Ever since her League of Legends release in 2019, Sivir has been a staple pick in the bot lane. She is distinguished by amazing wave clear, mobility, and spell-shield utility. Additionally, she thrives in team fights and split-push scenarios. Using the most efficient build will help you get leads more effectively and consistently. Having said that, we will now present the best Sivir build used by top challengers in the EUW and Korean servers.
Best Items for Sivir
Essence Reaver
Sivir is a champion that heavily relies on spell casting, which can quickly leave you out of mana. Thankfully, Essence Reaver proves to be a strong remedy for this issue. The item gives on-hit mana and is crucial for sustain in the lane.
Navori Flickerblade
Another item that is rarely skipped on Sivir is Navori Flickerblade. It gives on-hit basic ability cooldown reduction, which is very beneficial to Sivir, as her whole kit rests upon using abilities.
Infinity Edge
Having completed the first two items, you will already have a 50% critical chance, this amount is good enough to justify purchasing Infinity Edge. It will bring up your critical chance to 75% and enhance your critical damage by 40%. This is the most major power spike you will hit in a game.
Blood Thirster
Blood Thirster is perfect for raising sustain and achieving a total of 100% critical chance. It grants a shield when using lifesteal on full HP. It’s great to avoid poke in the lane, and it’s also great at enhancing durability in fights.
Zephyr
So far the build has given us great amounts of damage and critical strike, however, we could still use some attack speed and movement speed. Thankfully, the recently added item Zephyr is perfect for this, as it gives us exactly the stats we need. It grants 45% attack speed and flat 45 movement speed.
Boots
The most ideal boots for Sivir are Berserker Greaves because every other alternative is generally suboptimal. However, there are some rare games (playing vs full AD enemy), where you can take boots such as Plated Steelcaps, or games against too-heavy CC comps where you can take Mercury’s Threads.
Sivir Build Tips
As Sivir you will want to take advantage of her poke, and fast push abilities. In the lane, try to harass the opposing ADC as soon as they go for farm. To make use of fast push, you can use your Q and W to clear the minions and create priority for Drake Fights.
In team fights, try to look for good opportunities to cast R. These can be anything from helping allies escape to chasing enemies. Make sure to position safely and go through the enemy team front to back.
Sivir Runes
- Fleet Footwork – Great for healing, poking, and gaining additional movement speed for spacing
- Presence of Mind – Increases mana which is essential for making the most out of Sivir’s abilities
- Legend: Alacrity – Increases attack speed for each takedown
- Cut Down – Shreds enemies with HP higher than 50%
- Absolute Focus – Grants increased damage when above 70% HP, great synergy with Blood Thirster
- Gathering the storm – Scaling AD damage, a good option for potentially long games
In conclusion
Sivir’s build is centered around maximizing critical strikes and damage. By focusing on these stats Sivir develops into a late-game menace, which can carry almost any team to victory.