Tier 1AttackRegular
Knife
Knife is a Tier 1 Attack equipment.
280Gold
Stats
Offensive
- Attack Speed+10%
Recipe
Knife is a base component with no recipe. Buy it directly from the shop to start building toward higher-tier items.
Builds Into
6Higher-tier items that use this component in their recipe.
Heroes Who Core Knife
No hero build currently cores Knife in our editorial loadouts. The item still shows up in situational purchases depending on the enemy draft.
Knife FAQ
Knife is a Tier 1 Attack item that provides +10% Attack Speed.
Knife is a base component and can be purchased directly from the shop for 280 gold. You don't combine other items into it.
Knife is designed for physical damage carries (marksmen, physical fighters, physical assassins). Stats and passives should match the damage type, defense needs, and mobility budget of the hero buying it.
Knife is a component used in 6 higher-tier items: Regular Spear, Swift Crossbow, Rogue Meteor, Demon Hunter Sword, Swift Boots, Windtalker. Buying it early lets you commit to whichever path suits the match state.
Data sourced from Liquipedia. Last refreshed 2026-04-17. Stats and passives change with patches.