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Ethereal Knives

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: 120%
Projectile Speed: 1300

Requires Level 1

Fires an arc of knives in front of the caster which deals physical damage.

Base duration is 6.00 seconds
Deals (7–633) to (10–949) Physical Damage
Fires 9 additional Projectiles
(0–19)% increased Projectile Speed
Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every 3 Projectiles fired
Leaves 50% fewer Lingering Blades in the ground if you don't Cast this Spell yourself

Additional Effects From Quality:
(0–20)% increased Projectile Speed

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Reference	poe.ninja, Fandom Community Wiki
BaseType	Ethereal Knives
Class	Active Skill Gems
Cost	Scroll of Wisdom x 1
TargetTypes	Enemy, Ground
Type	Spell, Hit, Projectile, SkillCanVolley, SkillCanTotem, SkillCanTrap, SkillCanMine, SpellCanRepeat, Triggerable, CanRapidFire, PhysicalSkill, Duration
IsActiveSkill	1
DefaultTxt	skill_stat_descriptions
Metadata	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemEtherealKnives

Quality Gem /3

Type	Stats	Weight
Superior	(0–20)% increased Projectile Speed	50
Anomalous	Fires (0–2) additional Projectiles	100
Divergent	(0–10)% chance to Impale on Spell Hit	20

Ethereal Knives /6

A physical based projectile spell that launches several projectiles in an arc in front of the caster.

Name	Show Full Descriptions
Controlled Destruction Support	Grants more spell damage to Ethereal Knives but reduces critical strike chance. The more spell damage provided by this support allows a direct and stable increase in damage not contingent on critical strikes.
Faster Casting Support	Increases the cast speed of Ethereal Knives, allowing it to be used more frequently.
Faster Projectiles Support	Increasing the projectile speed of Ethereal Knives increases how far the projectiles can travel. When paired with the Pierce support, Faster Projectiles will allow your projectiles to travel deeply through packs of mobs.
Physical to Lightning Support	Converts 50% of Ethereal Knives' physical damage to lightning damage, as well as providing extra lightning damage based on your physical damage.
Pierce Support	Allows projectiles from Ethereal Knives to travel through extra numbers of enemies, ensuring that more enemies in a pack will be hit by the projectiles.
Spell Echo Support	Repeats Ethereal Knives an additional time while also greatly increasing the cast speed.

Quest /2

Act	Quest Complete	NPC	Character
1	Enemy at the Gate	Quest Reward	Shadow
1	Enemy at the Gate	Nessa	Marauder Shadow Witch

Implicit
base is projectile [1] console skill dont chase [1]
Fires 9 additional Projectiles Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every 3 Projectiles fired Leaves 50% fewer Lingering Blades in the ground if you don't Cast this Spell yourself

Level Effect /40

Level	Requires Level	Dexterity	Intelligence	Cost	Deals 7 to 10 Physical Damage	#% increased Projectile Speed	Experience
1	1	6	4	5	7, 10		70
2	2	7	5	5	9, 12	1	308
3	4	10	7	5	10, 15	2	1,554
4	7	14	10	6	13, 20	3	6,667
5	11	19	13	7	19, 28	4	26,047
6	16	26	18	8	28, 42	5	49,725
7	20	31	22	9	38, 57	6	95,714
8	24	37	25	10	49, 74	7	169,595
9	28	42	29	11	64, 96	8	283,759
10	32	47	33	11	82, 123	9	453,996
11	36	53	36	12	104, 156	10	703,128
12	40	58	40	13	131, 197	11	1,061,223
13	44	63	44	14	164, 246	12	2,065,870
14	48	68	48	15	204, 307	13	2,507,110
15	52	74	51	16	253, 380	14	5,798,936
16	56	79	55	17	312, 468	15	15,083,919
17	60	84	59	18	383, 575	16	27,792,735
18	64	90	62	18	470, 704	17	43,869,739
19	67	94	65	19	546, 818	18	242,081,556
20	70	98	68	20	633, 949	19
21	72			20	698, 1047	20
22	74			21	770, 1155	21
23	76			21	848, 1272	22
24	78			21	934, 1401	23
25	80			22	1028, 1542	24
26	82			22	1131, 1697	25
27	84			23	1244, 1866	26
28	86			23	1367, 2051	27
29	88			24	1502, 2253	28
30	90			24	1650, 2474	29
31	91			24	1728, 2593	29
32	92			25	1811, 2716	30
33	93			25	1897, 2845	30
34	94			25	1987, 2981	31
35	95			25	2081, 3122	31
36	96			25	2180, 3270	32
37	97			26	2283, 3424	32
38	98			26	2390, 3585	33
39	99			26	2503, 3754	33
40	100			26	2620, 3930	34

