Fang in the Dark¶

Notable · Dexterity and Intelligence · Knives · Show on tree

Mastery options¶

	Option	Effect
	Dagger throw	Your equipped knife’s alternative attack becomes a weapon throw. The actual knife falls on the ground unless a weapon-return effect brings it back.
	Behind the Guard	Attacking from block with a charged knife teleports you behind the aimed nearby enemy Attacking from block with a charged knife teleports you behind the aimed nearby enemy with knives with charged attacks

Details¶

Property	Value
Type	Notable
Branch	Dexterity and Intelligence
Category	Knives
Topics	crit, damage, with knives, stealth, throwing, projectile, charged, melee, knife, with charged attacks
Position	1082, 1687
Id	`own11672`

Connections¶

	Name	Type	Effect
	Knives	Passive	12% increased knife sneak attack damage

Keywords¶

Charged attack: A charge empowers your next released weapon attack and is consumed even on a miss. Charges do not stack or expire. A charge source can charge the attack again…

Game data

{
  "mods": [
    {
      "stat": "CritDamagePct",
      "value": 0.2,
      "form": "flat",
      "subject": "Knives"
    },
    {
      "stat": "BackstabPct",
      "value": 0.3,
      "form": "inc",
      "subject": "Knives"
    }
  ],
  "options": [
    {
      "name": "Dagger Throw",
      "extra": "Your equipped knife’s alternative attack becomes a weapon throw. The actual knife falls on the ground unless a weapon-return effect brings it back.",
      "mods": [
        {
          "stat": "WeaponThrow",
          "value": 1.0,
          "form": "flat",
          "subject": "Knives"
        }
      ],
      "id": "o2462",
      "icon": "v2m:newtry-KnifeAltThrow"
    },
    {
      "name": "Behind the Guard",
      "extra": null,
      "mods": [
        {
          "stat": "GuardAttackTeleportBehind",
          "value": 1.0,
          "form": "flat",
          "subject": "Knives",
          "subjects": [
            "Knives",
            "ChargedAttack"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "id": "o2463",
      "icon": "v2m:newtry-BehindTheGuard"
    }
  ],
  "masteryId": "cat:pov:partial-di-knives",
  "icon": "v2:weapon-knives"
}

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.1.0, extracted 2026-10-19.