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Shiv
Bleeds out foes, then goes in for a kill

Shiv has zero interest in playing fair, which is why he relies on hit and run tactics to weaken enemies before he dives in for the kill.

Shiv
Bleeds out foes, then goes in for a kill

Shiv has zero interest in playing fair, which is why he relies on hit and run tactics to weaken enemies before he dives in for the kill.

Description

tank everything and kill everything

Item Build

start L -> R

Play disciplined in lane until you have your spirit spike or ult then go crazy. You can go 4.8k gun if you want but you'll lose some early slots for greens.

Deadlock Item

I

Restorative Shot

sustain and wave clear for lane

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Cold Front

good flat damage to combo with dash, can look for good trades now and dash through them to safety to minimize damage taken, or just clear wave fast

Deadlock Item

III

Torment Pulse

core damage. Can build decay here if you don't want to get close

Deadlock Item

II

Healbane

early hp bonus, big heal on kill, great for early fights. anti heal is nice too. sell for spirit burn late if needed

Deadlock Item

II

Improved Spirit

gets us 52 spirit, can drop this if you want 4.8k gun and you need the slot for a green

Deadlock Item

III

Spirit Resilience

just great in general to be tanky since spirit will be stronger early. Can get something else if they have 0 spirit.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Decay

rage generation, scales well, and gets us 64 spirit breakpoint so we can focus on greens for a while.

early situational/counters

Deadlock Item

I

Active

Healing Rite

if you take too much damage in lane or vs. a bad matchup

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Return Fire

very good early for strong gun heroes if you need to counter them, sell for resists later

Deadlock Item

II

Debuff Reducer

debuff resist, good against pocket, upgrades to spellbreaker

Deadlock Item

II

Battle Vest

gives resist and synergizes well with 4.8k gun if you want that

Deadlock Item

II

Enchanter's Emblem

just decent stats for spirit/vs. a spirit team

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Slowing Hex

if movement heroes may be a problem (mina, pocket, apollo, lash, etc.)

Anti-Hate Crime

chain cc prevention. BUY WARP ALWAYS. The rest buy as needed

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Warp Stone

Chase/disengage tool. Buy this every game. 30% bullet resist is a nice bonus

Deadlock Item

III

Counterspell

op if you remember to use it, blocks cc, spirit burst, and even ults if you're locked in. Good for mid contest. Can skip if there's not much to parry

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Dispel Magic

more situational. Still a good buy if you need it (slow hexes, decays, haze, mirage, infern, etc.)

Deadlock Item

II

Reactive Barrier

A good cheap option for anti-hate crimes if they have multiple cc's

Gun resist

when gun starts to hurt

Deadlock Item

III

Bullet Resilience

good in general, buy almost every game to be tanky

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Metal Skin

could be good if no curses or if you just need more bullet resist

more damage/slot lock

if you don't need tankiness

Deadlock Item

III

Tankbuster

more damage + rage on dash, good damage option later in the game

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Arctic Blast

cc and gives great burst if used before dash

Deadlock Item

IV

Transcendent Cooldown

dash resets if dash is maxed, uptime for actives, and more torment procs

Late options

Buy what you need here; you just want to be as tanky as possible (annotated)

Deadlock Item

IV

Juggernaut

best raw mitigation for gun damage (not on-hit effects) like warden, geist + slow resist

Deadlock Item

IV

Spellbreaker

for spirit nukers that give you trouble (pocket, lash, etc.)

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Phantom Strike

to engage on easy targets

Deadlock Item

IV

Plated Armor

buy for heroes who mainly do damage through on hit effects, (infern, haze, wraith, etc.) or item bullet procs (tesla, toxic, lucky shot, inhibitor)

Deadlock Item

IV

Witchmail

if gun heroes are not a problem

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Unstoppable

anti cc, also good for punching rejuv crystal

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Divine Barrier

if pocket is a problem for you or you just need a better cleanse than dispel magic

Deadlock Item

IV

Crippling Headshot

good shred + anti-heal if you really need it (victor usually)

4.8k gun options

pick one from each row

Deadlock Item

III

Point Blank

just damage and slow

Deadlock Item

III

Weighted Shots

dmg, spirit res, debuff reduction, just good stats

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Heroic Aura

bullet resist, move speed, fire rate, helps push walkers.

Deadlock Item

II

Kinetic Dash

4 stam + fire rate and ammo

Deadlock Item

II

Mystic Shot

decent poke + rage generation if you manage it well

Deadlock Item

II

Opening Rounds

just damage

other spirit options

Deadlock Item

I

Spirit Strike

good for rage generation

Deadlock Item

III

Spirit Snatch

could be good for building rage now that knife is worse

Deadlock Item

IV

Imbue [E]

Mystic Reverb

really good sustain and damage on dash in the late game

Deadlock Item

IV

Spirit Burn

strong anti heal. replace healbane

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Scourge

idk could be good

Ability Point Order

Serrated Knives

Slice and Dice

Bloodletting

Killing Blow

1

2

1

2

5

1

2

5

5

1

2

5

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