Blink (Sands of Silk)

This article is about the granted skill from Sands of Silk. For other uses, see Blink (disambiguation).

BlinkBuff, Spell, Travel
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: (4.50 sec-3.50 sec)
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.70 secWhile active, replaces your dodge roll with a short-cooldown Spell that allows you to tunnel through space, instantly reappearing a medium distance away.Teleports (4-4.9) metresSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop restrictedMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemBlinkSandPlayer

Blink is a buff skill granted by Sands of SilkSands of Silk
Shrouded VestEvasion: (153-204)
Movement Speed: -3.0%Requires Level 16, 28 DexGrants Skill: Level (15-20) Blink(50-100)% increased Evasion Rating
+(50-80) to maximum Mana
+(10-20) to Dexterity
+(10-20) to Intelligence
+(10-15)% to Fire Resistance
(15-30)% increased Cooldown Recovery RateThe desert is ever flowing.. While off cooldown, your dodge roll gets replaced with a short-range teleport.

This version of Blink functions near identically to the BlinkBlinkBuff, Spell, Persistent, Travel
Tier: 8
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 60 Spirit
Cast Time: 1.00 secWhile active, replaces your dodge roll with a short-cooldown Spell that allows you to tunnel through space, instantly reappearing a medium distance away.Must be active in both Weapon Sets

Blink
Cooldown Time: (4.50-3.50)s
Cast Time: 0.70s
Teleports (4–4.9) metresSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. gem, except it doesn't have the Persistent gem tag and can store three cooldown uses.

Skill functions and interactions

See Blink#Skill functions and interactions.

Unlike the regular version of the skill (BlinkBlinkBuff, Spell, Persistent, Travel
Tier: 8
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 60 Spirit
Cast Time: 1.00 secWhile active, replaces your dodge roll with a short-cooldown Spell that allows you to tunnel through space, instantly reappearing a medium distance away.Must be active in both Weapon Sets

Blink
Cooldown Time: (4.50-3.50)s
Cast Time: 0.70s
Teleports (4–4.9) metresSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.), this version does not have the Persistent gem tag, does not have a spirit reservation (like most item-granted skills), and although it appears to be unable to be toggled on from the Skills Menu, it actually is permanently on and cannot be toggled off while Sands of SilkSands of Silk
Shrouded VestEvasion: (153-204)
Movement Speed: -3.0%Requires Level 16, 28 DexGrants Skill: Level (15-20) Blink(50-100)% increased Evasion Rating
+(50-80) to maximum Mana
+(10-20) to Dexterity
+(10-20) to Intelligence
+(10-15)% to Fire Resistance
(15-30)% increased Cooldown Recovery RateThe desert is ever flowing. is equipped.

Gem level progression

Level		Cooldown	Teleport Distance
1	0	4.50 sec	4
2	3	4.40 sec	4
3	6	4.40 sec	4.1
4	10	4.30 sec	4.1
5	14	4.30 sec	4.2
6	18	4.20 sec	4.2
7	22	4.20 sec	4.3
8	26	4.10 sec	4.3
9	31	4.10 sec	4.4
10	36	4.00 sec	4.4
11	41	4.00 sec	4.5
12	46	3.90 sec	4.5
13	52	3.90 sec	4.6
14	58	3.80 sec	4.6
15	64	3.80 sec	4.7
16	66	3.70 sec	4.7
17	72	3.70 sec	4.8
18	78	3.60 sec	4.8
19	84	3.60 sec	4.9
20	90	3.50 sec	4.9

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Clarity IClarity ISupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Clarity Tier: 1 Additional Reservation: 10 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 IntSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.30% Increased Mana Regeneration Rate while a Supported Skill is activePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Vitality IVitality ISupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Vitality Tier: 1 Additional Reservation: 20 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Regenerate 1% of maximum Life per second while a Supported Skill is activePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II	Herbalism IHerbalism ISupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Herbalism Tier: 2 Additional Reservation: 15 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Life recovery from Flasks while the Skill is active.30% Increased Recovery from Life Flasks while a Supported Skill is activePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Mysticism IMysticism ISupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Mysticism Tier: 2 Additional Reservation: 15 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 IntSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to deal increased Spell Damage while on full Energy Shield while the Supported Skill is active.Deal 30% increased Spell Damage while on full Energy Shield while a Supported Skill is activePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III	Cooldown Recovery ICooldown Recovery ISupport Category: Cooldown Recovery Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills have 25% increased cooldown recovery ratePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Strong HeartedStrong HeartedSupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Strong Hearted Tier: 3 Additional Reservation: 15 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 IntSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing Shock applied to you to last for a shorter duration while the Supported Skill is active.50% less Shock duration on you while a Supported Skill is activePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
IV	Clarity IIClarity IISupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Clarity Tier: 4 Additional Reservation: 20 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 IntSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.50% Increased Mana Regeneration Rate while a Supported Skill is activePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Cooldown Recovery IICooldown Recovery IISupport Category: Cooldown Recovery Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills have 30% increased cooldown recovery ratePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.

Item acquisition

Blink has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

Alternate skill effects

Blink (Sands of Silk) has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.4.0	Sands of Silk'sSands of Silk Shrouded VestEvasion: (153-204) Movement Speed: -3.0%Requires Level 16, 28 DexGrants Skill: Level (15-20) Blink(50-100)% increased Evasion Rating +(50-80) to maximum Mana +(10-20) to Dexterity +(10-20) to Intelligence +(10-15)% to Fire Resistance (15-30)% increased Cooldown Recovery RateThe desert is ever flowing. Blink skill now has 3 Cooldown Uses (previously 1).
0.3.0	Blink, ConvalescenceConvalescenceSpell, Buff, Persistent, Duration Tier: 4 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 Spirit Cast Time: InstantWhile active, grants a skill that you can use to instantly begin Recharging Energy Shield and gain a Buff for a duration that prevents that Recharge being interrupted. The Buff is removed at maximum Energy Shield and the skill cannot be used while Energy Shield is full.Must be active in both Weapon SetsSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. and SacrificeSacrificeMinion, Buff, Persistent Tier: 14 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 60 SpiritWhile active, your undead Reviving Minions can be used in place of Corpses by your skills, but your Minions Revive more slowly.Skills can use your undead Reviving Minions in place of Corpses Minions Revive (79-60)% more slowly Must be active in both Weapon Sets Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Minions Revive +(0.25-5)% more quicklySkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. can no longer be activated in specific weapon sets. They are now required to be active in both weapon sets, and will fail to activate if this is not possible. Blink: Using Blink no longer counts as dodge rolling. Now has a minimum Gem level of 8 (previously 14).
0.2.0	Blink is now a Travel Skill.
0.1.1	Fixed a bug where Blink allowed travel to the past in the Ziggurat Encampment without traversing through the Time Portal.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.