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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

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

Item Build

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_EarlyGame

Play safe till Mystic + Ult.

Boned Lane

Deadlock Item

I

Active

Healing Rite

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

Deadlock Item

I

Monster Rounds

Buy if youre losing the push battle.

Core Build

Deadlock Item

III

Rapid Recharge

T3 knives gives +445 damage when you have RR. Land multiple knives on someone and watch them bleed.

Deadlock Item

II

Imbue

Compress Cooldown

Dash resets just with this item. Can imbue knives if you want to, but i prefer dash.

Deadlock Item

III

Radiant Regeneration

Crazy sustain in and out of fights.

Deadlock Item

II

Spirit Lifesteal

healing component. Can get healbane here instead if you need the healcut.

Deadlock Item

III

Superior Cooldown

CDR on knives and dash resets.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Infuser

Goated sustain item. Pop it and press 2.

Defensives

Buy whenever

Deadlock Item

III

Bullet Resilience

Check damage from last 10 minutes before buying.

Deadlock Item

III

Spirit Resilience

Spirit damage is everywhere, so this provides a lot of value.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Debuff Remover

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.

Deadlock Item

III

Counterspell

Buy into doormans who save ult for you, or against telegraphed characters. Otherwise, skip for situationals.

Late game options

Deadlock Item

IV

Transcendent Cooldown

MORE CD on every skill, CD on items and even easier dash resets.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Ethereal Shift

Incredible survival tool. Heals all of your deferred damage. Synergizes very well with TCD

Deadlock Item

IV

Imbue

Mystic Reverb

Damage and CC.

Deadlock Item

IV

Spirit Burn

AOE healcut

Late game Defensives

Deadlock Item

IV

Witchmail

Good into heavy spirit comps for resetting your cooldowns.

Deadlock Item

IV

Spellbreaker

Very good for keeping you alive against spirit burst.

Deadlock Item

IV

Plated Armor

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

Deadlock Item

IV

Juggernaut

Gun characters hate this one simple trick

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Colossus

Big as hell

Situational

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Warp Stone

Great defensive/offensive utility tool. Buy into doorman

Deadlock Item

II

Spirit Shielding

Buy into burst lanes that all in like Yamato (Still buy emblem)

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Return Fire

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

Deadlock Item

II

Suppressor

Decent into gun heroes like mcginnis, haze, infernus, seven, wraith, Vin etc.

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Slowing Hex

Good into a lot of people - infernus, wraith, mina, abrams, etc.

Deadlock Item

II

Enduring Speed

Slow resist + builds into Juggernaut to deal with point and click adventure characters like Haze, Wraith, Infernus, etc.

Deadlock Item

II

Healbane

Synergizes very well with shiv's kit.

Deadlock Item

II

Reactive Barrier

This shits crazy. Buy into heavy CC comps, or into CC lanes like bebop, lash, vin, etc.

Ability Point Order

Serrated Knives

Slice and Dice

Bloodletting

Killing Blow

1

2

1

2

5

5

1

2

5

1

2

5