The best early game items for Shiv are Debuff Reducer, Restorative Locket, Mystic Vulnerability, with Debuff Reducer leading at 52.7% win rate. These 5 items cost 1600 souls or less and provide the strongest early game advantage for Shiv.

Start your Shiv build with Debuff Reducer, which has a 52.7% win rate and costs 1,600 souls. This item provides strong early game value and sets up your build path effectively.

The best mid game items for Shiv include Greater Expansion, Counterspell, Warp Stone, with Greater Expansion achieving 54.1% win rate. These 8 items cost up to 3200 souls and provide crucial mid-game power spikes for Shiv.

The best late game items for Shiv are Ethereal Shift, Scourge, Witchmail, with Ethereal Shift leading at 60.5% win rate. These 8 premium items average 6,400 souls and maximize Shiv's combat effectiveness in late game scenarios.

The most popular items on Shiv are Radiant Regeneration, Healbane, Extra Charge, with Radiant Regeneration picked in 21.1% of matches. These 16 items represent current meta trends and what experienced players build most frequently on Shiv.

Good situational items for Shiv include Transcendent Cooldown, Unstoppable, Indomitable. These 16 high win rate items excel in specific matchups or team compositions and provide flexible build options when the core build path doesn't fit the game state.

Avoid building Metal Skin, Trophy Collector, Spirit Shielding on Shiv, as Metal Skin has only 36.4% win rate. These 16 items have below 50% win rate and statistically decrease your chances of winning.

Heroes with similar builds to Shiv include . These 14 heroes share at least 7 matching items from Shiv's core build and may fill similar strategic roles in team compositions.

To build Shiv effectively in Deadlock, start with early game items under 1600 souls, transition to mid-game items around 3200 souls, then complete your build with premium late-game items. Focus on items that complement Bleeds out foes, then goes in for a kill and adapt based on enemy team composition. The builds tab above shows Shiv's highest win rate items sorted by game phase.