Blade Shift

Blade Shift is a Rogue skill from the Basic skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Physical Dmg	N/A
+ Movement Speed
- Control Duration
+ Non-Physical Resistances
Dazes (CC)
Cutthroat
Combo Point

'Creates Condition' means this skill creates this condition i.e it could make a target Vulnerable that other skills can take advantage of. 'Exploits Condition' means this skill takes advantage of a condition, not necessarily of its own making. So for example another skill might Stun and this skill could take advantage of that.

Blade Shift Details and Upgrades

Blade Shift Lucky Hit Chance: 50% Quickly stab your victim for 30% damage and shift, making you Unhindered for 4 seconds. Damage: Physical Damage Requires Dual Wielded weapons Tags: Basic, Cutthroat

Upgrades

Enhanced Blade Shift While Blade Shift is active you gain 20% Movement speed. Moving through enemies refreshes its duration.	Primary Blade Shift While Blade Shift is active you gain, + 15% Resistance to All Elements and reduce the duration of incoming Control Impairing Effects by 30%.
	Fundamental Blade Shift Casting a skill that isn't Blade Shift empowers your next Blade Shift to deal 100%[x] more damage.

Other Skills that work with Blade Shift

The following skills either:

• Create a condition Blade Shift can exploit
• Exploit a condition Blade Shift creates

(p) = passive skill

Items that work with Blade Shift

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Blade Shift
• Create a condition Blade Shift can exploit
• Exploit a condition Blade Shift creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Might	Defensive	Basic Skills grant 20% Damage Reduction for 2 - 10 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Dark Ravine (Map)	Dry Steppes	All
Aspect of Shared Misery	Utility	Lucky Hit: When you hit a Crowd Controlled enemy, there is up to a 35 - 55% chance for that Crowd Control effect to spread to another unaffected enemy. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Oblivion (Map)	Hawezar	All
Aspect of the Expectant	Offensive	After attacking enemies with a Basic Skill, increase the damage of your next Core Skill cast within 5 seconds by 5 - 12% [x], up to 30% [x]. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Underroot (Map)	Scosglen	All
Aspect of the Moonrise	Offensive	Damaging an enemy with a Basic Skill grants you 4% Attack Speed for 10 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Upon reaching maximum stacks, you enter a Vampiric Bloodrage, gaining 40 - 100%[x] Basic Skill damage and 15% Movement Speed for 10 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Aspect of the Umbral	Resource	Restore 1 - 8 of your Primary Resource when you Crowd Control an enemy. Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Champion's Demise (Map)	Dry Steppes	All
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
Exploiter's Aspect	Utility	You have 20% [x] increased Crowd Control Duration. While enemies are Unstoppable, you deal 25 - 45% [x] increased damage to them. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Pants, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Hectic	Utility	After casting 5 Basic Skills, one of your active Cooldowns is reduced by [1.0 - 2.0] seconds. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Smiting Aspect	Offensive	You have 13 - 23% [+] increased Critical Strike Chance against Injured enemies. While you are Healthy, you gain 25 - 45% [+] increased Crowd Control Duration. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Cheat's Aspect	Defensive	You gain + 5 - 15% Damage Reduction and + 10% increased Movement Speed. These bonuses are doubled while below 50% Maximum Life. Helm, Chest, Pants, Amulet (+50%)	Luban's Rest (Map)	Scosglen	Rogue
Energizing Aspect	Resource	Damaging an Elite enemy with a Basic Skill generates 4 Energy. Gain 25 - 45 Energy after killing an Elite enemy with a Basic Skill. Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Sanguine Chapel (Map)	Fractured Peaks	Rogue

* "Extraction" means the Legendary Aspect can be salvaged from a Legendary item at the Blacksmith and it will be stored in your Codex of Power. A dungeon name means the Aspect can also be rewarded for completing the listed dungeon.

