Daggers

General


The Dagger is a melee weapon for the Assassin profession.

Daggers always come in pairs. You cannot wield a dagger in one hand while holding a shield or focus in the other hand. The Guild Wars game mechanics treat a pair of daggers like a single two-handed weapon (similar to a bow, hammer, scythe or a staff).

The Assassin's Dagger Mastery attribute improves damage dealt by daggers and linked skills, and is often a requirement for this weapon type. Equipping a pair of daggers is required to perform dagger attack skills.

Dagger attack skills must be performed in a certain order: typically, Lead Attack &rarr; Off-Hand Attack &rarr; Dual Attack. However, there are some exceptions. See Assassin and Assassin attack chain quick reference for details.

The Dagger throwing skills in the Deadly Arts attribute do not require Daggers to be equipped.

Damage stats

 * The maximum damage range for daggers is 7-17. The minimum damage range is 1-3.
 * There are piercing and slashing daggers available.
 * All Daggers have an inherent 2% chance to double strike. This chance stacks with Dagger Mastery.
 * Daggers hit in combat every 1.33 seconds. Dagger Mastery of 16 increases the "average attack speed" to 0.99 seconds due to the double strikes that trigger at higher probability.
 * Daggers with maximum damage have been observed with attribute requirements as low as 7. Daggers with attribute requirements of 0 have been observed with damage ranges as high as 4-7.

Upgrades and modifiers
Daggers can be upgraded with dagger tangs (name prefix) and/or dagger handles (name suffix) to add extra bonuses to the weapon. Inscriptions may also be applied.

Zealous and vampiric tangs are some of the most sought after for their benefits during combat situations. Paired with a dagger's rapid attack speed, this can give an assassin a considerable energy or health surplus. Whenever the character is not fighting these weapons should be swapped for another set to prevent them depleting energy or health reserves.

Dagger types
Please consult our visual gallery or see them listed by campaign below.

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Core

 * Non-standard daggers:
 * Peppermint Daggers (piercing)
 * Wintergreen Daggers (piercing)

Bonus Mission Pack

 * Daggers that deal piercing damage:
 * Mursaat Daggers
 * Undead Daggers


 * Daggers that deal slashing damage:
 * Charr Daggers
 * Tengu Daggers

Prophecies

 * Daggers that deal piercing damage:
 * Deldrimor Daggers


 * Unique daggers:
 * Deldrimor Blades
 * Deldrimor Daggers (unique)
 * Deldrimor Knives


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Factions

 * Daggers that deal piercing damage:
 * Aureate Daggers
 * Celestial Daggers
 * Ceremonial Daggers
 * Chromium Shards
 * Dirks
 * Gilded Daggers
 * Golden Talons
 * Jade Daggers
 * Kris Daggers
 * Oni Daggers
 * Plagueborn Daggers
 * PvP Daggers (uses Dirks skin)
 * Sai
 * Starter Daggers
 * Stilletos
 * Zodiac Daggers


 * Daggers that deal slashing damage:
 * Butterfly Knives
 * Dragon Kamas
 * Hooked Daggers
 * Kamas
 * Korambits
 * Kukris
 * Platinum Sickles
 * Salient Daggers
 * Split Chakrams


 * Promotional:
 * Dragon Fangs (preorder item)


 * Unique daggers:
 * Arius' Sai
 * Ceremonial Daggers
 * Chkkr's Pincers
 * Daggers of Xuekao
 * Darkroot's Daggers
 * Everthorn's Chakrams
 * Falaharn's Split Chakrams
 * Kaolin Daggers
 * Kenshi's Butterfly Daggers
 * Lou's Karambits
 * Onata's Shards
 * Pei's Blades
 * Razorfang's Claws
 * Shiro's Blades
 * Shreader's Talons
 * Shrouded Oni Daggers
 * Ssaresh's Kris Daggers
 * Tahkayun's Pincers
 * Ungues of the Oni
 * Urkal's Kamas


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Nightfall

 * Daggers that deal piercing damage:
 * Ancient Daggers
 * Bronze Daggers
 * Jeweled Daggers
 * Ruby Daggers
 * Steel Daggers


 * Daggers that deal slashing damage:
 * Elonian Daggers
 * Talon Daggers
 * Tormented Daggers


 * Unique daggers:
 * Achor's Daggers
 * Ardeh's Daggers
 * Chimor's Daggers
 * Faveo's Daggers
 * Hanchor's Daggers
 * Jarimiya's Daggers
 * Jeahr's Daggers
 * Kaya's Daggers
 * Lunto's Pincers
 * Mallyx's Zeal
 * Nihil's Daggers
 * Ravaging Daggers
 * Split Chakrams of the Forgotten
 * Stygian Daggers
 * Talons of the Forgotten
 * Ungues of the Forgotten
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Eye of the North

 * Daggers that deal piercing damage:
 * Arrowblade Daggers
 * Bronze Daggers
 * Crude Daggers
 * Demon Fangs
 * Dirks
 * Gilded Daggers
 * Golden Talons
 * Sai
 * Stilletos


 * Daggers that deal slashing damage:
 * Asuran Daggers
 * Brass Knuckles
 * Butterfly Knives
 * Charrslayer Daggers
 * Crescent Blades
 * Destroyer Daggers
 * Korambits
 * Norn Daggers
 * Platinum Sickles
 * Savage Daggers
 * Split Chakrams
 * Storm Daggers
 * Thunderfist's Brass Knuckles


 * Unique daggers:
 * Claws of the Broodmother
 * Claws of the Kinslayer
 * Daggers of the Hierophant
 * Droknar's Blades
 * Droknar's Daggers
 * Droknar's Knives
 * Hidesplitter's Daggers
 * Pywatt's Talons
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