Shiv vs Violet

Brawler vs Mystic

Most Mystic damage is spirit damage. Buy Spirit Resist early and walk them down after they’ve used their main spell.

Your game plan as Shiv

A dirty fighter who bleeds you, defers his own damage and finishes you with an execute.

How to beat Violet

An ink-painter who controls space: she slows and silences anyone caught in her art and grows stronger with every portrait she finishes.

• 01Break line of sight to stop Still Life before the sketch completes.
• 02Don’t fight inside Abstract Landscape when you have to leave it; walking out is what silences you.
• 03Deny her sketches early; each one she collects is a permanent stat boost.

1. 01Violet wins the farm by ~12.3 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone.
2. 02Shiv denies ~1.5 more orbs per match — keep shooting theirs.
3. 03Violet deals most damage with abilities. Trade right after they’ve used their main spell, and consider early Spirit Shielding.

This matchup

123

Usual

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49.3% win rate over 51,603 matches

• 2
  Early point

  Put an early point into Slice and Dice: Violet can drag you out of position, so keep a way back.

• 2
  Hold

  Hold Slice and Dice for Abstract Landscape — use it the moment Violet commits, not before.

• 1
  Early point

  Violet wins the farm: an early point into Serrated Knives clears waves and keeps you in lane.

• Shiv averages 1.11 kills per death against Violet.
• Shiv finishes 356 souls behind Violet on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
• Shiv deals 931 less objective damage per match than Violet — let teammates take structures while you hold.
• Track Abstract Landscape (180s cooldown). The window right after Violet uses it is your best time to fight.