Updated 7 Sep 2026
Abilities/Shadowstep

Shadowstep fills your Special slot. Melee special ability of the physical school. Base damage 50. Cast 6 ticks, cooldown 110 ticks. Reach 6, 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 198 cards: 69 written for it specifically, plus the 129 that any ability can take. Those cards can put Distortion and Bleed on it, and attune it to Void and Blood.

3 Uniques are built on gear that hands it to you: The Unwitnessed Blade, The Late Waltz and The Midnight Drop.

Gear that hands it to you

6 lines · 13 bases
LineSlotTiers, and the item levels they drop atFound in
Bloodwaltz DirkOff Hand
T6 iLvl 80+
NIGHTMARE
Eclipse DirkOff Hand
T6 iLvl 80+
MORTAL
Inkstep DirkOff Hand
T6 iLvl 80+
DEMON
Lancet DirkOff Hand
T4 iLvl 45–59T5 iLvl 60–79T6 iLvl 80+
DEMON
Midnight DirkOff Hand
T6 iLvl 80+
NIGHTMARE
Shadow DirkOff Hand
T1 iLvl 1–14T2 iLvl 15–29T3 iLvl 30–44T4 iLvl 45–59T5 iLvl 60–79T6 iLvl 80+
DEMON

How the draft bends it

7 ways to change it
ChangeWhat it does to a melee
Echo
The ability repeats after a short delay at reduced effect.
+1 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.
+4 CritBonus

The fine print

the raw numbers behind it
Damage tagsphysical, melee, void
Fires onwindup → release → impact
RangeUnits6
ArcDegrees300
MaxTargets4
ComboSteps1
FinalDamagePercent100
FinalArcDegrees300
Knockback0
AdvanceUnits0
Teleportfalse

Cards it can be offered

198 cards it can see
Written for this ability (69)
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
Red Recompense
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 198 together →

What it can end up carrying

if the draft goes your way
StatusesDistortion, Bleed
AffinitiesVoidBlood

Uniques

built on gear that grants it
The Unwitnessed Blade
Your Special critical hits deal 60% more bonus damage. Your hits apply Bleed.
The Late Waltz
Your Special recharges 20% faster.
The Midnight Drop
Your Special is attuned to Poison, strikes 2 more foes, Envenoms each and returns 40% sooner, but your Armor is 15% lower.