Dark Dagger

The Dark Dagger is one of the few one-handed Daggers in the game, being only obtainable via Alert Missions. Of the single daggers, the Dark Dagger is unique in its innate damage.

This weapon can be sold for.

The Dark Dagger blueprint can be acquired from Alert missions.

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:
 * Innate damage, highly effective against Alloy Armor and Robotic enemies.
 * High attack speed.
 * Can use the Dark Dagger-exclusive Gleaming Blight mod.
 * Can use the dagger-exclusive Covert Lethality mod.

Disadvantages:
 * Small jump attack radius.
 * This attack cannot knockdown enemies, but has a higher chance for a proc than basic attacks.
 * Very short range.
 * Stance slot has a polarity, incompatible with both Pointed Wind and Homing Fang unless repolarized using Forma.
 * Low critical chance and multiplier.

Tips

 * Because this weapon deals innate damage, two more combined elemental types can be added to form a three-element build. With a  and  combo, the Dark Dagger can be made into an anti-Grineer weapon capable of defeating Ferrite Armor, Alloy Armor and Machinery. This same build also makes it effective against Corrupted.

Trivia

 * The Dark Dagger and its longer counterpart the Dark Sword were previously physical damage weapons. changed them to deal purely  damage on their normal attacks, making them the first melee weapons to do so.