Ethereal Knives
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220%
Projectile Speed: 1300Fires an arc of knives in front of the caster which deals physical damage.Deals (7-949) to (10-1423) Physical Damage
Base duration is 6 seconds
Leaves 50% fewer Lingering Blades in the ground if you don't Cast this Spell yourself
Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every 3 Projectiles fired
(0-19)% increased Projectile Speed
Fires (9-12) additional Projectiles
Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Drop level: 5Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemEtherealKnives
Ethereal Knives (often referred to as EK) is a spell that throws ten knives in front of the caster that deal physical damage. Multiple knives cannot hit the same target. The angle of the spell's arc is fixed and does not depend on where the cursor is, unlike other projectile skills.
Despite the fact that it does physical damage, Ethereal Knives is a spell and not an attack. It does not utilize weapon damage in any way.
Skill functions and interactions
- Lingering Blades: One in three projectiles from Ethereal Knives will leave a Lingering Blade on the ground. These blades can be detonated with Blade BlastBlade BlastSpell, AoE, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 70%Requires Level 16Deals spell damage in a targeted area. Each time this spell deals damage, it will detonate any of your Lingering Blades it touches, dealing damage again in an area around them. Up to 50 Blades can be detonated this way.Deals (11-309) to (17-464) Physical Damage
Base radius is 1.4 metres
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base radius is (0.005-0.1) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. or animated with Animate WeaponAnimate WeaponDuration, Minion, Spell, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 4Animates a Melee Weapon Item or Lingering Blade to fight by your side. You cannot animate unidentified Weapons. Will not animate weapons with 6 sockets. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Base duration is 40.00 seconds
Can use Items requiring up to Level (9-100)
Minions' Attacks deal (5-126) to (8-184) additional Physical Damage
Animated Lingering Blades deal (1-17) to (2-80) Added Attack Physical Damage
Minions deal (0-38)% more Damage
Maximum (5-14) Animated Weapons
Minions have (0-38)% more Attack Speed
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.1-2) to maximum number of Animated WeaponsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.. Lingering Blades have a duration of 6 seconds.
- Physical spell damage: Ethereal Knives is affected by modifiers to Spell Damage, Physical Damage, and Projectile Damage. Its damage can also be improved by Added Fire Damage SupportAdded Fire Damage SupportFire, Physical, Support
Icon: F
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills gain (25-39)% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Fire DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Brutality SupportBrutality SupportPhysical, Support
Icon: U
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 38Supports any skill that deals damage.Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Physical Damage
Supported Skills deal no Chaos Damage
Supported Skills deal no Elemental Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Physical DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Physical to Lightning SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportLightning, Physical, Support
Icon: x
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills gain (10-29)% of Physical Damage as Extra Lightning Damage
Supported Skills have 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Physical DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., HatredHatredAura, Spell, AoE, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 50% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 36Requires Level 24Casts an aura that grants extra cold damage based on physical damage to you and your allies.+(0-1.9) metres to radius
You and nearby allies gain (16-25)% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage
You and nearby allies deal (14-18)% more Cold Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and Herald of AshHerald of AshSpell, AoE, Fire, Herald, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 10Requires Level 16Grants a buff providing fire damage based on your physical damage. While you have this buff, if you kill an enemy, other enemies near them will be burned based on the overkill damage. The burn inflicted by this skill can only be affected by modifiers to damage over time (burning damage is damage over time).Base duration is 4.00 seconds
(0-38)% more Burning Damage
Buff grants 15% of your Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Buff grants (9-12)% more Spell Fire Damage
Base Burning Damage is 25% of Overkill Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base burning damage is an additional (0.25-5)% of Overkill DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
- Projectile speed: The projectiles move at an average speed of close to 120 units/s for roughly 0.25 seconds, putting their effective range at somewhere around 30ish units. Then inherently have a variation of +/−40% base speed, but the average will be around 30.[1] Modifiers to projectile speed will increase the average distance that Ethereal Knives projectiles travel before they fade, effectively increasing the maximum range of the spell.
