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| − | The '''dagger''' is the smallest combat short blade. | + | The '''dagger''' is the smallest combat short blade. While daggers are one of the weakest weapons, they receive the largest [[stabbing]] bonus. See the [[Stabbing]] page for more details. |
| − | + | ==Strategy== | |
| + | At 0 skill, a dagger is at least better than a [[club]] or [[Unarmed Combat]]. A [[short sword]] is better at everything but stabbing. | ||
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| + | A dagger (or short sword) with a "flat" damage brand, namely [[venom]] or [[electrocution]], is a strong earlygame weapon. A venom dagger can take you to [[Lair]] with 0 skill investment. | ||
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| + | Characters that lend themselves to a "stealth-and-stab" style of (such as [[brigand]]s and [[enchanter]]s) may go through the entire game with a dagger, or at least use it as a secondary weapon. A skilled stabber with a good dagger can one-shot sleeping dragons and giants with ease. | ||
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Revision as of 19:40, 15 June 2023
Version 0.30: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
| Name | Dagger |
|---|---|
| Skill | Short Blades |
| Damage | 4 |
| Accuracy | +6 |
| Base delay (%) | 10 (100%) |
| Min delay | 5 at skill 10 |
| Hands | 1H |
| Size | Little |
| Ranged? | No |
| A double-edged fighting knife with a sharp point. |
This weapon falls into the 'Short Blades' category. It is a one handed weapon.
The dagger is the smallest combat short blade. While daggers are one of the weakest weapons, they receive the largest stabbing bonus. See the Stabbing page for more details.
Strategy
At 0 skill, a dagger is at least better than a club or Unarmed Combat. A short sword is better at everything but stabbing.
A dagger (or short sword) with a "flat" damage brand, namely venom or electrocution, is a strong earlygame weapon. A venom dagger can take you to Lair with 0 skill investment.
Characters that lend themselves to a "stealth-and-stab" style of (such as brigands and enchanters) may go through the entire game with a dagger, or at least use it as a secondary weapon. A skilled stabber with a good dagger can one-shot sleeping dragons and giants with ease.
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| Mundane | 
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| Magical | 
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| Artifact | 
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| Unrandarts | |
| Spriggan's Knife | 
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| Weapons | |
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| Axes | Battleaxe • Broad axe • Executioner's axe • Hand axe • War axe |
| Maces & Flails | Club • Demon whip • Dire flail • Eveningstar • Flail • Giant club • Giant spiked club • Great mace • Mace (Hammer) • Morningstar • Sacred scourge • Whip |
| Long Blades | Demon blade • Double sword • Eudemon blade • Falchion • Great sword • Long sword • Scimitar • Triple sword |
| Polearms | Bardiche • Demon trident • Glaive • Halberd (Scythe) • Spear • Trident • Trishula |
| Ranged Weapons | Arbalest • Hand cannon • Longbow • Orcbow • Shortbow • Sling • Triple crossbow |
| Short Blades | Dagger • Quick blade • Rapier • Short sword |
| Staves | Lajatang • Magical staff • Quarterstaff |
| Throwing | Boomerang • Dart • Javelin • Large rock • Stone • Throwing net |
