Dagger (class 5)

The Dagger (class 5) from the Stealing Creation activity is made by using a piece of class 5 Sacred Clay on a Creation kiln. It is a melee weapon that requires 80 Attack to wield and 80 Smithing to make.

Some players consider this weapon overpowered, as it is more accurate than a godsword while being twice as fast, though it has a lower strength bonus, +75 compared to +132. Many players use this weapon to kill other players while not risking anything if they activate the Protect Item prayer. This is a very common tactic to deal with players with Ancient magics, because their magic robes have no melee defence and damage can quickly build up. Dagger-wielders could easily fight till they die and return to the battle again immediately as long as they have the prayer active.

Like all other Stealing Creation equipment, this item can be traded freely between players who are on the same team during the activity.

This dagger, along with all the other classes of daggers, have the attack speed equivalent of throwing knives/darts in accurate stance or shortbows/slings in rapid stance, making it the fastest melee weapon in RuneScape. It can only be used in Stealing Creation, however.

It should be noted that all three types of melee weapons in Stealing Creation with the same class have the same Strength bonuses, +75 in the case of class 5 weapons. The only differences are speed and accuracy, and the fact that the warhammer is 2-handed. However, the latter is not an issue as their are no off-hand items available in Stealing Creation.

Trivia

 * This weapon, along with the other daggers available in Stealing Creation, is the fastest melee weapon in the game, and the only means by which a player can use a melee attack with speed 7.
 * Previously, it was possible to smuggle items from the activity and use them outside of it. The class 5 dagger, due to its fast attack speed and high strength and stab bonuses, was one of the most commonly smuggled items, along with the other class 5 weapons. Smuggled items were used for multiple tasks, ranging from Slayer tasks and boss hunting to staking at the Duel Arena and even PKing. This glitch was fixed in a hidden update, and all smuggled equipment was removed. In addition, some of the more flagrant abusers had lengthy bans placed on their accounts, ranging from several weeks to permanent (for those who PKed or staked with the smuggled items). Finally, Jagex has also implemented a measure that causes smuggled items to dissapear if used, equipped, or consumed outside of Stealing Creation in order to prevent further abuse.
 * This weapon is most often used to rush the enemy, because its fast and the enemy has not yet prepared supplies to defend themselves. Though it is the least accurate class 5 melee weapon, it is the fastest, making it very efficient in comparison to the other melee weapons, because most players run from combat in Stealing Creation.