Knife - Revision history

Oleo at 04:17, 9 April 2026

2026-04-09T04:17:27Z

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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	* The Fencing kill taunt also suffers the damage penalty on sapped Sentry Guns, dealing 16 damage on the first slash, 17 damage on the second slash, then 330 damage on the final thrust.		* The Fencing kill taunt also suffers the damage penalty on sapped Sentry Guns, dealing 16 damage on the first slash, 17 damage on the second slash, then 330 damage on the final thrust.
	== ~~Comparison~~ from ''Team Fortress 2'' ==		== Comparisons from ''Team Fortress 2'' ==
	* ''TF2 Classified'' restores the Knife's original size which is now bigger than the current live ''TF2'' one.		* ''TF2 Classified'' restores the Knife's original size which is now bigger than the current live ''TF2'' one.
	* The blood at the tip of the Knife after killing with a backstab is unique to ''TF2 Classified''.		* The blood at the tip of the Knife after killing with a backstab is unique to ''TF2 Classified''.
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Oleo at 04:16, 9 April 2026

2026-04-09T04:16:28Z

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	The '''Knife''' is the default melee weapon for the [[Spy]]. It is a butterfly knife with solid wooden handles and black grips around them. After backstabbing an enemy, but not after killing them normally, the blade will be covered in blood until the user respawns or goes [[water\|underwater]]. As expected, the blood is red regardless of which team the user is on, or which team the killed enemy is on.		The '''Knife''' is the default melee weapon for the [[Spy]]. It is a butterfly knife with solid wooden handles and black grips around them. After backstabbing an enemy, but not after killing them normally, the blade will be covered in blood until the user respawns or goes [[water\|underwater]]. As expected, the blood is red regardless of which team the user is on, or which team the killed enemy is on.

	Unlike other melee weapons, it only deals 40 damage per hit, and does not [[~~random crit~~\|randomly crit]]. When slashing a [[Sapper\|sapped]] [[Sentry Gun]], the Knife will only deal 67% of its base damage (26 or 27, down from 40). As an upside, it attacks instantly without the 0.2 second delay that other melee weapons have, even though it still attacks at 0.8 second intervals. Uniquely, hitting an enemy's back (defined as a 180° radius behind them) causes the player to backstab the enemy, causing an instantaneous kill by dealing six times their current health as critical damage. This will not kill invulnerable enemies, but will deal a large amount knockback to them. When an enemy is backstabbed, they will loudly scream while performing a unique death animation, alerting nearby enemies of the Spy's presence. Like the [[Revolver]], swinging the knife will remove the Spy's current disguise, and cannot be used while cloaked.		Unlike other melee weapons, it only deals 40 damage per hit, and does not [[Critical hits#Random Critical Hits\|randomly crit]]. When slashing a [[Sapper\|sapped]] [[Sentry Gun]], the Knife will only deal 67% of its base damage (26 or 27, down from 40). As an upside, it attacks instantly without the 0.2 second delay that other melee weapons have, even though it still attacks at 0.8 second intervals. Uniquely, hitting an enemy's back (defined as a 180° radius behind them) causes the player to backstab the enemy, causing an instantaneous kill by dealing six times their current health as critical damage. This will not kill invulnerable enemies, but will deal a large amount knockback to them. When an enemy is backstabbed, they will loudly scream while performing a unique death animation, alerting nearby enemies of the Spy's presence. Like the [[Revolver]], swinging the knife will remove the Spy's current disguise, and cannot be used while cloaked.

	Outside of backstabs, the Knife is the weakest melee weapon in the game, and attempting to "butterknife" a full-health enemy by stabbing them multiple times will rarely end well. As a consequence, stealth is paramount when wielding it, and going loud is best left to the [[Revolver]]. Due to the inherent unpredictability of Team Fortress 2 ~~Classic~~'s netcode, the backstab detection will often behave in strange ways, including failing to backstab when it appeared possible, or successfully backstabbing when it appeared impossible. The former is called a "failstab" and the latter is called a "facestab". Manipulating enemies to reveal their 180° backstab angle, even for an instant, is a core part of many Spy techniques, collectively called "trickstabs".		Outside of backstabs, the Knife is the weakest melee weapon in the game, and attempting to "butterknife" a full-health enemy by stabbing them multiple times will rarely end well. As a consequence, stealth is paramount when wielding it, and going loud is best left to the Revolver. Due to the inherent unpredictability of <i>Team Fortress 2 Classified</i>'s netcode, the backstab detection will often behave in strange ways, including failing to backstab when it appeared possible, or successfully backstabbing when it appeared impossible. The former is called a "failstab" and the latter is called a "facestab". Manipulating enemies to reveal their 180° backstab angle, even for an instant, is a core part of many Spy techniques, collectively called "trickstabs".

