Shiv

For the Season of Discovery rune, see [Shiv]. For the Legion honor talent, see [Shiv].

Shiv
Shiv Row 1 rogue talent Melee range 30 Energy 30 seconds cooldown Instant Requires Daggers Attack with your off-hand, dealing (95.04% of Attack power) Physical damage, dispelling all enrage effects and applying a concentrated form of your active Non-Lethal poison. Awards 1 Combo Point.
Properties
Class	Rogue
School	Physical
Cooldown	30 seconds
Other information
Improvements	[Arterial Precision], [Improved Shiv], [Lightweight Shiv], [Supercharger], [Symbolic Victory], [Tiny Toxic Blade]

The pain from the blade is the least of your worries.

Shiv is a rogue class talent. It is a fairly weak attack with an off-hand weapon that applies a more powerful version of currently used non-lethal poison. Shiv is automatically learned for Assassination.

Trivia

As of Shadowlands, Shiv is learned before any non-lethal poisons, specifically one level before [Crippling Poison] is learned.

In Hearthstone

This section contains information exclusive to Hearthstone and is considered non-canon.

• Shiv is a basic Rogue spell in Hearthstone. The flavor text reads: "Rogues are experts at SHIV-al-ry."

Patch changes

• Hotfix (2024-08-22): Damage no longer reduced in PvP combat (was 17%).
  
• Patch 10.2.0 (2023-11-07):
  • Damage increased by 20%.
  • Now costs 30 Energy (was 20) and has a 30 second cooldown (was 25 seconds).
    
• Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Damage increased by 20%. These changes do not affect PvP combat.
  
• Hotfix (2023-03-06): Shiv's [Numbing Poison] effectiveness now reduced by 52% (was 40%) in PvP Combat.
  
• Hotfix (2023-01-30): The amplified form of Numbing Poison as applied by Shiv now has 40% reduced effectiveness in PvP combat.
  
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 1 class talent (was a level 32 ability). Rank 2 converted into the [Improved Shiv] talent. Now generates 1 Combo Point.
  
• Patch 9.1.0 (2021-06-29):
  • Now dispels Enrage effects regardless of Poison application. Casting Shiv with Numbing Poison decreases the casting and attack speed of the target by 25% for 5 seconds.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Shiv from benefitting from [Combat Potency] and Broadside ( [Roll the Bones]).
    
• Hotfix (2021-03-11): Shiv is now displayed correctly in the combat log.
  
• Hotfix (2020-11-18): Resolved an issue that prevented Shiv critical strikes from generating additional combo points with [Seal Fate].
  
• Patch 9.0.2 (2020-11-17): Rank 2 added at level 58 for Assassination: Shiv now also increases your Nature damage done against the target by 20% for 9 seconds.
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Re-added at level 32 (was 74). Now only dispels Enrage effects with Numbing Poison.
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Removed.
  
• Hotfix (2012-09-18): Shiv no longer generates charges of [Anticipation].
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28):
  • Now applies a concentrated form of your active Non-Lethal poison instead of guaranteeing a poison application.
  • Now has a 10 second cooldown, and no longer costs more Energy when using a slower weapon. No longer generates a Combo Point.
  • Now learned at level 74 (was 70).
    
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now also dispels an Enrage effect on the target.
  
• Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): [Deadly Poison] will now apply properly when Shiv is the attack used to break a [Gouge].
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): This ability can no longer generate a critical strike, and the poisons it applies cannot be critical strikes either.
  
• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Added.
  

See also

• Shiv, TCG card

Other versions

• BC Classic

  Shiv
  Shiv Level 70 rogue ability Melee range 20 Energy Instant Requires Melee Weapon Performs an instant off-hand weapon attack that automatically applies the poison from your off-hand weapon to the target. Slower weapons require more Energy. Awards 1 combo point.
  Properties
  Class	Rogue
  School	Physical
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Other information
  Level learned	70
  Improvements	[Lethality], [Surprise Attacks]

• Wrath Classic

  Shiv
  Shiv Level 70 rogue ability Melee range 20 Energy Instant Requires Melee Weapon Performs an instant off-hand weapon attack that automatically applies the poison from your off-hand weapon to the target. Slower weapons require more Energy. Neither Shiv nor the poison it applies can be a critical strike. Awards 1 combo point.
  Properties
  Class	Rogue
  School	Physical
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Other information
  Level learned	70
  Improvements	[Surprise Attacks]

• Cataclysm Classic

  Shiv
  Shiv Level 70 rogue ability Melee range 20 Energy Instant Requires Melee Weapon Strikes an enemy's pressure point with your offhand weapon, guaranteeing poison application from that weapon and dispelling an Enrage effect on the target. Slower weapons require more Energy. Neither Shiv nor the poison it applies can be a critical strike. Awards 1 combo point.
  Properties
  Class	Rogue
  School	Physical
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Other information
  Level learned	70

• MoP Classic

  Shiv
  Shiv Level 74 rogue ability Melee range 20 Energy 10 seconds cooldown Instant Requires One-Handed Melee Weapon Strikes an enemy's pressure point with your off-hand weapon, dealing 25% weapon damage, dispelling an Enrage effect from the target, and applying a concentrated form of your active Non-Lethal poison. See individual Non-Lethal poison tooltips for details regarding the concentrated effects of each.
  Properties
  Class	Rogue
  School	Physical
  Cooldown	10 seconds
  Other information
  Level learned	74
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Shiv]

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