Shiv

Shiv item build

Early game

0 to 9 min

85% Mystic Regeneration Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought85% Win45.9% At4:34 Dealing spirit damage to enemy Heroes grants you Bonus regeneration. Stacks when dealing damage to different heroes. 51% Restorative Shot Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought51% Win44.3% At1:54 Your next bullet will heal you based on what target you hit. 50% Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought50% Win46.1% At3:47 43% Extra Regen Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought43% Win46.2% At2:42 43% Close Quarters Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought43% Win44.2% At3:49 Deal additional Weapon Damage when in close range to your target. 13% Spirit Strike Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought13% Win48.5% At6:26 When you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, deal extra spirit damage with the attack and reduce the target's Spirit Resist. Cool...

Mid game

9 to 20 min

61% Radiant Regeneration Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought61% Win44.0% At11:59 Heal and gain bonus Movement Speed for a short duration when you cast an ability. 53% Healbane Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought53% Win46.0% At12:58 Your spirit damage reduces the enemy's Incoming Healing. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal. 30% Hunter's Aura Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought30% Win46.4% At15:51 Reduces nearby enemies' Bullet Resist and Fire Rate. If there is only one enemy hero nearby, this effect is doubled. 26% Healing Booster Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought26% Win47.2% At13:38 Increases the effectiveness of your healing. 24% Dispel Magic Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought24% Win49.2% At16:30 21% Mystic Vulnerability Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought21% Win47.9% At14:45 When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced.

Late game

20 min and later

34% Superior Cooldown Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought34% Win48.3% At27:43 Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities. 33% Escalating Exposure Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought33% Win51.1% At29:31 Dealing spirit damage applies a stacking Spirit Amp that increases your spirit damage to the target. 30% Spirit Resilience Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought30% Win46.3% At28:10 When below 50% health, gain additional Spirit Resist. 25% Berserker Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought25% Win45.7% At26:15 Your Weapon Damage increases as you take sustained damage. 23% Torment Pulse Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought23% Win46.1% At25:09 Periodically deals spirit damage to the closest two enemies nearby. 22% Transcendent Cooldown Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought22% Win51.7% At33:38 Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities and items.

Core items

Most bought overall

93% Radiant Regeneration Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought93% Win45.7% At11:18 Heal and gain bonus Movement Speed for a short duration when you cast an ability. 68% Healbane Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought68% Win45.9% At13:21 Your spirit damage reduces the enemy's Incoming Healing. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal. 45% Dispel Magic Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought45% Win47.0% At20:50 43% Mystic Vulnerability Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought43% Win47.3% At18:51 When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced. 42% Torment Pulse Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought42% Win48.5% At20:59 Periodically deals spirit damage to the closest two enemies nearby. 40% Hunter's Aura Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought40% Win45.3% At17:57 Reduces nearby enemies' Bullet Resist and Fire Rate. If there is only one enemy hero nearby, this effect is doubled.

Percent = share of Shiv players who bought the item in that phase. Hover or tap an item for its win rate and buy time. Late items win more partly because winning players can afford them.

Shiv abilities

Ability 1

Serrated Knives

Apply stacking bleed to the target

Throw a knife that bleeds an enemy. Each additional hit adds a stack and refreshes the bleed duration, causing the bleed to increase per stack.

1. 1+2s Bleed Duration
2. 2+2 Charges
3. 3+12.0 Bleed DPS with increased Spirit scaling

Ability 2

Slice and Dice

Dash ahead, damaging all enemies along the path

Perform a dash forward, damaging enemies along the path. Hit Enemies have their spirit resist reduced. This debuff can stack.

1. 1-6s Cooldown
2. 2-4% Spirit Resist +2m Dash Range
3. 3+50 Impact Damage -2s Cooldown per Hero hit.

Ability 3

Bloodletting

Defer a portion of damage taken

Take only a portion of incoming damage immediately and defer the rest to be taken over time. Activate to clear a portion of the deferred damage.