	Taunting with the Knife will perform the "Fencing" kill taunt. When taunting, the Spy will swing the Knife two times in front of him, dealing 25 damage for each swing, and then deal a final thrust of 500 damage. Despite appearances, the range of each attack is the same. The attack cannot be aimed vertically, and will always occur in front of the Spy. Each attack can deal damage to multiple enemies, and enemy buildings, at once. The first two swings will not deal any knockback, but the final thrust will. The taunt cannot deal ~~[[Critical hit\|~~critical hits]], but it can mini-crit.		Taunting with the Knife will perform the "Fencing" kill taunt. When taunting, the Spy will swing the Knife two times in front of him, dealing 25 damage for each swing, and then deal a final thrust of 500 damage. Despite appearances, the range of each attack is the same. The attack cannot be aimed vertically, and will always occur in front of the Spy. Each attack can deal damage to multiple enemies, and enemy buildings, at once. The first two swings will not deal any knockback, but the final thrust will. The taunt cannot deal critical hits, but it can mini-crit.

	== Properties ==		== Properties ==
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	\|ru=Нож\|ru_m=Knife		\|ru=Нож\|ru_m=Knife
	\|es=Mariposa\|es_m=Butterfly Knife		\|es=Mariposa\|es_m=Butterfly Knife
			\|tr=Bıçak\|tr_m=Knife
	\|uk=Ніж\|uk_m=Knife		\|uk=Ніж\|uk_m=Knife
	}}		}}
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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	* The Fencing kill taunt also suffers the damage penalty on sapped Sentry Guns, dealing 16 damage on the first slash, 17 damage on the second slash, then 330 damage on the final thrust.		* The Fencing kill taunt also suffers the damage penalty on sapped Sentry Guns, dealing 16 damage on the first slash, 17 damage on the second slash, then 330 damage on the final thrust.
	==~~= Comparisons~~ from ''Team Fortress 2'' ===		== Comparison from ''Team Fortress 2'' ==
	* '''TF2 Classified''' restores the Knife's original size which is now bigger than the current live '''TF2''' one.		* ''TF2 Classified'' restores the Knife's original size which is now bigger than the current live ''TF2'' one.
	* The blood at the tip of the Knife after killing with a backstab is unique to '''TF2 Classified'''.		* The blood at the tip of the Knife after killing with a backstab is unique to ''TF2 Classified''.
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Pygargue00fr: /* Comparisons from Team Fortress 2 */

2026-01-01T00:01:01Z

Comparisons from Team Fortress 2

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	* The Fencing kill taunt also suffers the damage penalty on sapped Sentry Guns, dealing 16 damage on the first slash, 17 damage on the second slash, then 330 damage on the final thrust.		* The Fencing kill taunt also suffers the damage penalty on sapped Sentry Guns, dealing 16 damage on the first slash, 17 damage on the second slash, then 330 damage on the final thrust.
	=== Comparisons from ''Team Fortress 2'' ===		=== Comparisons from ''Team Fortress 2'' ===
	* ''TF2 ~~Classic~~'' restores the Knife's original size which is now bigger than the current live ''TF2'' one.		* '''TF2 Classified''' restores the Knife's original size which is now bigger than the current live '''TF2''' one.
	* The blood at the tip of the Knife after killing with a backstab is unique to ''TF2 ~~Classic~~''.		* The blood at the tip of the Knife after killing with a backstab is unique to '''TF2 Classified'''.
	{{nav allweapons}}		{{nav allweapons}}

VoxelObsession: Added haste boosted function times

2025-07-12T15:18:47Z

Added haste boosted function times

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	\| mini-crit = 54		\| mini-crit = 54
	\| function-times-column = true		\| function-times-column = true
	\| attack-interval = 0.8 s		\| attack-interval = 0.8 s</br>{{tooltip\|0.5 s\|Haste boosted}}
	\| activation-time = Instant		\| activation-time = Instant
	\|}}		\|}}

