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Shiv

Shiv has zero interest in playing fair, which is why he relies on hit and run tactics to weaken enemies before he dives in for the kill.

Recent patch changes

2026.09.16
  • Alt fire base damage increased by 4%
  • Alt fire damage per boon increased from +0.2 to +0.24
  • Serrated Knives while rage is full now deals 3.5% current HP damage on impact instead of ricocheting (0.01 spirit scaling)
Open patch notes →

WeaponBusted Flush · Spreadshot

WeaponBaseMax level
Damage per second5219/3911615/39
Bullet damage4.833/39+0.1710.827/39
Pellets65/396
Magazine1033/3910
Shots per second1.8133/391.81
Reload2.8s8/392.8s
Bullet velocity610m/s14/39610m/s
Falloff range20–41m20–41m
Light melee509/39+1.58105.311/39
Heavy melee1165/39+3.67244.55/39

Vitality

VitalityBaseMax level
Health8306/39+462,44012/39
Health regen24/392
Bullet resist0%0%
Spirit resist0%0%
Move speed6.5m/s30/396.5m/s
Sprint speed1.6m/s9/391.6m/s
Stamina35/393

Spirit

SpiritBaseMax level
Spirit power0+1.138.56/39

Max level assumes all 35 boons. Item effects are not included. The small number next to a value is its rank among released heroes (highest value = 1).

Tier
D
Tier
Win rate
45.4%
Experienced
46.1%
Pick rate
40.3%
Games
29,517

Why this tierExperienced win rate 46.1% (36/38) · Novice 43.9% (37/39) · Pick rate 40.3% (8/39)

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiersView tiers →

Playstyle

Kills8.3 · 6/39Hero damage35,214 · 23/39Souls42,579 · 36/39Objective damage5,275 · 32/39Damage taken41,087 · 10/39Assists11.4 · 36/39
Hero average

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes

Per-match averages

StatShivHero avg.Rank
Kills8.36.76/39
Deaths7.56.88/39
Assists11.413.336/39
KDA2.652.9934/39
Souls42,57944,19236/39
Last hits153.2177.334/39
Denies3.23.422/39
Hero damage35,21435,98123/39
Damage taken41,08736,10410/39
Objective damage5,2756,82332/39
Accuracy50.3%50.2%25/39

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes · Ranked from highest value (most deaths is #1 too).

Win rate trend

38%
42%
46%
50%
Patch
Patch
Patch
40.2%
Games
9/79/149/219/2810/5

Daily win rate (top) and games (bottom) across all matches over the last 30 days. The dashed line is 50%; vertical dashes mark patches.

Win rate by rank

58%
54%
50%
46%
42%
InitiateSeekerAcolyteSentinelMysticRitualistEmissaryOraclePhantomAscendantEternus

Ranked matches over the last 14 days, by average match rank. Bars rise above 50% and drop below it; faded bars have fewer than 300 games.

Win rate by match length

60%
55%
50%
45%
40%
44.3%
42.0%
44.9%
47.5%
Under 25 min25–35 min35–45 min45+ min

All matches over the last 14 days; longer games to the right.

Win rate by games played

  1. 15–29 games

    43.7%

    avg 47.3% · 1,262 games

  2. 30–99 games

    43.9%

    avg 49.1% · 9,876 games

  3. 100–299 games

    45.5%

    avg 50.5% · 10,457 games

  4. 300+ games

    47.9%

    avg 50.6% · 6,819 games

Win rate split by how many games players have on this hero (normal and ranked). The small number is the all-hero average for the same range. Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiers

Damage breakdown

  • Hero damage35,214 · 38%
  • Objectives5,275 · 6%
  • Troopers37,393 · 41%
  • Neutrals14,305 · 16%

ShivHero avg.Per match · all matches, last 14 days

Matchups

Easiest opponents

  1. Mirage54.1%703
  2. Warden51.6%519
  3. Viscous51.0%860
  4. Pocket50.7%1,430
  5. Paradox49.5%1,331

Hardest opponents

  1. Rat King39.1%1,395
  2. Paige40.2%1,908
  3. Graves40.2%1,179
  4. Seven40.7%1,384
  5. McGinnis41.1%799

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Only opponents faced in 500+ matches. Win rate is for this hero.

Teammate synergy

Wins most with

  1. Yamato50.8%652
  2. Calico49.7%766
  3. Kelvin49.3%566
  4. Dynamo48.7%612
  5. Holliday48.4%788

Wins least with

  1. Infernus39.3%1,085
  2. Pocket41.0%775
  3. Drifter41.7%918
  4. Paradox41.9%1,018
  5. Silver42.7%522

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Only teammates played with in 500+ matches. Win rate is the team’s with both heroes.

