Daggers

Dagger Fighter is a node on the Destiny Board. The previous node to unlock Dagger Fighter is Journeyman Hunter. Daggers are highly mobile melee weapons that excel at inflicting damage and de-buffing targets. They are also well suited for attacking targets who have a large Focus Fire Protection buff as daggers have 75% Resilience Penetration.

Dagger Fighter Weapons

Normal Dagger Weapons

Standard Weapons: Crafted using common resources, these weapons tend to be much easier to obtain than Artifact Weapons.

Weapon	Type
Dagger	1-hand
Dagger Pair	2-hand
Claws	2-hand

Artifact Dagger Weapons

Artifact Weapons: Require specific artifact items to craft, start with higher Item Power than Standard Weapons, and benefit less from Enchantment Levels.

Weapon	Type	Crafted Using	Base IP Bonus
Bloodletter	1-hand	Hardened Debole (Rune Artifact)	+1 tier
Black Hands	2-hand	Black Leather (Soul Artifact)	+2 tiers
Deathgivers	2-hand	Ghastly Blades (Relic Artifact)	+3 tiers

Abilities

• Abilities are unlocked as you level up the Arcanist skill (see the Unlock Table below).
• First, Second, and Passive slot abilities are common to all weapons, while Third Slot abilities are unique to each weapon and do not have a level requirement.
• The default hotkeys for First, Second, and Third Slot abilities are Q, W, and E, respectively.

First Slot Abilities

Sunder Armor	Energy Cost	10	An attack dealing 223 physical damage. Reduces the target's Armor and Magic Resist by 12 against players and 18 against mobs. Armor reduction lasts for 8s. (Stacks up to 3 times)
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	melee
	Cooldown	2s

Assassin Spirit	Energy Cost	20	Once activated you gain an Assassin Spirit every 3s. Each stack increases your damage by 6%. (stacks up to 3 times). But while this ability is activated you also take 3.846% more damage. This ability can stay toggled on for up to 15s.
	Cast Time	Toggle
	Range	self
	Cooldown	1s

Second Slot Abilities

Throwing Blades	Energy Cost	37	Throw 3 Throwing Blades in a cone. Each Blade deals 71 damage. For each enemy hit, you gain 15% damage buff, and your movement speed is increased by 25%, for 5s (Can stack up to 3 times, and gains one stack for each unique enemy hit.)
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	18m
	Cooldown	15s

Dash	Energy Cost	17	Dashes towards the targeted area.
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	11m
	Cooldown	13.2s

Forbidden Stab	Energy Cost	23	A fiendish attack dealing 281 damage, and reducing the target's ability to heal by 40% and healing received by 40% for 5s.
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	melee
	Cooldown	15s

Infiltration	Energy Cost	30	Set a destination that you will jump to after a short delay, releasing a smoke bomb at your destination. The bomb deals 89 damage, and makes any enemy target in the area sleep for 4.69s.
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	11m
	Cooldown	15s

Shadow Edge	Energy Cost	40	Throws a knife in front of you. If it hits an enemy, the enemy will be stunned for 2.45s and you will be pulled behind this enemy. (You are immune to damage and crowd control while being pulled.)
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	22m
	Cooldown	15s

Chain Slash	Energy Cost	30	Quickly slash through multiple enemies. You continue jumping to the closes enemy in an 8m radius for up to 4 times, dealing 354 physical damage to each enemy. While you are slashing through the enemies you are invisible to players. (can't hit the same enemy multiple times)
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	6m
	Cooldown	15s

Passive Abilities

Deep Cuts	Energy Cost	-	Every 4 normal attacks, you inflict a bleeding on the enemy. This deals an additional 53 per second for 1.5s.
	Cast Time	-
	Range	-
	Cooldown	-

Life Leech	Energy Cost	-	Receive 15% of your normal attack damage as Life Steal.
	Cast Time	-
	Range	-
	Cooldown	-

