Blade of Ink

SilentSkillRare
Add 2 Inky Shivs into your Hand.
  • Creates two Shivs, three upgraded, in your Hand, each enchanted with Inky before you see them.
  • An Inky Shiv: a 0-cost Attack that deals 5 damage, applies 1 Weak to its target, and exhausts.
  • Unlike Blade Dance, Blade of Ink itself does not exhaust, so it comes back every shuffle.
  • Under Fan of Knives the Shivs hit every enemy, and the code applies the Weak to every enemy as well.
Character
Silent
Type
Skill
Rarity
Rare
Cost
1 Energy
Target
Yourself
Unlock
SoupBeat Ascension 1 with the Silent

When to take Blade of Ink

Take this Rare in any Silent deck, since 10 damage plus 2 Weak for 1 Energy, repeatable, keeps a boss permanently Weak. Strongest from Act 2 on, when enemy attacks get large.

Cards that synergize with Blade of Ink

Tracking
Power
2
Weak enemies take double damage from Attacks.
Tracking doubles Attack damage against Weak enemies, and this card applies the Weak itself.Weak enemies take double damage from Attacks.
Accuracy
Power
1
Shivs deal 4 additional damage.
Accuracy adds 4 to each Shiv.Shivs deal 4 additional damage.
Fan of Knives
Power
2
Shivs now hit ALL enemies.
Add 4 Shivs into your Hand.
Fan of Knives rewards Shivs, and Blade of Ink adds themShivs now hit ALL enemies.
Add 4 Shivs into your Hand.
Knife Trap
Skill
2
Play every Shiv in your Exhaust Pile on the enemy.
Knife Trap rewards Shivs, and Blade of Ink adds themPlay every Shiv in your Exhaust Pile on the enemy.
Phantom Blades
Power
1
Shivs gain Retain.
The first Shiv you play each turn deals 9 additional damage.
Phantom Blades rewards Shivs, and Blade of Ink adds themShivs gain Retain.
The first Shiv you play each turn deals 9 additional damage.
Finisher
Attack
1
Deal 6 damage for each Attack already played this turn.
Finisher counts the Attacks you play, and Blade of Ink adds cheap onesDeal 6 damage for each Attack already played this turn.
Calamity
Power
3
Whenever you play an Attack, add a random Attack into your Hand.
Calamity counts the Attacks you play, and Blade of Ink adds cheap onesWhenever you play an Attack, add a random Attack into your Hand.

Relics that synergize with Blade of Ink

Paper Krane
Paper Krane makes the Weak cut 40% of enemy damage instead of 25%.Enemies with Weak deal 40% less damage to you rather than 25%.
Helical Dart
Helical Dart gives Dexterity for each Shiv played.Whenever you play a Shiv, gain 1 Dexterity this turn.
Unsettling Lamp
Unsettling Lamp doubles the first debuff you play each combat.Each combat, the first time you play a card that Debuffs an enemy, double its effect.
Nunchaku
Nunchaku counts the Attacks you play, and Blade of Ink adds cheap onesEvery time you play 10 Attacks, gain .
Kunai
Kunai counts the Attacks you play, and Blade of Ink adds cheap onesEvery time you play 3 Attacks in a single turn, gain 1 Dexterity.
Kusarigama
Kusarigama counts the Attacks you play, and Blade of Ink adds cheap onesEvery time you play 3 Attacks in a single turn, deal 6 damage to a random enemy.
Ornamental Fan
Ornamental Fan counts the Attacks you play, and Blade of Ink adds cheap onesEvery time you play 3 Attacks in a single turn, gain 4 Block.
Shuriken
Shuriken counts the Attacks you play, and Blade of Ink adds cheap onesEvery time you play 3 Attacks in a single turn, gain 1 Strength.
Daughter of the Wind
Daughter of the Wind counts the Attacks you play, and Blade of Ink adds cheap onesWhenever you play an Attack, gain 1 Block.
Pen Nib
Pen Nib counts the Attacks you play, and Blade of Ink adds cheap onesEvery 10th Attack you play deals double damage.
Rainbow Ring
Rainbow Ring counts the Attacks you play, and Blade of Ink adds cheap onesThe first time you play an Attack, Skill, and Power each turn, gain 1 Strength and 1 Dexterity.
Razor Tooth
Razor Tooth counts the Attacks you play, and Blade of Ink adds cheap onesEvery time you play an Attack or Skill, Upgrade it for the remainder of combat.
✦
Storm of Steel
Skill
1
Discard your Hand.
Add 1 Shiv into your Hand for each card discarded.
Blade Dance
Skill
1
Add 3 Shivs into your Hand.
Exhaust.
Cloak and Dagger
Skill
1
Gain 6 Block.
Add 1 Shiv into your Hand.
Hidden Daggers
Skill
0
Discard 2 cards.
Add 2 Shivs into your Hand.
Up My Sleeve
Skill
2
Add 3 Shivs into your Hand.
Reduce this card's cost by 1.
Blade Symphony
Skill
2
Add 2 Shivs to ALL players' Hands.
Fan of Knives
Power
2
Shivs now hit ALL enemies.
Add 4 Shivs into your Hand.
Infinite Blades
Power
1
At the start of your turn, add 1 Shiv into your Hand.

Changes by version

  1. 13 Aug 2026NerfWeakPlaytest
    Inky enchantment no longer gives additional damage (still applies Weak)
  2. 7 May 2026Inky enchantment damage+2+1Beta branch
    Inky enchantment damage decreased from +2 to +1
  3. 9 Apr 2026Bug fixBeta branch
    Fixed Blade of Ink card listing the generated Enchanted Shivs in the Run History combat rewards
All 10 patch notes7 older
  1. 2 Apr 2026ReworkStrengthWeakBeta branch
    "Rare - Cost 1 - Skill | This turn, whenever you play an Attack, gain 2(3) Strength this turn." to "Rare - Cost 1 - Skill - Add 2(3) Inky Shivs into your Hand."; Added new Inky enchantment: "This card deals 2 additional damage and applies 1 Weak."
  2. 1 Jan 2026ReworkInternal playtest
    Reworked Blackened Blade into Blade of Ink
  3. 11 Dec 2025ReworkInternal playtest
    > Blackened Blade
  4. 11 Sep 2025Bug fixShivInternal playtest
    Blade of Ink card now properly triggers only when a Shiv is generated, instead of also triggering when a Shiv is played
  5. 22 May 2025Bug fixShivInternal playtest
    When you play Blade of Ink card and then create a Shiv card in your hand, it no longer briefly displays with the title "Broken Card"
  6. 16 Jan 2025ReworkInternal playtest
    Reworked Blade of Ink card
  7. 5 May 2023ArtInternal playtest
    New card portrait for Blade of Ink
    Bug fixInternal playtest
    Blade of Ink card description not upgraded in smith

Internal playtest notes are from before the Early Access release. Names and numbers in them can differ from the game today.

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