Serpent's Cut¶

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	damage, with knives, poison, throwing, projectile, charged, melee, knife, with charged attacks
Position	4109, 1183
Id	`own12993`

Connections¶

	Name	Type	Effect
	Knives	Passive	8% increased knife damage
	Knives	Passive	2% increased knife attack speed

Keywords¶

Poison: Poison damage fills the poison gauge. Poison deals damage over time; a stronger effect replaces a weaker one. Poison is separate from elemental damage.
Build-up: Makes matching damage apply an ailment more readily. It does not add a missing damage type, increase ailment damage or extend duration; impale uses an…
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

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    {
      "stat": "AttackSpeedPct",
      "value": 0.05,
      "subject": "Knives"
    },
    {
      "stat": "AilmentBuildPct",
      "value": 0.4,
      "form": "inc",
      "subject": "Knives",
      "subjects": [
        "Knives",
        "Poisoning"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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": "o2095",
      "icon": "v2m:newtry-KnifeAltThrow"
    },
    {
      "name": "Behind the Guard",
      "extra": null,
      "mods": [
        {
          "stat": "GuardAttackTeleportBehind",
          "value": 1.0,
          "form": "flat",
          "subject": "Knives",
          "subjects": [
            "Knives",
            "ChargedAttack"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "id": "o2465",
      "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.