Recommended builds

ABL

ABL TWITCH ABLKZ

Updated October 4, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

Mid game

fill

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Serrated Knives1567
Slice and Dice2121516
Bloodletting3101114
Killing Blow48913

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crayon

ttvcrayon_fps right click of doom

Updated September 30, 2026From a previous patch

can rush radiant regen sell resto then close quarters first

left to right

3

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Serrated Knives1567
Slice and Dice2141516
Bloodletting3101112
Killing Blow48913

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Lomein

Popular at top rank

Lomein one shot build used before patched

Updated September 23, 2026From a previous patch

can rush radiant regen sell resto then close quarters first

Prioritize the greens over your gun damage you have so much. execute is key make sure not to waste

3

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Serrated Knives1567
Slice and Dice2141516
Bloodletting3111213
Killing Blow48910

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lordnm

TTV LORDNM test

Updated September 22, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

stuff

Mid game

awesome!!!!

Late Game Options

stuff

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Serrated Knives1567
Slice and Dice2111213
Bloodletting3101516
Killing Blow48914

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dew

Popular at top rank

Dew

Updated September 17, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

Early Situational

Early-Mid

Mid-Late

Late game

Late Situational

Other Situational

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Serrated Knives1567
Slice and Dice2111213
Bloodletting381516
Killing Blow491014

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LYSTIC

crayon gun lystic edit

Updated September 12, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

Mid game

Late game

spare slot items

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Serrated Knives1568
Slice and Dice271516
Bloodletting3111213
Killing Blow491014

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Search the build ID in the in-game build browser to use it. Group names are as the author wrote them.

Official popular items

800
60%Restorative ShotEarly53%Close QuartersEarly20%High-Velocity RoundsMid
63%Mystic RegenerationEarly32%Extra ChargeEarly
30%Extra RegenEarly
1,600
27%Bullet Resist ShredderMid20%Cold FrontMid16%Mystic VulnerabilityMid16%Compress CooldownLate
35%HealbaneMid27%Battle VestMid16%Healing BoosterMid11%Debuff ReducerLate
3,200
42%Hunter's AuraMid30%Express ShotLate29%BerserkerLate16%Point BlankLate
80%Radiant RegenerationMid23%Superior CooldownLate16%Torment PulseLate10%Rapid RechargeLate
23%Spirit ResilienceLate22%Dispel MagicLate11%CounterspellLate
6,400
26%Lucky ShotLate19%Glass CannonLate
30%Arctic BlastLate24%Escalating ExposureLate16%Transcendent CooldownLate12%Mystic ReverbLate
15%Plated ArmorLate

The same Valve data as the in-game shop’s Popular Items (September 29, 2026). As in the game, each item shows the phase it is bought most in and that buy rate, 10% and up.

Popular at top rank

gamer

50 players · 64 games

oneshot (actual oneshot)

Updated September 20, 2026From a previous patch

Late game

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Serrated Knives1568
Slice and Dice271516
Bloodletting3111214
Killing Blow491013

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Lomein

41 players · 64 games

Lomein one shot build used before patched

Updated September 23, 2026From a previous patch

can rush radiant regen sell resto then close quarters first

Prioritize the greens over your gun damage you have so much. execute is key make sure not to waste

3

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Serrated Knives1567
Slice and Dice2141516
Bloodletting3111213
Killing Blow48910

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Popular at top rank = builds most often picked at match start in Oracle+ games over the last 14 days (top 3, any author, builds used in at least 10 games). Popular is not the same as good, and samples are too small to judge win rates. Builds not edited for 45 days are left out.

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Serrated Knives1257
Slice and Dice3121516
Bloodletting4101114
Killing Blow68913

UnlockUpgradeFollows the most common choice at each step (22,097 matches).

High-rank core items

Early · before 10 min

  1. Restorative ShotBought 64% · 1:29
  2. Extra RegenBought 38% · 3:11
  3. Close QuartersBought 58% · 4:06
  4. Extra ChargeBought 39% · 4:18
  5. Mystic RegenerationBought 94% · 6:18
  6. Battle VestBought 52% · 8:50

Mid · 10–20 min

  1. Bullet Resist ShredderBought 53% · 10:09
  2. Radiant RegenerationBought 97% · 10:41
  3. HealbaneBought 58% · 13:10
  4. Cold FrontBought 40% · 14:24
  5. Hunter's AuraBought 56% · 15:44
  6. Dispel MagicBought 64% · 19:22

Late · after 20 min

  1. Torment PulseBought 27% · 20:38
  2. Express ShotBought 53% · 20:55
  3. Compress CooldownBought 29% · 21:30
  4. Spirit ResilienceBought 36% · 25:20
  5. Superior CooldownBought 27% · 26:22
  6. Arctic BlastBought 30% · 26:53

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Share of this hero’s matches where the item was bought, and the average buy time. Item win rates are skewed by match length, so they are left out.