Shiva is a Warrior God has high damage, good heal, high area effect. He’s useful in teamfights. So, I suggest you should use Shiva solo. Best Shiva build guides (Solo) for Smite. Learn more about Shiva’s abilities, Items, Relics.
Warrior | Hindu | Melee | Physical
Pros: High Crowd Control
Difficulty: Average
God Tier: S
| Health: 665 (+87) | Damage: 39 (+ 2) + 100% of Physical Power |
| Mana: 210 (+36) | Physical: 22 (+3.2) |
| Speed: 375 (+0) | Magical: 32 (+1.6) |
| Range: 16 (+0) | HP5: 8 (+0.7) |
| Attack/Sec: 1 (+1.2%) | MP5: 4.5 (+0.39) |
Shiva Relics Build
Shard Relics:
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- Wing Shard
Relics:
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- Teleport Fragment
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- Greater Teleport Fragment
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- Persistent Teleport
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- Blink Rune
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- Greater Blink Rune
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- Corrupted Blink Rune
Shiva Items Build
Pro Build:
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- Corrupted Bluestone
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- Mystical Mail
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- Contagion
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- Amulet Of The Stronghold
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- Reverent Pridwen
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- Spirit Robe
Meta build:
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- Sigil Of The Old Guard
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- Blackthorn Hamme
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- Contagion
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- Spectral Armor
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- Amulet Of The Stronghold
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- Rose Spike Earrings
Solo Lane:
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- Bluestone Brooch
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- Breastplate Of Determination
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- Gladiator’s Shield
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- Caduceus Club
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- Manticore’s Spikes
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- Mantle of Discord
Shiva’s Skill Order
Emblazoned Sweep (Skill 1) > Damaru’s Tempo (Skill 2) > Pillar of Dawn (Skill 3) > Shiva Tandava (Skill 4).
 Emblazoned Sweep | |||
 Damaru’s Tempo | |||
 Pillar of Dawn | |||
 Shiva Tandava |
Shiva Combo
Find best combo skill for Shiva, I will help you do it.
Combo 1: Skill 2 -> Skill 1 -> AA.
Damaru’s Tempo -> Emblazoned Sweep -> AA.
Combo 2: Skill 2 -> Skill 4.
Damaru’s Tempo -> Shiva Tandava.
Combo 3: Skill 2 -> Skill 1 -> AA -> Skill 4.
Damaru’s Tempo -> Emblazoned Sweep -> AA -> Shiva Tandava.
Shiva’s Weak Against & Pairs Well
| Weak Against | Pairs Well With |
|---|---|
    |     |
Shiva is weak against: Osiris, Xing Tian, Kumbhakarna, Ganesha.
Shiva is pairs well with: Zeus, Heimdallr, Khepri, Da Ji.
How To Play Shiva ?
Win/Pick/Ban rate:
| Conquest | Joust | Duel | |
| Win Rate | 49.46% | 52.32% | 30.47% |
| Pick Rate | 3.97% | 6.14% | 0.32% |
| Ban Rate | 2.65% | 10.10% | 0.48% |
Best Relics for Shiva:
You can use Shard Relics: Wing Shard.
You can use Relics: Persistent Teleport + Corrupted Blink Rune.
Best items for Shiva:
Start items – Solo Lane:
Full Items – Duo Lane: If you like Shiva solo, you can refer this way: Bluestone Brooch, Breastplate Of Determination, Gladiator’s Shield, Caduceus Club, Manticore’s Spikes, Mantle of Discord
Full Items – Pro Build: If you like Shiva pro build, you can refer this way: Bluestone Brooch, Flameforged Hammer, Breastplate of Valor, Gladiator’s Shield, Manticore’s Spikes, Stone of Binding.
Best lane for Shiva:
| Lane |  |
|---|---|
| Solo Lane | X |
| Duo Lane – ADC | |
| Duo Lane – Support | |
| Mid Lane | |
| Jungle |
Tips and Shiva:
You can use alternative items for Shiva as: Physical Protection, Magical Protection, Health, Crowd Control Reduction, HP5, Cooldown Reduction, Mana, MP5, Physical Power.
Use the crowd control skills Emblazoned Sweep (Skill 1) and Damaru’s Tempo (Skill 2) to lock down enemies assisting in teamfights.
Shiva has low cooldown allows. So, the combos suggested above will help create efficiency in teamfights.
Shiva’s Ability
Passive – Samsara
Skill 1 – Emblazoned Sweep
Skill 2 – Damaru’s Tempo
Skill 3 – Pillar of Dawn
Ultimate – Shiva Tandava
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