2Silent Build
Silent Shiv Burst Build
Shiv decks are at their best when every generated Shiv has a reason to exist. Accuracy, Fan of Knives, and start-of-combat Shiv relics make the small cards worth drawing.
Opening Plan
Build the first working version
Blade Dance works before any payoff arrives. Accuracy and Fan of Knives become better only after Shiv generation is already reliable.
Draft Rule
Know when the package is real
Count generators before payoffs. A hand full of Shiv powers with no Shivs is not a build.
Synergy
How the pieces connect
Blade Dance supplies the immediate hand of Shivs and Infinite Blades supplies one each turn. Accuracy raises their damage; Fan of Knives adds four more and lets every Shiv hit all enemies.
How To Play It
Turn order that makes the package work
A rough sequence for the deck's key turn. Real runs shuffle the order, but this is how the pieces are meant to chain: set the engine, then spend into the payoff.
Infinite BladesGuarantee supply: a free Shiv every turn means the payoffs never sit idle.
AccuracyRaise the ceiling: +4 damage per Shiv turns a pile of daggers into real burst.
- Blade Dance
Flood the hand: three Shivs at once give you a turn full of amplified hits.
Fan of KnivesGo wide: four more Shivs and every Shiv now hits all enemies for a board-clearing turn.
Core Cards
The four cards that define the shell
These are engine markers, not four mandatory picks. The tier label follows the current character board; an unranked card can still be the narrow piece that completes this shell.
211PowerUncommonTier B
Infinite Blades
At the start of your turn, add 1 Shiv into your Hand.
Open card and upgrade details →2PowerRareTier B
Fan of Knives
Shivs now hit ALL enemies. Add 4 Shivs into your Hand.
Open card and upgrade details →Relic Signals
Relics that make the lane stronger
These relics improve the package, but they are not entry tickets. Draft a working deck first and treat the relic as a reason to lean harder into a line that already functions.
Ninja Scroll
At the start of each combat, add 3 Shivs into your Hand.
Open relic details →Keep Planning