- Knives can be used to confirm soul orbs. This does not consume the knife, but at full rage, it will consume the ricochet.
- Bleed damage ticks once per second for the listed DPS, barring any outside modifiers.
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After unlocking Shiv's '''Killing Blow''' ultimate, rage can be built by dealing any damage. The amount of rage built varies depending on the source. | After unlocking Shiv's '''Killing Blow''' ultimate, rage can be built by dealing any damage. The amount of rage built varies depending on the source. | ||
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Shiv is a Hero in Deadlock. He is a monster hunter with a cause, conducting hit-and-run attacks and picking off vulnerable targets. Flinging Serrated Knives to bleed his targets from range, Shiv builds his Rage through damage and dashes up to his enemy with a Slice and Dice flurry of blades and a few powerful shotgun blasts. Withstanding grievous damage via Bloodletting, Shiv hunts down any dying targets to finish them off with a devastating Killing Blow.
A former criminal, Shiv seeks to make up for his past mistakes by hunting down monsters on behalf of The Baxter Society.
Shiv was added to the roster on August 15, 2024.
Weapon
Busted Flush
Spreadshot
Close Range
52 Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
20m ➞ 41m
Shiv's alternate fire takes 4 ammo rounds per shot, and has a recoil that can be used for movement. The alt-fire deals 4.36
+0.165 damage per pellet, at 12 pellets per shot (52.32 total).
Abilities
Serrated Knives
Serrated Knives
0.2s
2
2s
16s
Throw a knife that bleeds an enemy. Each additional hit adds a stack and refreshes the bleed duration, causing the bleed to increase per stack.
x0.13
10
Bleed DPS Per Knife
5s
Bleed Duration
Ultimate Unlock: While rage is full knives will ricochet to another enemy and apply a slow to enemies they bleed.
35%
Movement Slow
12s Bleed Duration
2+2 Charges
5+12 Bleed DPS with increased Spirit scaling
Slice and Dice
Slice and Dice
16s
Perform a dash forward, damaging enemies along the path. Hit Enemies have their 
spirit resist reduced. This debuff can stack.
spirit resist reduced. This debuff can stack.
x1.2
75
Impact Damage
12m
Dash Range
-6%
Spirit Resist
14s
Debuff Duration
Ultimate Unlock: While rage is full an echo of Shiv retraces the dash path after a short delay, damaging enemies again.
1-6s Cooldown
2-4% Spirit Resist
+2m Dash Range
+2m Dash Range
5+50 Impact Damage
-2s Cooldown per Hero hit.
-2s Cooldown per Hero hit.
Bloodletting
Bloodletting
25s
Take only a portion of incoming damage immediately and defer the rest to be taken over time. Activate to clear a portion of the deferred damage.
25%
Incoming Damage Deferred
6s
Deferred Damage Duration
On Activate
30%
Deferred Damage Cleared
Ultimate Unlock: While rage is full the amount of damage deferred is increased.
15%
Incoming Damage Deferred
1-15s Cooldown
240% Deferred Damage Cleared
515% Incoming Damage Deferred
Killing Blow
Killing Blow
12m
145s
Active: Leap forward, dealing 
spirit damage to the first enemy hero. If they are below the kill threshold, execute them instead.
Finishing an enemy with Killing Blow lets you recast for 16s
spirit damage to the first enemy hero. If they are below the kill threshold, execute them instead.Finishing an enemy with Killing Blow lets you recast for 16s
200
Damage
18%
Enemy health threshold
Passive: Damaging enemies fills you with rage. While at full rage, Shiv gains increased damage and unlocks special properties on his other abilities.
8%
Full Rage Damage Bonus
Cooldown is increased by +30% if no hero is impacted.
1+6 m Range
+2 m/s in Full Rage.
+2 m/s in Full Rage.
2+16% Full Rage Bonus Damage
-25s Cooldown
-25s Cooldown
5+10% Enemy Health Threshold
Disabled by Slowing Hex- Shiv moves forward until it either reaches max range or hits an enemy below the kill threshold, damaging all enemies in its path. It can still damage enemies behind the enemy killed if they're close enough to Killing Blow's hitbox.
