The Widow's Stiletto is a Nightmare Unique dagger, hunted from The Vampire Lord in the Mortal Arena, always at item level 120. It is one of four Exceptional drops on its list — 2.5% of the Uniques that boss gives up, about 1 in 40 — and every kill rolls the list 5 times. It is built on Sovereign Widowlace Dagger — step 6 of the Widowlace Dagger line, item level 80 and up.
It always rolls the same numbers: +40 Power, +26% Attack Speed, +5% Melee Lifesteal, +13% Attack Speed, +14% Blood Damage, +32% Attack Speed, +45% Bleed Effect, +44% Blood Damage and +13% Critical Chance.
One Unique drop in 40 is a Mythical copy: the same item carrying 15–25% Mythical Energy that boosts every stat on it and can never be changed; the 15% floor is 10 times as common as the perfect 25%.
On top of that it carries The Widow's Stiletto — Your Main is attuned to Blood, stabs 30% faster, Bleeds on every cut and Exsanguinates the dying, but hits 25% softer.
It leans into Blood and Bleed.
Wearing it hands you Fang Flurry.
“Each cut is barely worth mentioning. Do keep count.”
Item text
The numbers it locks in
| Affix | Tier | Value | Normal range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Speed prefix | T10 | +32% | 25–32 |
| Bleed Effect prefix | T10 | +45% | 39–45 |
| Blood Damage prefix | T10 | +44% | 39–44 |
| Critical Chance suffix | T10 | +13% | 11–13 |
The part the stats don't show
Plays with
Everything that boss drops
| Unique | Built on | Kind | Weight | Share of its drops | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invitation to the Banquet | Immaculate Redtithe Band Ring | LESSER | 90 | ||
| Rosethorn Cadence | Sovereign Thornheart Sword Main Hand | LESSER | 90 | ||
| The Midnight Cotillion | Exalted Longroad Boots Boots | LESSER | 90 | ||
| The Late Waltz | Sovereign Bloodwaltz Dirk Off Hand | LESSER | 90 | ||
| The Vampire Lord's Needle | Sovereign Redletter Rapier Main Hand | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 | ||
| Crimson Communion | Perfect Bloodrosary Staff Main Hand | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 | ||
| The Belfry | Perfect Murmurgrove Staff Main Hand | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 | ||
| The Widow's Stiletto | Sovereign Widowlace Dagger Main Hand | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 |