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 damage and chance to proc.

This weapon can be sold for.

The Dark Dagger blueprint can be acquired from alert missions.

Characteristics
Advantages:
 * Deals innate damage, highly effective against Alloy Armor and Robotic enemies.
 * High attack speed.
 * Good status chance.
 * Very low stamina consumption.

Disadvantages:
 * No polarity slot.
 * Small jump attack radius.
 * Very short range.
 * Stance slot has a polarity, incompatible with both Pointed Wind and Homing Fang unless repolarized using Forma.

Weapon Loadouts
See the user build section for builds using this weapon.

Tips

 * This weapon can stun-lock enemies due to its high fire rate.
 * 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 Sword 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. Update 13 changed them to deal purely damage on their normal attacks, making them the first melee weapons to do so.