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Shiv D

11,654 matches · 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-08 · Measured since Ranked - Beta Season 2
#35 of 44
47.6%Win rate
43.2%Pick rate
+2.3Skill gap
−0.3Since the patch

Spirit power Bruiser

2,262 games, 47.0% won · its items add +0.5 win points

800
    • Extra Charge1
    • Mystic Regeneration2
      1,600
        • Mystic Vulnerability10
        • ImbueCompress Cooldown12
        • Healbane5
        • Enchanter's Emblem7Key
        • Spirit Lifesteal8
        3,200
          • Rapid Recharge3↑
          • ActiveDecay4Key
          • Radiant Regeneration6↑
          • Torment Pulse11Key
          • Superior Cooldown15↑Key
          • ActiveDispel Magic9
          • Counterspell13
          • Spirit Resilience14Key
          6,400
            • Escalating Exposure16↑

              Faded: parts that get upgraded later into another item.

              Buy order

              Early game0 – 12 min

              1. 1800
              2. 2800
              3. 3↑3,200
              4. 43,200
              5. 51,600
              6. 6↑3,200
              7. 71,600

              Mid game12 – 22 min

              1. 81,600
              2. 93,200
              3. 101,600
              4. 113,200

              Late game22+ min

              1. 121,600
              2. 133,200
              3. 143,200
              4. 15↑3,200
              5. 16↑6,400

              Skill path

              1. 1stSerrated Knives
              2. 2ndSlice and Dice
              3. 3rdBloodletting
              4. 4thKilling Blow

              Situational — depends who you face

              • Metal Skinagainst Vyper, Haze, Silver
              • Rebuttalagainst Baba, Billy, Viscous

              Phantom+, 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-08. Each item measured against players who reached the same minute with the same souls and spent them on something else.

              What practice buys

              Win rate goes from 45.4% with 10+ games on this hero to 49.8% with 250+.

              1. 45.4%10+ games3,403
              2. 46.6%50+ games4,212
              3. 47.7%100+ games5,913
              4. 49.8%250+ games6,859

              Measured inside one rank band, so the lobby level is held fixed. It does not separate learning the hero from being a better player to begin with.

              Questions about Shiv

              Is Shiv good right now?
              Shiv is D-tier, #35 of 44 heroes by win rate in Phantom+ lobbies: 47.6% of matches won, picked in 43.2% of them.
              What is the best Shiv build?
              The most played build is “Spirit power Bruiser”, which wins 47.0% of its 2,262 matches. The items that add the most to it: Torment Pulse, Superior Cooldown and Enchanter's Emblem. The full buy order, by game phase, is at the top of this page.
              What should I max first on Shiv?
              Max Serrated Knives, Slice and Dice and Bloodletting, in that order. The skill path above shows which point goes where, level by level.
              What do Shiv players buy against specific heroes?
              Metal Skin against Vyper, Haze and Silver; Rebuttal against Baba, Billy and Viscous.
              Is Shiv hard to play?
              About average: Shiv wins about the same in high and low ranks.

              Match data from the public deadlock-api.com snapshot · Hero and item art from Valve

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