Ethereal Knives Monster /35 ⍟

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
The Weaver	Chaos Damage cannot be stunned while stunned [1] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] monster slain experience +% [250] monster dropped item quantity +% [0] monster dropped item rarity +% [4500]	Y
Balah, Duke	Chaos Damage drop ground tar on hit % [35] monster slain experience +% [13100] monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] cannot be taunted when taunted ms [0] unique boss curse effect on self +% final [-33]	Y
The Weaver	Chaos Damage cannot be stunned while stunned [1] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]	Y
Alal the Terrifying	Chaos Damage	Y
The Fallen Queen	monster slain experience +% [100] monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] unique boss curse effect on self +% final [-33] cannot be taunted when taunted ms [0] cannot be stunned while stunned [1] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]	Y
Perpetus	Casts Ethereal Knives Throws Bear Traps traps invulnerable for duration ms [4000] mines invulnerable for duration ms [4000] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Izioc, the Abyss	monster slain experience +% [100] monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] unique boss curse effect on self +% final [-33] cannot be taunted when taunted ms [0] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-20] cannot be stunned while stunned [1] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]	Y
Spinner of False Hope	Chaos Damage monster slain experience +% [100] monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] unique boss curse effect on self +% final [-33] cannot be taunted when taunted ms [0] cannot be stunned while stunned [1] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]	Y
Queen of the Great Tangle	monster slain experience +% [100] monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] unique boss curse effect on self +% final [-33] cannot be taunted when taunted ms [0] cannot be stunned while stunned [1] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]	Y
The Reaver	Casts Ethereal Knives Throws Bear Traps monster slain experience +% [100] monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] unique boss curse effect on self +% final [-33] cannot be taunted when taunted ms [0] traps invulnerable for duration ms [4000] mines invulnerable for duration ms [4000] kill traps mines and totems on death [1] cannot be stunned while stunned [1] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]	Y
Vickas Giantbone	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33] monster dropped item rarity +% [500] unique boss curse effect on self +% final [0] number of additional totems allowed [1] base projectile speed +% [40] totem art variation [1] traps invulnerable for duration ms [2000] mines invulnerable for duration ms [2000] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Ash Lessard	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33] monster dropped item rarity +% [500] unique boss curse effect on self +% final [0] number of additional traps allowed [12] traps invulnerable for duration ms [2000] mines invulnerable for duration ms [2000] kill traps mines and totems on death [1] Blocks Attacks base block % damage taken [10]	Y
Daemon		Y
Daemon	traps invulnerable for duration ms [10000] mines invulnerable for duration ms [10000] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Cintiq, the Inescapable	Uses Viper Strike Uses Flicker Strike monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [1000] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [1500] monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [500] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [750] monster reverse point blank damage -% at minimum range [30] projectile damage +% [0] Far Shot monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-30] monster no map drops [1]	Y
Cintiq, the Inescapable	Uses Viper Strike Uses Flicker Strike monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [1000] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [1500] monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [500] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [750] monster reverse point blank damage -% at minimum range [30] projectile damage +% [0] Far Shot monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-30] monster no map drops [1] monster is invasion boss [1]	Y
Haviri, Vaal Metalsmith	monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] number of additional totems allowed [7] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [1000] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [1500] monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [500] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [750] monster no map drops [1] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Haviri, Vaal Metalsmith	monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] number of additional totems allowed [7] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [1000] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [1500] monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [500] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [750] monster no map drops [1] monster is invasion boss [1] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Stranglecrawl	Casts Ethereal Knives Throws Bear Traps monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] monster no map drops [1] traps invulnerable for duration ms [4000] mines invulnerable for duration ms [4000] monster is invasion boss [1] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Ethereal Knives Trap		Y
Blade Blossom	cannot be damaged [1]	Y
Wraith		Y
Maligaro, The Inquisitor	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33] traps invulnerable for duration ms [5000] mines invulnerable for duration ms [5000] number of additional traps allowed [9] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-20] level 1 to 40 life +% final [-25] level 41 to 57 life +% final [-15] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Prodigy of Pain	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33] cannot be taunted when taunted ms [0] unique boss curse effect on self +% final [-33] traps invulnerable for duration ms [5000] mines invulnerable for duration ms [5000] monster slain experience +% [100] monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-20] number of additional traps allowed [60] kill traps mines and totems on death [1] cannot be stunned while stunned [1] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]	Y
He of Many Pieces	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33] cannot be taunted when taunted ms [0] unique boss curse effect on self +% final [-33] traps invulnerable for duration ms [5000] mines invulnerable for duration ms [5000] monster slain experience +% [100] monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-20] number of additional traps allowed [60] kill traps mines and totems on death [1] cannot be stunned while stunned [1] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]	Y
Spinner of False Hope	Chaos Damage monster slain experience +% [1000] monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000]	Y
Perpetus	Casts Ethereal Knives Throws Bear Traps monster slain experience +% [1000] monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] traps invulnerable for duration ms [4000] mines invulnerable for duration ms [4000] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Lokan, The Deceiver	monster dropped item rarity +% [500] unique boss curse effect on self +% final [0] monster dropped item quantity +% [1200] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] Fast Attacks	Y
Plumed Apparition	monster no map drops [1]	Y
Blackguard Stalker	traps invulnerable for duration ms [4000] mines invulnerable for duration ms [4000] kill traps mines and totems on death [1] Dodges Attacks and Spells	Y
Wraith	monster slain experience +% [0] monster dropped item quantity +% [0] monster dropped item rarity +% [300] monster no map drops [1]	Y
Ancient Wraith	monster slain experience +% [0] monster dropped item quantity +% [0] monster dropped item rarity +% [300] monster no map drops [1] curse on hit level enfeeble [8] number of additional curses allowed [1]	Y
Forgotten Wraith		Y
Ancient Suffering		Y
Ancient Wraith		Y

