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Spyderco Assist vs Spyderco Shaman
EDC Knives comparison. Compare price, weight, specifications, materials, and real-world use case.
Command Brief
Recommended read
Spyderco Assist stands out as the lightest option for weight, with about a 23% gap from the closest alternative. Spyderco Assist stands out as the cheapest option for retail price, with about a 18% gap from the closest alternative.
Decision Signals
What stands out
Spyderco Assist stands out as the cheapest option for retail price, with about a 18% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Shaman stands out as the most expensive option for retail price, with about a 22% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Assist stands out as the lightest option for weight, with about a 23% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Shaman stands out as the heaviest option for weight, with about a 30% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Shaman stands out as the shortest option for closed length, with about a 4% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Assist stands out as the longest option for closed length, with about a 4% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Shaman stands out as the shortest option for blade length, with about a 3% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Assist stands out as the longest option for blade length, with about a 3% gap from the closest alternative.
Specification Profile
Relative dimensions at a glance
Each axis is normalized against the largest raw value among the products in this comparison. Farther outward means a larger value, not necessarily a better result. Axes with an unverified value are omitted.
Price & carry
Retail price
US$196Cheapest
US$240Most expensive
Weight
113.4 g (4.00 oz)Lightest
147.4 g (5.20 oz)Heaviest
Dimensions
Blade length
94 mm (3.70 in)Longest
91 mm (3.58 in)Shortest
Overall length
217 mm (8.54 in)Longest
210 mm (8.27 in)Shortest
Closed length
124 mm (4.88 in)Longest
119 mm (4.69 in)Shortest
Blade thickness
Unknown
3.7 mm (0.15 in)
Materials & mechanism
Blade steel
VG-10 Stainless Steel
CTS BD1N or CPM MagnaCut
Handle material
FRN
FRN or G-10
Finish
Satin finish or titanium carbonitride (TiCN) coating on black variant
DLC coating or Plain finish
Lock type
Back Lock
Compression Lock
Opening method
One-handed opening via oversized Trademark Round Hole™ and Cobra Hood™
Thumb Hole
Clip type
Reversible wire pocket clip
Four-position Reversible Tip-up Clip
Use case profile
Best for
First respondersEmergency rescuePrepared citizensCutting rope, webbing, seat belts
Everyday carryCampingOutdoor fieldworkTactical use
Not best for
Unknown
Heavy-duty prying
Common praise
Excellent one-handed blade deployment even with glovesEffective cutting performance on tough materials due to mostly serrated bladeSecure grip due to handle design including finger grooves and textured FRNMultiple emergency and rescue features like glass breaker and whistle
Lightweight yet strong designVersatile carry options with four-position clipSuperior edge retention especially with MagnaCut steelGood grip texture on handle materialsReliable and safe Compression Lock mechanism
Common complaints
Unknown
Some models heavier than othersNot suitable for prying tasksLimited blade length for some heavy users