Shiv

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Weapon: "Busted Flush"
BASE STATS
Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	52.2
Bullet Damage:	4.8+0.154
Ammo:	10
Bullets per sec:	1.81
Reload Time:	2.8s
Bullet Velocity:	610m/s
Light Melee:	50+1.58
Heavy Melee:	116+3.67
Falloff Range:	20m → 41m
Vitality Stats
Health:	800+48
Health Regen:	2
Move Speed:	6.7m/s
Sprint Speed:	1.6m/s
Dash Speed:	0.7s
Stamina:	3
Stamina Cooldown:	4.5s
Spirit Stats
Spirit Power:	0+1.1
Information
Voice Actor:	Greg Chun
Release Date:	August 15, 2024

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Rage - Bleed - Repeat

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. 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.

Shiv's gun has an alt-fire mode.

Shiv was added to the roster on August 15, 2024.

Abilities

Serrated Knives

0.2s

2

2s

16s

Throw a knife that damages and bleeds an enemy. Each additional hit adds a stack and refreshes the bleed duration, causing the bleed to increase per stack.

x0.558

32

Damage

x0.149

4.6

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

+1 Charges

2

+2s Bleed Duration

5

+36 Damage and +6.3 Bleed DPS

Notes

• Knives can be thrown into unsecured souls, such as from a minion, to secure them. 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.

Slice and Dice

15s

Perform a dash forward, damaging enemies along the path.

Ultimate Unlock: While rage is full an echo of Shiv retraces the dash path after a short delay, damaging enemies again.

x1.44

75

Damage

12m

Dash Range

1

-3s Cooldown

2

+49.5 Damage

5

Reduce cooldown by 2s per enemy hero hit (1s for Non-Hero). Max -8s per Dash.

Bloodletting

20s

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

40%

Deferred Damage Cleared

Ultimate Unlock: While rage is full the amount of damage deferred is increased.

15%

Incoming Damage Deferred

1

-10s Cooldown

2

+15% Incoming Damage Deferred

5

+45% Deferred Damage Cleared

Killing Blow

13m

105s

Activate to leap towards an enemy hero and instantly kill them if their health is below the kill threshold, otherwise deal 200 damage to them.

20%

Enemy health threshold

Passive: Damaging enemies fills you with rage. While at full rage, Shiv gains increased damage and special properties on his other abilities.

15%

Full Rage Damage Bonus

1

Gain +2 m/s move speed while at full rage.

2

+5% Enemy Health Threshold and +6% Full Rage Bonus Damage

5

Finishing off an enemy with Killing Blow resets its cooldown.

Notes

• 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.
• Killing Blow will pursue moving targets, such as those being pulled by Rescue Beam. Heroes that stop being targetable, or become invincible, will cause it to miss and go on cooldown.

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	0.0158766
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.

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.)

Weapon

Weapon Stats	Falloff Range 20m - 41m 52 Damage Per Second
Busted Flush
Spreadshot Close Range

Shiv's alternate fire takes three ammo rounds, and has a recoil that can be used for movement. The alt-fire deals 4.36 damage per pellet.

The approximate movement distance from the alt-fire recoil (without items or level-ups) is as follows:

Base recoil max movement distance

Aim direction	Movement state	Max distance (m)
Horizontal	On the ground	2.5
Horizontal	One jump	9
Horizontal	Double jump	15
Vertical (down 90º)	One jump	4
Vertical (down 90º)	Double jump	7

In order to use the jump momentum for max distance, one has to shoot slightly before reaching the apex of the jump.

Update history

Main article: Update history

Update	Changes
December 16, 2025	Bloodletting deferred damage reduced from 30% to 25%. Bloodletting T2 deferred damage increased from 10% to 15%. Rage buildup rate reduced by 6%. Killing Blow cast range reduced from 15m to 13m.
December 3, 2025	Rage now builds 8% slower
November 21, 2025	Alt fire knockback reduced by 10%. Alt fire ammo cost increased from 2 to 3. Killing Blow Rage Damage Bonus reduced from 17% to 15%. Killing Blow T2 Rage Damage bonus reduced from 8% to 6%. Killing Blow Rage state now causes your alt fire knockback to push you a little further. Fixed some bugs with Barriers and Spirit Damage Scaling (fixes other cases as well)

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.

Lore

Shiv was chosen by Grey Talon as his replacement in the Baxter Society. He has been in the Society for "a few years" and says he is not respected by the other members.

Shiv's wish is unknown, although he seems to be fighting in the ritual to prove himself to Grey Talon and the Baxter Society. The Patrons don't seem to know what Shiv exactly wants, as they attempt to feed his ambition by making him a king, or offer to make Shiv "whole".

The Sapphire Flame says that Shiv "has been" a father. She also says that he has a "monster inside him" called "The Beast", and that he fears the Baxter Society could turn against him. The Amber Hand mentions that Shiv wants to purge a "gift others would kill for".

Shiv likes to go bowling and drink bourbon. He is also referred to as a biker.

Shiv hates cats.

Character interactions

• Multiple characters compliment Shiv's appearance, calling him "pretty boy", "handsome bastard", "impossibly handsome asshole", and a "shampoo ad with knives".
• Shiv respects Holliday and offers her a place at the Baxter Society. If they're on opposing teams, Shiv promises to kill the Troubadour on Holliday's behalf. Shiv loves Holliday's hat.
• Lady Geist calls Shiv attractive and asks to have a drink with him after the ritual.
• Ivy expresses admiration for Shiv. McGinnis wants to talk to Shiv and "fix him". Yamato will simply remark "nice hair".
• Drifter knew Shiv before he joined the Baxter Society. If he kills Shiv, he calls him a "disappointment" and mentions that killing him feels "Shakespearean". He also mentions that, had Shiv not "put himself in a muzzle, maybe he'd be worried". When hunting Shiv, he refers to himself as an "old friend". How Shiv and Drifter met each other is unknown.
• Haze and Vyper respect Shiv's taste in knives.
• Paige thinks Shiv pulls off the "bad boy thing" better than Lash does. Paige likes Shiv, although she prefers Mirage.

Gallery

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  Shiv portrait
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  Shiv icon
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  Shiv in-game render
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  Shiv reference sheet
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  Shiv name typography
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  Shiv weapon - Busted Flush
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  Previous Shiv portrait
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  Shiv 2024 Winter skin
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  Temporary Shiv icon (2024-09-12 update)
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  Neon Prime Shiv
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  Neon Prime Shiv
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  Monster Shiv (old ult model)

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.
• Shiv used to collect hairspray cans, presumably as an old version of his Rage passive ability.
• 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. 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.

References

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