Unique Items

	Asheara's Khanjar When Caldeum's gates closed, Asheara led her Iron Wolves out of the city knowing full well they would never return. Instead they roamed Kehjistan pledging their blades to any who were in need. Type: Unique Dagger Class: Rogue Description: Hits with this weapon increase your Attack Speed by [4.0 - 8.0]%[+] for 4 seconds, up to [30.0 - 50.0]%[+].	+50.0% Damage Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[6.0 - 8.0]% Critical Strike Chance +[6.0 - 8.0]% Lucky Hit Chance +[638 - 873] Maximum Life +[1 - 2] to Weapon Mastery
	Azurewrath The ancient runeblade of the angel Izual, Azurewrath was miraculously spared the corruption that consumed its master. Type: Unique Sword Class: All Classes Description: Lucky Hit: Up to a 20% chance to Freeze (CC) enemies for 3 seconds and deal [450 - 900] Cold damage to them.	+85.0% Cold Damage Affixes: (Item Power 925) Lucky Hit: Up to a 40% Chance to Deal +[1,100 - 2,700] Cold Damage +[47 - 65] All Stats +[7.0 - 9.0]% Attack Speed +[46.5 - 60.0]% Cold Resistance
	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 Class: Rogue 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.	+50.0% Damage Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[16.0 - 25.0]% Basic Attack Speed Lucky Hit: Up to a +[20.0 - 24.0]% Chance to Make Enemies Vulnerable for 2 Seconds +[47.0 - 65.0]% Damage per Combo Point Spent +[99 - 135] Dexterity
	Cowl of the Nameless "He is banished from the Guild, his name stricken from the Book. His punishment is to never have been." - Excerpt from a burned parchment Type: Unique Helm Class: Rogue Description: You gain x20 - 40% increased Lucky Hit Chance against Crowd Controlled enemies.	Affixes: +1 - 2 to Unstable Elixirs +1 - 2 to Trick Attacks +1 - 2 to Rapid Gambits +41.5 - 55% Crowd Control Duration
	Godslayer Crown "The Sahptev faithful believe in a thousand and one gods. If it takes me as many lifetimes, I will find and kill them all." - Gaspar Stilbian, Veradani Outcast" Type: Unique Helm Class: All Classes Description: When you Stun (CC), Freeze (CC), or Immobilize (CC) an Elite, your Pull In (CC) all Nearby enemies and deal x30 - 60% increased damage to them for 3 seconds. Can only occur once every 12 seconds.	Affixes: + 50 - 67.3% Damage to Elites 8.1 - 8.8% Cooldown Reduction + 489 - 526 Maximum Life + 51 - 65 All Stats
	Grasp of Shadow Dark wisps creep hungrily across these gloves, like an assassin's blade seeking a life to steal on a moonless night. Type: Unique Gloves Class: Rogue 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) +[10.5 - 15.0]% Attack Speed +[6.0 - 8.0]% Lucky Hit Chance +[113.5 - 145.0]% Ultimate Damage +[2 - 3] to Core Skills
	Paingorger's Gauntlets Crafted from fragments of Duriel's carapace, wearing these gloves, or being struck by them, causes an agonizing sensation akin to pushing one's hands through a thousand shards of glass. Type: Unique Gloves Class: All Classes Description: Damaging enemies with a Non-Basic Skill cast marks them for 3 seconds. When a Basic Skill first hits a marked enemy, the Basic Skill's damage is echoed to all marked enemies, dealing [100 - 200]%[x] increased damage.	Affixes: +[7.0 - 9.0]% Attack Speed +[2 - 4] to Basic Skills [6.0 - 8.0]% Cooldown Reduction Lucky Hit: Up to a +[13.5 - 22.5]% Chance to Stun (CC) for 2 Seconds
	Penitent Greaves Remorseful devotees of the Cathedral of Light must undertake a grueling pilgrimage, journeying across the frigid glacier known as the Serac Rapture. Only then may their gravest sins be forgiven. Type: Unique Boots Class: All Classes Description: You leave behind a trail of frost that Chills (CC) enemies. You deal [12 - 25]%[x] more damage to Chilled enemies.	Evade Grants +125% Movement Speed for 2.0 Seconds Evade Grants Unhindered for 2.0 Seconds Affixes: +16 - 25% Movement Speed +41.5 - 55% Chill Slow Potency +4 - 6% Critical Strike Chance Against Chilled Enemies +46.5 - 60% Cold Resistance
	Saboteur's Signet "The element of surprise is the starting point. In this moment, be sure to finish it." - Kashya Type: Unique Ring Class: Rogue Description: Casting a Core Skill has a [15 - 45]% chance to throw Stun Grenades that deal [191 - 300] Physical damage and Stun (CC) enemies for 1 second. Your Stun Grenades gain 5% Lucky Hit Chance.	+10.0% Resistance to All Elements +10.0% Shadow Resistance Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[203.0 - 275.0]% Grenade Damage +[29.0 - 42.5]% Stun Grenade (CC) Size +1 Energy when a Stun Grenade Explodes [6.0 - 8.0]% Cooldown Reduction
	Writhing Band of Trickery The ring shifts and spins on your finger as the forces within desperately attempt to escape. Type: Unique Ring Class: Rogue Description: Casting a Subterfuge Skill leaves behind a Decoy Trap that continuously Taunts and lures enemies. After 2 seconds, it explodes, dealing 11,951 - 21,143 Shadow damage. This effect is treated as a Trap Skill and can only spawn one Decoy Trap every 6 seconds.	+10.0% Resistance to All Elements +10.0% Shadow Resistance Affixes: +76 - 90 Dexterity 8 - 12.5% Subterfuge Cooldown Reduction +171 - 225% Trap Damage +62.5 - 85% Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies

Paragon Glyphs

	Advantage Magic: Barbarian / Necromancer / Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you gain + 1.1% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets.
	Chip Rare: Rogue Bonus: For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal + 2% (lvl 1) - 6.5% (lvl 21) increased Physical damage.	Additional Bonus: Physical damage increases the damage an enemy takes from you by x 1%, up to x 15%, for 15 seconds. Requirements: 40 Dexterity (in radius range)
	Closer Rare: Rogue Bonus: For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, Cutthroat Skills deal + 1.3% (lvl 1) - 6.6% (lvl 21) increased damage.	Additional Bonus: While wielding a Melee weapon, you take 10% reduced damage. Requirements: 40 Dexterity (in radius range)
	Control Rare: Necromancer / Sorcerer / Rogue Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence (Necro) purchased within range, you deal + 2% (lvl 1) - 10% (lvl 21) increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. For every 5 Intelligence (Rogue) / 5 Dexterity (Sorc) purchased within range, you deal 3% (lvl 1) - 15% (lvl 21) increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.	Additional Bonus: You and your Minions deal x20% increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. (necro) You deal x10% increased damage to Slowed (CC) or Chilled (CC) enemies or, instead, x20% increased damage to Stunned (CC) or Frozen (CC) enemies. (rogue, sorc) Requirements: 40 Int (Necro), 25 Int (Rogue), 25 Dex (Sorc) (in radius range)
	Devious Rare: Rogue Bonus: Grants + 30% (lvl 1) - 150% (lvl 21) bonus to all Magic nodes within range.	Additional Bonus: When you hit an enemy with an attack that applies a Crowd Control effect, they take x 2%, up to x 10%, increased damage from you for 20 seconds. Requirements: 40 Dexterity (in radius range)
	Impairment Magic: Druid / Rogue Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence (Druid) / Strength (Rogue) purchased within range, you gain + 1.1% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets.
	Pride Rare: Rogue Bonus: Grants + 25% (lvl 1) - 125% (lvl 21) bonus to all Rare nodes within range.	Additional Bonus: You deal x 13% increased Physical damage to both Healthy and Injured enemies. Requirements: 25 Strength (in radius range)

Changes to Blade Shift

Patch 1.5.0, August 6, 2024

• Damage increased by 50% (0.2 to 0.3).
• Previous – Quickly stab your victim for damage and shift, allowing you to move freely through enemies for 4 seconds.
• Now – Quickly stab your victim for damage and shift, making you Unhindered for 4 seconds.
• Fundamental Blade Shift - Enemies moved through needed to activate Daze reduced from 5 to 3.
• Primary Blade Shift - Control Impairing Effect Duration Reduction increased from 20% to 30%.

Patch 2.0, October 8, 2024

• Enhanced Blade Shift - Added "Moving through enemies refreshes its duration."
• Fundamental Blade Shift
  • Previous: Moving through enemies while blade shift is active refreshes its duration. After moving through 3 enemies your next blade shift will daze enemies for 2 seconds.
  • Now: Casting a skill that isn't Blade Shift empowers your next Blade Shift to deal 100%[x] more damage.

Patch 1.3.0, January 23, 2024

• Damage increased from 16% to 20%.
• Duration increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds

Patch 1.2.0, October 17, 2023

• Lucky Hit Chance increased from 35% to 50%.
• Enhanced Blade Shift - Now gives the full 20% Movement Speed bonus immediately.
• Primary Blade Shift - Description updated to: While Blade Shift is active, you gain +15% Resistance to All Elements and reduce the duration of incoming Control Impairing effects by 20%."

Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023

• Base damage increased from 15% to 16%.