Attack Speed	Energy Cost	-	Every 6 normal attacks, you gain an Attack Speed Bonus of 30% for 3s
	Cast Time	-
	Range	-
	Cooldown	-

Aggressive Rush	Energy Cost	-	Every 4 normal attacks, all your damage gets increased by 6% for 3s
	Cast Time	-
	Range	-
	Cooldown	-

Third Slot Abilities

Dagger	Poison Coating Energy Cost 47 Applies a forbidden poison to your weapon. While active, every normal attack inflicts an additional 153 magic damage and also increases your attack speed by 12% and your move speed by 35% for1s(stacks up to 3 times) The poison haze emitting from your weapon will reduce your max and current health by 3% every second. The longer the poison stays activated, the more it will reduce your max health. Cast Time instant Range 0m Cooldown 15s
Dagger Pair	Slit Throat Energy Cost 40 Deals very high Physical damage. This spell consumes all charges of Sunder Armor or Assassin's Spirit, increasing total damage based on the number consumed. 75% of the damage will be dealt instantly, and the remaining 25% as bleed damage over time. Zero charges: 476 total damage Once charge: 762 total damage Two charges: 1143 total damage Three charges: 1619 total damage Cast Time 0.4s Range melee Cooldown 15s
Claws	Disembowel Energy Cost 55 While channeling you root the enemy, cancel enemy spell casting, and repeatedly deal 114 damage, for up to 10 hits. After the first hit, the enemy receives an additional 161 bleed damage per second for 3 seconds. Any shield abilities on the target are broken. Cast Time channeled Range melee Cooldown 30s
Bloodletter	Lunging Stabs Energy Cost 54 Dashes to a ground target location, dealing Physical damage to any enemy in the way. The damage amount depends on each enemy's remaining health. Above 40% Health: 490 Below 40% Health: 1055 Hitting at least one enemy below 40% Health also shortens all your ability cooldown times by 10s Cast Time instant Range 13m Cooldown 30s
Black Hands	Devastating Strike Energy Cost 55 A two-punch combo. The first hit removes all positive effects of the enemy and stuns them for 0.89s (ignoring Crowd Control Resistance). After the stun is over you apply the second hit, which knocks the enemy 9m away. First Hit: Deals 150 true damage. Second Hit: Deals 529 physical damage. Cast Time channeled Range 2m Cooldown 20s
Deathgivers	Ghost Strike Energy Cost 44 Dashes through an enemy, dealing 635 magical damage. After the attack you will become invisible to other players and your subsequent energy costs are reduced by 50% for 3s. If you have 3 Sunder Armor charges on the enemy, or 3 Assassin's Spirit charges on yourself, the charges are consumed and this ability can be used again immediately. Cast Time instant Range 7m Cooldown 20s

Ability Unlocking and Availability

Abilities become available at the following mastery levels. The item icons on each line indicate the lowest tier of each type of weapon that has access to the indicated ability.

Level	Unlocks	Available On
1	Sunder Armor Throwing Blades Dash Deep Cuts	Non-Artifact Daggers   Bloodletter   Black Hands   Deathgivers
3	Forbidden Stab	Non-Artifact Daggers   Bloodletter   Black Hands   Deathgivers
6	Life Leech	Non-Artifact Daggers   Bloodletter   Black Hands   Deathgivers
15	Assassin Spirit	Non-Artifact Daggers   Bloodletter   Black Hands   Deathgivers
20	Attack Speed	Non-Artifact Daggers   Bloodletter   Black Hands   Deathgivers
40	Infiltration	Non-Artifact Daggers   Bloodletter   Black Hands   Deathgivers
50	Aggressive Rush	Non-Artifact Daggers   Bloodletter   Black Hands   Deathgivers
70	Shadow Edge	Non-Artifact Daggers   Bloodletter   Black Hands   Deathgivers
85	Chain Slash	Non-Artifact Daggers   Bloodletter   Black Hands   Deathgivers