1. 1-15s Cooldown
2. 2+40% Deferred Damage Cleared
3. 3+15% Incoming Damage Deferred

Ability 4 · Ultimate

Killing Blow

Travel to a low health hero and instantly kill it

1. 1+6 m Range +2 m/s in Full Rage.
2. 2+16% Full Rage Bonus Damage -25s Cooldown
3. 3+10% Enemy Health Threshold

Ability order

17% of players · 43.7% win rate · 38,845 matches

Max first Serrated Knives › Bloodletting › Killing Blow › Slice and Dice

Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Serrated Knives	U	1			2			3
Slice and Dice			U			1
Bloodletting				U							1	2
Killing Blow							U		1	2

U = unlock, numbers = upgrade tier. Most common first 12 points.

Shiv counters and matchups

Counters

Shiv wins least against

Graves Graves Win rate36.9% Pick rate– Matches79k −8.3 pts vs Shiv's average −8.3

Paige Paige Win rate39.6% Pick rate– Matches51k −5.6 pts vs Shiv's average −5.6

New Rat King Rat King Win rate41.0% Pick rate– Matches162k −4.2 pts vs Shiv's average −4.2

Seven Seven Win rate41.1% Pick rate– Matches54k −4.2 pts vs Shiv's average −4.2

Victor Victor Win rate41.6% Pick rate– Matches64k −3.6 pts vs Shiv's average −3.6

Kelvin Kelvin Win rate41.6% Pick rate– Matches25k −3.6 pts vs Shiv's average −3.6

Good matchups

Shiv wins most against

Sinclair Sinclair Win rate50.7% Pick rate– Matches17k +5.5 pts vs Shiv's average +5.5

Pocket Pocket Win rate50.4% Pick rate– Matches34k +5.2 pts vs Shiv's average +5.2

Mina Mina Win rate50.1% Pick rate– Matches80k +4.8 pts vs Shiv's average +4.8

The Doorman The Doorman Win rate50.0% Pick rate– Matches26k +4.7 pts vs Shiv's average +4.7

Mirage Mirage Win rate49.9% Pick rate– Matches21k +4.7 pts vs Shiv's average +4.7

Paradox Paradox Win rate49.3% Pick rate– Matches44k +4.1 pts vs Shiv's average +4.1

Best teammates

Lift Shiv's win rate most

Graves Graves Win rate53.0% Pick rate– Matches79k +7.7 pts vs Shiv's average +7.7

New Rat King Rat King Win rate52.8% Pick rate– Matches47k +7.5 pts vs Shiv's average +7.5

Paige Paige Win rate51.3% Pick rate– Matches67k +6.0 pts vs Shiv's average +6.0

Seven Seven Win rate49.6% Pick rate– Matches66k +4.4 pts vs Shiv's average +4.4

Victor Victor Win rate49.5% Pick rate– Matches31k +4.2 pts vs Shiv's average +4.2

Kelvin Kelvin Win rate49.2% Pick rate– Matches21k +3.9 pts vs Shiv's average +3.9

Points = Shiv's win rate with or against that hero minus Shiv's overall win rate. At least 500 matches per pair.

Top Shiv community builds

• ABL (twitch ablkz)

  by ABL · 9,241 favorites · updated Jul 26, 2026

  ID 590599
  Restorative Shot Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next bullet will heal you based on what target you hit. Extra Regen Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Mystic Regeneration Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Dealing spirit damage to enemy Heroes grants you Bonus regeneration. Stacks when dealing damage to different heroes. Radiant Regeneration Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Heal and gain bonus Movement Speed for a short duration when you cast an ability. Spirit Strike Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls When you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, deal extra spirit damage with the attack and reduce the target's Spirit Resist. Cool... Healing Booster Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Increases the effectiveness of your healing. Healbane Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your spirit damage reduces the enemy's Incoming Healing. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal.

