Shiv — Spirit Shiv (ID:369681)

Early Game Spirit Start · 500–1,600 souls

Spirit items make Shiv's abilities deal surprising early damage.

Extra Regen 800 souls T1 · Vitality

+3 Health Regen · +1 Out of Combat Regen

Shiv's early aggression requires health sustain. Extra Regen tops Shiv up between trades without recalling, maintaining lane pressure while building toward the spirit core.

Extra Charge 800 souls T1 · Spirit

+1 Bonus Ability Charges · +7 Bonus Spirit Power for Charged Abilities

Additional charges of Shiv's Serrated Knives and charged abilities. More charges means more frequent Bloodletting application — the spirit build scales bleed damage heavily so more procs matter.

Spirit Strike 800 souls T1 · Spirit

Spirit Damage: 40 x0.37 · Spirit Resist: -6% (Conditional) · Duration: 6s

Deals spirit damage on next melee hit with a short cooldown. Shiv's melee focus means Spirit Strike procs constantly — the spirit damage stacks with Bloodletting for a combined spirit + bleed damage combo.

Decay 3,200 souls T3 · Spirit · Active

+8 Spirit Power · +65 Bonus Health · Bleed Damage: 2.6 x0.004%/sec · Healing Reduction: -50% (Conditional)

An AoE spirit ability that weakens enemies over time. Shiv uses Decay to apply a persistent debuff before engaging, reducing enemy effectiveness before the full bleed stack combo lands.

Healbane 1,600 souls T2 · Vitality

+7 Spirit Power · Healing Reduction: -35% (Conditional) · Heal On Hero Kill: 275 · Duration: 8s

Applies healing reduction through Shiv's abilities. Against sustain-heavy heroes, Healbane ensures Bloodletting stacks deal full value and cannot be healed back between engages.

Warp Stone 3,200 souls T3 · Vitality · Active

Teleport Range: 11m · Bullet Resist: +30% (Conditional) · Buff Duration: 6s

A blink that extends Shiv's mobility beyond Serrated Knife range. Warp Stone into Killing Blow from an unexpected angle is one of Shiv's most lethal engage combinations.

Early Game Tip

Prioritize landing Serrated Knives — every stack counts double with spirit.

Mid Game Ability Carry · 3,200–6,400 souls

High spirit makes each bleed stack deal significant damage per second.

Rapid Recharge 3,200 souls T3 · Spirit

+2 Bonus Ability Charges · +30% Faster Time Between Charges · +14% Cooldown Reduction For Charged Abilities · +10 Bonus Spirit Power for Charged Abilities

Reduces recharge time for Shiv's charged abilities. Serrated Knives and ability charges regenerating faster means more consistent Bloodletting stack application across a fight.

Spirit Resilience 3,200 souls T3 · Vitality

+30% Spirit Resist · Spirit Resist: +15% (Conditional)

Spirit resist that reduces the spirit burst damage Shiv takes from counter-picks. Shiv's aggressive playstyle invites retaliation — Spirit Resilience makes those retaliatory hits significantly weaker.

Torment Pulse 3,200 souls T3 · Spirit

+100 Bonus Health · +15% Melee Resist · Pulse Damage: 25 x0.23 · Pulse Radius: 9m

Passive AoE spirit damage around Shiv periodically. At spirit Shiv's power level, Torment Pulse deals significant damage to anyone standing near Shiv — a free DPS source during melee exchanges.

Dispel Magic 3,200 souls T3 · Vitality · Active

+16% Spirit Resist · HP Healed On Activate: 250 · Move Speed: +2m · Buff Duration: 3s

Removes CC debuffs from Shiv. Spirit Shiv is a dive hero who gets CC'd trying to close gaps — Dispel Magic removes slows and roots that would ruin an engage.

Counterspell 3,200 souls T3 · Vitality

+75 Bonus Health · +8 Spirit Power · Healing: 150 (Conditional) · Spirit Power: +20 (Conditional)

Reflects the next ability cast at Shiv back at the caster. Against spirit-heavy enemies who poke from range, Counterspell punishes their casts and deters continued ability use.

Improved Spirit 1,600 souls T2 · Spirit

+18 Spirit Power · +1.5 Out of Combat Regen

Significant spirit power step-up that scales every bleed and spirit ability Shiv uses. Feeds into Boundless Spirit for the major spirit damage spike.

Boundless Spirit 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit

+15% Spirit Power · +30 Spirit Power · +75 Bonus Health · +4 Out of Combat Regen

Core spirit item — at T4, Shiv's Bloodletting stacks, Spirit Strike, and Torment Pulse all reach maximum damage output. The +15% spirit power bonus amplifies the entire kit.

Compress Cooldown 1,600 souls T2 · Spirit

Ability Cooldown Reduction: +18%

Reduces Shiv's ability cooldowns to increase how often Bloodletting can be applied and Killing Blow is available. More frequent CD cycles means more consistent threat.

