Pulled from the harbor mud. Tetanus sold separately.
| Ores (N) | P(Rusty Shiv) no lock | Expected forges | With RNG lock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 12.8% | ~1 in 8 | needs 10 ores |
| 10 | 4.6% | ~1 in 22 | ~1 in 5 locked |
| 15 | 0.8% | ~1 in 133 | ~1 in 5 locked |
| 55 | 0.0% | ~1 in 98,948,500,292,164,710,000,000 | ~1 in 5 locked |
"Expected forges" = 1 ÷ combined probability of rolling the class and this variant. RNG lock removes the class roll once N ≥ 10, leaving only the 22.7% variant roll.
Solved at the Stonewake's Cross anvil with RNG lock targeting the Dagger class — BiS god-roll, clean zero-waste split, and a no-raid farmable fallback.
Trait coverage: Bananite 30% OPTIMAL
Highest score: 16.8 DPS on Rusty Shiv at 22.7% per forge — the no-compromise endgame recipe.
⚡ Load in CalculatorTrait coverage: Bananite 30% OPTIMAL
20 ores divides cleanly by 30% — every trait ore sits at exactly the sweet spot with zero rounding waste.
⚡ Load in CalculatorTrait coverage: Poopite 30% OPTIMAL
Built entirely from mined and crafted ores — no Tower of Hell drops or event items required.
⚡ Load in CalculatorEach recipe loads straight into the crucible with ores, RNG lock and target pre-set. Odds are per forge at the recipe's anvil world.
| Rune | Effect | Why it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Blast Chip | 20–40% Explosion | per-hit explosions scale with swing rate — a fast weapon triggers it almost twice a second — at 0.635s true speed. |
| Weapon | Base dmg | True speed | Damage | True DPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oni Tanto | 15 | 0.725s | 29 | 40 |
| Sakura Petal Fang | 13 | 0.71s | 25 | 35 |
| Frostneedle | 11 | 0.695s | 21 | 31 |
| Gloom Stiletto | 9 | 0.68s | 17 | 26 |
| Whisperfang | 8 | 0.665s | 15 | 23 |
| Squire's Toothpick | 6 | 0.65s | 12 | 18 |
| Rusty Shiv ← | 5 | 0.635s | 10 | 15 |
| Pocket Shiv | 4 | 0.62s | 8 | 12 |
Same-class alternatives at an identical 1.94x multiplier, quality 100, no traits or runes — pure damage ÷ true swing speed.
Rusty Shiv is a Dagger: its class roll RNG-locks at 10 ores, its recommended crucible is 5 and its absolute minimum is 3. At 10+ ores only the variant roll remains — about ~1 in 5.
The solver's BiS recipe is 3× Bananite + 7× Gearsteel — 1.94x multiplier, 22.7% per forge at Stonewake's Cross. See the recipe cards above to load it directly.
The tooltip lists 0.51s but the real swing is 0.635s — listed speeds under-report. True DPS on this page is computed against the 0.635s figure, the same one the game engine uses.
Rusty Shiv is a D-tier Dagger with 5 base damage and 1 rune slot. With RNG lock it lands in ~5 forges on average — check the comparison table for where it sits inside Dagger.