How do I counter Haze, Lash as Shiv in Deadlock?

Build Suppressor, Cold Front, Rebuttal to counter their primary threats. Enemy has a stealth hero: raw HP buys you the second it takes to react to an opener. This build gets Stalker in lane.

What items should Shiv buy against Haze in Deadlock?

Start with Suppressor, Cold Front, Rebuttal, Stalker for laning, then transition to Reactive Barrier, Weapon Shielding, Shadow Weave, Ballistic Enchantment mid game.

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Shiv

Counter-build vs Haze, Lash

43%HARDavg WR vs team

Enemy has a stealth hero: raw HP buys you the second it takes to react to an opener. This build gets Stalker in lane.

Haze

41%

Gun DMGSust. Gun

Lash

45%

Spirit BurstMelee

WeaponSpiritVitality

Next buy

Lane phase (auto) · 0 souls spent

Suppressor

T2 · 1,600 souls

Slows Lash

Counters come after this: Rebuttal later in lane, Stalker later in lane.

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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.

Tap an item for what it does and who it counters.= data behind the pick · FLEX = swappable last slot.

Laning Phase

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

5,600 souls

SuppressorT21,600

Slows Lash

Slow

Cold FrontT21,600

Slows Lash

Slow

RebuttalT1800

Survivability against burst damage

ShieldBullet Resist

StalkerT21,600

Scales your gun damage

Anti-Stealth

Mid Game

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

9,600 souls

Reactive BarrierT21,600

Survivability against burst damage

ShieldBullet Resist

Weapon ShieldingT21,600

Survivability against burst damage

Bullet ResistShield

Shadow WeaveT33,200

Mobility for repositioning

Mobility

Ballistic EnchantmentT33,200

Scales your spirit damage

Late Game

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

25,600 souls

Diviner's KevlarT46,400

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

Shield

ColossusT46,400

Raw HP against burst and poke — high win rate item on this hero

HealthBullet ResistSpirit Resist

Vortex WebT46,400

Slows Lash

Slow

SpellslingerT46,400FLEX

Scales your spirit damage — high win rate item on this hero

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Why This Build Works

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

Key counters needed: Bullet ResistShieldAnti-StealthSlow

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