- Within roughly 25m of an enemy hero below the kill threshold, they will have a pulsating effect and red outline indicating they can be instantly killed.
- After activating Killing Blow, the targeted hero is able to heal up to 3% of their max health, and still be instantly killed.
Rage
After unlocking Shiv's Killing Blow ultimate, rage can be built by dealing any damage. The amount of rage built varies depending on the source.
Rage has a max value of 10 which is required to be filled before becoming Enraged, granting you the full rage bonuses.
| Damage type | Rage built per damage dealt |
|---|---|
| Weapon Damage | 0.0158766 |
| Spirit Damage | 0.01452864 |
| Light melee | 1.55664 |
| Heavy melee | 2.85384 |
Rage will begin to decay after 12 seconds of not dealing any damage, at a rate of 0.25 per second (43 seconds total).
Rage only builds up from damage dealt to players (this includes Barriers).
NOTE: These numbers are taken from the code for the game, but rage built per damage does not actually reflect in game values.
As a rule of thumb: Rage built from Weapon Damage and Melee Damage does not noticeably change with increases to weapon or spirit power, always taking roughly 18 shots at point blank or 4-7 Melee attacks (depending on strength) to build max rage. Rage built from Spirit Damage does scale with spirit power granting more rage the more damage your abilities do, however this is offset by the rage you build decreasing with spirit power, 100 Spirit power halving the rage built (Imbued spirit power from Surge of Power is not counted towards this, causing it to grant a lot more rage (to the imbued ability) than Boundless Spirit.)
Background
See Shiv/Lore for more story content.
“A loyal member of "The Baxter Society", an international order of monster hunters, Shiv travels across North America looking to put down creatures that prey on the living.
While his less polished nature and criminal past make some of the more traditional members of the Society wary, no one can deny his effectiveness.
Lore
Shiv is fighting in the ritual on behalf of the Baxter Society.[2][3] His wish is unknown, but Shiv's motivation is to prove his worth to 
Grey Talon and the Baxter Society.[4][5][6]
Not much is known about Shiv's criminal past from before he joined the Baxter Society. 
The Hidden King calls Shiv's past "bloody",[7] 
Paige calls Shiv a "man with a tortured past",[8] and the Venators of St. Benedict are keeping an eye on Shiv in case he strays from the path of redemption.[9] Shiv's claims that the Baxter Society "saved his life",[10] and his change of heart seems to be genuine.[11]
Shiv was chosen by Grey Talon as his replacement in the Baxter Society.[12][13][14] He has been in the Society for "a few years" and says he is not respected by the other members.[15] Shiv worries that the Baxter Society would eventually turn on him,[16][17] as they still doubt that he's changed from his past.[18] It's implied that Shiv feels lonely.[19]
Shiv likes to go bowling and drink bourbon.[20][21] He is also referred to as a biker.[22]
Shiv hates cats.[23]
Shiv allegedly "took something that doesn't belong to him".[24]
Character interactions
- Multiple characters compliment Shiv's appearance, calling him "pretty boy",[25] "handsome bastard",[26] "impossibly handsome asshole",[27] and a "shampoo ad with knives".[28]
- Shiv respects
Holliday and offers her a place at the Baxter Society.[29] If they're on opposing teams, Shiv promises to kill the Troubadour on Holliday's behalf.[30] Shiv loves Holliday's hat.[31] - Shiv respects
Lash's moxie.[32] - Grey Talon has high hopes for Shiv, despite his criminal past, and holds him in high regard, placing Shiv in the top 8 of people he'd want fighting alongside him.[18][33] While the conversations are unfinished, Grey Talon seems to defend Shiv's change of heart from
Silver and 
Venator's doubts.[34][9] 
Drifter knew Shiv before he joined the Baxter Society.[35] If he kills Shiv, he calls him a "disappointment" and mentions that killing him feels "Shakespearean".[36][37][38] He also mentions that, had Shiv not "put himself in a muzzle, maybe he'd be worried".[39] When hunting Shiv, he refers to himself as an "old friend".[40] How Shiv and Drifter met each other is unknown.- Silver loathes Shiv with a passion and refuses to believe he could change from his criminal past.[41][42] She believes he deserves a fate worse than death.[43] How Silver and Shiv met each other and why Silver hates Shiv is currently unknown.
