Lingering blade
Lingering blades are created by certain skills and can be detonated with 
Blade BlastBlade BlastSpell, AoE, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 70%Requires Level 16Deals spell damage in a targeted area. Each time this spell deals damage, it will detonate any of your Lingering Blades it touches, dealing damage again in an area around them. Up to 50 Blades can be detonated this way.Deals (11-309) to (17-464) Physical Damage
Base radius is 1.4 metres
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base radius is (0.005-0.1) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
or animated with 
Animate WeaponAnimate WeaponDuration, Minion, Spell, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 4Animates a Melee Weapon Item or Lingering Blade to fight by your side. You cannot animate unidentified Weapons. Will not animate weapons with 6 sockets. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Base duration is 40.00 seconds
Can use Items requiring up to Level (9-100)
Minions' Attacks deal (5-126) to (8-184) additional Physical Damage
Animated Lingering Blades deal (1-17) to (2-80) Added Attack Physical Damage
Minions deal (0-38)% more Damage
Maximum (5-14) Animated Weapons
Minions have (0-38)% more Attack Speed
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.1-2) to maximum number of Animated WeaponsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
. Lingering Blades remain on the ground for a duration and can be used by specific skills. If Animated, they count as Daggers, and have the stats equivalent to a 
Glass ShankGlass ShankDagger
Physical Damage: 6-10
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.50
Weapon Range: 1.0 metres30% increased Global Critical Strike Chance
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The following skills leave lingering blades in the ground:
BladefallBladefallSpell, AoE, Physical, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (12-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140%
AoE Radius: 12Requires Level 28Ethereal weapons rain from the sky, dealing damage to enemies in a sequence of volleys. Enemies can be hit multiple times where these overlap.Deals (43-595) to (65-893) Physical Damage
Base duration is 6.00 seconds
Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every Volley
5 Volleys
Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.05-1) VolleysPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Ethereal Knives of Lingering BladesEthereal Knives of Lingering BladesSpell, Projectile, Physical, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220%Fires an arc of knives down into the ground in front of the caster which deal physical damage.
Cannot be supported by Volley.Deals (7-949) to (10-1423) Physical Damage
Base duration is 6.00 seconds
Fires (6-8) Projectiles
Each Projectile fired remains in the ground as a Lingering Blade
Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Fires +(0.1-2) ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Modifiers
| Name | Domain | Generation Type |  | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enchantment Blade Blast Detonation Area 1 | Item | Enchantment | 66 | Blade Blast detonates other Lingering Blades within an 50% increased Area | helmet 100 |
| Enchantment Blade Blast Detonation Area 2 | Item | Enchantment | 75 | Blade Blast detonates other Lingering Blades within an 75% increased Area | helmet 100 |
| WeaponTreeSkillEtherealKnives | Item | Crucible Passive Skill Tree | 1 | Ethereal Knives requires 1 fewer Projectile Fired to leave each Lingering Blade | two_hand_weapon 0 caster_unique_weapon 1000 attack_staff 0 attack_dagger 0 weapon_can_roll_minion_modifiers 0 wand 1000 staff 1000 dagger 1000 sceptre 1000 shield 500 |
| WeaponTreeSkillEtherealKnives2H | Item | Crucible Passive Skill Tree | 1 | Ethereal Knives requires 2 fewer Projectiles Fired to leave each Lingering Blade | one_hand_weapon 0 caster_unique_weapon 1000 attack_staff 0 attack_dagger 0 weapon_can_roll_minion_modifiers 0 wand 1000 staff 1000 dagger 1000 sceptre 1000 |
| WeaponTreeSkillAnimateWeapon | Item | Crucible Passive Skill Tree | 1 | Animated Lingering Blades have +1.5% to Critical Strike Chance | two_hand_weapon 0 minion_unique_weapon 1000 weapon_can_roll_minion_modifiers 1000 focus_can_roll_minion_modifiers 1000 |
| WeaponTreeSkillAnimateWeapon2H | Item | Crucible Passive Skill Tree | 1 | Animated Lingering Blades have +2.5% to Critical Strike Chance | one_hand_weapon 0 minion_unique_weapon 1000 weapon_can_roll_minion_modifiers 1000 |