How do I counter Billy, Lash, Venator as Shiv in Deadlock?

Build Suppressor, Cold Front, Close Quarters to counter their primary threats. Heavy CC team: Unstoppable or Debuff Reducer is essential. Getting chain-CC'd will lose fights regardless of your build.

What items should Shiv buy against Billy in Deadlock?

Start with Suppressor, Cold Front, Close Quarters, Rebuttal for laning, then transition to Weighted Shots, Enchanter's Emblem, Shadow Weave, Torment Pulse mid game.

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Shiv

Counter-build vs Billy, Lash, Venator

47%TOUGHavg WR vs team

Heavy CC team: Unstoppable or Debuff Reducer is essential. Getting chain-CC'd will lose fights regardless of your build.

Highly mobile enemy team: slowing items like Slowing Hex or Mystic Slow help pin them down for your team.

Burst-heavy team: barrier items and extra HP are more valuable than regen. Survive the burst and you win the fight.

Billy

48%

MobileSpirit Burst

Lash

45%

Spirit BurstMelee

Venator

49%

CCSpirit Burst

WeaponSpiritVitality

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Suppressor

T2 · 1,600 souls

Slows Billy, Lash, Venator

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Same logic as the in-game HUD (counters, your items, scouted enemy items). The build below is a whole-game plan that also weighs live win rates, so the two can differ.

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Laning Phase

Early game items (T1-T2) to win your lane

4,800 souls

SuppressorT21,600

Slows Billy, Lash, Venator

Slow

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Cold FrontT21,600

Slows Billy, Lash, Venator

Slow

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Close QuartersT1800

High burst damage

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RebuttalT1800

Survivability against burst damage

Shield

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Mid Game

Core items (T2-T3) for team fights and objectives

11,200 souls

Weighted ShotsT33,200

Slows Billy, Lash, Venator

Slow

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Enchanter's EmblemT21,600

2 of 3 enemies deal spirit damage

ShieldSpirit Resist

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Shadow WeaveT33,200

Mobility for repositioning

Mobility

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Torment PulseT33,200FLEX

Raw HP against burst and poke

Health

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Late Game

Power spike items (T3-T4) to close out the game

25,600 souls

WitchmailT46,400

2 of 3 enemies deal spirit damage — high win rate item on this hero

Spirit Resist

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Diviner's KevlarT46,400

Survivability against burst damage — high win rate item on this hero

Shield

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Vortex WebT46,400

Slows Billy, Lash, Venator

Slow

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SilencerT46,400FLEX

Silence shuts down ability-dependent enemies

Silence

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Why This Build Works

This counter-build for Shiv is optimized against Billy, Lash, Venator. The enemy team has a mixed damage profile, so the build balances multiple defensive needs.

Key counters needed: silencespirit resistanti ccslow

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