Glass Shiv
| Glass Shiv | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blade |
| Skill | Short Blade |
| Damage | 0.3-0.5 |
| Range | 0.61-0.8 |
| Crit | 10% x5 |
| Condition | 1 |
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.GlassShiv
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Maintenance) |
The Glass Shiv is a crude knife made from a shard of broken glass wrapped with tape or binding. It is a one-handed stabbing weapon that trains the Short Blade skill. It is light and quick to make, but it breaks after a hit or two.
The shiv is a prison weapon. Zombies in inmate outfits carry one fairly often. Anyone with Maintenance 1 can make one from broken glass and tape. The best occupations for short blades are the Burger Flipper, the Chef and the Doctor. Each starts with the same Short Blade skill.
Combat
The Glass Shiv stabs at very close range, about 0.8 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.3 and 0.5 damage. The crit chance is 10 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage five times. With only 1 condition, it can break on the first hit.
The survivor must stand close to the zombie to land a stab. The Short Blade skill raises damage, crit chance and attack speed as it levels. The shiv is a desperate first weapon, useful in the opening minutes of a run with nothing else at hand. Any kitchen knife or screwdriver lasts far longer.
How to Craft Glass Shiv
Each recipe that makes the Glass Shiv is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Glass Shiv
The Make Glass Shiv recipe makes the Glass Shiv. It needs Maintenance level 1. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Glass | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.BrokenGlass
|
| Rag | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
|
Repair
The Glass Shiv has only 1 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 2 chance of taking that point off, so most shivs last only a couple of hits. The Short Blade and Maintenance skills lower that chance. A broken shiv is replaced by making a new one from more broken glass.
Locations
The Glass Shiv is found mostly on zombies. Those wearing inmate outfits, orange or khaki, carry one fairly often. Prison cells hold one rarely. Prison laundries hold one only very rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Zombie wearing a inmate outfit | 7.7% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a inmate khaki outfit | 7.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Drug shack | Other | 1.6% |
| Drug lab | Counter | 0.8% |
| Drug lab | Overhead cupboard | 0.8% |
| Prison cells | Other | 0.3% |
| Derelict | Other | <0.1% |
| Derelict steel factory | Other | <0.1% |
| Prisoner belongings | Clothes dryer | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Prison laundry | Clothes dryer | <0.1% |
| Prison laundry | Clothes dryer | <0.1% |
| Prison laundry | Clothing rack | <0.1% |
| Prison laundry | Washing machine | <0.1% |
| Prison laundry | Locker | <0.1% |
| Prison laundry | Metal shelves | <0.1% |
| Prison laundry | Other | <0.1% |
Notes
- The recipe needs any broken glass and any tape or simple weapon binding, plus Maintenance 1.
- Reading the shiv in the crafting menu can teach the Make Glass Shiv recipe.
- Loot inmate zombies around a prison for a quick supply of shivs.
Template:ProjectZomboidWeaponTiles
All Short Blades