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Sivir Build Guide by

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Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Ability Order

Sivir Passive Ability

Introduction

Hello guys and welcome to my guide for ! This is my first guide around here so constructive criticism and feedback are always welcome. I'll try to explain things simply so that no one has a problem to understand my choices. To be honest from the very beginning you are about to see a simple guide which, of course, has bb-code in order to be pleasant to read BUT this is not a damn paint!!! I will put bb's wherever I consider I should and not make this guide another picasso paint!

Ok enough with teh ********.

is an AD carry which means she is a RANGED, SQUISHY champion that deals physical damage (mostly with auto-attacks) scales awesomely LATE GAME and profits at maximum point from building Attack Damage, Attack Speed, Critical Chance, Critical Damage, Armor Penetration and some resistances in order to be able to survive from harsh battles throughout the game.

like most AD carries is very mana starved. She is also a great farmer and pusher (has the ability to clear minion waves quickly) and has tremendous poke but also burst and sustained damage.

unlike other AD carries, has a completely op ultimate ability named "" from which all of her team profits and actually acts as a steroid. She also has one of the most powerful shields in the game which can save you a lot of times from extremely bursty moves such as the much discussed .

Taking everything into account, is surely, certainly and undoubtedly one of the most powerful AD carries in the game!!!

Masteries

Masteries are pretty self-explanatory; 21-0-9

Runes

Runes are pretty self-explanatory:

Runes

Precision

Fleet Footwork

Phase Rush

15 Bonus Armor Penetration for ignoring the usual 13 bonus armor from the seals
13 Armor to win exchanges in lane and absorb minion aggro
13 Magic Resist to be able to resist to enemy carry's abilities (eg. 's )
6 Bonus Attack Damage to make your trades more painful (to your opponents) and of course for a little help in last hitting.

what you could also use:

Marks
9x Greater Mark of Attack Damage for more last hitting and trading
Seals
9x Greater Seal of Replenishment to feed your mana appetites
Glyphs
9x Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist for late game against AP oriented team
Quintessences
3x Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed to chase, flee blah blah...

Summoner Spells

is a staple. Always take it with great for positioning which is important for AD carries.

So for the other spells: or or

better than
WHY?--->Even though they are fairly even in the laning phase, Cleanse's usefulness into late-game is just unrivaled, being able to break all incoming CC is a dream for all AD's. Like Heal, I run Cleanse without the masteries.
better than
WHY?---> If you take Heal and the enemy AD takes Cleanse, then you can always try and force exchanges, because you will win in a full-on engagement. By constantly forcing trades, you will end up pushing them out of the lane. I run Heal most of the time, even without the 10% masteries, since missing out on 20% Buff Duration is a bit too much to pay.
better than
WHY?--->For obvious reasons. But Ignite is usually taken on your support if it's an aggressive support such as Taric (the best co-laner for Sivir. But if you're in an aggressive lane such as Alistar/ Sona and they have Clairvoyance/ Flash, you always have the option of running Ignite. (Don't forget to pick the mastery)

Ability Explanation

Wut it does
gains 50 movement speed for 2 seconds when she lands a basic attack on an enemy champion.

Explanation
This is used fo' kiting like a bawz. It synergizes well with and of course THE item fo' Attack Speed, . It allows more chase potential.

Wut it does
hurls her crossblade like a boomerang, dealing 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 (+50% of ability power) (+1.1 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to the first unit and 20% reduced damage to each subsequent target down to a minimum of 40%.

Explanation
A truly powerful skillshot-based nuke. This combined with make pushing and farming plain sailing. Landing those will win you your lane but care! They have extremely high mana cost. So it would be preferable to use it when the enemy gets cc'ed (That's why you want or as your support.

Wut it does
's next autoattack deals 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80 additional physical damage and bounces to 5 additional targets, dealing 20% less damage with each bounce. Only the first hit procs item effects.

Explanation
It is one of the best AD DPS enhancing moves in the game and is only matched by 's . However it is faster. Landing those properly is something you must learn to do. This will be hitting like truck when you 'll have built . If you do Q-W on someone and W critically strike... congrats you have achieved the ultimate target!!!! You have become "Th3 1 sh0t m4n" too :D

Wut it does
Creates a magical barrier which blocks a single enemy ability used on . Lasts up to 3 seconds. If an ability is blocked by the shield, regains 150 mana.

Explanation
One word describes this. O-****ing-P. This can help you with sustain throughout the laining phase. You can bait too. You can literally save your self from abilities like Nocxian Guillotine who are killing blows and other whose purpose is to lock you down like

Wut it does
Grants a boost of 20% movement speed for 10 seconds. In addition, for the next 10 seconds, receives 30 / 45 / 60 % bonus attack speed, and an aura that gives nearby allied champions half the attack speed bonus and the full movement speed bonus.

Explanation
This is one of the few abilities AD carries have to initiate. Basically it's a free ghost to everyone plus attack speed steroid. One of the best team/baron/dragon fight and can be also used to chase. GAAAAAAME BREAKKIIIIIING!!!!

Skill Order

Skills in priority line: R>Q>W>E

It now goes 2 ways: either W-E-Q-Q....(safer and better) or Q-W-Q-E(Damage oriented). In the beginning I was blinded by my thirst for early game DPS and didn't took until lvl 4 which is a huge mistake. This shield gives mana back and help counter the increasingly popular level 2 gankers. Thanks to throatshlasher for mentioning this.

Item building

Start with:

if you are laning with a sustain-providing support that can set up Boomerang Blades for you ( Taric, Alistar)
with any other support

First trip back GOLD>1400
So that you have: PLUS ANY NUMBER OF Sight Ward+

MID GAME STUFF:

LATE GAME STUFF:
DPS:

DURABILITY:

Team Fights

Try to bait someone, or even the whole enemy team with your . Return to your allies and give them the up-thumb by pressing the R button. Take down foes who try to focus you (off-tanks and bruisers) position yourself well and do no do anything stupid like jumping in the center of the fray. That's 's job :D

Counters and synergies

Counters: / because of the strong harass she can put on you.

Synergies: / these guys can set up easy s and consequently kills.

Conclusion

I hope you have enjoyed my guide. I know it is not that colorful as other guides but I prefer my guides to be attractive for what they really are. I am waiting for your responses and for your feedback in the comments. BB guys :)

Updates!!!

Updated on 29 September 2012:

9x Greater Mark of Desolation instead of 9x thanks to temzilla for mentioning this, it works so much better!!

Skill order: Instead of Q-W-Q-E... we now have Q-E-W-Q.... Thanks throatslasher. Indeed having rank 2 at level 3 costs way to much mana. With at level 2 I can bait and get mana!!! Also helps against the lvl 2 gankers.

Changed from to way more kills bro :D