Superior Cooldown 3,200 souls T3 · Spirit

+4 Out of Combat Regen · Ability Cooldown Reduction: +20%

Stacks with Compress Cooldown for dramatic cooldown reduction. At this tier Shiv can chain Killing Blow more frequently and Bloodletting application becomes a near-continuous loop.

Transcendent Cooldown 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit

+4 Out of Combat Regen · Ability Cooldown Reduction: +25% · Item Cooldown Reduction: +25%

The final CDR tier — Shiv's abilities cycle at near-minimum cooldowns. Killing Blow is available almost every engagement, making Shiv an execute machine in the late game.

Mystic Reverb 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit

+10% Spirit Lifesteal · Damage: 50% (Conditional) · Imbued Lifesteal: +27% · Movement Slow: 40% (Conditional)

Causes Shiv's next ability hit to echo and deal bonus spirit damage. Shiv lands abilities frequently — Mystic Reverb procs on every significant ability cast for bonus spirit burst.

Mid Game Tip

Target squishy supports who can't survive the bleed DoT through fights.

Late Game Bleed Shred · 6,400 souls

Full spirit build + bleed stacks is lethal DPS that ignores bullet resist.

Extra Health 800 souls T1 · Vitality

+210 Bonus Health

Flat bonus health to increase Shiv's durability while building aggressively into spirit. More health means more trades absorbed before needing to disengage.

Colossus 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality · Active

+300 Bonus Health · +15% Base Health · +15% Weapon Damage · Bullet Resist: 35% (Conditional)

Massive health bonus and an active knockback launcher. Spirit Shiv in a teamfight benefits from Colossus launching nearby enemies away — interrupts dives and creates space for Shiv to complete ability combos.

Metal Skin 3,200 souls T3 · Vitality · Active

+12% Bullet Resist · Move Speed Penalty: -1.5m · Dash Distance: -20% · Duration: 5s

Temporary bullet invulnerability. When gun carries focus spirit Shiv, Metal Skin negates the burst window — Shiv can continue applying Bloodletting stacks without taking gun damage during the active.

Plated Armor 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality

+130 Bonus Health · Deflection Percent: 30% · On-Hit Prevention Percent: 50%

30% chance to negate bullet damage. A spirit Shiv who also shrugs off bullet damage is very difficult to kill — combines with Metal Skin for layered gun protection.

Arctic Blast 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit · Active

+10% Spirit Resist · Damage: 175 x0.7 · Freeze Duration: 0.75s · Frozen Bonus Damage: 15%

AoE freeze that locks targets for Killing Blow. A frozen enemy who's at low health from Bloodletting stacks is a free Killing Blow execute — the CC and execute combo is reliable and lethal.

Unstoppable 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality · Active

+25% Debuff Resist · +125 Bonus Health · Duration: 5.5s

Use before diving — CC immunity ensures Shiv can complete the full Bloodletting stack buildup and Killing Blow without being interrupted by stuns or silences.

Witchmail 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality

+20% Spirit Resist · +14 Spirit Power · Cooldown Reduction per Hit: 4s · Damage Threshold: 75

Taking heavy spirit damage reduces random cooldowns. Spirit-heavy enemies attacking Shiv actually help his Killing Blow come off cooldown faster — the more they cast on Shiv, the more often he executes.

Juggernaut 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality

+50% Slow Resist · +2m Move Speed · +25% Melee Resist · +8 Health Regen

Slow resist and move speed make Shiv impossible to kite. Enemies trying to slow Shiv to escape Bloodletting stacks find it does not work — Juggernaut combined with Warp Stone gap-closes instantly.

Spellbreaker 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality

+18% Spirit Resist · +25% Debuff Resist · Spirit Damage Reduction: 65% · Damage Threshold: 175

Absorbs the first heavy spirit hit. Against spirit burst assassins who try to delete spirit Shiv before he builds stacks, Spellbreaker gives the survival window to get Bloodletting rolling.

Escalating Exposure 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit

-8% Spirit Resist On Spirit Damage · +17% Spirit Resist · Spirit Amp per Stack: +4.5% · Max Stacks: 12

Stacks spirit vulnerability on enemies across ability hits. Spirit Shiv landing Torment Pulse, Spirit Strike, and abilities repeatedly strips spirit resist — later hits deal dramatically more damage.

Ethereal Shift 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit · Active

Duration: 4s · Spirit Power: +20 · Spirit Resist: +30%

Panic button when spirit Shiv overextends. Invulnerable for 4 seconds while Torment Pulse and Bloodletting keep ticking, then re-engage with spirit resist buff active.

Late Game Tip

Echo Shard on Bloodletting means near-instant max stacks on a target.