Updated 7 Sep 2026
Abilities/Fan of Knives

Fan of Knives fills your Special slot. Projectile special ability of the physical school. Base damage 10. Cast 8 ticks, cooldown 70 ticks. Fires 12 projectiles at speed 16 over 7 units, piercing 1.

You get it by equipping 17 bases across 7 lines: Arcflash Dirk, Bramble Dirk, Fanned Dirk, Hailburst Dirk and Magpie Dirk and 2 more.

The draft can bend it 7 ways — Echo, Reach, Multiplicity, Area, Force, Duration and Critical — and cards that ask for projectile, critical, on_hit and split will find it.

Between rooms it can be offered 197 cards: 68 written for it specifically, plus the 129 that any ability can take. Those cards can put Chill, Venom and Shock on it, and attune it to Frost, Poison and Storm.

4 Uniques are built on gear that hands it to you: The Jester's Fan, The Skysplinter Fan, A Hundred Winters and Spinneret.

Gear that hands it to you

7 lines · 17 bases
LineSlotTiers, and the item levels they drop atFound in
Arcflash DirkOff Hand
T4 iLvl 45–59T5 iLvl 60–79T6 iLvl 80+
DEMON
Bramble DirkOff Hand
T4 iLvl 45–59T5 iLvl 60–79T6 iLvl 80+
DEMON
Fanned DirkOff Hand
T1 iLvl 1–14T2 iLvl 15–29T3 iLvl 30–44T4 iLvl 45–59T5 iLvl 60–79T6 iLvl 80+
DEMON
Hailburst DirkOff Hand
T6 iLvl 80+
NIGHTMARE
Magpie DirkOff Hand
T5 iLvl 60–79T6 iLvl 80+
DEMON
Plaguewing DirkOff Hand
T6 iLvl 80+
NIGHTMARE
Starveil DirkOff Hand
T6 iLvl 80+
MORTAL

How the draft bends it

7 ways to change it
ChangeWhat it does to a projectile
Echo
The ability repeats after a short delay at reduced effect.
+1 Repeats
-20% Damage
Reach
The ability reaches farther.
+15% RangeUnits
Multiplicity
More projectiles, targets or summons at reduced individual effect.
+1 Count
-12% Damage
Area
Wider bursts, arcs and impact zones.
+12% Radius
Force
Harder hits: knockback, shove and stagger pressure.
+0.5 Knockback
Duration
Statuses, buffs, summons and channels last longer.
+20% StatusDuration
Critical
The ability crits more often.
+4 CritBonus

The fine print

the raw numbers behind it
Damage tagsphysical, projectile
Fires onwindup → release → travel → impact
Speed16
RangeUnits7
Radius0.45
Pierce1
Count12
SpreadDegrees360
EndBurstRadius0
EndBurstDamagePercent0

Cards it can be offered

197 cards it can see
Written for this ability (68)
Widened Form
Minor · rare
Echoing Will
Minor · rare
Farcaster
Minor · rare
Manifold
Minor · rare
Widening Gyre
Minor · rare
Forceful
Minor · rare
Lingering Grasp
Minor · rare
Deadly Focus
Minor · rare
Resonant Strikes
Minor · common
Echoing Tempo
Minor · common
Refrain Focus
Minor · rare
Spanning Will
Minor · common
Carried Wind
Minor · common
Distant Precision
Minor · rare
Sharper Shards
Minor · common
Manifold Flow
Minor · common
Pressing Volley
Minor · rare
Blooming Edge
Minor · common
Settling Dust
Minor · rare
Rolling Surge
Minor · common
Weighted Impact
Minor · common
Heftful Arms
Minor · rare
Braced Stance
Minor · common
Lingering Will
Minor · common
Enduring Form
Minor · common
Patient Cycle
Minor · rare
Honed Edge
Minor · common
Brutal Finish
Minor · rare
Killer's Hunger
Minor · common
Focused Burst
Minor · common
Quickened Focus
Minor · rare
Echoed Form
Major · rare
Echo Pulse
Major · rare
Crushing Blow
Major · rare
Flamebrand Focus
Major · rare
Rimebound Focus
Major · rare
Stormbound Focus
Major · rare
Venombound Focus
Major · rare
Bloodsworn Focus
Major · rare
Stonebound Focus
Major · rare
Lightsworn Focus
Major · rare
Voidtouched Focus
Major · rare
Wildfire
Major · rare
Storm Lash
Major · rare
Frozen Grip
Major · rare
Septic Focus
Major · rare
Arterial Reach
Major · rare
Stone's Resolve
Major · rare
Radiant Echo
Major · rare
Event Horizon
Major · rare
Distant Null
Major · rare
Endless Refrain
Major · legendary
Manifold Resolve
Major · rare
Vast Form
Major · rare
Rolling Expanse
Major · rare
Forceful Will
Major · rare
Longshot Form
Major · rare
Horizon Form
Major · rare
Lingering Form
Major · rare
Perpetual Will
Major · rare
Slow Burn
Major · rare
Executioner's Eye
Major · rare
Hunter's Rhythm
Major · rare
Fated Edge
Major · rare
Reaper's Toll
Major · rare
Opening Act
Major · rare
Flowing Finisher
Major · rare
War Rhythm
Major · rare
Plus the ones any ability can take (129)

Nothing on these cards narrows the draft, so every ability can be offered them — see all 197 together →

What it can end up carrying

if the draft goes your way
StatusesChill, Venom, Shock
AffinitiesFrostPoisonStorm

Uniques

built on gear that grants it
The Jester's Fan
Your Special throws 3 more knives and the fan opens twice as wide, at -20% damage.
The Skysplinter Fan
Hitting an enemy at three Shock charges consumes them for a chaining discharge.
A Hundred Winters
Your Special hurls 2 more volleys of knives that pierce twice and Chill toward Freeze, but each knife hits 25% softer.
Spinneret
Your Special throws 2 more knives.