Silenced Strings

Legendary Main Hand from level 41 retired Demon Hunter

Retired: this essence no longer drops. Existing items become legacy gear – the essence is inactive, everything else stays, and essence transfer can apply an active essence. Legendary essences →

Legendary power

Impale now throws multiple knives that seek out random nearby enemies.

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Changes

Impale

More legendary items for Impale

Sahptev Adaptability Main Hand · Impale Impale now empowers you, causing your Primary Attacks to shatter on hit, dealing additional damage to nearby enemies and applying Blade Fragment Marks, which cause those affected to take increased damage from your Primary Attacks.

The Excavator Main Hand · Impale Impale now causes your Primary Attack to also hurl penetrating knives that deal damage to all enemies they pass through.

Valepiercer Main Hand · Impale Impale now unleashes a flurry of blades in a direction, dealing damage to enemies they hit.

Puncta Obscura Off-Hand · Impale Impale now also causes enemies to Bleed for (30 % + 15) damage over 3 seconds and reduces the healing they receive by 80% for 3 seconds. The reduced healing effect cannot occur on the same enemy more often than once every 6 seconds.

Quillrats' Dilemma Off-Hand · Impale Impale damage increases the closer the enemy is to you, up to 30–57%

The Thud Off-Hand · Impale Impale damage increased by 15–28.5% to enemies with an active harmful effect.

Contagious Misery retired Main Hand · Impale Impale now throws a fan of knives around you embedding them into the flesh of nearby enemies. When an enemy is knocked back the embedded knives will be dislodged sending them in random directions.

Fragments of Wrath retired Main Hand · Impale Impale now throws multiple knives forward in an arc.

Razorflight retired Main Hand · Impale Impale can now be charged, allowing you to throw multiple knives at once.

The Second Drawback retired Main Hand · Impale Impale now throws a knife that ricochets between enemies multiple times before falling to the ground. Picking up the knife reduces the remaining cooldown of Impale.

Point of Pain retired Off-Hand · Impale Impale deals 20–38% increased damage to enemies below 50% Life.

Weeping Wounds retired Off-Hand · Impale Impale's damage is increased by 8–15.2% each time it strikes the same enemy, up to a maximum of 24–45.6%.

Sources

Defeat Enemies
Complete Dungeons

Legendary items: Demon Hunter →

Possible bonus properties (Main Hand)

Critical Hit Damage increased by 3–7.5%
Critical Hit Chance increased by 2–5%
Primary Attack damage increased by 3–7.5%
Skill damage increased by 2–5%
Item base Damage increased by 3–7.5%
Damage done increased by 1–2.5% per nearby party member
Attack Speed increased by 2–5%
Damage done to demons increased by 4–10%
Damage done to beasts increased by 4–10%
Damage done to undead increased by 4–10%
Damage increased 4–10% to enemies below 30% Life
Damage to full Life enemies increased by 5–12.5%
Accuracy Rating increased by 6–15%
Damage to enemies suffering loss of control increased by 5–12.5%
Primary Attacks reduce enemy healing by 3–7.5%
Your Primary Attacks have a 6–15% chance to reduce enemy Attack and Movement Speeds by 20% for 3 seconds
Damage to Elites increased by 4–10%
Damage to shielded enemies is increased by 4–10%

Bonus properties per slot →

Upgrading at the blacksmith → Materials and gold per rank, bonus attributes, plus reforging, enchanting and awakening.