Seven thrives in a skirmish waiting for the time to strike. Then he rolls into the fight like a storm and batters his enemies with a cascade of lightning.
Seven thrives in a skirmish waiting for the time to strike. Then he rolls into the fight like a storm and batters his enemies with a cascade of lightning.
Description
This is AndrewChicken's tank Shiv build updated for
the new item shop! It has all the defense and healing
you'll ever need, and it does a ton of gun damage
too! It also rushes Killing Blow early so you can pick
off enemies easily during team fights!
Item Build
Early-Mid Game
L-R. If the enemies have a lot of crowd control or debuffs, pick up a situational item.
800
Upgrade to Headhunter.
800
Early lane item for healing. Upgrade to Healing Booster.
800
Upgrade to Fortitude.
1600
This helps get the enemies low enough for an execute!
1600
Our main source of in-combat healing. Upgrade to Leech.
2400
This amps up all sources of healing: lifesteal, Bloodletting, and Fortitude. Very nice, and cheap too!
4000
This gives bonus healing in a fight and extra burst damage to get those enemies nice and low.
3200
HUGE weapon damage + resist. Best gun item on Shiv.
4000
Gives Shiv a lot of extra HP, damage, speed, and sustain between fights.
1600
The stepping stone before Leech, which is our next priority.
9600
This gives Shiv MASSIVE sustain. Bloodletting defers damage to make Shiv easier to heal, so we're taking FULL advantage of that!
Mid-Late Game
Generally L-R, but you can change priority based on whether you're taking more weapon or spirit damage.
2400
This is a stepping stone for Juggernaut.
3200
This provides extra damage, spirit resist, and debuff resist; and the downsides aren't bad on Shiv. Good item.
3200
Take less damage, duh.
3200
Take less damage, duh.
8800
6400
Finally, reduce enemy global damage output.
If They Have Bullet Resist
1600
Upgrade to Crippling Headshot.
8000
Reduce their resistances heavily and apply anti-heal, all while scaling gun damage. Very nice!
Late Game Situational
Read annotations.
6400
Get this if bullets are a problem. This is evil vs. characters with on-hit effects like Haze, Infernus, and Mirage.
7200
Get this if you feel like getting in the thick of it and want to stay alive.
6400
Get this if you want a weird hybrid of damage and sustain.
6400
Get this to deny big bursts of spirit damage. Not good against DOT. Also good for debuffs if you're really struggling.
Situational
Read annotations.
800
Early lane item for punchy people. Sell later.
3200
This can be good to totally deny telegraphed attacks like Lash slam.
1600
Stepping stone for Remover.
4800
Get this if you can't live without cleansing certain debuffs (Bebop bombs for example)
8000
Get this if they have unbearable levels of CC.
6400
For a little bit of extra "no kill me time!" This has the potential to be really obnoxious after a Cheat Death proc.
6400
EXPERIMENTAL! The idea is: Cheat Death then execute the enemy who was assailing you. This needs WAY more testing. Only buy it if you're looking to fool around.
Ability Point Order
Serrated Knives
Slice and Dice
Bloodletting
Killing Blow
1
1
2
1
1
2
5
2
5
5
2
5