Shiv

Shiv
Class	Neutral
Type	Attack
Rarity	Special
Cost	0
Effect	Deal 4 damage. Exhaust.
Shiv+
Cost+	0
Effect+	Deal 6 damage. Exhaust.

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

• 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

• 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 History

• 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.