Microtransactions /4 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Ethereal Stars Effect Stack Size: 1 / 20 Your Ethereal Knives becomes a volley of spinning throwing stars
	Ebony Ethereal Knives Effect Your Ethereal Knives becomes a volley of ebony knives.
	Sawblade Ethereal Knives Effect Your Ethereal Knives becomes a Sawblade Effect.
	Illusionist Ethereal Knives Effect Your Ethereal Knives becomes an Illusionist Effect.

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /5 ⍟

Level	Name	Mod	Weight
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Ethereal Knives Damage 1	25% increased Ethereal Knives Damage	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Ethereal Knives Damage 2	40% increased Ethereal Knives Damage	75
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Ethereal Knives Projectile Speed 1	20% increased Ethereal Knives Projectile Speed	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Ethereal Knives Projectile Speed 2	30% increased Ethereal Knives Projectile Speed	75
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Ethereal Knives Number Of Targets To Pierce 1	Ethereal Knives Pierces an additional Target	75

Supported By /94 ⍟

Active Type: Spell, Hit, Projectile, SkillCanVolley, SkillCanTotem, SkillCanTrap, SkillCanMine, SpellCanRepeat, Triggerable, CanRapidFire, PhysicalSkill, Duration

Support Gem	ActiveType
Added Fire Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Greater Multiple Projectiles Support	Projectile, MinionProjectile, AnimateWeapon, Type73
Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support	Projectile, MinionProjectile, AnimateWeapon, Type73
Greater Volley Support	SkillCanVolley
Faster Projectiles Support	Projectile, ProjectileDamage, MinionProjectile, AnimateWeapon
Added Cold Damage Support	Attack, Hit
Added Lightning Damage Support	Attack, Hit
Increased Critical Strikes Support	Hit, Attack
Increased Critical Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Knockback Support	Hit, Attack
Life Leech Support	Hit, Attack
Added Chaos Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Stun Support	Hit, Attack
Pierce Support	Projectile, MinionProjectile, AnimateWeapon
Trap Support	SkillCanTrap
Item Rarity Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime, Type112
Faster Casting Support	Spell
Increased Duration Support	Duration, Type55
Cold to Fire Support	Hit, Attack
Combustion Support	Hit, Attack
Elemental Proliferation Support	Hit, Attack, CauseElementalStatus
Culling Strike Support	Hit, Attack
Iron Will Support	Hit, Type59, Type66
Spell Totem Support	Spell, SkillCanTotem, AND
Blastchain Mine Support	SkillCanMine
Chance to Flee Support	Attack, Hit
Blind Support	Hit, Attack
Fire Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Cold Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Lightning Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Elemental Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Chain Support	Chaining, Projectile, MinionProjectile, AnimateWeapon, Type97
Fork Support	Projectile, MinionProjectile, AnimateWeapon
Spell Echo Support	SpellCanRepeat
Power Charge On Critical Support	Hit, Attack
Burning Damage Support	Hit, Attack, CausesBurning
Hextouch Support	Attack, Hit
Slower Projectiles Support	Projectile, ProjectileDamage, MinionProjectile, AnimateWeapon
Less Duration Support	Duration, Type55
Cast on Death Support	Spell, Triggerable, AND
Cast when Damage Taken Support	Spell, Triggerable, AND
Cast when Stunned Support	Spell, Triggerable, AND
Block Chance Reduction Support	Hit, Attack
Physical to Lightning Support	Hit, Attack
Ice Bite Support	Hit, Attack
