Weapon Bruiser

Weapon items make Shiv a genuine gun threat alongside ability pressure.

Extra Regen 800 souls T1 · Vitality

+3 Health Regen  ·  +1 Out of Combat Regen

Sustain for Shiv's aggressive early laning. Extra Regen keeps Shiv healthy through trades so he can maintain continuous lane pressure while building toward the ability CDR core.

Extra Charge 800 souls T1 · Spirit

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

More charges of Shiv's charged abilities for more frequent Bloodletting application. More Serrated Knives charges means more bleed procs before hitting cooldowns in early skirmishes.

Cold Front 1,600 souls T2 · Spirit · Active

+6% Spirit Resist  ·  Damage: 95 x0.47  ·  Movement Slow: -60% (Conditional)  ·  Duration: 4s

Slows enemies hit by Shiv's abilities. A slowed target cannot escape Shiv's melee follow-up — Cold Front extends the window where Bloodletting stacks build before the target can create distance.

Mystic Regeneration 800 souls T1 · Spirit

+50 Bonus Health  ·  Regeneration: 4 HP/s  ·  Regeneration Duration: 6s

Heals Shiv from spirit damage taken. Ability-heavy opponents who poke Shiv with spirit damage find that it heals him instead — Mystic Regeneration makes spirit poke counterproductive.

Radiant Regeneration 3,200 souls T3 · Spirit

+90 Bonus Health  ·  Regeneration: 4 x0.04 HP/s  ·  Regeneration Duration: 6s

Stacks with Extra Regen for a strong sustain baseline. Two regen items mean Shiv can trade aggressively and recover health quickly between engagements.

Restorative Locket 1,600 souls T2 · Vitality · Active

+10% Spirit Resist  ·  Heal Per Stack: 20 x0.4  ·  Max Stacks: 20  ·  Min Stamina Restore: 1

Passive heal on cooldown for Shiv and nearby allies. The free heal complements the sustain focus of the early build and keeps Shiv active during extended lane phases.

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. Prevents sustain-heavy opponents from healing back Bloodletting damage between engages — stacks must deal their full value.

Healing Booster 1,600 souls T2 · Vitality

+3 Health Regen  ·  +1 Out of Combat Regen  ·  Healing Effectiveness: +20%

Amplifies all of Shiv's healing by 20%. All regen items and Mystic Regeneration benefit — Healing Booster makes the combined sustain output significantly stronger than individual item values.

Mystic Vulnerability 1,600 souls T2 · Spirit

+8% Spirit Resist  ·  Spirit Resist: -8% (Conditional)  ·  Duration: 7s

Reduces spirit resist on enemies hit by Shiv's abilities. Every spirit damage source Shiv applies — Torment Pulse, Cold Front, Arctic Blast — hits harder against debuffed targets.

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. Shiv fights in melee range constantly — Torment Pulse deals free spirit damage to nearby enemies without requiring any additional input.

Weapon damage compounds and Killing Blow cleans up damaged targets.

Warp Stone 3,200 souls T3 · Vitality · Active

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

A blink that extends Shiv's engage options. Warp Stone into Killing Blow from an unexpected angle is Shiv's signature kill combo — the gap close is instant and unexpected.

Compress Cooldown 1,600 souls T2 · Spirit

Ability Cooldown Reduction: +18%

Reduces Shiv's ability cooldowns so Bloodletting application and Killing Blow cycle faster. More frequent cooldowns means more consistent stack building across teamfights.

Dispel Magic 3,200 souls T3 · Vitality · Active

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

Removes CC from Shiv on activation. Shiv is a dive hero who invites CC — Dispel Magic removes slows and roots that would prevent him from completing Bloodletting stack combos.

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 Killing Blow is available much more frequently and Bloodletting application is nearly continuous.

Mystic Reverb 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit

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

Next ability hit echoes with bonus spirit damage. Shiv's frequent ability hits trigger Mystic Reverb procs regularly — bonus spirit burst on top of bleed stacks during each engage.

Transcendent Cooldown 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit

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

Final CDR tier — Shiv's abilities cycle near minimum cooldowns. Killing Blow approaching near-spammable status makes Shiv an execute machine in extended teamfights.

Full weapon build with survivability makes Shiv very hard to deal with.

Ethereal Shift 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit · Active

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

Panic button for overextended dives. Invulnerable for 4 seconds while Torment Pulse and Bloodletting keep ticking, then re-engage with the spirit resist buff.

Infuser 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality · Active

+16% Spirit Lifesteal  ·  +10% Spirit Resist  ·  +100 Bonus Health  ·  Spirit Lifesteal: +80% (Conditional)

Amplifies Shiv's healing received. All regen items and Mystic Regeneration in this build benefit — Infuser makes the combined healing output meaningfully stronger.

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 hit by Shiv's abilities. Repeated Torment Pulse procs and ability hits progressively strip enemy spirit resist — late-fight spirit damage becomes extreme.

Plated Armor 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality

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

30% chance to negate bullet damage. Shiv fights in melee range against gun heroes — Plated Armor's passive bullet negation is high value in every fight.

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 by 4 seconds. Spirit-heavy enemies attacking Shiv help his Killing Blow come off cooldown — the more they cast, the more often Shiv executes.

Unstoppable 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality · Active

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

Use before committing to a dive — CC immunity ensures Shiv completes the full ability combo and Killing Blow without interruption from stuns or silences.

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 significantly. Against spirit assassins who try to delete Shiv before he builds stacks, Spellbreaker gives the survival window to get the fight started.

Divine Barrier 6,400 souls T4 · Vitality · Active

+10% Ability Range  ·  Barrier: 600  ·  Move Speed: +2.75m (Conditional)  ·  Buff Duration: 6s

Active shield for Shiv or an ally. A frontline Shiv with a personal shield can absorb the burst that follows his initial dive and continue the fight.

Boundless Spirit 6,400 souls T4 · Spirit

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

The major spirit damage spike — at T4, Torment Pulse, Mystic Reverb procs, and all ability spirit damage reach maximum output. Shiv's bleed stacks compound with high spirit scaling.

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 execution. A frozen low-health enemy is a guaranteed Killing Blow — Arctic Blast into Killing Blow is Shiv's most reliable late-game kill combo.