Shiv

For the rogue PvP talent, see [Shiv].

Shiv
Shiv Row 1 rogue talent Melee range 20 Energy 25 sec cooldown Instant Requires Daggers Attack with your off-hand, dealing (72% 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	25 seconds
Improvements	[Arterial Precision], [Improved Shiv], [Lightweight Shiv], [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

• 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

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB