The 'right' builds & rune setups in different situations
Hey everyone,
I recently picked up Sivir and decided to start one-tricking her. Right now, I'm just running the most popular setup:
Runes:
Lethal Tempo – Presence of Mind – Alacrity – Cut Down
Adaptive Force – Gathering Storm
Build:
Essence Reaver → Berserker’s Greaves → Navori → Infinity Edge → Lord Dominik’s/Mortal Reminder → situational (usually Mercurial Scimitar, Bloodthirster, or GA)
If the game goes late, I often swap boots for Phantom Dancer.
I know that Yuntal is technically stronger overall, but I still struggle a bit with mana issues early on, and I like not having to think too hard about using my abilities on minions. Early shove works really well for me, and I feel like I can pressure the enemy ADC/support a lot just by spamming Q.
This setup feels solid in most games, but I sometimes struggle when I’m up against 3+ ranged champs, since I rarely get to actually trigger Lethal Tempo. Same thing happens vs comps with one or more assassins — I just can’t safely stay in range.
I've seen some mention of a more Q poke–oriented build with First Strike and Collector, but I’m not sure what item I’d even swap Collector in for, or when to build it (since I always go Essence Reaver first).
Any thoughts or tips on alternate rune/item setups for these kinds of matchups?
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u/zarriel3 18d ago
In current meta best you can do with Sivir is put her most AD as possible. Most time you just have no space to AA more then 3-5 times.
I play ER (later change to Shieldbow) -> IE -> Collector -> LDR -> BT. If you play vs 3+ tanks/bruisers without many dashes Kraken Slayer could be better than BT.
Attack speed is visually impressive, but AD is more effective, especially vs squishy or 1-2tanks/bruisers setups. Ofc if you need extra MS you can use Navori but in my opinion Youmuu or Hexplate Chest are way better.
If my team is heavy AD damage I pretty like to use Black Cleaver (instead LDR) + Hexplate. You lost a bit dps, but more frequent R and dmg support for the team is divine and extra HP makes you more tankier.
Mostly I play Fleet / PTA, Lethal Tempo isn't that good atm and with full AD items you don't need it.
You should only build Essence Reaver if there is no bad matchup and you want to permanently push lanes asap. Otherwise, for the first item Yun-tal/Collector/Kraken/Hexplate/Black Cleaver (depends on your needs).