Black Rose

Black Rose
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Basic Information
Used by:	Spy
Slot:	Melee
Released:	February 14, 2012 Patch
Availability:	Promotional (expired)
Tradable:	No
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique
Loadout Stats
The Black Rose Level 1 - 100 Knife Slay it with flowers. ( Achievement Item: Not Tradable )

“

Heartwarming. Click to listen — The Spy on rose-engraved knives

”

The Black Rose is a promotional melee weapon for the Spy. It is a partially serrated, double-edged butterfly knife. Roses are engraved along the blade, and a symbol of an encircled rose is imprinted on the handles. The weapon has two styles: The "Mystery and True Love" style is team-colored, while the "Baccara" style colors the weapon almost entirely black.

This weapon functions identically to the Knife.

Taunting with the Black Rose equipped will perform the Fencing kill taunt.

This item was awarded to players who completed the Alliance of Valiant Arms achievement 1st One Down by creating a character and playing their first game. In addition, this achievement was also unlock the Holy Mackerel melee weapon for use in Alliance of Valiant Arms. As of June 29, 2018 said game has shut down, rendering this item no longer obtainable.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Identical to: Knife

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

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.

Alliance of Valiant Arms

1st One Down 1st game played after creating character

Styles

Main article: Styles

Styles
Mystery and True Love	Baccara

Update history

February 14, 2012 Patch

• Added the Black Rose to the game.

February 16, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added animations for the Black Rose.

February 23, 2012 Patch

• Fixed team colors not working correctly for the second style of the Black Rose.

March 1, 2012 Patch

• Added draw/swing/stab forces.

March 15, 2012 Patch

• Updated The Black Rose so it can be gift wrapped.

February 15, 2013 Patch

• Fixed the Black Rose using the RED team arms skin while on the BLU team.

February 29, 2016 Patch

• The Black Rose can no longer be gift wrapped.

Bugs

• The attribute Attack an enemy from behind to Backstab them for a one hit kill. is missing.
• When changing styles, the weapon preview will display slightly outside of the borders.

Trivia

• The weapon's description is a play on the phrase "Say it with flowers", which is commonly associated with the giving of roses to loved ones.
• The weapon's name is a reference to a type of rose used in fiction, with a variety of different meanings and titles.
  • Additionally, the Baccara style is a reference to one of the titles given to this type of rose.
• The way the Spy opens the Black Rose would cut his thumb in real life, due to the animation being shared with the stock, single-edged knife.

Notes

• Alliance of Valiant Arms was not available in certain countries, making the Black Rose unobtainable to certain users. A list of whitelisted countries may be found here.
• Players who have already created a character and played a match in Alliance of Valiant Arms before the update can still be awarded the achievement if they play a full match.
• The Black Rose was announced as being made tradable in the April 18, 2012 Patch. This did not happen, and the incorrect information was removed from the official release note.

Gallery

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  RED first-person view.

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  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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  RED First-person view, Baccara style.

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  RED First-person view, Baccara style, ready to backstab.

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  BLU first-person view, Baccara style.

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  BLU first-person view, Baccara style, ready to backstab.

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  Steam announcement for the Alliance of Valiance Arms promotion.

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  Promotional image showing the Black Rose featured on the Steam store page for Alliance of Valiant Arms.

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  The "Rose-Engraved Knife" as it appears in Alliance of Valiant Arms.

See also

• Black Rose strategy
• Alliance of Valiant Arms