THE 14 BEST Daggers In Elden Ring

Daggers are short-range but surely make up for their fast attack speed and high critical damage. Knowing about the best early, mid, and late-game daggers in Elden Ring makes all the difference as you are always sure not to equip an underwhelming weapon. That is why I have listed all the information regarding Elden Ring’s Daggers in terms of their Physical Damage Stat, Compatibility with Ashes of War, weight, and location, so players can decide the top-tier Elden Ring Dagger according to their overall playstyle.

Related: Elden Ring Weapons Tier List

All Best Daggers In Elden Ring Ranked

Here is an overview of all the best daggers having the attack stats, comparing each other with the required level, and scaling in Elden Ring: 

14. Dagger

This one is just the plain dagger which is one of the best daggers in Elden Ring when maxed up at plus 25. It has a maximum attack power of 570, and an average Guarded Damage Negation of 22.16, and most people acquire Dagger at the beginning of Elden Ring because it can be picked off of a lot of enemies or can be purchased.

Players can purchase the Dagger from the Twin Maiden Husks for only 400 runes, in the Roundtable Hold. 

13. Parrying Dagger

This dagger is excellent for deflecting oncoming attacks, as the title implies, which not only improves defense but also the offense of the player. However, Parrying Dagger could take some training to perfect your timing, but once you do, parrying without a shield will become a lot simpler for you.

Its damage output is the best overall with high dexterity scaling. Moreover, the Parrying Dagger can be upgraded with Smithing Stones and can be purchased by Patches at Murkwater Caves for 1600 Runes. 

It can also be found near a broken Rat Corpse Statue at the exterior structure of the Bestial Sanctum’s bottom.

12. Wakizashi

The Wakizashi scales nicely with dexterity build and strength. It resembles a Japanese sword more than a dagger. Additionally, you can power-stance Wakizashi while using katanas. It requires 9 Strength and 13 Dexterity to wield which is the highest among the daggers in this guide. 

Wakizashi comes equipped with the Flashstep ability, like the majority of daggers, however, you can upgrade it with additional Ashes of War that best suit your build. Ultimately, the Wakizashi dagger is quite useful in short-range melee combat and can be customized according to the best armor in Elden Ring.

Wakizashi can be found inside the locked cells of Gaol Cave. 

11. The Great Knife

The Great Knife is a solid dagger that provides excellent damage, but as Elden Ring progresses, it loses effectiveness. The Great Knife is excellent against low-level foes, however, it has the advantage of having excellent dexterity and causes Bleed to increase with each attack.

The Great Knife weighs 1.5 and requires a strength level of 6 to use. It can be infused with Ashes of War and Consumables. Additionally, The Great Knife can be upgraded with Smithing Stones.

The Great Knife is very hard to locate and is mostly dropped by Demi-Humans found mostly near the Lux Ruins in Elden Ring.

10. Celebrant’s Sickle

If you value defense and offense, you might consider the Celebrant’s Sickle as the best dagger in Elden Ring. The dexterity stat of the player scales rather well with the use of this weapon, which requires 6 Strength and 11 Dexterity to wield. It has the Quickstep talent like most daggers do, but if you’d choose, you can add other Ashes of War to further enhance it. The best feature of this weapon is the additional 10 Runes that are awarded after each successful strike.

Moreover, Celebrant’s Sickle is a rare weapon that is dropped by the Celebrants wielding it at the Windmill Village, the location where you encounter Godskin Apostle in Elden Ring for the first time.

9. Ivory Sickle

Ivory Sickle is the absolute best dagger in Elden Ring which has a very unique appearance to it, being the least dagger-ish of any on this list mostly because Ivory Sickle looks like a hook. Ivory Sickle daggers are typically a piercing weapon because you would probably want to bring it down in an attack from above and pierce them with the point on the bright side.

Acquiring this dagger is relatively simple, especially in mid-game. So you’re going to head over to the Liurnia Region located near the Purified Ruins and besides the Village of the Albinaurics. Once you’re here, there’s a hill to climb, where you can find Ivory Sickle sitting on the ground behind one of the buildings.

8. Bloodstained Dagger

Bloodstained Dagger with a pretty standard look resembles a machete and has a one-sided bevel to it which curves up slightly at the end. Moreover, its stats are excellent with a maximum attack power of 563, and an average Guarded Damage Negation of 23, and is yet another of the best early game daggers in Elden Ring that comes from loot drop.

Therefore, if you want to pick up this dagger you head over to the Weeping Peninsula, crossing the bridge to get to the Erdtree and kill the Demi-human Chief standing which is not very hard to get this knife. So Bloodstained Dagger is quite simple and straightforward to acquire this dagger early in Elden Ring.

