Nettlekiss is one of two paths an Awakened dirk can take toward Poison. Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for poison builds.
Infusion starts it at +2% Critical Chance and +4% Critical Damage, and by Spirit Level 5 it reads +8% Critical Chance, +17% Critical Damage and +13% Attack Speed.
From Spirit Level 3 the gear starts firing War Cry on its own — Combo finishers grant +42.86% Power for 4 s. — the same thing War Cry does from a relic.
Poison builds around Venom and the Contagion payoff.
Step by step
Infusion, then 5 Spirit Levels
Infusion
+2% Critical Chance
+4% Critical Damage
Critical Chance 2Critical Damage 4
Spirit Level 1
+3% Critical Chance
+6% Critical Damage
Critical Chance 3Critical Damage 6
Spirit Level 2
+4% Critical Chance
+9% Critical Damage
Critical Chance 4Critical Damage 9
Spirit Level 3
+4% Critical Chance
+9% Critical Damage
War Cry Combo finishers grant +17.14% Power for 4 s.
Critical Chance 4Critical Damage 9
Spirit Level 4
+6% Critical Chance
+12% Critical Damage
+7% Attack Speed
War Cry Combo finishers grant +27.14% Power for 4 s.
Critical Chance 6Critical Damage 12Attack Speed 7
Spirit Level 5
+8% Critical Chance
+17% Critical Damage
+13% Attack Speed
War Cry Combo finishers grant +42.86% Power for 4 s.
Critical Chance 8Critical Damage 17Attack Speed 13
How the numbers grow
Spirit Level by Spirit Level
| Stat | Inf | L1 | L2 | L3 | L4 | L5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Chance | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Critical Damage | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 |
| Attack Speed | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 |
| War Cry | — | — | — | 17.14 | 27.14 | 42.86 |
Gear that can take this path
30 bases across 13 lines
Arcflash Dirk
Off Hand · 3 tiers
Bloodwaltz Dirk
Off Hand · 1 tier
Bramble Dirk
Off Hand · 3 tiers
Eclipse Dirk
Off Hand · 1 tier
Fanned Dirk
Off Hand · 6 tiers
Hailburst Dirk
Off Hand · 1 tier
Inkstep Dirk
Off Hand · 1 tier
Lancet Dirk
Off Hand · 3 tiers
Magpie Dirk
Off Hand · 2 tiers
Midnight Dirk
Off Hand · 1 tier
Plaguewing Dirk
Off Hand · 1 tier
Shadow Dirk
Off Hand · 6 tiers
+1 more lines
The other Dirk paths
16 to choose between
| Path | Affinity | At Spirit Level 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood | Redsting A silent blood blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Blood | +26% Blood Damage +13% Attack Speed +11% Affinity Power |
| Blood | Thirstkiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for blood builds. | Blood | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |
| Fire | Brandkiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for fire builds. | Fire | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |
| Fire | Flaresting A silent fire blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Fire | +26% Fire Damage +13% Attack Speed +10% Burn Effect |
| Frost | Frostkiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for frost builds. | Frost | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |
| Frost | Icesting A silent frost blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Frost | +26% Frost Damage +13% Attack Speed +11% Affinity Power |
| Holy | Beaconkiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for radiant builds. | Holy | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |
| Holy | Goldsting A silent radiant blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Holy | +26% Holy Damage +13% Attack Speed +11% Affinity Power |
| Poison | Festersting A silent poison blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Poison | +26% Poison Damage +13% Attack Speed +11% Affinity Power |
| Poison | Nettlekiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for poison builds. | Poison | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |
| Stone | Obsidiansting A silent stone blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Stone | +26% Stone Damage +13% Attack Speed +11% Affinity Power |
| Stone | Terrakiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for stone builds. | Stone | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |
| Storm | Sparksting A silent storm blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Storm | +26% Storm Damage +13% Attack Speed +11% Affinity Power |
| Storm | Stormkiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for storm builds. | Storm | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |
| Void | Dusksting A silent void blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Void | +26% Void Damage +13% Attack Speed +11% Affinity Power |
| Void | Netherkiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for void builds. | Void | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |