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FIRST I STICK EM THEN I FINISH EM (marky v4)

Build #196212Latest v110May 28, 2026

STICK EM IS BACK. PRAISE YOSHI! A full bleed Shiv that focuses on lots of sustain and anti-heal, then cleaning up with ultimate right after. Message 'starlyn.' on discord for suggestions/questions. Thank you. (v4.5 - 5/28/26)

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Win rate
46.6%

115 wins / 132 losses

Matches
247

223 unique players tracked

Pick rate
4.4%

Popularity #6 for this hero

Win-rate rank
#16

Ranked within the popular resolved selected builds

Ability Leveling Order

Ability unlocks and upgrades by step.

16 steps
Ability leveling order by ability and step
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Serrated Knives
Slice and Dice
Bloodletting
Killing Blow

Build items

Guide items grouped by the build categories and labeled with item category, tier, and soul cost.

9 categories

Early Game

Focus on staying back and poking with knifes early. Look to fight once you have rage up! Very strong after Radiant Regeneration, 4.8k powerspike.

8 items
Extra Regen

Extra Regen

Vitality T1800 souls

Can skip if good lane

Extra Charge

Extra Charge

Spirit T1800 souls

An extra knife to poke in lane! Builds into Rapid Recharge.

Cold FrontActive

Cold Front

Spirit T21,600 souls

Actually a solid option because of shred from dash now. Buy suppressor instead in a gun lane.

Radiant Regeneration

Radiant Regeneration

Spirit T33,200 souls

Core sustain item, but falls off mid-late game. Your significant powerspike in early/laning phase and for the mid-game. Swap out with Leech/Infuser late.

Healbane

Healbane

Vitality T21,600 souls

Great for consistent anti-heal, and synergy on your ult! Allows you to "all in" more in lane. May want to buy early against Kelvin or Geist.

Healing Booster

Healing Booster

Vitality T21,600 souls

With radiant boon scaling getting buffed, healing booster is now really good, helps you clear bloodletting against anti-heal.

Spirit Shielding

Spirit Shielding

Vitality T21,600 souls

Shieldings enable strong midgame tempo, as well as resists. Be active on the map! Sell for resilences if slot locked.

Weapon Shielding

Weapon Shielding

Vitality T21,600 souls

Bullet shielding and resist!

Early-Mid Optionals

Optional
3 items
Trophy Collector

Trophy Collector

Vitality T21,600 souls

Great item if constantly fighting + good lane! Especially good if most your team buys it in a permafight playstyle.

Reactive Barrier

Reactive Barrier

Vitality T21,600 souls

Great against hard CC heavy comps!

Return FireActive

Return Fire

Vitality T21,600 souls

Decent early-mid game option against bullet heavy comps!

Mid Game

Look for fights in the mid-game, as you have your 4.8k powerspikes.

7 items
Rapid Recharge

Rapid Recharge

Spirit T33,200 souls

More knives, a little bit of spirit, and an extra source of CDR on those knives! Torment instead if multiple dispel magics are present.

Mystic Vulnerability

Mystic Vulnerability

Spirit T21,600 souls

Resist shred that stacks with our dash!

Compress Cooldown

Compress Cooldown

Spirit T21,600 soulsImbue
Warp StoneActive

Warp Stone

Vitality T33,200 souls

Great consistent movement & escape tool, while also providing bullet resist! Use to extend range on your ULT or escape!

Dispel MagicActive

Dispel Magic

Vitality T33,200 souls

Decay, slowing hex, silences, etc.

Superior Cooldown

Superior Cooldown

Spirit T33,200 souls

More knives, dash resets, and opportunities to ult!

Torment Pulse

Torment Pulse

Spirit T33,200 souls

Broken item, does lots of damage (even better when amped with rage) when close and maintains rage indefintely.

Mid-Late Optionals

Optional

Read annotations.

4 items
Debuff Reducer

Debuff Reducer

Vitality T21,600 souls

Debuff resist is always valuble, buy early against mo and infernus or a debuff heavy comp.

Metal SkinActive

Metal Skin

Vitality T33,200 souls

Get into any gun carry, and combine with return fire if you have to.

Counterspell

Counterspell

Vitality T33,200 souls

NAH I'D WIN

DecayActive

Decay

Spirit T33,200 souls

Struggling to build rage or against heal heavy comps (not great due to dispel magic meta + dynamo)

Late Game

Buy accordingly to enemy & item lineup. If you are a beginner, buy left --> right.

