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==Background==
{{Skillbox|game= Diablo IIID3
|portrait= FoK.jpg
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|user= Demon Hunter
|treetier= Tier 3|clvl= 6
|description= Send out a nova of blades to cut and slow your enemies.
|type= [[AoE]] [[Damage<!-- |quantity= -->|effect= Target|school= ]]/[[PhysicalDebuff]]|resource= Costs [[ManaHatred]]|costalabaster= LowUnknown|cast-timecrimson= InstantUnknown|durationgolden= NAUnknown|cooldownindigo= NoneUnknown|synergiesobsidian= NoneUnknown
}}
The Demon Hunter magically summons a wealth of blades, distributing them in a spinning arc, damaging and slowing enemies within close-range, similar to the nova spells from [[Diablo]] of yore.
==Trait Synergies==* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[traitstrait]] s are yet known.
==Runestone Skill Rune Effects==
No runestone effects are confirmed. There's some speculation that the red, honeycomb pattern on the ground beneath the Demon Hunter's feet in two screenshots from February 2011 show a runestone effect. That's not confirmed, and this might just be a new animation upgrade for the skill, since it was last seen at Blizzcon 2010.
The second shot does not show the FoK blades, but since the red pattern appears to be is fading, it's probable that FoK was cast a second ago and the fast-vanishing blades disappeared from sight before the red pattern could fade entirely.
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==Development==
<blockquote>''The real limiting factor of this one is the very short range of the knives. They did good damage, but the range was barely beyond melee reach (not that the DH was using melee weapons), and it was fairly mana-expensive. As a result, this one was only worth using when you had at least two or three enemies at very close range. The perfect situation for it was a circle of Vessels, and I enjoyed killing all 6 or 8 Vessels in such scenarios several times with this skill. It took 2 or 3 FoKs to finish them all, but this was the fastest and most effective skill against those clusters of enemies in the entire demo.</blockquote>
===In Other Games===
As many fans noticed upon announcement of the Demon Hunter and getting to see her [[skills]] for the first time, Fan of Knives is a returning skill from previous [[Blizzard]] games, namely WarCraft III and World of WarCraft. In WarCraft III, it was an ability used by the "Warden" hero character, and in World of WarCraft it is a level 80 ability used by the Rogue class. Fan of Knives appears to be making a niche within the Blizzard pool of spells and abilities, such as other spells like [[Teleport]], and Blizzard.
==Media==
Fan of Knives can be seen in action on video here:
* [[Gameplay: Blizzcon 2010]]
You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/search.php?keywords=Fan+of+Knives&cat=all&x=10&y=8 '''Fan of Knifes''' specific gallery contents]
==References==
{{Slave navbox Diablo III|Demon_Hunter}}