Shivs Silent Build

Blade Dance and Infinite Blades keep your hand full of 0-cost Shivs, and Accuracy takes each one from 4 damage to 8. Fan of Knives turns the pile into a sweep across the whole room. Without Accuracy or a Shiv relic, though, a hand of 4-damage stabs runs dry by Act 2, so grab your payoffs early.

Relics to want

• Ninja ScrollShop3 Shivs in your opening hand every combat. Buy it on sight.
• ShurikenRareEvery 3 Attacks in a turn gives you 1 Strength, and Shivs hit that count constantly.
• Helical DartRareEach Shiv you play gives 1 Dexterity this turn, so a Shiv spam turn also blocks.
• KunaiRareEvery 3 Attacks in a turn gives 1 Dexterity. Stacks with Footwork.

How to play it

1. Play Accuracy before you dump your hand. Cast it on turn one if you draw it.
2. Shivs Exhaust, which is what Knife Trap feeds on: it replays every Shiv in your Exhaust Pile. Save it for late in a long fight.
3. Take Afterimage over a fourth attack card. A turn of cheap plays turns it into steady Block.