Gem level progression
Level | Mana Cost | Physical Damage | increased Projectile Speed | Extra Projectiles | Exp. | Total Exp. | |||
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 to 10 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 to 12 | N/A | N/A | 70 | 70 |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 to 15 | N/A | N/A | 308 | 378 |
4 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 14 to 20 | N/A | N/A | 1554 | 1932 |
5 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 20 to 30 | N/A | N/A | 6667 | 8599 |
6 | 16 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 31 to 46 | N/A | N/A | 26047 | 34646 |
7 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 42 to 63 | N/A | N/A | 49725 | 84371 |
8 | 24 | 37 | 25 | 10 | 56 to 85 | N/A | N/A | 95714 | 180085 |
9 | 28 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 75 to 112 | N/A | N/A | 169595 | 349680 |
10 | 32 | 47 | 33 | 11 | 98 to 147 | N/A | N/A | 283759 | 633439 |
11 | 36 | 52 | 36 | 12 | 128 to 191 | N/A | N/A | 453996 | 1087435 |
12 | 40 | 58 | 40 | 13 | 165 to 247 | N/A | N/A | 703128 | 1790563 |
13 | 44 | 63 | 44 | 14 | 211 to 316 | N/A | N/A | 1061223 | 2851786 |
14 | 48 | 68 | 48 | 15 | 269 to 403 | N/A | N/A | 2065870 | 4917656 |
15 | 52 | 74 | 51 | 16 | 341 to 511 | N/A | N/A | 2507110 | 7424766 |
16 | 56 | 79 | 55 | 17 | 431 to 646 | N/A | N/A | 5798936 | 13223702 |
17 | 60 | 84 | 59 | 18 | 542 to 813 | N/A | N/A | 15083919 | 28307621 |
18 | 64 | 90 | 62 | 18 | 679 to 1019 | N/A | N/A | 27792735 | 56100356 |
19 | 67 | 94 | 65 | 19 | 804 to 1205 | N/A | N/A | 43869739 | 99970095 |
20 | 70 | 98 | 68 | 20 | 949 to 1423 | N/A | N/A | 242081556 | 342051651 |
21 | 72 | 100 | 70 | 20 | 1059 to 1589 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 21 | 1182 to 1773 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 21 | 1318 to 1977 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 21 | 1469 to 2204 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 22 | 1636 to 2455 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 22 | 1822 to 2733 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 23 | 2027 to 3041 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 23 | 2255 to 3383 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 24 | 2507 to 3761 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 24 | 2787 to 4180 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 24 | 2937 to 4406 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 25 | 3096 to 4644 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 25 | 3263 to 4894 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 25 | 3438 to 5157 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 25 | 3622 to 5434 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 25 | 3816 to 5725 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 26 | 4020 to 6031 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 26 | 4235 to 6352 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 26 | 4461 to 6691 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 26 | 4698 to 7047 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gem quality
Type | Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality | Weight |
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Superior | Fires +(0.1-2) Projectiles | 1 |
Item acquisition
Ethereal Knives can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Ethereal Knives can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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13 | The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all. | Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem | A |
6 | The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb | Random level 20 gem | A |
3 | Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter | Random gem with 20% quality | A |
1 | Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | Random divination card set exchange | A |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Enemy at the Gate Act 1 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Enemy at the Gate Act 1 Nessa | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Threshold jewels
The following threshold jewels augment Ethereal Knives:
Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and can only be found in permanent leagues as legacy items.
Item | Limit | Radius | Stats | Drop Enabled |
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Ring of BladesRing of Blades Viridian JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Ethereal Knives fires Projectiles in a circleAt night, as a young Daresso shared his bed with a woman whose name he could not recall, his thoughts remained in the one place he called his own: The Grand Arena.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. | 1 | Medium | (10-15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Ethereal Knives fires Projectiles in a circle | 0 |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Ethereal Knives.
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.
Name | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Ethereal Knives Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Ethereal Knives Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Ethereal Knives Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Ethereal Knives Damage | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Ethereal Knives Projectiles Fire in Circle 1 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Ethereal Knives fires Projectiles in a circle | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Ethereal Knives Number Of Targets To Pierce 1 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Ethereal Knives Pierces an additional Target | helmet 0 |
Enchantment Ethereal Knives Projectile Speed 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 20% increased Ethereal Knives Projectile Speed | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Ethereal Knives Projectile Speed 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 30% increased Ethereal Knives Projectile Speed | helmet 75 |
- legacy mods
Name | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Ethereal Knives Number Of Targets To Pierce 1 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Ethereal Knives Pierces an additional Target | helmet 0 |
Modifiers
Name | Domain | Generation Type | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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WeaponTreeSkillEtherealKnives | Item | Crucible Passive Skill Tree | 1 | Ethereal Knives requires 1 fewer Projectile Fired to leave each Lingering Blade | two_hand_weapon 0 caster_unique_weapon 1000 attack_staff 0 attack_dagger 0 weapon_can_roll_minion_modifiers 0 wand 1000 staff 1000 dagger 1000 sceptre 1000 shield 500 |
WeaponTreeSkillEtherealKnives2H | Item | Crucible Passive Skill Tree | 1 | Ethereal Knives requires 2 fewer Projectiles Fired to leave each Lingering Blade | one_hand_weapon 0 caster_unique_weapon 1000 attack_staff 0 attack_dagger 0 weapon_can_roll_minion_modifiers 0 wand 1000 staff 1000 dagger 1000 sceptre 1000 |
Alternate skill effects
Ethereal Knives has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Ebony Ethereal Knives EffectEbony Ethereal Knives EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ethereal Knives become a volley of ebony knives. | Your Ethereal Knives become a volley of ebony knives. |
Ethereal Stars EffectEthereal Stars EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ethereal Knives become a volley of spinning throwing stars | Your Ethereal Knives become a volley of spinning throwing stars |
Illusionist Ethereal Knives EffectIllusionist Ethereal Knives EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ethereal Knives become an Illusionist Effect. | Your Ethereal Knives become an Illusionist Effect. |
Sawblade Ethereal Knives EffectSawblade Ethereal Knives EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ethereal Knives become a Sawblade Effect. | Your Ethereal Knives become a Sawblade Effect. |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.20.0 |
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3.17.0 |
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3.10.0 |
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3.6.0 |
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3.3.0 |
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2.1.0 |
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2.0.0 |
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1.1.5 |
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1.0.0 |
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0.11.4 |
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0.11.0 |
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0.9.12s |
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0.9.12qq |
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0.9.11i |
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0.9.9b |
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0.9.9 |
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References
- ↑ Mark_GGG (July 19, 2016). "Mechanical Questions Thread". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved July 19, 2016.