Shiv build guide
by dewVersion 58Updated Oct 12, 2026Guide #369681
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1Early game
Game stage · 6 items · rough L-R, heal boost/vest if dont need healbane
Restorative Shot
Close Quarters
Mystic Regeneration
Radiant Regeneration
Built from Mystic Regeneration
Bullet Resist Shredder
Healbane
2Early Situationaloptional
Author's category · 5 items
Monster Rounds
Healing Booster
Restorative Locket
3Early-Mid
Author's category · 5 items · rough L-R, if no slots sell resto/cq for lucky shot
Dispel Magic
Hunter's Aura
Express Shot
4Mid-Late
Author's category · 6 items · rough L-R, unstop earlier if lots of cc
Plated Armor
Lucky Shot
Debuff Reducer
5Late game
Game stage · 5 items · no order, can build anything this row
Frenzy
Ethereal Shift
Juggernaut
6Late Situationaloptional
Author's category · 6 items
Boundless Spirit
Spellbreaker
Built from Debuff Reducer
Phantom Strike
7Other Situationaloptional
Author's category · 12 items
Heroic Aura
Crushing Fists
Decay
Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.
Serrated KnivesSerrated Knives | Serrated Knives: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Serrated Knives: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Serrated Knives: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Serrated Knives: 5 AP upgrade, step 7 |
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Battle Vest
Suppressor
Berserker
Spirit Resilience
Unstoppable
Built from Debuff Reducer
Bullet Lifesteal
Vampiric Burst
Built from Bullet Lifesteal
Witchmail
Scourge
Mystic Reverb
Infuser
Colossus
Spirit Snatch
Metal Skin
op against gun
Enchanter's Emblem
Counterspell
Fortitude
Bullet Resilience
can buy metal skin instead
Indomitable
Transcendent Cooldown
Divine Barrier
Slice and DiceSlice and Dice | Slice and Dice: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Slice and Dice: 1 AP upgrade, step 12 | Slice and Dice: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Slice and Dice: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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BloodlettingBloodletting | Bloodletting: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Bloodletting: 1 AP upgrade, step 8 | Bloodletting: 2 AP upgrade, step 13 | Bloodletting: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
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Killing BlowKilling Blow | Killing Blow: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Killing Blow: 1 AP upgrade, step 9 | Killing Blow: 2 AP upgrade, step 10 | Killing Blow: 5 AP upgrade, step 11 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
Current patch: the Oct 14, 2026 update, Oct 14, 2026, 00:00 UTC (approximate: no published release time) to today · ranked and unranked · all match average ranks
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