NovaCancy: Added a link to the revolvers page

2025-06-20T03:58:27Z

Added a link to the revolvers page

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	Unlike other melee weapons, it only deals 40 damage per hit, and does not [[random crit\|randomly crit]]. When slashing a [[Sapper\|sapped]] [[Sentry Gun]], the Knife will only deal 67% of its base damage (26 or 27, down from 40). As an upside, it attacks instantly without the 0.2 second delay that other melee weapons have, even though it still attacks at 0.8 second intervals. Uniquely, hitting an enemy's back (defined as a 180° radius behind them) causes the player to backstab the enemy, causing an instantaneous kill by dealing six times their current health as critical damage. This will not kill invulnerable enemies, but will deal a large amount knockback to them. When an enemy is backstabbed, they will loudly scream while performing a unique death animation, alerting nearby enemies of the Spy's presence. Like the [[Revolver]], swinging the knife will remove the Spy's current disguise, and cannot be used while cloaked.		Unlike other melee weapons, it only deals 40 damage per hit, and does not [[random crit\|randomly crit]]. When slashing a [[Sapper\|sapped]] [[Sentry Gun]], the Knife will only deal 67% of its base damage (26 or 27, down from 40). As an upside, it attacks instantly without the 0.2 second delay that other melee weapons have, even though it still attacks at 0.8 second intervals. Uniquely, hitting an enemy's back (defined as a 180° radius behind them) causes the player to backstab the enemy, causing an instantaneous kill by dealing six times their current health as critical damage. This will not kill invulnerable enemies, but will deal a large amount knockback to them. When an enemy is backstabbed, they will loudly scream while performing a unique death animation, alerting nearby enemies of the Spy's presence. Like the [[Revolver]], swinging the knife will remove the Spy's current disguise, and cannot be used while cloaked.

	Outside of backstabs, the Knife is the weakest melee weapon in the game, and attempting to "butterknife" a full-health enemy by stabbing them multiple times will rarely end well. As a consequence, stealth is paramount when wielding it, and going loud is best left to the Revolver. Due to the inherent unpredictability of Team Fortress 2 Classic's netcode, the backstab detection will often behave in strange ways, including failing to backstab when it appeared possible, or successfully backstabbing when it appeared impossible. The former is called a "failstab" and the latter is called a "facestab". Manipulating enemies to reveal their 180° backstab angle, even for an instant, is a core part of many Spy techniques, collectively called "trickstabs".		Outside of backstabs, the Knife is the weakest melee weapon in the game, and attempting to "butterknife" a full-health enemy by stabbing them multiple times will rarely end well. As a consequence, stealth is paramount when wielding it, and going loud is best left to the [[Revolver]]. Due to the inherent unpredictability of Team Fortress 2 Classic's netcode, the backstab detection will often behave in strange ways, including failing to backstab when it appeared possible, or successfully backstabbing when it appeared impossible. The former is called a "failstab" and the latter is called a "facestab". Manipulating enemies to reveal their 180° backstab angle, even for an instant, is a core part of many Spy techniques, collectively called "trickstabs".

	Taunting with the Knife will perform the "Fencing" kill taunt. When taunting, the Spy will swing the Knife two times in front of him, dealing 25 damage for each swing, and then deal a final thrust of 500 damage. Despite appearances, the range of each attack is the same. The attack cannot be aimed vertically, and will always occur in front of the Spy. Each attack can deal damage to multiple enemies, and enemy buildings, at once. The first two swings will not deal any knockback, but the final thrust will. The taunt cannot deal [[Critical hit\|critical hits]], but it can mini-crit.		Taunting with the Knife will perform the "Fencing" kill taunt. When taunting, the Spy will swing the Knife two times in front of him, dealing 25 damage for each swing, and then deal a final thrust of 500 damage. Despite appearances, the range of each attack is the same. The attack cannot be aimed vertically, and will always occur in front of the Spy. Each attack can deal damage to multiple enemies, and enemy buildings, at once. The first two swings will not deal any knockback, but the final thrust will. The taunt cannot deal [[Critical hit\|critical hits]], but it can mini-crit.

VivaRomania: /* Update history */ update history fixes

2025-03-07T22:27:08Z

Update history: update history fixes

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	== Update history ==		== Update history ==
	{{Update history\|		{{Update history\|
	~~'''[[~~2.0.0~~]]'''~~		{{Update\|2.0.0}}
	* Updated the Knife:		* Updated the Knife:
	** Added blood upon backstabbing Enemies.		** Added blood upon backstabbing Enemies.

