# Midnight Blade Rune abilities not working on staggered enemies

**URL:** <https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/midnight-blade-rune-abilities-not-working-on-staggered-enemies/4337>\
**Category:** Wicked Bug Reporting\
**Created:** [April 21, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/midnight-blade-rune-abilities-not-working-on-staggered-enemies/4337 "2024-04-21T20:04:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zhaitan\_Krieg](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.norestforthewicked.com/zhaitan_krieg/32/180_2.png) [@Zhaitan\_Krieg](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/u/Zhaitan_Krieg)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/midnight-blade-rune-abilities-not-working-on-staggered-enemies/4337/1 "2024-04-21T20:04:09Z")

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Midnight’s blade `Lightning Sweep` and `Piercing Dodge` do not damage enemies if the are within an animation like being staggered of if they just finished their combo, effectively making the dagger useless.