Shiv · Ability 1 · 16s cooldown
Serrated Knives
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Serrated Knives is Shiv's ability 1 on a 16-second cooldown with 2 charges, 2s charge delay, 28% movement slow. 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.
Upgrades: 1 AP — +2s Bleed Duration; 2 AP — +2 Charges; 5 AP — +12.0 Bleed DPS with increased Spirit scaling.
In the most played Shiv skill order (52.8% win rate over 11K games), Serrated Knives takes its first point at step 1 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Shiv build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Serrated Knives stats
Cooldown
16s
Charges
2
Charge Delay
2s
Movement Slow
28%
Bleed DPS Per Knife
10
Bleed Duration
5s
Current Health Damage
3.5%
Ability points
Serrated Knives upgrades
- 1 AP
+2s Bleed Duration
- 2 AP
+2 Charges
+2 Charges
- 5 AP
+12.0 Bleed DPS with increased Spirit scaling
+12 Bleed DPS Per Knife · +0.07 Bleed DPS Per Knife
Most played Shiv skill order
When to level Serrated Knives
In the most played Shiv skill order (52.8% win rate over 11K games), Serrated Knives takes its first point at step 1 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Serrated Knives patch history
Minor Update - 09-16-2026 · September 16, 2026
- – Serrated Knives while rage is full now deals 3.5% current HP damage on impact instead of ricocheting (0.01 spirit scaling)
Minor Update - 07-09-2026 · July 9, 2026
- – Serrated Knives T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.09 to +0.07
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · June 30, 2026
- – Serrated Knives cooldown reduced from 18s to 16s
Gameplay Update - 04-30-2026 · April 30, 2026
- – Serrated Knives spirit scaling reduced from 0.15 to 0.13
- – Serrated Knives T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.1 to +0.09
Other Shiv abilities
Slow · Heal
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FAQ
What is the cooldown of Serrated Knives?＋
Serrated Knives has a 16-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades.
What are the Serrated Knives upgrades?＋
1 AP: +2s Bleed Duration 2 AP: +2 Charges 5 AP: +12.0 Bleed DPS with increased Spirit scaling
When should you level Serrated Knives?＋
In the most played Shiv skill order (52.8% win rate over 11K games), Serrated Knives takes its first point at step 1 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Which hero has Serrated Knives?＋
Serrated Knives is Shiv's ability 1. Shiv is a brawler whose other abilities are Slice and Dice, Bloodletting, Killing Blow.