Shadow Dagger | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Shadow Dagger+10 Stats
					120 (*84)										150
					0 (*84)										10
					0(*84)										20
					0(*84)										60
					0(*84)										1.5
Requirements & Bonus
4 B(*C)				16 D (*E)				–				–
*B				*B				*B				*B
Weapon Type								Dagger
Attack Type								Slash / Thrust
Enchantable								Yes
Special								No

*When infused: 84 physical dmg/84 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element. Dex scaling changes to E.

Shadow Dagger is a weapon in Dark Souls 2. Shadow Dagger excels in agile and bleeding-focused combat. Inflicting bleed damage adds an extra layer of threat to your foes. With a focus on backstabbing and ripostes, this dagger stands out for its high critical modifier and quick initiation animation making it especially effective against foes vulnerable to such tactics, such as the Lion Clan Warrior. 

Dagger used by those who lurk in the shadows. Formed by bending a sword into the shape of a dagger.
In Mirrah, the land of knights, there exists an order of shadow knights who carry out assassinations in the cover of darkness.

Those who fled even the order of shadow knights had rejected all forms of honor, and resorted to unseemly mercenary work.

How to get Shadow Dagger in Dark Souls 2

• Dropped from the Suspicious Shadows enemy who only appear in No-Man's Wharf, in the Flexile Sentry arena, in NG+ and beyond.
• To farm them, kill them during the boss fight but do not kill the boss. Let the boss kill you or warp back to the bonfire to try again. (They respawn indefinitely if you save/quit)

Scholar of the First Sin:

• Dropped from any Suspicious Shadow you encounter (No-Man's Wharf, Lost Bastille, and etc.) through the game.
• To easily farm this dagger (Alongside Malformed Claw and Shadow Set), simply join the Company Of Champions to keep enemies from de-spawning, go to The Upper Earthen Peak bonfire then head downstairs. A Suspicious Shadow jumps down (There's a Desert Sorceress there too). You can equip Watchdragon Parma, Jester's Cap, Covetous Gold Serpent Ring and use Rusted Coin to raise item discovery.

DS2 Shadow Dagger Hints and Tips

• As a strength based dagger, this weapon is excellent as a backup weapon for strength based characters, as it weighs very little and can be used to punish backstab fishers. It's also better at backstabbing in general, since the initiating animation for backstabbing is much quicker.
• A backstab / riposte dedicated dagger due to its high critical modifier and backstab speed, extremely useful on wiping out Lion Clan Warriors, who're extremely vulnerable to backstabbing.

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DS2 Shadow Dagger Upgrades Table

	Attack ValuesBonus						Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects		Damage Reduction (%)
Name
Regular	60	-	-	-	-	130 10	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Regular +10	120	-	-	-	-	^	B	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Magic	42	42	-	-	-	^	C	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	42.9	26.6	27.9	27.9	17.9
Magic +10	84	84	-	-	-	^	C	E	B	-	-	-	-	-	42.9	26.6	27.9	27.9	17.9
Fire	42	-	42	-	-	^	C	E	-	C	-	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	46.6	27.9	17.9
Fire+10	84	-	84	-	-	^	C	E	-	B	-	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	46.6	27.9	17.9
Lightning	42	-	-	42	-	^	C	E	-	-	C	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	46.6	17.9
Lightning +10	84	-	-	84	-	^	C	E	-	-	B	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	46.6	17.9
Dark	42	-	-	-	42	^	C	E	-	-	-	C	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	36.6
Dark+10	84	-	-	-	84	^	C	E	-	-	-	B	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	36.6
Poison	42	-	-	-	-	^	C	E	-	-	-	-	112	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	17.9
Poison +10	84	-	-	-	-	^	C	E	-	-	-	-	140	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	17.9
Bleed	42	-	-	-	-	^	C	E	-	-	-	-	-	112	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	17.9
Bleed +10	84	-	-	-	-	^	C	E	-	-	-	-	-	140	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	17.9
Raw	69	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Raw +10	138	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Enchanted	60	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Enchanted+10	120	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Mundane	30	-	-	-	-	^	D	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Mundane +10	60	-	-	-	-	^	D	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20

Dark Souls II Shadow Dagger Table Key

Please see the Upgrades page for details on Upgrade paths, ore and blacksmiths. You can see the Stats page for detailed explanations on what they do.

 

Requirements/ Parameter Bonus	Attack Values	Damage Reduction (%) Reducing the elemental damage taken in %	Auxiliary Effects	Others
Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Petrify
Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
Magic Bonus	Counter Strength	Stability
Fire Bonus	Poise Damage
Lighting Bonus	Cast Speed
Dark Bonus	Range

 

Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.
The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].
This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has.
Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St)