Lady Geist calls Shiv attractive and asks to have a drink with him after the ritual.[46]
Ivy expresses admiration for Shiv.[47] 
McGinnis wants to talk to Shiv and "fix him".[48][49] 
Yamato will simply remark "nice hair".[50]
Haze and 
Vyper respect Shiv's taste in knives.[51][52]
Celeste "doesn't get the appeal" of Shiv and says he has "ruined a lot of lives".[53][54]- Paige thinks Shiv pulls off the "bad boy thing" better than Lash does.[55] Paige likes Shiv, although she prefers
Mirage.[56]
Update history
View the full update history: Shiv/Update history
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Gallery
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Shiv portrait -
Shiv icon -
Shiv in-game render -
Shiv select background -
Shiv reference sheet -
Shiv name typography -
Shiv weapon - Busted Flush -
Previous Shiv portrait -
Shiv 2024 Winter skin -
Temporary Shiv icon (2024-09-12 update) -
Neon Prime Shiv -
Neon Prime Shiv -
Monster Shiv (old ult model) -
Gloat portrait for Shiv. -
Critical health portrait for Shiv.
Trivia
- Shiv has an alternate model in the game files titled "shiv_ult.vmdl_c" which shows an unfinished giant mole transformation, presumably meant for an old ultimate ability.
- Shiv is voiced by Greg Chun, who also voices
Pocket.[1] - In now removed voice lines, the Patrons said that Shiv "had been" a father[57] and had a "monster inside him" called "The Beast".[58] These lines were removed in the Old Gods, New Blood update.
- Shiv used to collect hairspray cans in Neon Prime, presumably as an old version of his Rage passive ability.
- Shiv's pre-release ultimate ability, Haunt was nearly identical to Lifestealer's Infest ability from Dota 2 and had him become surrounded by bats before leaping inside an enemy hero.
- Shiv's weapon name, the Busted Flush, is a hand in Poker of four cards of the same suit (colour and type) and one of a different suit. It's also an expression referring to a promising thing that ends up failing its potential.
- Shiv carries an amulet on his hip with a design similar to the blood key from the movie Demon Knight.[59] The amulet glows red when Shiv is at full Rage.
- "Playing With Knives in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Shiv in the Hideout.
Bloodletting allows Shiv to tank the instant kill damage from 
Killing Blow if it is copied by 
Sinclair, and the lethal damage of the Street Brawl item 
Unstable Concoction.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Greg's top 100 Voiceover roles 2025 on YouTube
- ↑
Archmother's in-game voice line (Shiv start): "The Baxter Society is counting on you, Shiv. Don't fail your brothers."
- ↑
Shiv's in-game voice line (select): "The Baxter Society sent me."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (Pre-Game Ping): "I'll prove to the old man that I'm worthy."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (Post-Game Ping): "Think the Baxter Society's gonna be lookin' at me different, now!"
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (Post-Game Ping): "I proved my worth."
- ↑ Hidden King's in-game voice line (Shiv start): "Yours is a bloody past, Shiv. But there is a life beyond it. Let the Hidden King show you the path forward."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (pass Shiv on zipline): "I'm a sucker for a man with a tortured past."
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Venator And Grey Talon Conversation 3
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (select): "The Baxter Society saved my life, and now I'm gonna save yours."
- ↑ Hidden King's in-game voice line (Shiv start): "Some doubt your commitment to your new life, but the Hidden King's faith in you does not waver. Make him proud. Complete the ritual."
- ↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line - "There goes my protegé."
- ↑ Shiv And Holliday Conversation 1 - "So you're with the Baxter Society?" - "Hand picked by the old man himself."
- ↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "It seems I chose my replacement poorly."
- ↑ Shiv And Abrams Conversation 1
- ↑ Archmother's in-game voice line (Shiv start): "You found a new family in the Baxter Society, and now you fear them turning on you. But if you complete the ritual, the Archmother can ensure that never happens."
