Twisting Blades is a Rogue skill from the Core skill tree. Its features are:
Grants Player | Exploits Condition |
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Physical Dmg | Combo Points |
+ Physical Dmg | |
- Cooldowns | |
Dazes (CC) | |
Core | |
Imbueable | |
Cutthroat |
![]() Twisting BladesEnergy Cost: 30Lucky Hit Chance: 33% Impale an enemy with your blades, dealing 70% damage and making them take 8%[x] increased damage from you for 1.5 seconds. After 1.5 seconds the blades return to you, piercing enemies for 86% damage. Damage: Physical Damage Requires Dual Wielded weapons Tags: Core, Cutthroat, Imbueable ![]() Siphoning StrikesLucky Hit: Critical Strikes against Close enemies have up to a 85% chance to Heal you for 1% of your Maximum Life (17). |
Upgrades
Enhanced Twisting BladesTwisting Blades deals 35%[x] increased damage when returning. |
Improved Twisting BladesEnemies are Dazed for 1.5 seconds while impaled with Twisting Blades . |
Advanced Twisting BladesWhen your Twisting Blades return, your active Cooldowns are reduced by 0.10 seconds per enemy they passed through, up to 2 seconds. |
Combo Points
Twisting Blades works in tandem with the Rogue Specialization Combo Points. Building up Combo Points (3 Max) with a Basic skill and then using Twisting Blades will add the following bonuses to the attack.
Combo Pts | Movement | Damage |
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1 | +20% Movement Speed | x 58.8% Damage |
2 | + 40% Movement Speed | x 72% Damage |
3 | + 60% Movement Speed | x 85.6% Damage |
Other Skills that work with Twisting Blades
The following skills either:
- Create a condition Twisting Blades can exploit
- Exploit a condition Twisting Blades creates
Basic Tree |
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Enhanced PunctureGain 2 Energy when Puncture damages a Crowd Controlled enemy. Skill |
Enhanced Invigorating StrikeDamaging a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy with Invigorating Strike increases its Energy Regeneration bonus to x 50%. Skill |
Primary Invigorating StrikeInvigorating Strike additionally grants 8%[+] Lucky Hit Chance. Hitting a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy increases this bonus to +32% Lucky Hit Chance. Skill |
Core Tree |
Enhanced FlurryEach time Flurry damages a Crowd Controlled or Vulnerable enemy, you are Healed for 1% of your Maximum Life up to 12% Maximum Life per cast. Skill |
Agility Tree |
Methodical DashDealing damage to Crowd Controlled enemies with Dash reduces its Charge Cooldown by 0.5 seconds, up to 4 seconds per cast. Skill |
![]() Weapon MasteryGain a bonus when attacking based on weapon type used in your attack: |
![]() Trick AttacksDazing or Stunning an enemy increases your Critical Strike Chance by 2%[+] and Critical Strike Damage by 2%[x] for 5 seconds, both up to 12%. |
Imbuement Tree |
![]() Shadow ImbuementCooldown: 13 seconds |
Enhanced Shadow ImbuementYou have +15% increased Critical Strike Chance against Injured enemies infected by Shadow Imbuement . Skill |
Mixed Shadow ImbuementEnemies infected by Shadow Imbuement take x12% increased Non-Physical damage for 8 seconds. Skill |
Blended Shadow ImbuementShadow Imbuement’s primary explosion makes enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Skill |
![]() Cold ImbuementCooldown: 13 seconds |
Mixed Cold ImbuementCold Imbued Skills deal x20% damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. Double this bonus against Frozen (CC) enemies. Skill |
Blended Cold ImbuementCold Imbuement applies to 2 additional Imbueable Skills and reduces their Energy cost by 35%. Skill |
![]() Poison ImbuementCooldown: 13 seconds |
Enhanced Poison ImbuementCasting Poison Imbuement generates 30 Energy, increased by 2 for each Nearby Poisoned enemy. Skill |
Mixed Poison ImbuementLucky Hit: Poison Imbued Skills have up to a 30% chance to reduce the Cooldown of Poison Imbuement by 2 seconds. Skill |
Blended Poison ImbuementCritical Strikes with Poison Imbued Skills deal x75% increased Poisoning damage. Skill |
Key Passives Tree |
![]() MomentumCasting or Channeling a Cutthroat Skill grants a stack of Momentum. Casting a Marksman Skill removes a stack of Momentum. |
![]() Close Quarters CombatDamaging a Close enemy with Marksman or Cutthroat Skills each grant a +15% Attack Speed bonus for 8 seconds. |
Items that work with Twisting Blades
The following items either:
- Grant a bonus when using Twisting Blades
- Create a condition Twisting Blades can exploit
- Exploit a condition Twisting Blades creates
Legendary Aspects
Aspect of Siphoned Victuals |
Defensive | Lucky Hit: Damaging a Vulnerable enemy with a Non-Basic Skill has a 5 - 25% chance to drop a Healing Potion. Helm, Chest, Pants, Amulet (+50%) |
Leviathan's Maw (Map) |
Hawezar | Rogue |
Aspect of Uncanny Treachery |
Defensive | Dealing direct damage with a non-Agility Skill after casting an Agility skill grants Stealth for 2 seconds. When Stealth breaks you gain 10 - 18% Dodge chance for 2 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Amulet (+50%) |
Demon's Wake (Map) |
Scosglen | Rogue |
Bladedancer's Aspect |
Offensive | Twisting Blades orbit for a short time after they return to you, dealing 60 - 80% of Twisting Blades' return damage per hit. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) |
Jalal's Vigil (Map) |
Scosglen | Rogue |
* Extraction means the Legendary Aspect can be removed from any Legendary item at the Occultist. A dungeon name means the Aspect will be added to your Codex of Power as a reward after completing that dungeon.
Unique Items
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Condemnation"I've never seen such ruthless butchery. He deserves to be be shipped off to die in the swamps with the rest of the godless murderers." - Witness to the murder of Sergeant Walcot Type: Unique Dagger Description: Your Core Skills deal [50 - 70]%[x] increased damage when spending 3 Combo Points. Your Basic Skills using this weapon have a 50% chance to generate 3 Combo Points. |
Affixes: (Item Power 925)
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Grasp of ShadowDark wisps creep hungrily across these gloves, like an assassin's blade seeking a life to steal on a moonless night.
Description: Lucky Hit: Damaging an enemy with a Marksman or Cutthroat Skill has up to a [24 - 44]% chance to summon a Shadow Clone that mimics that Skill. |
Affixes: (Item Power 925)
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Changes to Twisting Blades
Patch 1.4.3, June 27, 2024
- Initial damage increased by 20%.
- Return damage increased by 20%.
Patch 1.0.2d, June 4, 2023
- Advanced Twisting Blades - Cooldown reduction per enemy hit reduced from .25 to .1 seconds.
- Advanced Twisting Blades - Maximum Cooldown reduction reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.,,