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Black Knife iconDagger

Weapons · Dagger

Black Knife

Pierce / SlashSomber Smithing Stone—Unique skill

Dagger once belonging to one of the assassins who murdered Godwyn the Golden on the Night of the Black Knives.

Attack rating—At your attributes
Weight2Equip load units
Requires8Str12Dex18Fai
Passive buildup—At your attributes
LocationOpen build planner

Attack & scalingUpdates as you edit

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In-game description

Dagger once belonging to one of the assassins who murdered Godwyn the Golden on the Night of the Black Knives.

A ritual performed on the oddly misshapen blade imbued it with the power of the stolen Rune of Death.

Skill

Black Knife icon
Blade of DeathFP 25 · Unique skill

Unleash the power of the Rune of Death to fire off a blade-like projectile. In addition to dealing immediate damage, the blade reduces the enemy's maximum HP and continues to wear down HP for a while.

Where to find

Map pending
LocationSainted Hero's Grave entrance

Altus Plateau

Starting Site of Grace: Rampartside Path

Before you go

  • Reach Altus Plateau.
  1. From Rampartside Path in Altus Plateau, follow the road west and climb onto the plateau above it. Watch for the lightning strikes as you approach the tomb building beneath the large statue.
  2. A Black Knife Assassin guards the doorway outside Sainted Hero's Grave. This is the assassin you need to defeat for the weapon; the reward is not in a chest farther down the dungeon.
  3. Defeat the assassin to receive Black Knife. You can then enter the building and take its lift down to the dungeon's grace, but completing Sainted Hero's Grave and fighting its final boss are optional for this weapon.
Map location pending

Notes

  • Blade of Death fires a Holy projectile that lowers the target's maximum HP for a time and leaves an effect that keeps draining HP. That ongoing damage is a large part of the skill's value against enemies with a lot of health, rather than just the damage shown on the initial hit.
  • The projectile's direct damage scales with Faith and the weapon's upgrade level. Raising Dexterity improves the dagger's normal physical damage, but does not strengthen that projectile. A Strength/Faith character can still use it for the skill without building around Dexterity.
  • Normal attacks deal both physical and Holy damage. Keep that distinction in mind when comparing builds: a higher attack rating for the dagger does not necessarily mean a stronger Blade of Death projectile.
  • Its heavy attack chain includes quick double slashes, shared with Blade of Calling, Erdsteel Dagger and Fire Knight's Shortsword. Landing both hits helps with effects that build up through consecutive attacks.
  • Blade of Death costs 25 FP. The skill is fixed, and you cannot change the dagger's affinity or replace the skill with another Ash of War.
  • Grease and weapon enchantments cannot be applied to Black Knife. Its existing Holy damage does not make it compatible with an extra weapon buff.
  • It has a critical rating of 110. That rating concerns critical attacks such as backstabs and ripostes, not every ordinary hit or the skill's projectile.
  • Upgrade it with Somber Smithing Stones, up to +10. The assassin outside Sainted Hero's Grave drops the weapon; you do not need to finish the dungeon below.

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