Knife

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The Spy

The Knife (also known as Butterfly Knife or Balisong) is the melee weapon for the Spy class. It is a typical foldable Butterfly Knife.

This weapon serves as being the most responsible for player kills as a Spy. Once behind an enemy, a Spy may approach their back and observe an animation play where they hold the Knife aloft in a striking position. Pressing the correct bound key here will cause the player to stab the enemy, killing them in one hit. This backstab ability will only apply if the target is struck by the Knife in a radius of 180° behind them. Uniquely, Critical hits do not occur randomly with the Knife, but they do happen during humiliation and when Critboosted by The Kritzkrieg.

The Knife, when used from the side or front, is the third weakest melee weapon in the game, behind the Axtinguisher and the Equalizer at 200 Health or more. From this angle each hit is roughly as weak as the Scout's Baseball Bat, but the Spy lacks the Scout's movement speed to close in on a target and the Knife attacks at a slower rate than the Bat. Players are therefore better suited to using the Knife for its backstabbing feature.

Taunting with the Knife equipped makes the Spy perform a deadly Fencing maneuver.

Damage

See also: Damage
  • Base: 40 (28-54 damage)
  • Mini-Crit: 54
  • Critical hit: 120, but only during Humiliation, charged via Kritzkrieg or during Crit boost given after capturing the Intelligence.
  • Backstab: 600% of the enemy's current health resulting in an instant kill if stabbed in the back (An arc of approximately 180° behind the player model).

Note: Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.

Function times

  • Attack Interval: 0.8

All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.

Trivia

  • The Knife has Developer weapon variants.
  • The kill icon for the knife's backstab would seem to picture a steak knife being used as opposed to a butterfly knife.
  • The Knife is stabbed into an enemy in two different ways.

Related Achievements

Soldier

Tf soldier war crime spybunal.png War Crime Spybunal

Kill a Spy who just backstabbed a teammate.

Sniper

Tf sniper shock treatment.png Shock Treatment

Kill a Spy whose backstab attempt was blocked by your Razorback.

Tf sniper consolation prize.png Consolation Prize

Get backstabbed 50 times.

Spy

Tf spy a cut above.png A Cut Above

Kill an enemy Spy wielding a Revolver, using your knife.

Tf spy agent provocateur.png Agent Provocateur

Backstab your Steam Community friends 10 times.

Tf spy come in from the cold.png Come In From The Cold

Get a Revenge kill with a backstab.

Tf spy counter espionage.png Counter Espionage

Backstab a disguised Spy.

Tf spy die another way.png Die Another Way

Kill a Sniper after your backstab breaks his Razorback.

Tf spy dr nooooo.png Dr. Nooooo

Backstab a Medic that is ready to deploy an ÜberCharge.

Tf spy fyi i am a spy.png FYI I am a Spy

Backstab a Medic who has healed you in the last 5 seconds.

Tf spy high value target.png High Value Target

Backstab an enemy who is dominating 3 or more of your teammates.

Tf spy identity theft.png Identity Theft

Backstab the enemy that you're currently disguised as.

Tf spy is it safe.png Is It Safe?

Backstab 50 enemies who are capturing control points.

Tf spy may i cut in.png May I Cut In?

Backstab an enemy and the Medic healing him within 10 seconds of each other.

Tf spy sapsucker.png Sapsucker

Sap an enemy building, then backstab the Engineer who built it within 5 seconds.

Tf spy slash and burn.png Slash and Burn

Backstab an enemy, who then switches to Pyro before they respawn.

Tf spy spymaster.png Spymaster

Backstab 1000 enemies.

Tf spy the man from puncture.png The Man From P.U.N.C.T.U.R.E.

Stab an enemy while Fencing.

Tf spy the man with the broken guns.png The Man with the Broken Guns

Backstab an Engineer, then sap 3 of his buildings within 10 seconds.

Tf spy triple crossed.png Triplecrossed

Backstab 3 Snipers in a single life.

Tf spy wetwork.png Wetwork

Stab an enemy to death while under the influence of Jarate.

Tf spy you only shiv thrice.png You Only Shiv Thrice

Backstab 3 enemies within 10 seconds.

Gallery

See also