The Shiv Build floods your hand with 0-cost, 2-damage (3 upgraded) Shiv tokens and plays them all in a single turn for burst damage. Blade Dance adds Shivs to hand; Cloak and Dagger generates more while adding Block. Accuracy and Afterimage amplify every single Shiv, turning a handful of tokens into lethal damage. The build excels at blitzing enemies before they can act.

• Blade Dance: Costs 1, adds 3 Shivs to your hand. The primary Shiv factory — always take it.
• Cloak and Dagger: Costs 1, gains Block and adds 1 Shiv (more when upgraded). Combines offense and defense.
• Accuracy: Power costing 1. Each Shiv deals 2 extra damage. With 10 Shivs in hand this is +20 damage from one card.
• Afterimage: Power costing 1. Gain 1 Block whenever you play a card. Playing 15 Shivs also nets 15 Block.
• Storm of Steel: Discard your hand and add that many Shivs. Excellent late-game hand refill.
• Infinite Blades: Power that creates a Shiv at the start of each turn, providing a constant stream of free Shivs.
• Finisher: Deals damage equal to the number of attacks played this turn. With 10+ Shivs already played, this becomes massive burst.

• Ninja Scroll: Silent-specific relic. Start each combat with 3 Shivs in hand, giving you a free head start every fight.
• Tingsha: Deal damage to a random enemy when you discard. Storm of Steel discards your whole hand, triggering many pings.
• Helical Dart: Gain 1 Strength when you play 3 or more Shivs. Scales damage the longer the combo goes.

1. Prioritize playing Blade Dance and Cloak and Dagger early to generate a large hand of Shivs.
2. Play Accuracy (and Afterimage if available) before unleashing Shivs so all tokens receive the damage bonus.
3. Chain Blade Dance, Cloak and Dagger, and any Shiv generators in one turn to maximise your Shiv count.
4. Play all Shivs for the main damage burst; consider Storm of Steel to convert a dead hand into more Shivs.
5. Use Finisher at the end of the Shiv chain when you have played 8+ attacks that turn.

• Blade Dance: Highest — core Shiv generator, take every copy offered.
• Accuracy: Highest — damage multiplier for every Shiv; critical to reaching lethal damage.
• Cloak and Dagger: High — adds Block so you are not purely glass cannon.
• Afterimage: High — free Block from Shiv spam, dramatically improves survivability.
• Infinite Blades: Medium-High — passive Shiv income every turn; excellent with thin decks.
• Storm of Steel: Medium — great finisher in long turns, but requires enough cards in hand.
• Finisher: Medium — only truly strong once your average Shiv count is 8+.

• Keep your deck thin. Extra Strike and Defend copies dilute Shiv generators; remove them whenever possible.
• Accuracy does nothing if you have no Shivs in hand — play it first, then generate Shivs.
• Against high-Block enemies, stack multiple Accuracy copies before firing to punch through.
• Afterimage pairs with every 0-cost card, not just Shivs — it rewards playing many cards per turn in general.
• Ninja Scroll's 3 starting Shivs are free attacks; with Afterimage and Accuracy active on turn 1 they become meaningful damage.