Shiv

Shiv
Information
Type	Non-Elemental
Released	16.2.0
Category	Melee
Buff	Attack speed

The Shiv is a non-elemental module introduced in the 16.2.0 update.

Appearance

It appears to be a tiny, gray, shaded blade.

Use

It is used to insert in a Melee weapon so that it can be part of a module combination.

Combination

The combination in which this module can be used in is the Vampirism. The Vampirism, which also requires the Melee Kinetic Module and the Alloy, recovers a percentage from the damage dealt.

Buffs

Level	Modules required	Cost	Buff
I	None	None	I: Increases attack speed to a total of 2%.
II	2 Shivs	5 coins	II: Increases attack speed to a total of 3%.
III	5 Shivs	25 coins	III: Increases attack speed to a total of 5%.
IV	10 Shivs	50 coins	IV: Increases attack speed to a total of 10%.
V	30 Shivs	100 coins	V: Increases attack speed to a total of 20%.
VI	100 Shivs	250 coins	VI: Increases attack speed to a total of 25%.
VII	200 Shivs	500 coins	VII: Increases attack speed to a total of 30%.
VIII	400 Shivs	1000 coins	VIII: Increases attack speed to a total of 35%.
IX	600 Shivs	2000 coins	IX: Increases attack speed to a total of 40%.
X	1000 Shivs	4000 coins	X: Increases attack speed to a total of 50%.

Trivia

• The word "Shiv" informally means a razor blade used as a weapon.
• This and the Astral Blade are the only modules that look like weapons.
• As of the 21.1 update depending on the level of the shiv it now slightly decreases melee weapon damage, at the same rate of the attack speed increase. However, this is not mentioned in the Armory.