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

Build Spirit Strike, Suppressor, Close Quarters to counter their primary threats. Enemy has a stealth hero: raw HP buys you the second it takes to react to an opener. Stalker reveals wounded targets through walls.

What items should Shiv buy against Haze in Deadlock?

Start with Spirit Strike, Suppressor, Close Quarters, Rebuttal for laning, then transition to Shadow Weave, Cold Front, Radiant Regeneration, Spirit Lifesteal mid game.

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Shiv

Counter-build vs Haze, Lash, Rem

45%HARDavg WR vs team

Enemy has a stealth hero: raw HP buys you the second it takes to react to an opener. Stalker reveals wounded targets through walls.

Haze

41%

Gun DMGSust. Gun

Lash

45%

Spirit BurstMelee

Rem

48%

SummonsSust. Spirit

WeaponSpiritVitality

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Lane phase (auto) · 0 souls spent

Spirit Strike

T1 · 800 souls

Spirit burst damage

Counters come after this: Rebuttal later in lane, Colossus in late game.

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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

4,000 souls

Spirit StrikeT1800

Spirit burst damage

SuppressorT21,600

Slows Lash

Slow

Close QuartersT1800

High burst damage

RebuttalT1800FLEX

Survivability against burst damage

ShieldBullet Resist

Mid Game

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

9,600 souls

Shadow WeaveT33,200

Mobility for repositioning

Mobility

Cold FrontT21,600

Slows Lash

Slow

Radiant RegenerationT33,200

Sustain for extended fights

SustainRegen

Spirit LifestealT21,600FLEX

Sustain for extended fights

LifestealSustain

Late Game

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

22,400 souls

ColossusT46,400

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

HealthBullet ResistSpirit Resist

IndomitableT46,400

Reduces CC from Lash, Rem

Anti-CCShieldBullet ResistSpirit Resist

SpellslingerT46,400

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

Ballistic EnchantmentT33,200

Scales your spirit damage

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Why This Build Works

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

Key counters needed: Bullet ResistShieldSpirit ResistAnti-CC

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