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. Fires an arc of knives in front of the caster which deals physical damage. Spell, Projectile, Physical, Duration. Level: 1–20. Cost: 5–20 Mana. Cast Time: 0.60 sec. Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%. Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220%. Projectile Speed: 1300. Requires Level 1.
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
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Level | Requires Level | Dexterity | Intelligence | Cost | Deals 7 to 10 Physical Damage | Fires 9 additional Projectiles | #% increased Projectile Speed | Experience |
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1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7, 10 | 9 | 70 | |
2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9, 12 | 9 | 1 | 308 |
3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10, 15 | 9 | 2 | 1,554 |
4 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 14, 20 | 9 | 3 | 6,667 |
5 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 20, 30 | 9 | 4 | 26,047 |
6 | 16 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 31, 46 | 9 | 5 | 49,725 |
7 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 42, 63 | 10 | 6 | 95,714 |
8 | 24 | 37 | 25 | 10 | 56, 85 | 10 | 7 | 169,595 |
9 | 28 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 75, 112 | 10 | 8 | 283,759 |
10 | 32 | 47 | 33 | 11 | 98, 147 | 10 | 9 | 453,996 |
11 | 36 | 53 | 36 | 12 | 128, 191 | 10 | 10 | 703,128 |
12 | 40 | 58 | 40 | 13 | 165, 247 | 10 | 11 | 1,061,223 |
13 | 44 | 63 | 44 | 14 | 211, 316 | 11 | 12 | 2,065,870 |
14 | 48 | 68 | 48 | 15 | 269, 403 | 11 | 13 | 2,507,110 |
15 | 52 | 74 | 51 | 16 | 341, 511 | 11 | 14 | 5,798,936 |
16 | 56 | 79 | 55 | 17 | 431, 646 | 11 | 15 | 15,083,919 |
17 | 60 | 84 | 59 | 18 | 542, 813 | 11 | 16 | 27,792,735 |
18 | 64 | 90 | 62 | 18 | 679, 1019 | 11 | 17 | 43,869,739 |
19 | 67 | 94 | 65 | 19 | 804, 1205 | 12 | 18 | 242,081,556 |
20 | 70 | 98 | 68 | 20 | 949, 1423 | 12 | 19 | |
21 | 72 | 20 | 1059, 1589 | 12 | 20 | |||
22 | 74 | 21 | 1182, 1773 | 12 | 21 | |||
23 | 76 | 21 | 1318, 1977 | 12 | 22 | |||
24 | 78 | 21 | 1469, 2204 | 12 | 23 | |||
25 | 80 | 22 | 1636, 2455 | 13 | 24 | |||
26 | 82 | 22 | 1822, 2733 | 13 | 25 | |||
27 | 84 | 23 | 2027, 3041 | 13 | 26 | |||
28 | 86 | 23 | 2255, 3383 | 13 | 27 | |||
29 | 88 | 24 | 2507, 3761 | 13 | 28 | |||
30 | 90 | 24 | 2787, 4180 | 13 | 29 | |||
31 | 91 | 24 | 2937, 4406 | 14 | 29 | |||
32 | 92 | 25 | 3096, 4644 | 14 | 30 | |||
33 | 93 | 25 | 3263, 4894 | 14 | 30 | |||
34 | 94 | 25 | 3438, 5157 | 14 | 31 | |||
35 | 95 | 25 | 3622, 5434 | 14 | 31 | |||
36 | 96 | 25 | 3816, 5725 | 14 | 32 | |||
37 | 97 | 26 | 4020, 6031 | 15 | 32 | |||
38 | 98 | 26 | 4235, 6352 | 15 | 33 | |||
39 | 99 | 26 | 4461, 6691 | 15 | 33 | |||
40 | 100 | 26 | 4698, 7047 | 15 | 34 |
Ethereal Knives can drop anywhere. Drop level: 5.
Ethereal Knives can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description |
---|---|---|
13 | The Cataclysm | Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem |
6 | The Fox | Random level 20 gem |
8 | Dying Anguish | Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality |
8 | The Hook | Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality |
3 | Gemcutter's Promise | Random gem with 20% quality |
1 | Gemcutter's Incubator | Random gem with 1–20% quality |
1 | The Void | Random divination card set exchange |
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 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
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 | ✓ |
The following threshold jewels augment Ethereal Knives:
Item | Limit | Radius | Stats |
---|---|---|---|
Ring of Blades | 1 | Medium | (10-15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Ethereal Knives fires Projectiles in a circle |
The following helmet enchantments affect Ethereal Knives.
Name | Level | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Ethereal Knives Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Ethereal Knives Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Ethereal Knives Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Ethereal Knives Damage | helmet 75 default 0 |
Enchantment Ethereal Knives Number Of Targets To Pierce 1 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Ethereal Knives Pierces an additional Target | helmet 75 default 0 |
Enchantment Ethereal Knives Projectile Speed 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 20% increased Ethereal Knives Projectile Speed | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Ethereal Knives Projectile Speed 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 30% increased Ethereal Knives Projectile Speed | helmet 75 default 0 |
Ethereal Knives has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Ebony Ethereal Knives Effect | Your Ethereal Knives becomes a volley of ebony knives. |
Ethereal Stars Effect | Your Ethereal Knives becomes a volley of spinning throwing stars |
Illusionist Ethereal Knives Effect | Your Ethereal Knives becomes an Illusionist Effect. |
Sawblade Ethereal Knives Effect | Your Ethereal Knives becomes a Sawblade Effect. |
Life: | 1672 | Strength: | 117 |
Energy Shield: | 3649 | Dexterity: | 198 |
Mana: | 1539 | Intelligence: | 329 |
Evasion Rating: | 494 | Charges: | E: 3 / F: 3 / P: 3 |
Armour: | 4465 |
Main skill: Ethereal Knives. DPS: 276k.
Damage types:
Ethereal Knives Support gems:
These are the support skill gems for it:
Body Armour: Ethereal Knives (Green) (21 / 23), Awakened Cold Penetration Support (Green) (5 / 20), Awakened Chain Support (Green) (5 / 20), Awakened Controlled Destruction Support (Blue) (5 / 20), Physical to Lightning Support (Blue) (20 / 23), Spell Echo Support (Blue) (20 / 20),
Gloves: Herald of Thunder (Blue) (20 / 20), Vaal Discipline (Blue) (21), Herald of Agony (Green) (20), Purity of Fire (Red) (20),
Boots: Purity of Ice (Green) (20), Purity of Lightning (Blue) (20), Blood Magic Support (Red) (21), Clarity (Blue) (12),
Helmet: Vaal Righteous Fire (Blue) (21 / 23), Precision (Green) (20), Herald of Ice (Green) (21 / 20), Flame Dash (Blue) (20 / 23),
Weapon: Herald of Purity (Red) (20), Vaal Haste (Green) (21), Herald of Ash (Red) (20 / 19),
Offhand: Zealotry (Blue) (21), Hatred (Green) (21), Wrath (Blue) (21),
Keystones / Ascendency Popularity:
Body Armour: Shavronne’s Wrappings Occultist’s Vestment
Weapon: Nebulis Synthesised Void Sceptre. 95% of players user Mace / Shield.
Offhand Weapon: Prism Guardian Archon Kite Shield
Helmet: Loath Star Hubris Circlet
Gloves: Asenath’s Gentle Touch Silk Gloves
Boots: Morbid Dash Sorcerer Boots
Belt: Headhunter Leather Belt
Amulet: Miracle Clasp Amber Amulet
Ring: Call of the Brotherhood Two-Stone Ring x2