Vampire Knives

The Vampire Knives can be found in Crimson Chests in the Dungeon. Using it fires between 4 and 8 fast moving knife projectiles.

Unlike most other projectiles, the knives thrown from this weapon do not give way to gravity, but will instead simply start to spin, their damage reduced severely, and will dissipate a short time after initially being thrown.

As of 1.2.0.3, the Vampire Knives have been reduced in effectiveness but are still generally considered one of the best melee weapons in the game.

Tips

 * You can increase the range at which the knives begin to spin by increasing melee attack speed.
 * This weapon is especially effective against bosses. Used skillfully, it is virtually impossible to die.
 * Using Flasks, especially the Flask of Ichor, greatly increases the effectiveness of this weapon.

Trivia

 * The Vampire Knives may alternately be a reference to Sakuya Izayoi from the popular Japanese series of games Touhou Project, first appearing in the 6th game, The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. Sakuya serves a vampire, Remilia Scarlet, and is capable of throwing torrents of knives due to her ability to stop time. Many fans also believe that Sakuya herself is a reference to Dio Brando.