Conniver's Kunai

Conniver's Kunai
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Basic Information
Used by:	Spy
Slot:	Melee
Contributed by:	Larolaro
Released:	March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)
Availability:	Promotional, Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #24 (Strange) or Chemistry Set (Collector's)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Vintage Genuine Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
Conniver's Kunai Level 1 - 100 Kunai On Backstab: Absorbs the health from your victim -55 max health on wearer Start off with low health Kill somebody with this knife Steal all of their health

“

Aww, you almost healed me to death that time! Click to listen — The Spy after sapping too much health from opponents

”

The Conniver's Kunai is a community-created promotional melee weapon for the Spy. It is a Japanese kunai dagger with a cloth-bound handle that ends in a ring.

Equipping this weapon reduces the user's max health by 55, thereby lowering the Spy's overall health to a total of 70. Upon a successful backstab, degenerative effects such as afterburn and bleed will end. The victim's total health, including overheal, is then added to the user's own health. This heals any damage taken, and then applies the remainder in the form of an overheal, capping out at a minimum of 75 and maximum of 210. When the Conniver's Kunai is equipped, the Spy's overheal mechanic functions differently from a standard overheal, depleting at 2 health per second. A full overheal applied by a Medic will fade in 15 seconds, while a full overheal applied through the Conniver's Kunai (at 210 health) will fade in 60 seconds.

Taunting with the Conniver's Kunai equipped will perform the Fencing kill taunt.

This item was awarded in Genuine quality to players who pre-purchased Total War: SHOGUN 2 on Steam before March 15, 2011.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Damage type		Melee
Ranged or Melee damage?		Melee
Damage
Base damage	100%	40
Backstab		600%
Critical		120
Mini-crit		54
Healing
Self-healing		75-210
Function times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Scrap Metal		Your Eternal Reward		Conniver's Kunai
	+		=

Class Token - Spy		Slot Token - Melee		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Reclaimed Metal		Conniver's Kunai		L'Etranger		Big Earner
	+		+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Conniver's Kunai Strange Kunai - Kills: 0 On Backstab: Absorbs the health from your victim. -55 max health on wearer Start off with low health Kill somebody with this knife Steal all of their health

Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Damage Dealt Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived Strange Part: Allied Healing Done Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Medics Killed Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Spies Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Defender Kills Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended Strange Part: Player Hits

Related achievements

 Soldier

War Crime Spybunal Kill a Spy who just backstabbed a teammate.

 Sniper

Consolation Prize Get backstabbed 50 times.

Shock Treatment Kill a spy whose backstab attempt was blocked by your Razorback.

 Spy

A Cut Above Kill a gun-wielding Spy with your knife. Agent Provocateur Backstab your Steam Community friends 10 times. Come in From the Cold Get a Revenge kill with a backstab. Counter Espionage Backstab a disguised Spy. Die Another Way Kill a Sniper after your backstab breaks his Razorback. Dr. Nooooo Backstab a Medic that is ready to deploy an ÜberCharge. Fast Fingers Backstab a Scout that is using the Back Scatter. FYI I am a Spy Backstab a Medic who has healed you in the last 5 seconds. High Value Target Backstab an enemy who is dominating 3 or more of your teammates. Identity Theft Backstab the enemy that you're currently disguised as.

Is It Safe? Backstab 50 enemies who are capturing control points. May I Cut In? Backstab an enemy and the Medic healing him within 10 seconds of each other. Sapsucker Sap an enemy building, then backstab the Engineer who built it within 5 seconds. Slash and Burn Backstab an enemy, who then switches to Pyro before they respawn. Spymaster Backstab 1000 enemies. The Man from P.U.N.C.T.U.R.E. Stab an enemy while fencing. The Man with the Broken Guns Backstab an Engineer, then sap 3 of his buildings within 10 seconds. Triplecrossed Backstab 3 Snipers in a single life. Wetwork Stab an enemy to death while under the influence of Jarate. You Only Shiv Thrice Backstab 3 enemies within 10 seconds.

Update history

March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)

• The Conniver's Kunai was added to the game.

March 11, 2011 Patch

• Fixed players getting a health bonus based on the weapon they're currently holding instead of the weapon that dealt the killing blow.

March 15, 2011 Patch

• The Conniver's Kunai became tradable.
• All Conniver's Kunais crafted before this patch were upgraded to Vintage quality.
• [Undocumented] The Conniver's Kunai was given a unique crafting recipe.

April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)

• Spies now can speak their Domination or Revenge lines correctly when using the Knife or Conniver's Kunai.

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• [Undocumented] The Conniver's Kunai was added to the crafting blueprint for the Big Earner.

July 12, 2011 Patch

• [Item schema update] Added Strange Quality.

April 17, 2012 Patch

• Fixed a bug that would cause Medics to reduce the health of heal targets if the target had earned more health than their normally allowed max overheal.

April 18, 2012 Patch

• Fixed health drain happening faster for players with health above the normal overheal amount for their class.

August 27, 2013 Patch

• Fixed a bug that would allow Spies to exploit the Kunai's higher overheal limit.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• Added Collector's quality.

July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)

• Changed attributes:
  • Health penalty reduced from -65 to -55 (70 Health total).
  • Minimum Health gain of 75 on kill.
  • Maximum overheal from Kunai increased from 195 to 210.

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

• Fixed disguising with the Conniver's Kunai while spotted by a Sentry causing the Sentry to ignore the Spy

Bugs

• The Strange Part: Critical Kills cannot be applied to this knife, despite being able to inflict critical damage upon backstabs as all other knives do.

Trivia

• A conniver is a person who manipulates or secretly conspires with others, usually to advance their own agenda.
• Historically, kunai were farming tools; when the Japanese emperor announced Martial Law and banned weapons, farming tools were among the easily disguised substitutes adopted.

Gallery

• 

  RED first-person view.

• 

  RED first-person view, ready to Backstab.

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  BLU first-person view.

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  BLU first-person view, ready to Backstab.

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  Conniver's Kunai concept artwork.

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  Development screenshot of the Kunai, showing a slightly different holding position when compared to the final position.

See also

• Conniver's Kunai strategy