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. Attacking now 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 fourth weakest melee weapon in the game, behind the Axtinguisher, GRU 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). This does not apply to the Horseless Headless Horsemann, where the weapon deals 1000 damage.

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.

Related Achievements

Soldier

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

Sniper

Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment
Kill a spy whose backstab attempt was blocked by your Razorback.
Consolation Prize
Consolation Prize
Get backstabbed 50 times.

Spy

A Cut Above
A Cut Above
Kill a gun-wielding Spy with your knife.


Come in From the Cold
Come in From the Cold
Get a Revenge kill with a backstab.


Die Another Way
Die Another Way
Kill a Sniper after your backstab breaks his Razorback.


FYI I am a Spy
FYI I am a Spy
Backstab a Medic who has healed you in the last 5 seconds.


Identity Theft
Identity Theft
Backstab the enemy that you're currently disguised as.


May I Cut In?
May I Cut In?
Backstab an enemy and the Medic healing him within 10 seconds of each other.


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


The Man from P.U.N.C.T.U.R.E.
The Man from P.U.N.C.T.U.R.E.
Stab an enemy while fencing.


Triplecrossed
Triplecrossed
Backstab 3 Snipers in a single life.


You Only Shiv Thrice
You Only Shiv Thrice
Backstab 3 enemies within 10 seconds.
Agent Provocateur
Agent Provocateur
Backstab your Steam Community friends 10 times.


Counter Espionage
Counter Espionage
Backstab a disguised Spy.


Dr. Nooooo
Dr. Nooooo
Backstab a Medic that is ready to deploy an ÜberCharge.


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


Is It Safe?
Is It Safe?
Backstab 50 enemies who are capturing control points.


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


Spymaster
Spymaster
Backstab 1000 enemies.


The Man with the Broken Guns
The Man with the Broken Guns
Backstab an Engineer, then sap 3 of his buildings within 10 seconds.


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

Trivia

  • The Knife seems to be based on the Tach Bali SWAT butterfly knife. [1]
  • The original Spy's knife drawing animation was a much more elaborate spin of the knife. It was cut, however, for being too long and complicated. Valve feared that this would draw the player's eye away from his target in a fight. However, the knife animation can still be seen on the teaser trailer of Team Fortress 2

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See also