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 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.
Great slot efficiency, damage, sustain, and power curve.
@Shaman on Shiv discord channel for questions.
Old version got duped for some reason. Correct ID: 267046
Play safe till Mystic + Ult
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Restorative Shot
The sustain on this is crazy
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Mystic Regeneration
Healing component
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Mystic Shot
Rage, burst damage, ranged poke, and procs mystic regen.
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Cold Front
Big powerspike that combos with T2 dash. Make sure to buffer it.
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Mystic Burst
Procs on mystic shot and T2 dash.
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Enchanter's Emblem
Defensive item with incredible offensive stats.
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Extra Charge
More knives.
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Tankbuster
Heavy damage on dash and procs on knives mid-lategame.
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Monster Rounds
Buy if youre losing the push battle.
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Healing Rite
Get this over Extra Regen if youre low and want to maintain tempo instead of going back.
Buy Defensives/Leech > whenever you need them
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Rapid Recharge
T3 knives gives +445 damage when you have RR. Land multiple knives on someone and watch them bleed.
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Decay
Healcut, Rage, more DoT damage.
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Radiant Regeneration
Core healing item. Basically always tops my healing chart.
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Spirit Resilience
Spirit damage is everywhere, so this provides a lot of value.
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Leech
Synergizes extremely well with shiv. Essential for lategame survival.
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Transcendent Cooldown
MORE CD on every skill, CD on items (Express/Radiant), and even easier dash resets.
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Ethereal Shift
Incredible survival tool. Heals all of your deferred damage.
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Debuff Remover
Crazy value on the statline and the active is super valuable into 99% of comps.
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Counterspell
Buy into doormans who save ult for you, or against telegraphed characters. Otherwise, skip for situationals.
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Bullet Resilience
Check damage from last 10 minutes before buying.
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Boundless Spirit
Damage
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Imbue
Mystic Reverb
Damage and CC.
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Escalating Exposure
Shred + Amp
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Spirit Burn
AOE healcut
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Arctic Blast
Great burst and chase. Buffer it with dash.
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Witchmail
Good into heavy spirit comps for resetting your cooldowns.
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Spellbreaker
Very good for keeping you alive against spirit burst.
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Plated Armor
Great into gun characters who want to proc on hit effects. I usually opt for juggernaut over this for slot reasons.
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Colossus
Big as hell
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Return Fire
Decent against heavy gun or haze ults that are problematic.
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Spirit Shielding
Buy into burst lanes that all in like Yamato (Still buy emblem)
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Warp Stone
Great defensive/offensive utility tool. Buy into doorman
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Enduring Speed
Great against heavy slows. Builds into jugg which is good into gun comps.
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Reactive Barrier
Great into characters like Mo, Vin, Bebop, dynamo, doorman, etc.
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Spirit Snatch
Great for spirit res. shred. Buy after TB
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