Shadowstep fills your Special slot. Melee special ability of the physical school. Base damage 203. Cast 2 ticks, cooldown 110 ticks. Reach 8, arc 300°, up to 4 targets.
You get it by equipping 13 bases across 6 lines: Bloodwaltz Dirk, Eclipse Dirk, Inkstep Dirk, Lancet Dirk and Midnight Dirk and 1 more.
The draft can bend it 7 ways — Echo, Reach, Multiplicity, Area, Force, Duration and Critical — and cards that ask for melee, critical, on_hit and execute will find it.
Between rooms it can be offered 142 cards: 33 written for it specifically, plus the 109 that any ability can take. Those cards can put Distortion and Bleed on it, and attune it to Void and Blood.
5 Uniques are built on gear that hands it to you: The Unwitnessed Blade, The Late Waltz, The Midnight Drop, Twice Dark and The Far Dark.
Gear that hands it to you
| Line | Slot | Tiers, and the item levels they drop at | Found in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodwaltz Dirk | Off Hand | NIGHTMARE | |
| Eclipse Dirk | Off Hand | MORTAL | |
| Inkstep Dirk | Off Hand | DEMON | |
| Lancet Dirk | Off Hand | DEMON | |
| Midnight Dirk | Off Hand | NIGHTMARE | |
| Shadow Dirk | Off Hand | DEMON |
How the draft bends it
| Change | What it does to a melee |
|---|---|
| Echo The whole cast plays once more after a short gap, at reduced effect. | +100% Repeats -25% Damage |
| Reach The ability reaches farther. | +12% RangeUnits |
| Multiplicity More projectiles, targets or summons at reduced individual effect. | +2 MaxTargets |
| Area Wider bursts, arcs and impact zones. | +12 ArcDegrees |
| Force Harder hits: knockback, shove and stagger pressure. | +0.7 Knockback |
| Duration Statuses, buffs, summons and channels last longer. | +20% StatusDuration |
| Critical The ability crits more often; heals and wards grow instead. | +4 CritBonus |
The fine print
Cards it can be offered
Nothing on these cards narrows the draft, so every ability can be offered them — see all 142 together →
What it can end up carrying
Uniques