- ↑
The Doorman's in-game voice line (taunt Shiv): "The Baxter Society will turn on you, Shiv. It's only a matter of time."
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Shiv And Grey Talon Conversation 1
- ↑
Rem's in-game voice line (Naptime taunt): "It's okay, Shiv. You're not alone."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (Unselect) - "Sorry friend, today is my day off and I'm going bowling."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (Unselect) - "Looks like I'll be hanging out with my good friend 'Bourbon' today."
- ↑ Holliday's in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "You're not above the law Shiv, you're just a shitty biker."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (killed Calico): "I hate cats."
- ↑
Graves's in-game voice line - "You took something that doesn't belong to you, Shiv."
- ↑
Infernus' in-game voice line (ping see Shiv) - "I see that pretty boy."
- ↑ Pocket's in-game voice line (ping see Shiv) - "I see that handsome bastard."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "There's only room for one impossibly handsome asshole."
- ↑ Ivy's in-game voice line (ally Shiv unkillable) - "He's like a shampoo ad with knives!"
- ↑ Shiv And Holliday Conversation 3 - "You're the one looking to kill the Troubadour, right?" - "Yeah." - "You make it out alive, you should look up the Baxter Society. We could use someone like you."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (killed Holliday): "Don't worry Holliday, when this is over I'll kill the Troubadour in your behalf."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (killed Holliday): "Love the hat, though."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (killed Lash): "You got moxie, Lash, I'll give ya that."
- ↑ Grey Talon And Shiv Conversation 2
- ↑ Silver And Grey Talon Conversation 3 - "I can't believe you took up for a man like him. <-> Yeah. But you're gonna reap what you sow."
- ↑ Drifter's in-game voice line (Killed Shiv): "The Baxter Society made you soft!"
- ↑ Drifter's in-game voice line (Killed Shiv): "You're such a disappointment, Shiv."
- ↑ Drifter's in-game voice line (Killed Shiv): "You're not the man I thought you were, Shiv."
- ↑ Drifter's in-game voice line (Killed Shiv): "Feels Shakespearean, don't it, Shiv?"
- ↑ Drifter's in-game voice line (Killed Shiv): "If you hadn't put yourself in a muzzle, maybe I'd be worried."
- ↑ Drifter's in-game voice line (Bloodscent Hunting): "Why you hidin', Shiv? Don't want to say hello to an old friend?"
- ↑ Silver's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "The Baxter Society can't protect you from me!"
- ↑ Silver's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "I don't give a shit what the Baxter Society says, people don't change!"
- ↑ Silver's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "He deserved worse."
- ↑ Venator's in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "There is no redeeming you, Shiv."
- ↑ Venator And Shiv Conversation 3 - "How much longer do you think you can keep the charade up? (...) A month? A year?"
- ↑ Lady Geist and Shiv conversation
- ↑ Ivy's in-game voice line (in Spanish) - "I love that guy!"
- ↑ McGinnis' in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "When this is all over Shiv, we should talk."
- ↑ McGinnis' in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "I can fix him!"
- ↑ Yamato's in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "Nice hair."
- ↑ Haze And Shiv Conversation 3 - "You got good taste in knives." - "Not enough people appreciate quality blade work."
- ↑ Vyper's in-game voice line (Upgrade Screwjab Dagger): "Shiv's like the filet mignon of bladework, you know?"
- ↑ Celeste's in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "I don't get the appeal."
- ↑ Celeste's in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "You ruined a lot of lives, Shiv. There's no coming back from that."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "Lash should take notes: that's how you pull off the bad boy thing."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "Eh... Mirage is better."
- ↑ Sapphire Flame's in-game voice line (Shiv Start): "You've been many things, Shiv. A brigand, a father, a killer. But if you summon me, I'll make you a king."
- ↑ Sapphire Flame's in-game voice line (Shiv Start): "Shiv, the monster inside you is not the Beast, it is ambition. Complete the ritual and you will finally be sated."
- ↑ THE PROP SHOP 01: DEMON KNIGHT BLOOD KEY on YouTube
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