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Shiv
Blesse ses adversaires avant de les achever

Cet occultiste n'a que faire des règles du jeu. Il assène des séries de coups rapides à ses adversaires avant de s'enfuir. Quand il a fini de les affaiblir, il s'élance dans leur direction pour porter le coup de grâce.

Shiv
Blesse ses adversaires avant de les achever

Cet occultiste n'a que faire des règles du jeu. Il assène des séries de coups rapides à ses adversaires avant de s'enfuir. Quand il a fini de les affaiblir, il s'élance dans leur direction pour porter le coup de grâce.

Description

STICKIN EM!!!!
NOW REWORKED AND FULLY ANNOTATED!
A full bleed Shiv that focuses on lots of sustain and anti-heal, then cleaning up with ultimate right after.
Message 'starlyn.' on discord for suggestions/questions. Thank you.
(v3.0 - 10/11/25)

Item Build

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_EarlyGame

Focus on staying back and poking with knifes early. Look to fight once you have rage up!

Deadlock Item

I

Tir curatif

Best tier 1 sustain item! Try to always shoot enemies when up!

Deadlock Item

I

Charge bonus

An extra knife to poke in lane! Builds into Rapid Recharge.

Deadlock Item

I

Régénération mystique

Paired with restorative shot, you will sustain decently well in lane. Builds into Radiant Regeneration!

Deadlock Item

III

Régénération radieuse

Best sustain item and tops healing charts everytime. Your significant powerspike in early/laning phase and for the rest of the game.

Deadlock Item

II

Emblème enchanteur

Amazing value for spirit resist and stats! Still works great in mid-late game! May want to sell for spellbreaker late game.

Deadlock Item

II

Vol de vie spirituel

Decent healing and now gives spirit power thanks to the recent patch!

Optional Sustain/Counter

If struggling to survive in lane, try one of these.

Deadlock Item

I

Active

Rite de guérison

If you can't reset and need a quick burst of healing at the moment.

Deadlock Item

I

Réfutation

Broken against meele characters like Abrams, Billy, Calico, and Viscious! Meele Resist & low parry cooldown will catch enemies offguard!

Deadlock Item

II

Tir mystique

Great poke in lane if you can aim it! Also triggers mystic regen! (Buy after extra charge)

Deadlock Item

II

Protection d'urgence

Broken against CC heavy comps, and will help you in the mid game as well!

Deadlock Item

II

Bouclier spirituel

Buy if lots of spirit burst!

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_MidGame

In the mid game, you get two powerspikes: Rapid Recharge & Decay. Look to creep into team fights after these powerspikes.

Deadlock Item

II

Imprégner

Récupération comprimée

Reduces cooldown of knives, being able to throw more consistently.

Deadlock Item

III

Recharge rapide

More knives, and more spirt on those knifes. Great item to farm after laning phase!

Deadlock Item

II

Atténuateur d'effets négatifs

Reduce slows and debuffs that might impact you.

Deadlock Item

II

Châtiment curatif

Great for consistent anti-heal, and synergy on your ult! May want to sell really late into the game if out of slots, choose this or decay, your choice.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Décomposition

Always use to maintain rage uptime!

Deadlock Item

II

Esprit amélioré

MOR SPIRIT POWAAAA

Deadlock Item

II

Vulnérabilité mystique

Decent spirit shred & spirit resist! Prelude to Escalating Exposure.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Dissipateur d'effets négatifs

Amazing value for the debuff resist, reduces stuns, DoTs, anti-heal! Also great when slowing hexes & decay counter you. Buy early against DoT heavy comps like Infernus, or Spirit Burn.

Mid-Late Defensives

Deadlock Item

III

Contresort

BUY IF NAH ID WIN (Buy against telegraphed abilites & ults. Lash, Wraith, Abrams, Infernus etc.)

Deadlock Item

III

Résilience balistique

Buy if the team is mostly comprised of bullet characters. (Consider Plated Armor if hybrid damage dealer)

Deadlock Item

III

Résilience spirituelle

Not recommended as spirit resist will come from raw stats of items, but can be useful if you need instant value.

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_LateGame

In the late game, we build into lots of sustain, then use anti-heal and shreds to get close then ult for the kill.

Deadlock Item

IV

Exposition spirituelle

Great spirit resist and more damage on prolonged fights, great against high spirit resist! Also works with your team.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Second souffle

Insane burst healing when you're low, and more spirit resist!

Deadlock Item

III

Récupération supérieure

Get more dash resets with max dash!

Deadlock Item

IV

Brulure spirituelle

Crazy amount of anti-heal when proc'd! May want to replace healbane for slots.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Refuge céleste

Use to get out of sticky situations, can use dash after ends.

Deadlock Item

IV

Récupération transcendante

Broken item. Reduces cooldown of all abilites, actives, and passives!

Deadlock Item

IV

Profusion spirituelle

MOR SPIRIT POWAAAAAAAA

Late Defensives

See annotations.

Deadlock Item

IV

Armure de plates

Amazing pickup to hybrid damage dealers! Infernus, Mina, Mirage, etc.

Deadlock Item

IV

Brise-magie

Great for charcters that have high burst damage! Lash, Yamato, Pocket, etc. Also great for the raw stats it gives! Replace Enchanter's Emblem.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Colosse

Need to be more tanky? Colossus is your item.

Deadlock Item

IV

Implacable

Buy against fast firerate characters and huge slows!

Situational Preferences

Preferences or something you need to buy at the stage of the game.

Deadlock Item

II

Vitesse persistante

If you don't want to be a damn snail mid-game, get this.

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Retour de balle

Decent against bullet heavy comps!

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Pierre de distorsion

Great and consistent escape / traverse tool.

Deadlock Item

IV

Sangsue

If you need a more consistent heal rather than a burst heal infuser provides.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Intouchable

If you get hard cc'd 24/7 by a mo and krill (NERF MO AND KRILL)

Situational Counters

See annotations.

Deadlock Item

II

Sabotage

Broken against bullet heroes!

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Malédiction de ralentissement

Buy against characters with escape tools. Like Mo & Krill, Pocket, Wraith, etc.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Onde de silence

May be useful against spirit heavy comps. Can be used as a upgraded slowing hex.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Coup d'enclume

Buy against Talon or Vindicta! Also great to cancel channeling ults.

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Malédiction

Bully that one hard-carry on the team

Roaming

Be more active on the map!

Deadlock Item

III

Fortitude

Could be great if frequently fighting on the map, as well as extra health!

Deadlock Item

III

Sentinelle du voile

Faster roaming speed, and invis to catch enemies offguard!

Greed

CARRY PLZ

Ability Point Order

Couteau de chasse

Élan incisif

Saignée

Coup de grâce

1

2

5

1

2

5

1

2

5

1

2

5