Daggers | Dark Souls 3

Daggers are a Weapon type in Dark Souls 3. They are lightweight, small, and have fast attack speed. Their main positive is their Critical damage, which allows them to inflict incredible damage on backstabs and ripostes. Daggers also have fast attack as previously mentioned, and when buffed with a status effect like Bleed or a Pine Resin, they can get off massive damage in a short time. However, Daggers do have problems that set them back; Daggers have very short-range, often requiring the user to get up close to the opponent to inflict damage; they also lack the ability to trade with heavier weapons like Greatswords, Ultra Greathammers, and Ultra Greatswords due to their low poise damage and damage without buffs, however they can punish them extremely well.

Daggers of DKS3

Highest base attack Daggers in Dark Souls 3

The 5 daggers in this group have the highest base physical attack in the class, 79 to 106. Base attack is only a starting point: the columns below list the stat requirements, parameter bonuses, weight and skill for each one, and the infusion and upgrade paths on the individual weapon pages will change these numbers considerably. This group includes Bandit's Knife, Handmaid's Dagger, Mail Breaker.

Name & Icon	Attack Power Damage Reduction (%)							Requirements Param Bonus				Durability / Weight - Attack Type - Skill
													Skill	Acquired From
Bandit's Knife	79 35	- 20	- 15	- 15	- 20	110 15	30	6 D	12 D	- -	- -	50 1.5	5 (-/-) Quickstep	Starting equipment: Thief Sold by Shrine Handmaid after giving Greirat's Ashes Sold by Greirat of the Undead Settlement
Handmaid's Dagger	85 30	- 20	- 15	- 15	- 20	110 15	-	4 E	8 E	- -	- -	40 0.5	10 (-/-) Blind Spot	Drops from Handmaids in the Profaned Capital
Mail Breaker	89 35	- 20	- 15	- 15	- 20	125 15	-	7 E	12 D	- -	- -	50 1.5	12 (-/-) Shield Splitter	Sorcerer starting weapon Looted at High Wall of Lothric
Corvian Greatknife	93 40	- 25	- 20	- 20	- 25	110 20	-	12 E	16 E	- -	- -	55 2.5	10 (-/-) Blind Spot	Dropped by dagger-wieldind Corvians at Road of Sacrifices
Tailbone Short Sword	106 35	- 20	- 15	- 15	- 20	110 20	-	8 E	14 E	- -	- -	50 2.0	25 (-/-) Unleash Dragon	Dropped by enemies at Irythyll Dungeon

Mid-range Daggers in Dark Souls 3

The 4 daggers in this group sit at 64 to 72 base physical attack, between the highest and lowest in the class. Check the requirement and parameter bonus columns alongside the raw damage — a weapon that scales well with the stats a build already invests in can outperform one with a higher base. This group includes Dagger, Rotten Ghru Dagger, Murky Hand Scythe.

Name & Icon	Attack Power Damage Reduction (%)							Requirements Param Bonus				Durability / Weight - Attack Type - Skill
													Skill	Acquired From
Dagger	65 35	- 20	- 15	- 15	- 20	130 15	-	5 E	9 C	- -	- -	50 1.5	5 (-/-) Quickstep	Sold by the Shrine Handmaid/ Dropped by undead in High Wall of Lothric
Rotten Ghru Dagger	64 35	- 20	- 15	- 15	- 20	100 15	36	10 E	8 C	- -	- -	45 2.0	5 (-/-) Quickstep	Dropped by Ghru at Farron Keep
Murky Hand Scythe	72 35	- 20	- 15	- 15	22 20	100 15	-	6 D	11 D	11 E	11 E	50 2.0	5(-/-) Quickstep	Found on a corpse in The Dreg Heap.
Aquamarine Dagger	67 35	67 20	- 15	- 15	- 20	100 15	-	5 E	14 D	18 D	- -	50 1.5	2/3 Crystal Blade	From The Dreg Heap bonfire, drop down and head across the bridge and left up the stairs.

Lowest base attack Daggers in Dark Souls 3

The 4 daggers in this group have the lowest base physical attack in the class, 55 to 62. A lower base does not make a weapon weaker in practice — moveset, weight, skill and scaling all matter, and several weapons in this range become competitive once infused or upgraded. The columns below give the full picture. This group includes Parrying Dagger, Harpe, Brigand Twindaggers.

Name & Icon	Attack Power Damage Reduction (%)							Requirements Param Bonus				Durability / Weight - Attack Type - Skill
													Skill	Acquired From
Parrying Dagger	60 30	- 20	- 15	- 15	- 20	110 15	-	5 E	14 C	- -	- -	40 1.0	- Parry	Sold by Unbreakable Patches
Harpe	62 35	- 20	- 15	- 15	- 20	100 15	-	8 E	10 C	- -	- -	45 1.5	5 (-/-) Quickstep	Dropped by the red-eyed enemies at Undead Settlement
Brigand Twindaggers	55 35	- 20	- 15	- 15	- 20	125 15	-	10 D	18 D	- -	- -	50 2.5	5 (-/-) Quickstep	Looted at Road of Sacrifices
Scholar's Candlestick	58 35	- 20	- 15	- 15	- 20	115 15	-	7 E	- C	- -	16 -	40 1.5	5 (-/-) Guiding Light	Drops from Wax Scholars at Grand Archives