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Heilende Kugel

Sustain and wave prio. Can skip this if you want.

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Zusätzliche Aufladung

More knives.

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Verbesserte Magiekraft

Damage component. Can sit on this for a while.

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Aktiv

Kältefront

Wave prio, all in, CC. Sell this later when you need the slot.

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Mystische Explosion

Damage component. Gets you spirit 4800.

II

Heilungsfluch

Synergizes very well with shiv's kit.

II

Kampfweste

Replace with emblem if you need it/arent going gun.

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Reaktive Barriere

This shits crazy.

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Aktiv

Kultopfer

Gun 4800. Can skip if you need slots/are behind.

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Aktiv

Heilungsritus

Get this in really heavy poke lanes or to maintain tempo if you're low hp.

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Monster-Kugeln

Buy if youre losing lane.

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Kinetischer Spurt

Gun 4800, skip if you need slots or are behind.

III

Pulsierende Pein

Core damage item. Rage, damage, farm speed. Overall this is crazy good for Shiv.

III

Panzerschreck

Core damage item. Regularly matches Torment damage. Great into just about every comp. Helps farm as it doesnt go on CD on camps.

III

Schnelle Aufladung

Objective damage, ranged pressure, and helps deal with pesky flyers and longrange degens. T3 knives add +450 damage if you have RR.

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Aktiv

Teleport-Stein

Incredible defensive and offensive utility. Lets us be aggressive and teleport back out.

IV

Transzendente Abklingzeit

Higher dps on torment and more skill uptime

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Aktiv

Schwächungs­entferner

Crazy value on the statline and the active is super valuable into 99% of comps. Especially good into heroes that like to apply debuffs like infernus.

III

Aktiv

Metallhaut

Must have vs haze/wraith, etc.

III

Gegenzauber

Buy into telegraphed heroes like wraith, lash, doorman, etc.

III

Verstärkte Magierüstung

Buy if the entire enemy team is spirit

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Wappen des Zauberers

Get instead of vest if you need, or when you dont go gun.

IV

Grenzenlose Magiekraft

Solid damage item. Buy if slotlocked or you dont need alternatives.

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Aktiv

Arktische Explosion

CC and burst

IV

Eskalierende Bloßstellung

Buy into beefy comps

IV

Panzerrüstung

Great into gun characters who want to proc on hit effects.

IV

Moloch

Gun characters hate this one simple trick

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Aktiv

Ätherischer Schleier

Incredible survival tool. Heals all of your deferred damage. Synergizes very well with TCD. Anti-hatecrime item.

IV

Hexen-Panzer

Good into heavy spirit comps for resetting your cooldowns.

IV

Zauberbrecher

Very good for keeping you alive against spirit burst.

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Aktiv

Feuererwiderung

Decent against heavy gun or haze ults that are problematic. Buy Leech earlier if you buy this.

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Mystischer Schleier

Buy over warp stone if you like.

III

Verstärkte Kugelrüstung

Buy if the entire enemy team is gun.

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Stiefel des Dauerläufers

Can buy this instead of spirit/weapon shielding

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Magieschild

Can get weapon shielding instead if you need.

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Aktiv

Fluch

Fuck this guy in particular.