Shiv 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. Smelling blood, 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.
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
0
Impact Damage
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
1
2s Bleed Duration
2
+2 Charges
5
+12 Bleed DPS with increased Spirit scaling
Slice and Dice
0
16s
Perform a dash forward, damaging enemies along the path. Hit Enemies have their spirit resist reduced. This debuff can stack.
x1.2
75
Impact Damage
12m
Dash Range
-6%
Spirit Resist
14sDebuff Duration
On hit
0s
Cooldown Reduced on Hero Hit
On hit
0
Max Cooldown Reduction
0sCooldown Reduced on Non-Hero Hit
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
5
+50 Impact Damage -2s Cooldown per Hero hit.
Bloodletting
0
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
2
40% Deferred Damage Cleared
5
15% Incoming Damage Deferred
Killing Blow
12m
0
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
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
0m
Move Speed
Cooldown is increased by +30% if no hero is impacted.
1
+6 m Range +2 m/s in Full Rage.
2
+16% Full Rage Bonus Damage -25s Cooldown
5
+10% Enemy Health Threshold
Weapon
Busted Flush
Spreadshot
Close Range
52Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
20m ➞ 41m
Shiv's Alt-fire takes two ammo, and has a recoil that can be used for movement.
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.
Rage build values
Damage type
Rage built per damage dealt
Weapon Damage
0.017
Spirit Damage
0.013
Light melee
1.5
Heavy melee
2.75
Rage will begin to decay after 9 seconds of not dealing any damage, at a rate of 0.25 per second (40 seconds total).
Non-player units grant x0.1 the rage.
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.)
If you have any definitive information on how Rage works, please feel free to discuss more on the Discord community server
Background
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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.
Killing Blow T3 reduced from +10% Enemy Health Threshold to +8%
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 has a "monster inside him" called the Beast,[2] and he fears that the Baxter Society could turn against him.[3]
Shiv was chosen by Grey Talon as his replacement in the Baxter Society.[4][5]
Shiv likes to play bowling[6] and drink bourbon.[7] He is also referred to as a biker.[8]
Multiple characters compliment Shiv's appearance, calling him "pretty boy",[9] "handsome bastard",[10] "impossibly handsome asshole",[11] and a "shampoo ad with knives".[12]
Ivy expresses admiration for Shiv.[13]McGinnis wants to talk to Shiv and "fix him".[14][15]Yamato will simply remark "nice hair".[16]
↑Sapphire Flame in-game voice line- "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 in-game voice line- "Shiv, the monster inside you is not the Beast, it is ambition. Complete the ritual and you will finally be sated."
↑Sapphire Flame in-game voice line- "I know you fear your brothers and sisters in the Baxter Society turning on you. But if you complete the Ritual, I can ensure you that mever happens."
Serrated Knives
0.2s
2s
16s
x0.13
10
5s
35%
1