• Kiran one shot

  by Racecar · 288 favorites · updated Sep 21, 2026

  ID 818621
  Restorative Shot Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next bullet will heal you based on what target you hit. Close Quarters Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Deal additional Weapon Damage when in close range to your target. Cold Front Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Release an expanding ice blast that deals spirit damage and Slows targets it hits. Mystic Regeneration Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Dealing spirit damage to enemy Heroes grants you Bonus regeneration. Stacks when dealing damage to different heroes. Radiant Regeneration Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Heal and gain bonus Movement Speed for a short duration when you cast an ability. Battle Vest Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls While you are above 65% health, gain weapon damage and bonus fire rate. Hunter's Aura Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Reduces nearby enemies' Bullet Resist and Fire Rate. If there is only one enemy hero nearby, this effect is doubled. Spirit Resilience Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls When below 50% health, gain additional Spirit Resist.

• ttvcrayon_fps BFG 9000 1 shot of doom build

  by crayon !adddraft · 275 favorites · updated Sep 22, 2026

  ID 820047
  Restorative Shot Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next bullet will heal you based on what target you hit. Close Quarters Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Deal additional Weapon Damage when in close range to your target. Battle Vest Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls While you are above 65% health, gain weapon damage and bonus fire rate. Bullet Resist Shredder Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Reduces Bullet Resist on enemies when you deal spirit damage. Mystic Regeneration Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Dealing spirit damage to enemy Heroes grants you Bonus regeneration. Stacks when dealing damage to different heroes. Radiant Regeneration Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Heal and gain bonus Movement Speed for a short duration when you cast an ability. Hunter's Aura Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Reduces nearby enemies' Bullet Resist and Fire Rate. If there is only one enemy hero nearby, this effect is doubled. Dispel Magic Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls

• Waylon's Solved Shiv(Fully Annotated Guide)

  by 󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡You’re goddamn right! · 121 favorites · updated Oct 7, 2026

  ID 803419
  Restorative Shot Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next bullet will heal you based on what target you hit. Close Quarters Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Deal additional Weapon Damage when in close range to your target. Bullet Resist Shredder Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Reduces Bullet Resist on enemies when you deal spirit damage. Kinetic Dash Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls When you Dash-Jump you gain Fire Rate and bonus Ammo until your next reload. Lasts up to 7s. Fleetfoot Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Radiant Regeneration Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Heal and gain bonus Movement Speed for a short duration when you cast an ability. Healbane Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your spirit damage reduces the enemy's Incoming Healing. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal. Spirit Resilience Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls When below 50% health, gain additional Spirit Resist.

• FaxFox Shiv

  by 김국자 · 58 favorites · updated Aug 30, 2026

  ID 717148
  Extra Regen Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Suppressor Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls When you deal spirit damage to enemies, you also reduce their Fire Rate. Radiant Regeneration Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Heal and gain bonus Movement Speed for a short duration when you cast an ability. Healbane Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your spirit damage reduces the enemy's Incoming Healing. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal. Dispel Magic Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Decay Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Inflict damage over time to a target, dealing damage based on their current health. Decay's damage is non-lethal and does not apply item procs. Mystic Vulnerability Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced.

• DASHING IN THE MOONLIGHT

  by 2rockk · 53 favorites · updated Jul 2, 2026

  ID 609130
  Restorative Shot Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Your next bullet will heal you based on what target you hit. Mystic Regeneration Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Dealing spirit damage to enemy Heroes grants you Bonus regeneration. Stacks when dealing damage to different heroes. Cold Front Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Release an expanding ice blast that deals spirit damage and Slows targets it hits. Radiant Regeneration Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Heal and gain bonus Movement Speed for a short duration when you cast an ability. Decay Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Inflict damage over time to a target, dealing damage based on their current health. Decay's damage is non-lethal and does not apply item procs. Dispel Magic Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Healbane Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your spirit damage reduces the enemy's Incoming Healing. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal. Healing Booster Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Increases the effectiveness of your healing.

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