Shiv

Shiv is a 0-cost card for the Silent. It cannot be obtained by itself; instead, Shivs are added to your hand by other cards.

Shivs can be buffed by the Accuracy card.

Sources of Shivs Edit

• Blade Dance
  
  : Add 2 (3) Shivs.
• Cloak and Dagger
  
  : Gain 6 Block, add 1 (2) Shiv.
• Infinite Blades
  
  : Start each turn with 1 Shiv.
• Storm of Steel
  
  : Discard your hand, add 1 Shiv per card discarded.
• Ninja Scroll: Start each combat with 3 Shivs in hand.

Interactions Edit

• Positive
  • Accuracy
    
    : Shivs deal 3 (5) more damage this combat.
  • Strength works fully for Shivs.
  • Finisher
    
    counts each Shiv played.
  • Dead Branch will trigger any time a shiv is played.
  • After Image
    
    and A Thousand Cuts
    
    benefit from any cards played, a strong synergy with Shivs.
  • Choke
    
    works extremely well with Shivs, as it bypasses Block and activates every time a card is played.
  • Can easily use Envenom
    
    to quickly apply Poison stacks.
  • Wrist Blade increases all Shiv damage by 4
  • Pen Nib and Nunchaku are easily cycled by Shivs.
  • Ornamental Fan, Shuriken, and Kunai all work with Shivs.
  • Master Reality
    
    , if you somehow obtain it, increases the damage of Shivs by 2.
• Negative
  • Velvet Choker makes it hard to play low impact cards like Shivs.
  • Strange Spoon makes it possible for played Shivs to discard instead of exhaust, causing them to return to your draw pile.

Update HistoryEdit

• Weekly Patch 51: Recursion
  • Accuracy power now correctly works with Shivs played from the top of the deck via cards like Mayhem or Havoc.
• Weekly Patch 10: Quality of Life
  • Shiv and J.A.X can no longer spawn from effects like Jack Of All Trades and Transmutation.
• Weekly Patch 9: Ascension
  • Accuracy wasn't working with Shiv+
• Weekly Patch 8: Ooh Shiny!
  • Colorless cards can now be upgraded! This was also a good time to re-examine and balance several of the cards.
  • Shiv+. +2 damage.
• Weekly Patch 3: Balance Balance Balance
  • Fixed a case where Shiv would not be marked as seen in the Card Library.

Colorless Cards
Attacks	Uncommon	Dramatic Entrance • Flash of Steel • Mind Blast • Swift Strike
	Rare	Hand of Greed
	Special	Bite • Expunger • Ritual Dagger • Shiv • Smite • Through Violence
Skills	Uncommon	Bandage Up • Blind • Dark Shackles • Deep Breath • Discovery • Enlightenment • Finesse • Forethought • Good Instincts • Impatience • Jack of All Trades • Madness • Panacea • Panic Button • Purity • Trip
	Rare	Apotheosis • Chrysalis • Master of Strategy • Metamorphosis • Secret Technique • Secret Weapon • The Bomb • Thinking Ahead • Transmutation • Violence
	Special	Apparition • Beta • Insight • J.A.X. • Miracle • Safety
Powers	Rare	Magnetism • Mayhem • Panache • Sadistic Nature
	Special	Omega

Status Cards
Burn • Dazed • Slimed • Void • Wound

Curse Cards
Ascender's Bane • Clumsy • Curse of the Bell • Decay • Doubt • Injury • Necronomicurse • Normality • Pain • Parasite • Pride • Regret • Shame • Writhe