Shiv

Description
The Shiv is a one-handed melee weapon. It is the first weapon the player can craft at the Gear Workbench. It has 2-star Durability, 2.5-star Sharpness, and 3-star Throwing stats. One can be found in the Church bus in the resting place.



Strategy
The Shiv, being one of the most basic melee implements in the entire game, is not a high-performer like the Night Shift. It tends to get jammed in the skull of a Walker, resulting in the Shiv being stuck in place. To recover the weapon, you will need to jerk the knife out with a sharp and quick motion, or grab the Walker's head and tear it out with a longer but less violent movement.

The Shiv can be successfully deployed against enemies wearing helmets, but the player will have to carefully aim the tip of the Shiv to slip into an open area, as the blade will simply bounce off of the helmet otherwise.

Crafting
The Shiv can be crafted using two Shafts, six Sharp Objects, and five Adhesives.



Spawn Locations
The Shiv can spawn in any area on any location in the world. One can be found in the Church Bus at the Resting Place when the player first begins the game, though this is a one-time spawn event. Reliably, a new Shiv can be obtained from a Walker's corpse on the pool table of the Blue Mansion in The Shallows. This Shiv will respawn every time the player re-enters The Shallows.