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Field manual · Oct 30 patch

How to play ShivHow to play

44.5% win rate · #44 of 44 · Rage · Bleed · Repeat

Updated 2026-11-01 14:27 UTC · n = 4,193,601 matches

How to play Shiv

Slice and Dice1Slice and DiceSerrated Knives2Serrated KnivesKilling Blow3Killing Blow

Your combo: Dash in with Slice and Dice, bleed them with Serrated Knives, then leap 12m with Killing Blow to execute a target under 18% health (28% at tier 3).

Don’t waste: A kill gives you 16s to recast Killing Blow on the next target; without one it’s on a 145s cooldown. Only use it to finish.

Edge: Bloodletting defers part of your damage taken, which beats chip damage but not burst.

From community hero guides, Oct 2026 patches, checked against deadlock.wiki. The same combo from the other side is on how to counter Shiv.

Your kit

Serrated Knives
Serrated Knives
Ability 1 · 16s cooldown

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.

Slice and Dice
Slice and Dice
Ability 2 · 16s cooldown

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

Bloodletting
Bloodletting
Ability 3 · 25s cooldown

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.

Killing Blow
Killing Blow
Ultimate · 145s cooldown · ultimate

Skill order

Max first:Serrated KnivesSerrated Knives›Slice and DiceSlice and Dice›Killing BlowKilling Blow›BloodlettingBloodletting

From the most common upgrade order (2.2k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.

10m21m32m43m55m66m710m811m912m1013m1114m1216m1321m1428m1532m
Serrated KnivesSerrated KnivesAbility 1IIIIII
Slice and DiceSlice and DiceAbility 2IIIIII
BloodlettingBloodlettingAbility 3III
Killing BlowKilling BlowUltimateIIIIII

unlock I II III upgrade tiers · column labels are the average minute of each step

Build path with timings

Early
Mid
Late

Items that win most on Shiv

Scourge
+11.2 pp · 5% buy itSpirit Burn
+11.1 pp · 3% buy iton Slice and DiceMystic Reverb
+11.0 pp · 17% buy itEthereal Shift
+10.8 pp · 11% buy itFrenzy
+10.8 pp · 2% buy itWitchmail
+10.4 pp · 12% buy it

Lanes you win

Lanes to play safe

When they counter you

−7.9 ppGraves

Buy against Graves:

−6.3 ppPaige

Buy against Paige:

−4.8 ppSeven

Buy against Seven:

Best teammates

Rat King
53.4% togetherGraves
51.7% togetherPaige
50.9% togetherSeven
49.1% togetherVictor
48.8% togetherHaze
48.3% together

Notes from the best builds

Аллюминевые чувства - SHIV [07.01.2026]S

"Говорят, мол, один в поле не воин - это так, нужно играть в Моба вместе и командно, но в рот долбил их каждый многоуважУемый орАкоЛ, ведь они сгусток слизи никчёмного, способные лишь фидить с квадратными лицами, но я, ШИВ, способен в одиночку зарезать целую команду (союзную) и выжить (в таверне). Мне всё поплечу, осталось, чтобы "игрок" умел нажимать кнопки."

Старт: просто базовые вещи на лайн для Шивы

Основа: Сейчас пробую так собираться: Spirit Rend -> ЗП -> Rap. Rech. -> ЗП -> Torment -> ЗП -> vulnerability -> infuser -> escalating - а дальше по ситуации

Финал: Не обязательно L->R, думаейте, что Вам нужно

Активки: чтобы закрыть 4-ую вместо arctic

51.1% over 188 games · open build →
Sanguine Shiv [Shaman] - UPDATED 10/31/26A

youtube.com/@Shamanthebstard for Shiv Guides. @Shaman on Shiv discord channel for questions. Categories "missing" items at the end is due to 1080p monitors cutting categories off. Thanks Yoshi

#Citadel_HeroBuilds_EarlyGame: *Generally L → R*

47.4% over 1.1k games · open build →

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