Dagger

This article is about the class of weapon. For the specific weapon sold by NPC weaponsmiths, see Dagger (weapon).

The dagger is a one-handed weapon that may also be used in the off-hand. Daggers can be crafted by a weaponsmith. The maximum damage range is 924-981.

Skills by profession

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	Skill	Type			Description
Ranger
4	Stalker's Strike		0.5½	10	Stab and poison your foe while evading attacks.
5	Crippling Talon		0.5½	15	Throw a dagger to bleed and cripple your foe.
Thief
1	Double Strike				Strike your foe twice.
	Wild Strike				Strike your foe again. Gain endurance with a successful strike.
	Lotus Strike		0.25¼		Strike your foe and inflict poison.
	Backstab	Stealth Attack	0.25¼		Attack your foe from the shadows, striking for double damage if you hit from behind.
2	Heartseeker		0.75¾	3	Leap and strike your foe. The less health your target has, the more damage you cause.
with no offhand
3	Twisting Fangs	Dual wield (No offhand)	0.5½	4	Spin in place, hitting nearby foes. Each hit causes bleeding.
with offhand Pistol
3	Shadow Shot	Dual wield (pistol offhand)		4	Fire a blinding shot at your foe, then shadowstep to them for a dagger strike.
with offhand Dagger
3	Death Blossom	Dual wield (dagger offhand)	0.5½	5	Do an evasive attack over your opponent, striking nearby enemies three times. Each hit causes bleeding.
4	Dancing Dagger		0.25¼	4	Throw a dagger that cripples nearby foes and returns to you.
5	Cloak and Dagger		0.5½	6	Stab your foe and vanish in stealth, leaving them vulnerable.
Elementalist
Fire
1	Dragon's Claw		0.5½		Fling fire in a claw-shaped spread at your foe.
2	Drake's Breath		20.25¼	5	Spray a cone of fire at foes while on the move.
3	Burning Speed		0.75¾	15	Slide forward and blast the area, leaving behind a line of fire that burns foes.
4	Ring of Fire		0.25¼	15	Damage nearby foes with a ring of fire, burning foes that pass through it.
5	Fire Grab		0.75¾	45	Damage foes in a cone in front of you. Deal more damage to burning foes.
Water
1	Vapor Blade		0.5½		Cast a vapor blade that inflicts vulnerability and returns to you.
2	Cone of Cold		20.25¼	10	Spray an icy blast in a cone that damages foes and heals allies.
3	Frozen Burst		0.25¼	15	Detonate a burst of ice that chills nearby foes.
4	Frost Aura			40	Protect yourself with frost armor. While active, it chills foes that hit you.
5	Cleansing Wave		0.75¾	40	Heal yourself and nearby allies, curing a condition.
Air
1	Lightning Whip		0.5½		Lash your foe with lightning.
2	Lightning Touch		0.75¾	10	Shock your foe and inflict weakness.
3	Shocking Aura			25	Envelop yourself with electrical energy that stuns nearby foes if they attack you. Each attacker can be affected by this only once every 2 seconds.
4	Ride the Lightning			40	Ride the lightning to your foe, then strike all nearby foes with an electrical burst. If a foe is hit by the burst, the skill's recharge is halved.
5	Updraft			40	Gain swiftness from a gust of wind that launches nearby foes.
Earth
1	Impale		0.75¾		Spear your foes on a giant stone spike.
2	Ring of Earth		0.75¾	6	Bleed foes with a ring of rocky spikes.
3	Magnetic Grasp		0.5½	12	Immobilize your foe, making them vulnerabile to a Magnetic Leap attack.
4	Earthquake		0.75¾	45	Trigger a quake at your location, knocking down foes and dealing massive damage.
5	Churning Earth		30.25¼	30	Make the earth churn, crippling nearby foes before unleashing a seismic wave that damages and bleeds them.
Necromancer
1	Necrotic Slash		0.25¼		Slash your foe twice.
	Necrotic Stab				Strike your foe again.
	Necrotic Bite				Strike your foe and gain life force.
2	Life Siphon		30.5½	12	Siphon health from your foe.
3	Dark Pact		1	25	Immobilize your foe.
4	Deathly Swarm		0.25¼	18	Unleash an insect swarm, blinding multiple foes. Transfer three conditions to your target on a successful attack.
5	Enfeebling Blood		0.75¾	25	Inflict weakness and bleeding on foes in the target area.

Traits by profession

Ranger

• Off-Hand Training - Offhand skills have a longer range and 20% quicker recharge.

Thief

• Dagger Training - Dagger damage is increased by 5%.

Elementalist

• Windborne Dagger - Move 15% faster when wielding a dagger.

Necromancer

• Dagger Mastery - Dagger skills recharge 15% faster.
• Quickening Thirst - Move 15% faster while wielding a main hand dagger, move 10% faster while wielding an offhand dagger.

See Also

• Gallery of daggers

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Weapons

One-handed

Axe • Dagger • Mace • Pistol • Scepter • Sword

Two-handed

Greatsword • Hammer • Longbow • Rifle • Short bow • Staff

Off-hand only

Focus • Shield • Torch • Warhorn

Aquatic

Harpoon gun • Spear • Trident

Other

Environmental weapons