SKULPassive effect
When damaging enemies with knives, leaves a mark that stacks and creates an explosion on the third stack, dealing Magic damage. Normal attacks have a 30% chance of throwing 2 knives.
Pierrot
Skills
ShowtimeSwap
When swapping, performs a backflip and throws regular and peek-a-boo knives, dealing Physical damage.
Fixed skills: 0 · Randomly assigned: 2 of 4
Three in One Hand Cooldown: 4 s
Throws 6 knives, dealing Physical damage.
Highlight Cooldown: 10 s
Performs a tumbling jump and throws multiple regular and a peek-a-boo knives in random directions, dealing Physical damage.
Peek-A-Boo Knives Cooldown: 16 s
Hurls 2 knives that explode upon contact, dealing Physical damage and inflicting stun.
Jack-in-the-Box Cooldown: 14 s
Quickly lunges forward and throws multiple jack-in-the-boxes. Jack-in-the-boxes open, shoot out multiple knives, and explode upon hitting the ground, dealing Physical damage.
Recommended Builds
Knife volleys and critical item attacks
Land multiple knives to trigger extra attacks. Build physical or magic attack around the item you find first.
Skills
- Recommended After awakening, useful for repeated knife hits. The early box and final version differ.
- Recommended Repeated hits create more opportunities for critical hits and item attacks.
- Swap to this if you find it easier to hit enemies with it.
Items
- Core Either this or Gunpowder Sword starts the build. Focus magic attack when using this as your main source.
- Core Either this or Invisible Knife starts the build. Focus physical attack when using this as your main source.
- Recommended Supplies critical chance to trigger additional attacks.
- Recommended Build critical chance through sustained attacks. Maximum stacks do not persist through every interruption.
- Maintain stacks with normal attacks to access magic damage at maximum stacks.
Inscriptions
- Recommended Supplies critical chance to trigger additional attacks.
- Choose when magic item attacks lead your damage. Do not force both damage branches' inscriptions.
- Choose when gun damage or physical item attacks lead. Do not force both branches' inscriptions.
Dark Abilities
- Recommended A Dark Mirror option that rewards repeated hits with extra damage.
- Recommended Choose in Dark Mirror once item attacks matter. It does not amplify all normal attacks and skills.
How to Play
Use available gear early and awaken to open the second skill slot. Follow Jack-in-the-Box with knife throws and normal attacks. Reposition when enemies move. Not every knife triggers every item without limits; build attack and item damage rather than stacking attack speed alone.
Why It Works
First secure Invisible Knife or Gunpowder Sword and critical chance. After Misfortune 2, choose Wisdom 2 for magic item damage or Courage 2 for physical. Equal investment in both is unnecessary. Without either item, use normal-attack follow-ups such as Mana Gauntlets. Critical damage bonuses do not amplify all item attacks. The simulator equips core, recommended and alternative candidates together, omitting any that exceed slot limits. This is a candidate pool, not a required finished set; adjust it to your run.
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