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Sivir Guide

the Battle Mistress

Marksman

Tier C ADC

Sivir, the Battle Mistress, is a marksman champion of medium difficulty. Across our 594 analysed ranked games, Sivir is mostly played as ADC (100% of its games), with a 48.8% win rate in that role: tier C among ADC champions (#24 of 36, ranked by win rate). Sivir's damage is mostly physical (98%): armor is the best defensive answer against this champion. Win rate varies with game length: 54.2% in medium-length games (25 to 35 min, 330 games) versus 39.2% in short games (under 25 min).

Averages measured over 594 ADC games played with Sivir, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

Combos and how to play

Sivir is a bounce and tempo marksman: Boomerang Blade damages on the way out and back, Ricochet makes her attacks bounce with bonus attack speed, Spell Shield blocks an enemy ability and her ultimate speeds up her allies. Her attacks then reduce her cooldowns.

Harassment

Q › W › AA AA

When: Several targets are close.

Boomerang Blade deals damage on the way out and back, Ricochet gives attack speed and makes your attacks bounce (reduced damage on bounces).

Protection

E › AA AA

When: An enemy is about to cast a decisive ability.

Spell Shield blocks an enemy ability, heals you and gives you a brief speed bonus if it is blocked.

The team ultimate

R › W › AA AA

When: Your team engages or chases.

On The Hunt temporarily raises your allies' speed and your attacks reduce your abilities' cooldowns.

Laning phase

Boomerang Blade hits on the way out and back: position yourself so both passes count. Spell Shield blocks an enemy ability and heals you if it is blocked.

Common mistakes

• Using Spell Shield too early: keep it for the right ability.
• Throwing Boomerang Blade without looking at its return.
• Bouncing attacks off minions when you can hit a champion.

Riot's official tips for playing Sivir

• Sivir's Boomerang Blade returns to her after reaching the max range, so you can shift position to hit enemies who would otherwise have evaded it.
• Ricochet resets Sivir's basic attack timer on activation, so activating this immediately after landing a normal basic attack will maximize damage output.
• Try saving Spell Shield for enemy abilities that can disable you such as stuns and roots.

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Infinity Edge, Yun Tal Wildarrows, and Navori Flickerblade (170 games, 57.1% win rate).

Infinity Edge+Yun Tal Wildarrows+Navori Flickerblade

170 games · 57.1%

Infinity Edge+Essence Reaver+Navori Flickerblade

146 games · 56.9%

Infinity Edge+Lord Dominik's Regards+Navori Flickerblade

118 games · 52.5%

Summoner spells

Flash + Barrier46.4% · 461 games

Flash + Ghost49.1% · 57 games

Exhaust + Flash60.8% · 51 games

Most-played runes

Lethal Tempo + Inspiration

46.3% · 430 games

Primary tree · Precision

Presence of Mind95%

Legend: Bloodline86%

Cut Down98%

Secondary tree · Inspiration

Cash Back88%

Triple Tonic68%

Shards

Attack speed94%

Adaptive force100%

Health88%

Lethal Tempo + Sorcery

55.9% · 145 games

Primary tree · Precision

Presence of Mind92%

Legend: Alacrity81%

Cut Down94%

Secondary tree · Sorcery

Gathering Storm99%

Absolute Focus82%

Shards

Attack speed95%

Adaptive force99%

Health scaling77%

For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).

Which items to build against the enemy team?

We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Sivir's completed items and their win rate in each situation; "▲" marks an item that does at least 3 points better than its usual win rate.

Mostly magic-damage enemy team55.6% · 189 games

At least 50% of their damage is magic

Navori Flickerblade 58.9% ▲

Infinity Edge 58.0% ▲

Yun Tal Wildarrows 54.8% ▲

Essence Reaver 56.4% ▲

Lord Dominik's Regards 55.6% ▲

Mortal Reminder 60.0%

The item that stands out most is Yun Tal Wildarrows: 54.8% win rate, +6 points versus its usual win rate.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team49.4% · 156 games

Less than 35% of their damage is magic

Infinity Edge 56.2%

Navori Flickerblade 49.5% ▼

Yun Tal Wildarrows 44.7% ▼

Essence Reaver 54.5% ▲

Lord Dominik's Regards 51.4%

Mortal Reminder 54.5% ▼

The item that stands out most is Essence Reaver: 54.5% win rate, +4 points versus its usual win rate.

Balanced enemy team43.4% · 249 games

Mixed physical and magic damage

Infinity Edge 50.3% ▼

Navori Flickerblade 53.5%

Yun Tal Wildarrows 46.0%

Essence Reaver 41.6% ▼

Lord Dominik's Regards 44.9% ▼

Mortal Reminder 62.0%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Counters and matchups

Who counters Sivir as ADC

Jinx Sivir: 27.8%18 games

Jinx has the edge in 72% of the 18 ADC duels against Sivir. See the Jinx guide.

Ashe Sivir: 33.3%15 games

Ashe has the edge in 67% of the 15 ADC duels against Sivir. See the Ashe guide.

Yunara Sivir: 34.3%35 games

Yunara has the edge in 66% of the 35 ADC duels against Sivir. See the Yunara guide.

Caitlyn Sivir: 47.1%17 games

Caitlyn has the edge in 53% of the 17 ADC duels against Sivir. See the Caitlyn guide.

Kai'Sa Sivir: 53.1%32 games

Kai'Sa has the edge in 47% of the 32 ADC duels against Sivir. See the Kai'Sa guide.

Who Sivir is strong against

Ezreal56.4% · 39 games

Jhin56.0% · 25 games

Kai'Sa53.1% · 32 games

Caitlyn47.1% · 17 games

Yunara34.3% · 35 games

How to play against Sivir

• Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.
• Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.
• When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.

Win rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Sivir's matchups.

Abilities

PassiveFleet of Foot

Sivir gains a short burst of Move Speed when she attacks an enemy champion.

QBoomerang Blade

Sivir hurls her crossblade like a boomerang, dealing damage each way.

WRicochet

Sivir's next few basic attacks gain additional attack speed and bounce to nearby targets, dealing reduced damage while bouncing.

ESpell Shield

Creates a magical barrier that blocks a single enemy ability cast on Sivir. She receives health and a burst of movement speed if a spell is blocked.

ROn The Hunt

Sivir leads her allies in battle, granting them a surge of Move Speed for a period of time. In addition, Sivir's attacks reduce her spell cooldowns.

Frequently asked questions

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