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Serrated Knives

Serrated Knives is Shiv's first ability in Deadlock (slot 1), an active ability with a 16 second cooldown and 2 charges. 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. Its tooltip lists 10 Bleed DPS Per Knife (+0.13 x Spirit), 5s Bleed Duration, 3.5% Current Health Damage (+0.01 x Spirit) and 28% Movement Slow. Upgrades: tier 1 +2s Bleed Duration; tier 2 +2 Charges; tier 3 +12 Bleed DPS Per Knife and +0.07 Bleed DPS Per Knife Spirit scaling.

Serrated Knives stats

Serrated Knives

Shiv · Ability 1 · Active

  • Cooldown 16s
  • Charges 2
  • Between charges 2s

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.

10Bleed DPS Per Knife+0.13 x Spirit
5sBleed Duration


Ultimate Unlock: While rage is full knives deal 3.5% of the target's current health as damage on impact and apply a slow to enemies they bleed.

3.5%Current Health Damage+0.01 x Spirit
28%Movement Slow

Upgrades

Serrated Knives tier upgrades
TierBonusesIn game
1+2s Bleed Duration
2+2 Charges+2 Charges
3+12 Bleed DPS Per Knife
+0.07 Bleed DPS Per Knife Spirit scaling
+12 Bleed DPS with increased Spirit scaling

Each tier is bought with ability points; how many points a tier costs is not in the game files this site reads, so it is not shown. Learning the ability takes 1 ability unlock.

Serrated Knives changes in the latest build

Serrated Knives changes in build 6698
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Serrated Knives change history

Serrated Knives history by build
PatchChangeState
build 6698Serrated Knives' Movement Slow changed from 35% to 28%; Serrated Knives gained 3.5% Current Health Damage; Serrated Knives lost Impact Radius and Ricochet Count. Serrated Knives' tooltip layout was reworded.Changed
build 6686First recorded in Deadlock.Baseline

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Serrated Knives FAQ

What is Serrated Knives' cooldown in Deadlock?

Serrated Knives has a 16 second cooldown. It holds 2 charges, 2 seconds apart.

How does Serrated Knives scale with spirit power?

Bleed DPS Per Knife starts at 10 and gains 0.13 per point of Spirit and Current Health Damage starts at 3.5% and gains 0.01 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value. The tier 3 upgrade adds 0.07 to that scaling.

What do Serrated Knives' upgrades do?

Tier 1: +2s Bleed Duration. Tier 2: +2 Charges. Tier 3: +12 Bleed DPS Per Knife and +0.07 Bleed DPS Per Knife Spirit scaling.

Was Serrated Knives changed in the latest patch?

Yes. Serrated Knives changed in the latest build of Deadlock.

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