Daggers in Dark Souls 3 are a small fast weapons with high attack speed and excellent critical damage, making them the ideal choice for Backstabs.
| Name & Icon | Attack Power Damage Reduction (%) | Requirements
Param Bonus
| Durability / Weight - Attack Type - Skill | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |   |   |   |   |   |    |  |  |  |  |   | 
Skill
| Acquired From | |||
 Parrying Dagger |
50
30
|
-
20
|
-
15
|
-
15
|
-
20
|
110
15
|
5
E
|
14
C
|
-
-
|
-
-
|
40
1.0
|
-
Parry
| Sold by Unbreakable Patches | |||
 Harpe |
52
35
|
-
20
|
-
15
|
-
15
|
-
20
|
100
15
|
8
E
|
10
C
|
-
-
|
-
-
|
45
1.5
|
5 (-/-)
Quickstep
| Dropped by the red eyed enemies at Undead Settlement | |||
 Dagger |
55
35
|
-
20
|
-
15
|
-
15
|
-
20
|
130
15
|
5
E
|
9
C
|
-
-
|
-
-
|
50
1.5
|
5( -/ -)
Quickstep
| Sold by the Shrine Handmaid/ Dropped by undeads in High Wall of Lothric | |||
 Brigand Twindaggers |
55
35
|
-
20
|
-
15
|
-
15
|
-
20
|
110
15
|
10
D
|
18
D
|
-
-
|
-
-
|
50
2.5
|
5 (-/-)
Quickstep
| Looted at Road of Sacrifices | |||
 Scholar's Candlestick |
58
35
|
-
20
|
-
15
|
-
15
|
-
20
|
110
15
|
7
E
|
7
-
|
-
-
|
-
16
|
40
1.5
|
5 (-/-)
Guiding Light
| Drops from Wax Scholars at Grand Archives | |||
 Bandit's Knife |
66
35
|
-
25
|
-
15
|
-
15
|
-
20
|
110
15
|
34
|
6
D
|
12
D
|
-
-
|
-
-
|
?
1.5
|
5
Quickstep
|
Starting equipment:
Thief
| ||
 Handmaid's Dagger |
72
30
|
-
20
|
-
15
|
-
15
|
-
20
|
110
15
| - |
4
E
|
8
E
|
-
-
|
-
-
|
40
0.5
|
10
Blind Spot
| Drops from Handmaids in the Profaned Capital | ||
 Mail Breaker |
75
35
|
-
20
|
-
15
|
-
15
|
-
20
|
130
15
|
7
E
|
12
D
|
-
-
|
-
-
|
50
1.5
|
12 (-/-)
Shield Splitter
| Sorcererstarting weapon/ Looted at High Wall of Lothric | |||
 Corvian Greatknife |
83
40
|
-
25
|
-
20
|
-
20
|
-
25
|
110
20
|
12
E
|
16
E
|
-
-
|
-
-
|
55
2.5
|
10 (-/-)
Blind Spot
| Dropped by dagger-wieldind Corvians at Road of Sacrifices | |||
 Tailbone Short Sword |
90
35
|
0
20
|
0
15
|
0
15
|
0
20
|
110
20
|
8
E
|
14
E
|
-
0
|
-
0
|
50
2.0
|
25 ( -/ -)
Unleash Dragon
| Dropped by enemies at Irythyll Dungeon | |||
 Rotten Ghru Dagger |
54
35
|
-
20
|
-
15
|
-
15
|
-
20
|
100
15
|
34
|
10
E
|
8
E
|
-
0
|
-
0
|
45
2.0
|
5 (-/-)
Quickstep
| Dropped by Ghru at Farron Keep | ||
