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.
Hybrid build with 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
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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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Opening Rounds
Low cost high value gun item. Synergizes with express.
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Enchanter's Emblem
Defensive item with incredible offensive stats.
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Rapid Recharge
Landing multiple T3 knives on someone early game is insane damage.
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Express Shot
Burst damage and rage. Play around it with M2s up close and M1s at mid range.
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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 > whenever you need them
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Radiant Regeneration
Core healing item. Basically always tops my healing chart.
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Hunter's Aura
Makes your express burst scary good and is incredible for shredding tanks.
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Superior Cooldown
CD on everything. Makes dash resets easier.
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Leech
Synergizes extremely well with hybrid shiv. Essential for lategame survival.
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Torment Pulse
Rage, damage, and ticks lifesteal. Can buy it earlier if youre focusing dash, but with knife focus early you should buy it later to pivot to dash.
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Spirit Resilience
Spirit damage is everywhere, so this provides a lot of value.
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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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Scourge
Solid defensive item with great AOE damage. Synergizes extremely well with dash pivot.
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Counterspell
Buy into doormans who save ult for you, or against telegraphed characters.
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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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Unstoppable
Great for lategame fights where youre being CCed constantly
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Ethereal Shift
Incredible survival tool. Heals all of your deferred damage.
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Witchmail
Good into heavy spirit comps for resetting your cooldowns.
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Juggernaut
Upgrade to this when vs dangerous gun heroes, especially if they have ricochet.
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Spellbreaker
Very good for keeping you alive against spirit burst.
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Colossus
Big as hell
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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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Arctic Blast
Great burst and chase. Buffer it with dash.
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Slowing Hex
Solid for catch/preventing mobile heroes like Lash/Calico from running rampant
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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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Bullet Resilience
Check damage from last 10 minutes before buying.
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Warp Stone
Great defensive/offensive utility tool. Buy into doorman
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Healbane
Great healcut item that synergizes very well with shiv's playstyle.
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Reactive Barrier
Great into characters like Mo, Vin, Bebop, dynamo, doorman, etc.
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Enduring Speed
Great against heavy slows. Builds into jugg which is good into gun comps.
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