Shiv

Assassin

An assassin who takes the damage, delays it, and executes you before it ever lands. Snowballs hard off a single early kill.

Win rate 45.4%

Pick rate 27.0%

Matches 142,196

Ranked and unranked matches over the last 4 days (Deadlock API)

Playstyle

Spirit Character Bruiser Escape Artist Mobile Pickoff Sustain Monster Brawl Dive Melee Self-Sufficient Snowball

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Counter Matchups

Real head-to-head win rates from ranked and unranked matches over the last 14 days, updated daily. Who counters Shiv?

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Winning Items

Win rate in games where Shiv bought the item, from ranked and unranked matches over the last 14 days, updated daily.

Echo Shard 61.1% win rate · 108 matches

Scourge 56.3% win rate · 20,362 matches

Mystic Reverb 56.2% win rate · 78,362 matches

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