Best Shiv build in SUPERVIVE

There’s nothing more satisfying than pulling off a high-skill combo to delete your opponent quickly, and with Shiv, you can do just that. She’s a fighter hunter in SUPERVIVE that requires a decent amount of mechanical skill to play, but rewards you with high damage and mobility.

Here’s everything you need to know about Shiv in SUPERVIVE, including her abilities, best items, and teams.

All Shiv abilities in SUPERVIVE

Just like any hunter in SUPERVIVE, Shiv has her own unique playstyle. As a point-blank duelist, she relies on fast movement and precise use of her abilities. Missing your combo might mean you have to back out of a fight and wait until your abilities go off cooldown.

Here are all of Shiv’s abilities in SUPERVIVE:

• Malice & Resolve (Passive): Deal increased damage with each consecutive Arcslinger hit on the same enemy. Knocking or assisting in knocking an enemy restores 25 percent of Max Health.
• Arcslinger (LMB): Fire a bolt from the pistol, applying one stack of Malice & Resolve.
• Chain Bolas (RMB): Throw a bolas that deals damage and Grounds your target. If bolas hits two enemies, both are Stunned.
• Quickflip (Shift): Dash and Empower your next Arcslinger shot. Hitting the Empowered shot resets Quickflip’s cooldown.
• Farstep Dagger (Q): Throw a dagger. After six seconds, Shiv must teleport to the dagger. Recast the ability to teleport early.
• Fusillade (R): Fire a barrage at enemies around you, dealing bonus damage and applying Anti-Heal near the edge of the AoE. Resets Quickflip’s cooldown and grants one more Quickflip charge while Fusillade is active.

Shiv’s main combo is Quickflip followed by Arcslinger. Use your Quickflip to dash and Empower your Arcslinger, then land your LMB to reset Quickflip’s cooldown. By landing every Arcslinger shot, you can keep dashing around the opponents and deal serious damage.

Empowered Arcslinger deals bonus damage to targets at 450 units range or more. You can see the range on the attack’s targeting line. Targets past the yellow diamond mark will receive bonus damage, so remember to manage your distance.

Chain Bolas is a great way to initiate a fight. Even if you only hit one enemy, they will still get Grounded, making it easier for you to land the first few shots. Farstep Dagger is your mobility tool to flee or close the distance when fighting against long-range hunters like Shrike. One of the cool combos you can pull off is to throw your Farstep Dagger toward the enemy, Quickflip, then teleport to the dagger and immediately fire the Empowered Arcslinger.

Finally, the Fusillade is a more situational ability. You can use it to deal damage if you’re up close or use it to refresh Quickflip and get back to executing the normal combo. Most of the time, staying in the active Fusillade is dangerous except when you want to clean up the kill.

Best Shiv ability priority in SUPERVIVE

The ability you want to get to level four is the Quickflip to maximize the damage bonus for the next Arcslinger shot and get a 50 percent increased Quickflip Movement Speed Boost that expires after firing the empowered shot.

Here’s Shiv’s ability leveling priority:

1. Quickflip
2. Chain Bolas
3. Fusillade
4. Farstep Dagger

Unlock all abilities, starting with Quickflip, and then invest as much as possible into it. You also want to get Chain Bolas to level two, as it allows the bolas to travel for 100 additional units after hitting the first enemy, making it easier to hit two targets and stun them.

Best Shiv items in SUPERVIVE

Shiv’s gameplay revolves around dashing and using Primary Attacks, allowing her to take advantage of the corresponding items. With the new Armory system in SUPERVIVE, you may not have all the items straight away, so we provided multiple options for each category.

Relics

Ideally, you want to pair Vive Infusor with one of the other Relics. This way, you have a strong balance of sustain and damage. The Relic you choose to go alongside Vive Infusor depends on the ones you have unlocked in the Armory or their level. At maximum level, Last Bite is good for more sustain while Refractor is a pure damage option.

Grips

For Grips, Power Gauntlet is an all-around option that increases Primary Attack Damage. You can pair it with either Longclaw Optics for increased Primary Attack Range or Gorger Talons for additional Omnivamp and sustain.

Kicks

There’s only one viable option in the Kicks category: Rocket High-Tops. Rocket High-Tops increase Movement Speed, and most importantly, Dash Speed. This noticeably speeds up Quickslip’s cast animation, allowing you to land the next empowered shot quicker.

Perks

The most important Perk on the list is Armor Shredder because it multiplies the armor shred of the Empowered Arcslinger shot. Contract Killer allows you to get more gold and complete the build early, while Amplified Speed and Amplified Speed provide minor stat boosts.

Finally, Heal Receptor increases all incoming healing, which also works together with the Malice & Resolve passive. This increases the total healing after knocking an enemy to 27.5 percent from the base 25 percent.

Best Shiv teams in SUPERVIVE

As a character with high single-target DPS potential, Shiv needs someone who can control the battlefield and chip away at the enemy’s health. A frontliner like Felix can be a good pick to deal extra damage and pull in enemies. You can also go for Elluna to get more sustainability or any hunter with crowd-control abilities to make landing those Empowered Arcslinger shots easier.