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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

other green options

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Active

Healing Rite

if you take too much damage in lane

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Active

Return Fire

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

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Debuff Reducer

debuff resist, good against pocket, upgrades to spellbreaker

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Spirit Lifesteal

keeps us in the fight a little longer, upgrades to infuser

Anti-Hate Crime

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

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Active

Warp Stone

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

Deadlock Item

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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 delay if there's not much to parry

Deadlock Item

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Active

Dispel Magic

more situational. Still a good buy if you need it

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Reactive Barrier

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

Gun resist

bullet res is good in general

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Bullet Resilience

good in general

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Active

Metal Skin

could be good if no curses

slot lock

more damage if slots are full.

Deadlock Item

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Tankbuster

more damage + rage on dash, will no longer proc on knives late due to knife scaling nerf

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Active

Arctic Blast

cc and gives great burst if used before dash

Late greens

Buy what you need here (annotated). Buy juggernaut for raw gun heroes, not plated

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Active

Infuser

stocks are up now that knife is nerfed. Bait enemies into hallways and other enclosed areas and dash for massive heals.

Deadlock Item

IV

Juggernaut

best raw mitigation for gun damage (not on-hit effects) like warden, geist, venator.

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Active

Phantom Strike

to engage on easy targets

Deadlock Item

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Spellbreaker

for spirit nukers that give you trouble (gt, lash, mina)

Deadlock Item

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Plated Armor

buy if there are 2+ heroes who mainly do damage through on hit effects, (infern, haze, wraith, etc.) or item bullet procs (tesla, toxic, lucky shot, inhibitor)

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Witchmail

if gun heroes are not a problem

Late purples

thanos mode

Deadlock Item

IV

Transcendent Cooldown

dash resets, active uptime, and more torment procs

Deadlock Item

IV

Imbue

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

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Active

Ethereal Shift

ultra late. helps you stall for cooldowns and heals you

other spirit options

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Active

Decay

good anti heal and rage gen, good buy in place of torment pulse if they have multiple tanky heroes (abrams, bebop, geist, kelvin, mo)

Deadlock Item

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Imbue

Mystic Expansion

makes dash longer, can buy to complete 4.8k spirit

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Greater Expansion

upgrade if you want

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Spirit Strike

good for rage generation

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Spirit Snatch

could be good for building rage now that knife is worse

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Rapid Recharge

knives don't seem that great, but can still buy

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Radiant Regeneration

The Dark Lord. Got buffed so I'm placing it here if you dare to buy it.

gun options for 4.8k

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Point Blank

just damage and slow

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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

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Kinetic Dash

4 stam + fire rate and ammo

Ability Point Order

Serrated Knives

Slice and Dice

Bloodletting

Killing Blow

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