The Sheev is a close range dagger weapon of Grineer design that serves as a backup in the event that a Grineer is disarmed by any means. It offers high Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage and status, and the tip of the blade glows with charged plasma that allows Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. procs on Slam Attacks, but has the slowest attack speed of any dagger.
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Acquisition
This weapon was awarded from the Operation: Gate Crash event for completing the event node 15 times, complete with a free weapon slot and a pre-installed Orokin Catalyst.
The blueprint and parts were formerly a reward from the Fifth Season of Sorties; they can now be found as an Invasion reward. All components can be traded.
Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage
Advantages:
- High Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage – effective against health.
- Highest status chance of all daggers.
- Large Slam Attack radius.
- Slam attack inflicts guaranteed Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. proc.
- Can use the dagger-exclusive Covert Lethality mod.
- Stance slot has Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist. polarity matching Pointed Wind and Stinging Thorn stances.
- Innate Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist. polarity.
Disadvantages:
- Low Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. and Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage – less effective against shields and armor.
- Very low critical chance.
- Lowest attack speed of all daggers, and tied with Plasma Sword for the lowest attack speed of all melee weapons.
- Very short reach.
Notes
- While its attack speed is low, it attacks several times per swing, which makes its actual attack rate higher than listed especially with a fast stance.
- The Sheev is a unique dagger originally featured as a reward in the Operation Gate Crash event and later as a buildable sortie reward. Players had to finish the Gate Crash node five times on each planet, for a total of 15 times or collect all parts from the sortie reward pool to obtain it.
- Like all event reward weapons, the Sheev came with its own weapon slot and pre-installed with an Orokin Catalyst.
- However, this does not apply when obtained from trading or sortie.
- Like the Heat Dagger, the Sheev will inflict Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. proc on surrounding enemies on its slam attack. This proc does not change even if additional elemental mods are equipped on the weapon.
- When equipped without a Stance mod, the Sheev adds a 4th lunging stab on its normal attack combo that propels the Warframe a good distance forward, which is useful for catching up to moving enemies. It also has a 100% chance of inflicting Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. bleed proc. This effect is lost if one uses the Pointed Wind stance, which replaces the lunge with a sweeping slash.
- If the lunge lands behind an unalerted enemy, a stealth attack will be performed instead.
Tips
- This weapon's high status chance make it ideal for status builds using mods like Virulent Scourge and Volcanic Edge.
- Though finisher attacks are quite slow, they deal damage in a small area in front you, dealing finisher damage to nearby enemies.
Trivia
- The weapon's name is likely derived from shiv, a slang term referring to improvised blade weapons, most commonly used as knives or daggers.
- Interestingly, the Sheev's blade shape is based on some combat knife designs, justifying its Codex entry's description.
- While the Sheev shares the same slam attack properties as the Heat Dagger, the former does not have the latter's circle of flame visual effect.
- The glowing "plasma" at the end of the weapon pulses. This 'plasma' appears similar to the 'plasma' at the edges of Grineer cleavers and machetes.
- Concept art for this weapon was first featured in Livestream 15.
- Although the description claims it is effective against flesh and armor, it has little Puncture damage, making the dagger a poor choice to use against armored enemies.
- Despite being acquired from Invasions, the Sheev is the only weapon that does not share a Vandal or Wraith variation, unlike the rest of the weapons that are obtained by the same way.
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See also
- Heat Dagger, a very similar weapon.