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Rat King vs Shiv

Rat King win rate59.0%526k games
Same lane58.7%178k games

Updated 2026-11-07 02:34 UTC · all ranks, shrunk toward 50% by sample size

Playing against Shiv

Their combo: Shiv dashes in with Slice and Dice, bleeds you with Serrated Knives, then leaps 12m with Killing Blow to execute you if you’re under 18% health (28% at tier 3).

When to fight: A kill gives him 16s to recast it on the next target; without one it’s on a 145s cooldown. That’s your window.

Beware: Stay above the execute line near him. Bloodletting defers part of his damage taken, so burst beats chip damage.

Items for Rat King against Shiv

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