Shiv
Overall
Net nerfed-6 netPatches
98.9 changes/patchBuffs / Nerfs
27 / 3320 tweaksLast change
July 9, 2026Balance trend (net buff/nerf per patch)
December 6November 21March 6April 30May 28June 12June 30July 1July 9
Most-touched abilities
Killing Blow40
Serrated Knives14
Slice and Dice13
Bloodletting10
Général3
9 patches27 buffs33 nerfs20 tweaks
Most recent first.
Minor Update - 07-09-2026July 9, 2026
3 buffs6 nerfs
Serrated Knives- NerfSerrated Knives T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.09 to +0.07
Slice and Dice- NerfSlice and Dice spirit scaling reduced from 1.44 to 1.2
- NerfSlice and Dice T2 reduced from -6% Spirit Resist to -4%
Bloodletting- NerfBloodletting cooldown increased from 20s to 25s
- BuffBloodletting T1 increased from -10s Cooldown to -15s
- NerfBloodletting Damage Cleared reduced from 35% to 30%
- BuffBloodletting T2 Damage Cleared increased from 35% to 40%
Killing Blow- NerfKilling Blow Health Threshold reduced from 20% to 18%
- BuffKilling Blow T3 Health Threshold increased from +8% to +10%
Minor Update - 07-01-2026July 1, 2026
2 buffs2 nerfs1 tweaks
Killing Blow- BuffAlt Fire ammo cost reduced from 5 to 4
- NerfWeapon now has fixed pellet spread
- NerfKilling Blow T3 reduced from +10% Enemy Health Threshold to +8%
Slice and Dice- ChangeSlice and Dice is now back to doing spirit damage and reducing Spirit Resistance from enemies
- BuffSlice and Dice damage increased from 60 to 75
Minor Update - 06-30-2026June 30, 2026
7 buffs2 nerfs7 tweaks
Serrated Knives- BuffSerrated Knives cooldown reduced from 18s to 16s
Slice and Dice- ChangeSlice and Dice now deals +25 light melee damage (75 total) instead of 60 spirit damage
- ChangeSlice and Dice changed from -6% Spirit Resist to +4% Damage Amp
Bloodletting- ChangeBloodletting T2 changed from "+15% Incoming Damage Deferred" to "+35% Deferred Damage Cleared"
- ChangeBloodletting T3 changed from "+50% Deferred Damage Cleared" to "+15% Incoming Damage Deferred"
Killing Blow- ChangeKilling Blow now deals damage to troopers and neutrals along the way
- ChangeKilling Blow executing a hero now instantly fills the rage bar
- BuffKilling Blow now has the T3 "recast within 20s on a hero kill" as part of the base ability
- NerfKilling Blow Full Rage Damage Bonus reduced from +12% to +8%
- NerfKilling Blow range reduced from 18m to 12m
- BuffKilling Blow T1 now also increases range by +6m
- BuffKilling Blow T2 increased from +10% Full Rage Bonus Damage to +16%
- BuffKilling Blow T3 increased from +5% Enemy health Threshold to +10%
Général
- BuffAlt Fire damage now has a custom value per boon (+0.2)
- BuffAlt Fire ammo consumed per shot increased from 3 to 5
- ChangeAlt Fire knockback movement is now disabled by slowing hex state
Minor Update - 06-11-2026June 12, 2026
1 nerf
Killing Blow- NerfKilling Blow now has +30% more cooldown whenever it does not impact a player
Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026May 28, 2026
4 buffs3 nerfs
Slice and Dice- NerfSlice and Dice T2 reduced from -8% Spirit Resist to -6%
Bloodletting- NerfBloodletting Deferred Damage Cleared reduced from 40% to 35%
- BuffBloodletting T3 increased from +45% Deferred Damage Cleared to +50%
Killing Blow- BuffKilling Blow cooldown increased from 105s to 125s
- NerfKilling Blow full rage damage bonus reduced from 14% to 12%
- BuffKilling Blow T2 increased from +8% Full Rage Damage Bonus to +10%
- BuffKilling Blow T2 now also reduces cooldown by -30s
Gameplay Update - 04-30-2026April 30, 2026
3 nerfs
Serrated Knives- NerfAlt fire knockback reduced by 10%
- NerfSerrated Knives spirit scaling reduced from 0.15 to 0.13
- NerfSerrated Knives T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.1 to +0.09
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026March 6, 2026
11 buffs12 nerfs9 tweaks
Killing Blow- NerfStamina reduced from 3 to 2
- NerfStamina movement speed reduced from 6.7 to 6.5
- BuffBullet damage growth increased from 0.154 to 0.165
- NerfKilling Blow is no longer unit targeted, you jump in the direction forward with some small control
- NerfKilling Blow Damage Amp reduced from 15% to 14%
- ChangeKilling Blow T2 changed from "+5% Enemy Health Threshold and +6% Damage Amp" to "+8% Damage Amp"
- NerfKilling Blow T3 now grants you 20s to recast the ultimate, rather than removing the cooldown
- BuffKilling Blow T3 now also increases enemy health threshold by +5%
- BuffAlt fire knockback increased by 10%
- BuffKilling Blow range increased from 13m to 18m
- BuffKilling Blow travel speed increased a bit
- BuffStamina increased from 2 to 3
- NerfStamina cooldown increased from 4.5s to 5.5s
- FixFixed a bug with Killing Blow T3 causing the cooldown to be delayed if you failed to execute during the allowed window
- ChangeKilling Blow now continues forward (and dealing damage) until it reaches a target it can kill or runs out of range
Serrated Knives- NerfSerrated Knives no longer has impact damage
- BuffSerrated Knives Bleed DPS per knife increased from 4 to 10
- BuffSerrated Knives Bleed DPS spirit scaling increased from 0.13 to 0.15
- ChangeSerrated Knives T1 changed from "+1 Charge" to "+2s Duration"
- ChangeSerrated Knives T2 changed from "+2s Duration" to "+2 Charges"
- NerfSerrated Knives T3 no longer has +30 Impact Damage
- BuffSerrated Knives T3 DPS increased from +5.5 to +12
- ChangeSerrated Knives T3 increases spirit scaling by +0.10
- NerfSerrated Knives cooldown increased from 16s to 18s
Slice and Dice- NerfSlice and Dice cooldown increased from 15s to 16s
- NerfSlice and Dice Impact damage reduced from 75 to 60
- ChangeSlice and Dice reduces Spirit Resistance by 6% for 16s. Multiple instances stack.
- BuffSlice and Dice T1 increased from -3s Cooldown to -6s Cooldown
- ChangeSlice and Dice T2 changed from "+50 Impact Damage" to "-8% Spirit Resistance and +2m Dash Range"
- BuffSlice and Dice T3 now also grants +50 Impact Damage
Bloodletting- NerfBloodletting no longer interrupts sliding when cast
- ChangeBloodletting is now affected by healing modifiers
November 21, 2025 UpdateNovember 21, 2025
4 nerfs2 tweaks
Killing Blow- NerfAlt fire knockback reduced by 10%
- NerfAlt fire ammo cost increased from 2 to 3
- NerfKilling Blow Rage Damage Bonus reduced from 17% to 15%
- NerfKilling Blow T2 Rage Damage bonus reduced from 8% to 6%
- ChangeKilling Blow Rage state now causes your alt fire knockback to push you a little further
- FixFixed some bugs with Barriers and Spirit Damage Scaling (fixes other cases as well)
December 6, 2024 UpdateDecember 6, 2024
1 tweaks
Killing Blow- FixFixed some targeting issues with Killing Blow.