! GET LEECH INSTEAD IF AGAINST CAPACITOR!

Deadlock Item

IV

Zauberbrecher

Great for charcters that have high burst damage! Also great for the raw stats it gives! Replace Enchanter's Emblem. (Buy Bullet Resillence/Plated if enemy lineup is mostly gun)

Luxury

Buy as needed. See annotations.

Deadlock Item

IV

Grenzenlose Magiekraft

MOR SPIRIT POWAAAAAAAA

Deadlock Item

IV

Panzerrüstung

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

Deadlock Item

IV

Moloch

Buy against fast firerate characters and huge slows!

Deadlock Item

IV

Hexenpanzer

Great item against spirit heavy comps, lots of dash resets/knives!

Deadlock Item

IV

Aktiv

Koloss

Need to be more tanky? Colossus is your item. DONT BUY AGAINST CAPACITOR!

Situational Offensives

Deadlock Item

III

Magische Einverleibung

Very great item if you can build rage by weaving in light melees instead of decay.

Deadlock Item

IV

Magiebrand

Buy against super late game massive healing!

Situational Preferences

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

Deadlock Item

II

Heilverstärkung

MOR HEALINGGGG

Deadlock Item

II

Aktiv

Feuererwiderung

Decent early-mid game option against bullet heavy comps!

Deadlock Item

III

Aktiv

Welle der Verstummung

May be useful against spirit heavy comps, and setup picks. (Broken item rn)

Deadlock Item

III

Imbue [E]

Ansteigende Magiekraft

Very good for extra damage and move speed to catch up with your knives.

Deadlock Item

IV

Aderlasser

If you need a more consistent heal rather than a burst heal infuser provides, or countered by capacitor.

Situational Counters

See annotations.

Deadlock Item

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

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 (although you probably shouldn't be the one buying this)

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

1

2

5

1

2

5

5

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