9 items
Mystic Reverb

Mystic Reverb

Spirit T46,400 soulsImbue

Lots of burst from dash + lifesteal! Replace Cold Front if not building arctic blast.

Escalating Exposure

Escalating Exposure

Spirit T46,400 souls

A great option stacked on top of our shred!

Transcendent Cooldown

Transcendent Cooldown

Spirit T46,400 souls

Broken item. Reduces cooldown of all abilites, actives, and passives! Amazing value if you have a lot of actives!

Witchmail

Witchmail

Vitality T46,400 souls

Great item against spirit heavy comps, lots of dash resets/knives! Replace enchanter's emblem.

Plated Armor

Plated Armor

Vitality T46,400 souls

Amazing pickup into characters with lots of on-hit effects! Infernus, Mina, Haze, etc.

Ethereal ShiftActive

Ethereal Shift

Spirit T46,400 souls

A great item that you can use to get out of trouble or cleanse bloodletting and come back with lots of buffs!

Indomitable

Indomitable

Vitality T46,400 souls

New item! Really good against cc heavy comp, curse, MnK, etc. (Experimental)

Boundless Spirit

Boundless Spirit

Spirit T46,400 souls

Win more item

Arctic BlastActive

Arctic Blast

Spirit T46,400 souls

Insane burst with your dash, and is affected by rage!

Great Options

Optional
2 items
Superior Duration

Superior Duration

Spirit T33,200 souls

Highkey great value, and affects all parts of his kit. Affects knives, shred from dash, bloodletting, and longer window to ult.

Tankbuster

Tankbuster

Spirit T33,200 souls

Very good burst for over 2.5k hp and scales well into tanky late game. Especially great against high spirit resist.

Other Late / Luxury Optionals

Optional

Buy as needed in the late game.

9 items
UnstoppableActive

Unstoppable

Vitality T46,400 souls

Holy stuns, usually get into a dynamo / mid-boss contest as a tempo buy

Spellbreaker

Spellbreaker

Vitality T46,400 souls

Great for charcters that have high burst damage, usually buy if lots of spirit amp or debuffs.

InfuserActive

Infuser

Vitality T46,400 souls

Insane burst healing when you're low, and more spirit resist!

Spirit Burn

Spirit Burn

Spirit T46,400 souls

Buy against super late game massive healing! (Replace healbane unless against Victor)

Leech

Leech

Vitality T46,400 souls

Consistent healing, not put down by curse

Crippling Headshot

Crippling Headshot

Weapon T46,400 souls

Buy if someone is tough to kill bc of resistanes.

ColossusActive

Colossus

Vitality T46,400 souls

BIG BACK BIG BACK HP HOLY

Juggernaut

Juggernaut

Vitality T46,400 souls

Buy against fast firerate characters and huge slows!

Divine BarrierActive

Divine Barrier

Vitality T46,400 souls

FUCK POCKET

Resilences (Consistent)

Optional
2 items
Spirit Resilience

Spirit Resilience

Vitality T33,200 souls

theres so many raw stats on spirit resist in items that this item is fucking dead

Bullet Resilience

Bullet Resilience

Vitality T33,200 souls

Great if you want more consistent bullet resistance rather than warp stone.

Situational Preferences

Optional

Buy as needed.

10 items
Extra Health

Extra Health

Vitality T1800 souls

Lots of health!

Rebuttal

Rebuttal

Vitality T1800 souls

Broken against meele characters like Abrams, Billy, Calico, and Viscious! Now even better with new urn patch!

Restorative LocketActive

Restorative Locket

Vitality T21,600 souls

Decent heal & stamina to get out! Can buy early in lane if you prefer. Sell later.

Enchanter's Emblem

Enchanter's Emblem

Vitality T21,600 souls

Amazing value for spirit resist and stats! Still works great in mid-late game! May want to sell for spellbreaker/witchmail late game.

Enduring Speed

Enduring Speed

Vitality T21,600 souls

NOT BE A SLOW ASS CHUD

Spirit SapActive

Spirit Sap

Spirit T21,600 souls

Buy with a spirit laner and against spirit heroes.

Suppressor

Suppressor

Spirit T21,600 souls

Great against bullet heroes!

Veil Walker

Veil Walker

Vitality T33,200 souls

Fast roaming speed, great heal, and stealth to catch enemies offguard!

Fortitude

Fortitude

Vitality T33,200 souls

Great for bonus health and roaming! Scales well into late game.

Stamina Mastery

Stamina Mastery

Vitality T33,200 souls

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