Shiv Build
Shiv is a strong bruiser and lane bully. His passive provides built-in tankiness, allowing him to take favorable trades and wear down opponents, setting up easy kills with his ultimate. This build focuses on maximizing bleed damage to complement his playstyle.
Shiv Win Rates
Ability Order Priority
In this Shiv build, level up your abilities in the order shown below. Ability priority is indicated from left to right.
Early Game
Start with Extra Charge to keep throwing daggers as your main source of damage. Add Extra Regen and Extra Health for lane sustain. Complete your early game setup with Close Quarters and Restorative Shot to enhance your damage output.
Mid Game
Decay is crucial for charging the Rage Meter and is the strongest DoT available in the early/mid game. Improve your Daggers with Mystic Vulnerability and Duration Extender. Slowing Bullets and Mystic Shot provide extra spirit and damage to progress through the midgame. Enhance tankiness with Spirit Lifesteal and Spirit Armor.
Late Game
Toxic Bullets synergize well with Shiv’s playstyle. Superior Duration, Rapid Recharge, and Mystic Slow further enhance your Daggers. Soul Shredder Bullets increase sustain and amplify damage from daggers, Decay, and Slice and Dice.