PREDATOR HUNTER SHIV (THE METRO FILES)
tank everything and kill everything
start L -> R
Buy flat dmg items(strike, cold front, stalker) and light melee + M2 to build rage without knives whether going spirit or gun.
Extra Regen
Extra Charge
Cold Front
Mystic Regeneration
Radiant Regeneration
Healbane
Dispel Magic
Mystic VulnerabilityExtra Regen
good default buy but you can buy resto if you want to fight and aim or build gun.
Extra Charge
one more knife. look for all-ins with all your knives + a dash.
Cold Front
flat damage for rage and slow is much better for people with good movement. spirit strike is good here also
Mystic Regeneration
a bit of sustain for your all-ins until radiant
Radiant Regeneration
The Dark Lord.
Healbane
Anti heal and heal on kill for execute resets. Can buy in lane vs sustain heroes (Abrams, Mo)
Dispel Magic
just always good. Can greed vests if you want more raw stats or they have no slow hexes/debuffs to cleanse
Mystic Vulnerability
more shred + resist.
core damage
best 3200s for spirit
Decay
Good rage gen so you don't have to use knives
Rapid Recharge
Very strong if you play for max rage knives
Torment Pulse
good option if you can stick to people or ahead
core rough L - R
Prio what you need, usually will be greens/tankiness. Sell regen, ex charge/strike, stalker, cf
Compress Cooldown
enable dash resets, buy when dash is maxed
Counterspell
strong anti-everything
Ethereal Shift
just makes you really hard to kill and clears your deferred damage. Really strong when you have max bloodletting
Superior Cooldown
more uptime
Escalating Exposure
shred and more damage amp for long fights, good synergy with scourge
Plated Armor
slightly bugged with bloodletting but still good if you need it
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great items if the game calls for it
Spirit Resilience
default option for spirit damage
Metal Skin
default item for gun damage
Warp Stone
Chase/disengage tool + bullet resist for gun heroes
Enchanter's Emblem
can buy locket + heal booster if they have a lot of ability uptime
Battle Vest
good res, even better if going hybrid
late options
Late game your job is to shred spirit resist and execute reset, so buy items to do that
Transcendent Cooldown
uptime for actives and more torment procs.
Unstoppable
anti cc, also good for punching rejuv crystal
Phantom Strike
to engage on easy targets or vin
Juggernaut
can sell suppressor for this
Arctic Blast
strong cc, good for gun shiv to hit M2. Not high prio for spirit
Scourge
still op for spirit and tank heavy comps. Can prioritize EE, eshift, or bullet res if spirit damage is not a problem somehow.
gun options
Alt fire/gun shiv is good but you need money
Restorative Shot
damage, clear, sustain all in one item. extra regen better for harder lanes
Stalker
Good rage build with a light melee + M2. Skip if you don't want to use your gun or melee
other spirit optionsOptional
can buy in place of 1600 or 3200 items
Spirit Strike
Suppressor
Bullet Resist Shredder
Slowing Hex
Greater Expansion
Disarming Hex
Surge of Power
Spirit SnatchSpirit Strike
good rage gen. light melee every 6s. Can buy cold front here too
Suppressor
strong anti gun option. Buy spirit strike if suppressor is not needed
Bullet Resist Shredder
for gun shiv
Slowing Hex
op
Greater Expansion
good for scourge
Spirit Snatch
really strong if you are down to melee. Light melee once every 6 seconds
other stuffOptional
Extra Health
Rebuttal
Debuff Reducer
Healing Booster
Restorative Locket
Weapon Shielding
Bullet Resilience
Recharging Rush
Heroic Aura
Spirit Rend
Divine BarrierRebuttal
burgerbox
Debuff Reducer
debuff reduction pairs great with scourge, upgrade to unstop
Healing Booster
boosts bloodletting, radiant, healbane, dispel. Only buy if it's a good resto locket game.
Restorative Locket
Good vs heroes who use a lot of abilities (Geist, Celeste, etc.). Replace for resists if not against a comp with a lot of ability spam
Weapon Shielding
This or battle vest
Bullet Resilience
gun heroes bey shred so this item is worse than metal skin plated jugg
Divine Barrier
Better debuff remover, get super late or if pocket is a big problem/