The Aspect of Artemis speeds up your Omega Attack and adds an occasional Parry and Riposte while you channel it.
The Aspect of Artemis is the defensive Sister Blades aspect, giving you an occasional Parry and Riposte while you channel the Omega Attack.
The Sister Blades Omega Attack teleports you behind a foe to strike. With Artemis, channeling it can Parry an incoming hit and answer with a Riposte, turning your offense into a counter. The aspect also speeds up that Omega Attack, scaling its channel speed up to plus 90 percent at the top rank.
It is the safe, counter-focused option for the blades, rewarding players who want to trade hits aggressively without taking damage in return.
This guide covers how the Parry and Riposte work, the rank scaling, the best build, and when to pick Artemis over the other Sister Blades aspects.
channel the Omega Attack to occasionally Parry, then Riposte. the Sister Blades, as a defensive counter layer plus a faster Omega Attack.
fast-stacking status and crit boons that suit the blades.The Aspect of Artemis makes channeling your Omega Attack occasionally Parry an incoming hit and follow up with a Riposte, while also speeding the Omega Attack up.
On the Sister Blades, the Omega Attack quickly teleports you behind a foe to strike. With Artemis, the wiki notes that channeling it gives you a chance to Parry, blocking an attack, then immediately Riposte for a counter hit. That folds a defensive option into your normal offense.
The aspect also scales Omega Attack Speed, so the teleport strike comes out faster and you can channel it more often. The faster you channel, the more chances you create for a Parry, which makes the defensive payoff scale with how aggressively you use the Omega Attack.
Channel the Omega Attack into danger, not away from it. The Parry only triggers while you channel, so using the Omega Attack to meet an incoming hit head-on is how you turn the aspect into a counter rather than just a backstab.
The aspect scales Omega Attack Speed, so each rank makes the teleport strike channel faster and come out more often.
| Rank | Omega Attack Speed |
|---|---|
| Rank I | +20% |
| Rank II | +30% |
| Rank III | +40% |
| Rank IV | +50% |
| Rank V | +60% |
| Rank VI | +90% |
Ranks II through V each cost Nightmare, and the rank VI jump to plus 90 percent unlocks through the Hephaestus Legendary boon Premium Service. Faster channels mean more Omega Attacks per fight, which means more Parry chances, so the rank both raises your tempo and indirectly raises how often the defensive counter fires.
Even rank I at plus 20 percent makes the Omega Attack noticeably snappier. The defensive Parry is the headline, but the attack-speed boost alone smooths the weapon, so this aspect feels good to use well before it is fully ranked.
The strongest Artemis build channels Omega Attacks often for both the Parry chances and the speed, supported by the same status and crit boons that suit the base blades.
Lean on the fast Sister Blades flurry between Omega Attacks, take boons that stack on rapid hits, and use the Parry to trade aggressively. Keep Magick available so the Omega Attack is always ready, and add crit to capitalize on the faster strikes.
Aspect of Artemis (Parry, Riposte, fast Omega) Aphrodite Weak (stacks fast on the flurry) Artemis boons (crit on rapid hits)
Zeus (lightning on thrown daggers)
Magick and Health (channel Omega Attacks often)
Ares blade rift (extra damage zone)In practice this build plays like a safer Sister Blades: the same fast flurry, now with a counter built into your Omega Attack. The Parry lets you stand your ground where the base blades would dodge, and the speed keeps your tempo high. Across multiple runs, Artemis is the most forgiving blades aspect.
The Artemis build wants the same boons that suit the base Sister Blades: fast-stacking status, crit, and damage on the thrown daggers.
Aphrodite Weak stacks almost instantly across the rapid strikes, and Artemis crit boons reward the high hit count, doubling up nicely with the aspect that shares her name. Status beats flat damage here for the same reason it does on the base blades.
Zeus lightning rides the thrown daggers, Ares adds a damage zone, and 
Hephaestus blast widens your area. In practice, a status core plus crit is the build, with the Parry as a defensive bonus rather than a damage source.")
Lean into aggression, not caution. Because the Parry rewards channeling the Omega Attack into incoming hits, the safest Artemis players are paradoxically the aggressive ones who meet attacks head-on to trigger the counter.
Pick Artemis for a defensive counter and faster Omega Attack, and pick a different aspect for a Cast build, low-Magick melee, or a burst finisher.
The Aspect of Melinoe rewards backstabs and anchors the low-Magick melee build, while the Aspect of Pan turns your Casts into seeking-dagger kill zones. The hidden Aspect of the Morrigan adds the Crow Cutters and a heavy Blood Triad finisher.
Artemis is the defensive, tempo pick, best when you want a counter built into your offense and a snappier Omega Attack. For pure damage Pan or the Morrigan tends to win, but Artemis is the most forgiving to pilot. The full Sister Blades weapon guide compares all four aspects in depth.
On the Sister Blades, the Aspect of Artemis makes channeling your Omega Attack occasionally Parry an incoming hit and follow with a Riposte, while speeding the Omega Attack up. The aspect scales Omega Attack Speed up to plus 90 percent at rank VI.
The Aspect of Artemis is an aspect of the Sister Blades, Lim and Oros. It builds on the blades' teleport Omega Attack by folding in a defensive Parry and Riposte, making it the safest, counter-focused option for the weapon.
Channel Omega Attacks often for the Parry chances and speed, and support the fast flurry with status boons like Aphrodite Weak and crit from Artemis. Add Zeus on the daggers, keep Magick and Health up, and use the Parry to trade aggressively.
While you channel the Omega Attack, you have a chance to Parry an incoming hit, blocking it, then immediately Riposte with a counter strike. The faster you channel, which the aspect speeds up, the more chances you create to trigger the Parry.
Yes, it is the most forgiving Sister Blades aspect thanks to the built-in counter. It lets you stand your ground where the base blades would dodge. For pure damage the Aspect of Pan or the Morrigan tends to win, but Artemis is the safest to pilot.
Mostly indirectly. The Riposte deals a counter hit and the faster Omega Attack raises your tempo, but the aspect is primarily defensive. Build the base Sister Blades for damage with status and crit, and treat the Parry as a safety bonus.
Pick Artemis for a defensive counter and faster Omega Attack, and pick Pan for a Cast-driven build where seeking daggers shred trapped foes. Artemis is the safer, more forgiving aspect; Pan has the higher damage ceiling on packs.
Rank VI gives plus 90 percent Omega Attack Speed, which both raises your tempo and creates more Parry chances. Even rank I is a smooth quality-of-life boost, so rank it up as Nightmare allows for a faster, safer blades build.
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