Ichiro: /* Comparisons from Team Fortress 2 */

2024-05-12T14:16:50Z

Comparisons from Team Fortress 2

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	=== Comparisons from ''Team Fortress 2'' ===		=== Comparisons from ''Team Fortress 2'' ===
	* ''TF2 Classic'' restores the Knife's original size which is now bigger than the current live ''TF2'' one.		* ''TF2 Classic'' restores the Knife's original size which is now bigger than the current live ''TF2'' one.
	* The blood at the tip of the Knife after ~~getting~~ backstab is unique to ''TF2 Classic''.		* The blood at the tip of the Knife after killing with a backstab is unique to ''TF2 Classic''.
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Ichiro: /* Comparisons from Team Fortress 2 */

2024-05-12T08:53:55Z

Comparisons from Team Fortress 2

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	* The Fencing kill taunt also suffers the damage penalty on sapped Sentry Guns, dealing 16 damage on the first slash, 17 damage on the second slash, then 330 damage on the final thrust.		* The Fencing kill taunt also suffers the damage penalty on sapped Sentry Guns, dealing 16 damage on the first slash, 17 damage on the second slash, then 330 damage on the final thrust.
	=== Comparisons from ''Team Fortress 2'' ===		=== Comparisons from ''Team Fortress 2'' ===
	* ''TF2 Classic'' restores the original size ~~of the Knife~~ which is bigger than the current live ''TF2'' one.		* ''TF2 Classic'' restores the Knife's original size which is now bigger than the current live ''TF2'' one.
	* The blood at the tip of the Knife after getting backstab is unique to ''TF2 Classic''.		* The blood at the tip of the Knife after getting backstab is unique to ''TF2 Classic''.
	{{nav allweapons}}		{{nav allweapons}}

Ichiro: /* Trivia */

2024-05-12T08:45:16Z

Trivia

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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	* The Fencing kill taunt also suffers the damage penalty on sapped Sentry Guns, dealing 16 damage on the first slash, 17 damage on the second slash, then 330 damage on the final thrust.		* The Fencing kill taunt also suffers the damage penalty on sapped Sentry Guns, dealing 16 damage on the first slash, 17 damage on the second slash, then 330 damage on the final thrust.
			=== Comparisons from ''Team Fortress 2'' ===
			* ''TF2 Classic'' restores the original size of the Knife which is bigger than the current live ''TF2'' one.
			* The blood at the tip of the Knife after getting backstab is unique to ''TF2 Classic''.
	{{nav allweapons}}		{{nav allweapons}}

Clanker707: Added quote to knife page

2024-05-06T06:06:12Z

Added quote to knife page

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	<br>		<br>
	{{Loadout neutral\|"For the man who loves to watch things unfold."}}		{{Loadout neutral\|"For the man who loves to watch things unfold."}}
	}}The '''Knife''' is the default melee weapon for the [[Spy]]. It is a butterfly knife with solid wooden handles and black grips around them. After backstabbing an enemy, but not after killing them normally, the blade will be covered in blood until the user respawns or goes [[water\|underwater]]. As expected, the blood is red regardless of which team the user is on, or which team the killed enemy is on.		}}
			{{Quotation\|'''The Spy''' ''after backstabbing an enemy''\|''You got blood on my suit.''}}

			The '''Knife''' is the default melee weapon for the [[Spy]]. It is a butterfly knife with solid wooden handles and black grips around them. After backstabbing an enemy, but not after killing them normally, the blade will be covered in blood until the user respawns or goes [[water\|underwater]]. As expected, the blood is red regardless of which team the user is on, or which team the killed enemy is on.

	Unlike other melee weapons, it only deals 40 damage per hit, and does not [[random crit\|randomly crit]]. When slashing a [[Sapper\|sapped]] [[Sentry Gun]], the Knife will only deal 67% of its base damage (26 or 27, down from 40). As an upside, it attacks instantly without the 0.2 second delay that other melee weapons have, even though it still attacks at 0.8 second intervals. Uniquely, hitting an enemy's back (defined as a 180° radius behind them) causes the player to backstab the enemy, causing an instantaneous kill by dealing six times their current health as critical damage. This will not kill invulnerable enemies, but will deal a large amount knockback to them. When an enemy is backstabbed, they will loudly scream while performing a unique death animation, alerting nearby enemies of the Spy's presence. Like the [[Revolver]], swinging the knife will remove the Spy's current disguise, and cannot be used while cloaked.		Unlike other melee weapons, it only deals 40 damage per hit, and does not [[random crit\|randomly crit]]. When slashing a [[Sapper\|sapped]] [[Sentry Gun]], the Knife will only deal 67% of its base damage (26 or 27, down from 40). As an upside, it attacks instantly without the 0.2 second delay that other melee weapons have, even though it still attacks at 0.8 second intervals. Uniquely, hitting an enemy's back (defined as a 180° radius behind them) causes the player to backstab the enemy, causing an instantaneous kill by dealing six times their current health as critical damage. This will not kill invulnerable enemies, but will deal a large amount knockback to them. When an enemy is backstabbed, they will loudly scream while performing a unique death animation, alerting nearby enemies of the Spy's presence. Like the [[Revolver]], swinging the knife will remove the Spy's current disguise, and cannot be used while cloaked.