Ethereal weapons guide — set bonus, every weapon, who should build it
Updated 2026-11-01 · for v1.1 + Paws & Claws
Dodge from the set, Armor taken away; a glass build that is excellent on exactly one character. 4 weapons carry the Ethereal tag; the set bonus below applies for every Ethereal weapon you hold at once, duplicates included.
Set bonus
| Weapons held | Bonus |
|---|---|
| 2 | +6% Dodge Chance -1 Armor |
| 3 | +12% Dodge Chance -2 Armor |
| 4 | +18% Dodge Chance -3 Armor |
| 5 | +24% Dodge Chance -4 Armor |
| 6 | +30% Dodge Chance -5 Armor |
How a Ethereal build plays
Four Ethereal weapons exist — three Ghost weapons at Tier I plus the Legendary Scythe — and the set gives up to +30% Dodge while removing 5 Armor. Ghost Scepter reaches 300, Ghost Axe hits for 12; the class is mid-damage and relies on the dodge to survive. Ghost has no Armor to lose and a 90% cap, so six Ethereal is the natural rack there. On anyone else, four Ethereal plus two off-class is the realistic ceiling.
Every Ethereal weapon
Numbers are the lowest tier the weapon exists at; open a weapon for all four tiers and its scaling.
| Weapon | Tiers | Damage | Cooldown | DPS | Crit | Range | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Scepter | 1–4 | 10 | 0.98s | 10.2 | 3% | 300 | – |
| Ghost Axe | 1–4 | 12 | 1.73s | 6.9 | 3% | 200 | – |
| Ghost Flint | 1–4 | 6 | 1.23s | 4.9 | 3% | 170 | – |
| Scythe | 4 | 150 | 0.72s | 208.3 | 3% | 250 | Legendary |
The core of a six-of set is usually Ghost Scepter, Ghost Axe, Ghost Flint, Scythe; the rest fill in as the shop offers them.
Characters that fit the class
- Creature — Weapons scale with Curse, and the whole run bends around cursed enemies.
- Ghost — Ninety percent dodge is possible — and armor is gone forever.
- Lich — Healing is an attack; regen and life steal fire a shot every time they trigger.
Overlapping classes
Ethereal weapons also count as Legendary, so a Ethereal rack can trigger a second set bonus without an extra slot. The weapons list filters by class.
The mistake that ends runs
Mixing Ethereal into an Armor build; the set bonus actively removes the stat you are stacking.
See the set bonus ranking for how Ethereal compares with the other sixteen classes, or test a rack in the build planner.