Fan of Knives Class: Demon Hunter (Diablo III) Required Level: 14 Skill Category: Devices Active Cooldown: 10 seconds Throw knives out in a spiral around you, dealing 620% damage as Physical to all enemies within 20 yards. Your knives will also Slow the movement of enemies by 60% for 1 second. Damage Type: Physical |
Fan of Knives is a Devices Demon Hunter skill in Diablo III.
In-game[]
Hits all enemies within 20 yards of the Demon Hunter with a spray of blades, dealing Physical damage and slowing them down. Knives do not count as missiles.
Runes[]
- Pinpoint Accuracy: damage type changes to Lightning, damage increases to 1600%, but cooldown increases to 15 seconds.
- Bladed Armor: damage type changes to Cold, and on each cast, gain 40% additional armor for 6 seconds. This effect does not stack.
- Knives Expert: damage type changes to Fire, removes the cooldown, but adds a 30 Hatred cost.
- Fan of Daggers: damage type turns to Fire, and all enemies hit are Stunned for 3 seconds.
- Assassin's Knives: in addition to normal effect, also throw five long-range (60 yards) knives that deal 620% damage as Physical to 5 additional enemies, no more than one knife per target. Can target the enemies hit by the Fan itself, provided any of them survived the hit.
Non-rune enhancements[]
- Lord Greenstone's Fan (Legendary Dagger): every second, increases damage of the next Fan of Knives by 300-400%, stacking up to 30 times, reset after each cast.
Passives[]
- Numbing Traps: enemies hit with the Fan of Knives deal 25% less damage for 5 seconds.
Trivia[]
- Skills of the same name and similar functionality also exist in Warcraft III and World of Warcraft.
Primary Skills
Hungering Arrow • Entangling Shot • Bolas • Evasive Fire • Grenade
Secondary Skills
Impale • Rapid Fire • Chakram • Elemental Arrow
Defensive Skills
Caltrops • Smoke Screen • Shadow Power
Hunting
Vault • Preparation • Companion • Marked for Death
Devices
Fan of Knives • Spike Trap • Sentry • Vengeance
Archery
Strafe • Multishot • Cluster Arrow • Rain of Vengeance
Passive Skills
Thrill of the Hunt • Tactical Advantage • Blood Vengeance • Steady Aim • Cull the Weak • Night Stalker
Brooding • Hot Pursuit • Archery • Numbing Traps • Perfectionist • Custom Engineering
Grenadier • Sharpshooter • Ballistics • Leech • Ambush • Awareness • Single Out