Hypothermia Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime
Innervate Support	Hit, Attack
Critical Strike Affliction Support	Hit, Attack
Void Manipulation Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime
Controlled Destruction Support	Hit, Attack, Type59
Swift Affliction Support	Duration, Type55, Hit, Attack
Elemental Focus Support	Hit, Attack, CausesBurning, NonHitChill
Ignite Proliferation Support	Hit, Attack
Chance to Poison Support	Hit, Attack
Deadly Ailments Support	Hit, Attack
Decay Support	Hit, Attack
Efficacy Support	Hit, Attack, Type59, Duration, Type55, DamageOverTime
Vile Toxins Support	Hit, Attack
Immolate Support	Hit, Attack
Unbound Ailments Support	Hit, Attack, CauseElementalStatus
Brutality Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime
Onslaught Support	Hit, Attack
Arcane Surge Support	Spell
Volley Support	SkillCanVolley
Summon Phantasm Support	Attack, Hit, CreatesMinion
Bonechill Support	Attack, Hit, NonHitChill, ChillingArea
Energy Leech Support	Hit, Attack
Unleash Support	CanRapidFire
High-Impact Mine Support	SkillCanMine
Awakened Added Fire Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Brutality Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime
Awakened Burning Damage Support	Hit, Attack, CausesBurning
Awakened Fire Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Added Cold Damage Support	Attack, Hit
Awakened Chain Support	Chaining, Projectile, MinionProjectile, AnimateWeapon, Type97
Awakened Cold Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Deadly Ailments Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Fork Support	Projectile, MinionProjectile, AnimateWeapon
Awakened Greater Multiple Projectiles Support	Projectile, MinionProjectile, AnimateWeapon, Type73
Awakened Swift Affliction Support	Duration, Type55, Hit, Attack
Awakened Void Manipulation Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime
Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support	Attack, Hit
Awakened Controlled Destruction Support	Hit, Attack, Type59
Awakened Hextouch Support	Attack, Hit
Awakened Elemental Focus Support	Hit, Attack, CausesBurning, NonHitChill
Awakened Lightning Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Spell Echo Support	SpellCanRepeat
Awakened Unbound Ailments Support	Hit, Attack, CauseElementalStatus
Awakened Unleash Support	CanRapidFire
Archmage Support	Hit, Spell, AND
Pinpoint Support	Projectile, Spell, AND
Trinity Support	Hit, Attack
Cruelty Support	Hit, Attack

Ethereal Knives Unique /1 ⍟

Name	Show Full Descriptions
	Ring of Blades Viridian Jewel (10–15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Ethereal Knives fires Projectiles in a circle With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Ethereal Knives fires 5 additional Projectiles local jewel effect base radius [1200]

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Ethereal Knives

EtherealKnives 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 Blast or animated with Animate Weapon. 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 Support, Brutality Support, Physical to Lightning Support, Hatred, and Herald of Ash.
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. 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.
Leech: Since it is a spell, Ethereal Knives is not affected by Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life or Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana. However, unspecified leech such as Life Leech Support will function with Ethereal Knives.
Can be used in left mouse button slot to cast and move.

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