Daggers

Daggers are a type of one-handed simple melee weapon. The following are some base attributes common to most daggers, although special or magical variants may be significantly different. For the most common, nonmagical type of this weapon, see Dagger. Further down below, you can find a list of all daggers in the game.

Properties

Damage: 1d4 (1~4) + Strength or Dexterity modifier Piercing
Details: One-Handed; Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft; Finesse; Light; Thrown; Dippable

Actions[edit source]

If you have proficiency, equip in main hand to gain:

Piercing Strike (): Stab an enemy and possibly inflict Gaping Wounds.

List of daggers

Weapon	Enchant.	Damage	Damage Type	Weight	Price	Special
Artificial Leech		1d4 + 1	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	16
Needle of the Outlaw Rogue		1d4	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	1
Polished Dagger		1d4	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	30
Rusted Blade		1d4	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	16
Rusty Dagger		1d4	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	2
Scalpel		1d4	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	16
Scalpel		1d4	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	16
Syringe		1d4	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	16
Dagger		1d4	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	16
Dagger		1d4	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	16
Poo-Scraper		1d4	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	2
Artificial Leech (+1)	+1	1d4 + 1	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	65	Bloodletting () Pierce an enemy's flesh and possible make them Bleed. Some Undead and Constructs can't suffer Bleeding.
Assassin's Touch	+1	1d4 + 1	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	40	Deathly Slumber Deals an additional 1d4Necrotic to creatures that are Knocked Out or Sleeping.
Dagger +1	+1	1d4 + 1	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	40
Hunter's Dagger	+1	1d4 + 1	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	65	Rupturing On a hit, the target becomes Ruptured for 3 turns.
Murderous Cut	+1	1d4 + 1	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	65	Prey Upon the Weak This weapon deals an additional 1d4Piercing damage against targets with 50% of their hit points or fewer.
Ritual Dagger		1d4	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	320	The Pain Maiden's Blessing After a successful attack with this dagger, the wielder receives a +1d4 bonus to Attack Rolls and Saving Throws until the end of their next turn. Blood Sacrifice () Pain is a path to power. Take 1d4Slashing damage to receive +1d4 bonus to Attack rolls and Saving throws.
Ritual Dagger of Shar	+1	1d4 + 1 1d4	Piercing Necrotic	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	65
Syringe (+1)	+1	1d4 + 1	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	65	Inject Nostrum () Inject an enemy with the mysterious liquid in your syringe and possibly Poison them.
Worgfang		1d4	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	260	Goblin's Undoing Goblins have Disadvantage on Attack rolls against the wielder.
Cold Snap		1d4 1d4	Piercing Cold	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	190	Off-Hand Only Chilling Counter When a creature misses you with an attack, it becomes Chilled for 2 turns. Armour Class +1 (Off-Hand Only)
Dagger +2	+2	1d4 + 2	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	95
Dolor Amarus	+2	1d4 + 2	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	190	Dolor Amarus When you land a Critical Hit with a weapon or unarmed attack, it deals an additional 7 damage.
Dread Iron Dagger	+1	1d4 + 1	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	190	Dread Iron Ambush While its wielder is hidden, this weapon deals an extra 1d6Necrotic.
Gleamdance Dagger	+2	1d4 + 2	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	190	Gleamdance Dagger: Glowing This object shines with a glowing light in a radius of 6 m / 20 ft. Off-Hand Only Gleamdancer When this dagger is wielded in the off-hand, the wielder gains a +1 bonus to Armour Class.
Sussur Dagger	+1	1d4 + 1	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	80	Silences the target on hit if it fails a DC 12 Constitution saving throw.
Rhapsody	+1	1d4 + 1	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	480	Scarlet Remittance Gain a +1 bonus to Attack rolls, damage, and Spell Save DC for every foe you slay, up to a maximum of +3. Sweet Bloodletting Possibly inflict Bleeding when hitting a creature with this weapon while Hiding or Invisible. At 3 stacks of Scarlet Remittance: Scarlet Feast () If you have a +3 bonus from Scarlet Remittance, consume it to empower yourself in combat. ( Recharge: Long rest.)
Stillmaker	+2	1d4 + 2	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	480	Hold Person () Cast as a level 3 spell ( Recharge: Long rest.)
Bloodthirst	+2	1d4 + 2	Piercing	0.45 kg 0.9 lb	640	Improved Critical The number you need to roll a Critical Hit while attacking is reduced by 1. This effect can stack. Main Hand Only Exploit Weakness Creatures hit with this weapon receive Vulnerability to Piercing damage. Off-Hand Only True Strike Riposte When a creature misses you with a melee attack, you may retaliate and gain True Strike. True Strike () Cast as a cantrip ( Recharge: Short rest.) Bound Weapon Armour Class +1 (Off-Hand Only)

Legacy content

External links[edit | edit source]

Dagger on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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