7. Crystal Knife

Crystal Knife, which is the most famous dagger in Elden Ring, has extra magic damage stats and is perfect for the best mage build in Elden Ring. So if you are looking for a dagger that deals extra damage then the Crystal Knife, the best one in Elden Ring then Crystal Knife is the right choice.

Crystal Knife can be found in the chest inside the Raya Lucaria Crystal tunnel, in a storage area three levels down where there’s going to be a bunch of Marionettes around which is not actually that hard to get to because marionettes are decently easy to take care of.

6. Misericorde

Misericorde is the best-looking dagger in the Elden Ring. It’s got the long slender design that would actually make it a really good dagger and does have actually pretty good damage stats. The reason I believe Misericorde is the best early-game dagger in Elden Ring is that the weapon can be located pretty early.

To locate it, you have to head over to Stormville Castle, and then loot Misericorde off a corpse which will be in a large Armory room next to the fortress. Moreover, you will actually need a Stone Sword Key to insert into an Imp Statue that removes the White Fog door.

5. Reduvia

Those seeking critical hit potential may find the Reduvia build and the weapon itself to be the best Dagger in Elden Ring. 

There are two ways to get this either through player invasions or right over at the Murkwater cave the closest one to the Gate Front ruins at the Church of Elleh, where you will also find a Sacred Tear.

Moreover, Reduvia has a couple of advantages as a good stabbing weapon with a special ability if you want to range attack enemies with it, which is quite useful in frontal assaults.

4. Scorpion’s Stinger

Scorpion Stinger is probably the most dangerous weapon in the Elden Ring which is also quite rare and unique. As Scorpion’s Stinger is quite rare, the dagger cannot be purchased and certainly not a random drop.

To locate this dagger, you have to go to the underground region below Liurnia which you can find by completing a quest line which is Ranni’s quest, then get over to the Nokstella Waterfall Basin making your way through to the Lake of Rot. Ultimately, after crossing the lake full of Scarlet Rot, for which you will need berries, you will find Scorpion’s Stinger.

3. Black Knife

One of the hardest enemies to defeat in Elden Ring is The Black Knife Assassins and their weapon of choice is Black Knife which is as lethal as them but worth the effort if you are planning to get a dagger build. However, Black Knife requires high Dexterity and Faith to acquire but highly effective Holy and Physical damage, even punches through the armor.

Moreover, its special Weapon Art, Blade of Death, fires a projectile that swiftly drains enemies’ health and gives plenty of range. The disadvantage of Black Knife is that it’s a bit slow with its Weapon Art which compromises your defense as well as your offense against aggressive opponents, especially in Boss fights.

Black Knife can be obtained at the entrance of Sainted Hero’s Grave by killing the Black Knife Assassin.

2. Glintstone Kris

Glintstone Kris is quite a versatile dagger in both short and medium range requiring 5 Strength, 12 Dexterity, and 16 Intelligence to utilize well, scaling mostly from your Dexterity and Intelligence. Glintstone Kris cannot be infused with Ashes of War or Consumable and can only be upgraded by Somber Smithing Stones.

Moreover, Glintstone Kris is only awarded to players completing the Sorceress Sellen quest line.

1. Cinquedea

The Cinquedea has the most base damage out of all daggers in the Elden Ring. The dagger is one of the most useful daggers to utilize even for strength users, just requiring 10 Strength and 10 Dexterity. Unfortunately, one of the downsides of this dagger is that you can’t add Ashes of War to Cinquedea to further enhance the dagger. Only the skill Quickstep, which is already equipped, is available.

Cinquedea does, however, give a more damage bonus than Bestial Incantations. Moreover, players can defeat enemies off-guard in PvP by using this dagger as most incantations do most of the damage with an additional option to use Bestial Incantation.

My Take On The Best Daggers In Elden Ring

Daggers are ideal weapons for quick recovery and status build, but where they lack is damage. That is why I strongly recommend Reduvia and Black Knife if you want to main daggers. The reasoning behind this is solely because of their Ashes of War. Reduvia allows the player to throw blood projectiles, while Black Knife can throw Black Flame, and both inflict the enemy with some of the most devastating effects in the game.

However, a Parrying Dagger is also an excellent weapon for parrying enemy attacks if you use it off-hand. It’s not as safe as the shield but its parrying windows make it ideal for parry-based combat, so Parrying Dagger is also a good choice in that regard.

In conclusion, Elden Ring features some of the best fighting moments ever, and your knowledge plays a big part in those. As a result, this guide provides all the information necessary about Daggers in the Elden Ring that gaming enthusiasts might find useful. Moreover, the choice of Daggers in the guide is subjective and may vary from player to player.

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