diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/holy_weapons.dm b/code/game/objects/items/holy_weapons.dm
index eda1016b46..7cea56ce53 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/holy_weapons.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/holy_weapons.dm
@@ -780,7 +780,14 @@
 	if(iscarbon(loc))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/wielder = loc
 		if(wielder.is_holding(src))
-			wielder.add_or_update_variable_movespeed_modifier(/datum/movespeed_modifier/item/arrythmic_knife, multiplicative_slowdown = pick(-10, 0, ((10 / max(wielder.cached_multiplicative_movespeed, world.tick_lag) - 3) / 10))
+			var/datum/movespeed_modifier/M = wielder.add_or_update_variable_movespeed_modifier(/datum/movespeed_modifier/item/arrythmic_knife, multiplicative_slowdown = 
+			pick(
+				-10,
+				-10,
+				0,
+				((10 / max(wielder.cached_multiplicative_movespeed, world.tick_lag) - 2) / 10),
+				((10 / max(wielder.cached_multiplicative_movespeed, world.tick_lag) - 4) / 10))
+			M.max_tiles_per_second_boost = pick(3, 6)
 
 /obj/item/nullrod/tribal_knife/dropped(mob/user)
 	user.remove_movespeed_modifier(/datum/movespeed_modifier/item/arrhythmic_knife)
@@ -792,7 +799,7 @@
 	movetypes = ~FLOATING
 	priority = 750
 	absolute_max_tiles_per_second = 20
-	max_tiles_per_second_boost = 3
+	max_tiles_per_second_boost = 6
 
 /obj/item/nullrod/pitchfork
 	icon_state = "pitchfork0"