Dragon dagger



The dragon dagger is the strongest dagger available outside of Daemonheim and can be wielded by members who have at least level 60 Attack and have done the Lost City quest. Dragon daggers are affordable, accurate, fast, and poisonable weapons that have a special attack, called Puncture, which consists of two quick strikes at an opponent, with slightly increased accuracy and damage than normal, using up 25% of the special attack bar. The dragon dagger is extremely popular among players of all combat levels. Because of its special attack, it is a popular weapon in PvP combat as it is cheap but very effective.

Prices for a dragon dagger vary according to its poison level. The un-poisoned dagger can be purchased in the Zanaris marketplace for 30,000 coins, from the travelling merchant Rasolo standing by the Baxtorian Falls for 30,000 coins, at Blades by Urbi in Sophanem for 45,000 coins (from the player's own stock), and at the Grand Exchange in Varrock. An un-poisoned dragon dagger is almost never seen, as it is mainly used because of its speed and ability to be poisoned.

Alternatively, players with a level 65 Hunter can hunt magpie implings in the Impetuous Impulses activity and potentially receive one as loot. The dragon dagger is also a drop from a few high-levelled revenants found in the Wilderness, as well as a drop from ivory statues. Poisoned Dragon Daggers can be obtained as a drop from K'ril Tsutsaroth and unpoisoned Dragon Daggers can also be obtained as a reward from an Elite Clue scroll.

With the release of the dragon claws the price of the dragon dagger has dropped. This is probably because the claws can hit harder (a +56 strength bonus compared to the +40 of the dragon dagger), are just as fast, and have an arguably better special attack. However, the sheer availability and much lower price of the dragon dagger remain a big selling point. Furthermore, dragon claws are two-handed and lack the ability to be poisoned. The claws can hit up to around 460-230-120-100 (920) damage under perfect conditions, which equals a 1840 with both specials, while under the same conditions, the dragon dagger can hit 500-500 four times for a total of 4000 life points from 4 specials. However, in PvP, this damage would not be possible. When PKing, a dragon dagger is highly dependent on the player's attack bonuses and Attack level.

As of 13 January 2009, the dragon dagger and all its poisoned variants are now split on CoinShare.

Dragon daggers are usually very difficult to buy on the Grand Exchange and are often sold for over 50k to people with a high enough trade limit.

Special attack
The dragon dagger's special attack, Puncture, consists of two quick strikes at your opponent, with slightly increased accuracy and damage than normal. High-level players, if lucky, can hit over 900 with a single special attack. Due to the fact that the special only uses 25% of the special attack bar, even a high-level opponent could be killed in a matter of seconds. This special is considered one of the best special attacks of the more affordable weapons in the game, and players will sometimes carry a dragon dagger in addition to their main weapon to cause 8 quick hits and a considerable chance of inflicting poison on their foe. However, this is dependent on the player's attack level, with lower levels strongly decreasing the chance of a successful special, especially against people wearing high defence armour.

The highest known unglitched special so far is 560-560 which was done using a castlewar brace, Turmoil, Vesta's chainbody and legs, berserker ring (i), barrows gloves, dragon boots, an amulet of strength, and a dragonfire shield. Under normal conditions (e.g., in player-versus-player combat) 560-560 would not be possible.

Both dragon daggers and dragon longswords can only be used after completion of the Lost City quest.

''As with all dragon equipment, this item cannot be made from raw materials using the Smithing skill. The dragon platebody and the dragon sq shield can be smithed from their component parts.''

Trivia

 * Being one of the most used weapons on PvP worlds many players will pay nearly double its price for it.
 * There appears to be a dragon dagger on the shop shelf at Reggie's shop in Fist of guthix although he doesn't sell them.
 * Dragon daggers are commonly used with their special attack to hit double four times; this is often seen with the poisonous version in PvP or Clan Wars.
 * A dragon dagger p++ used to be named "dragon dagger super poison." This is how it got the name "dds."
 * Rasolo used to sell Dragon daggers for 60k each, this has been reduced to 30k after a few years.
 * It is possible to get four hitsplashes using Dragon dagger. It can be done by using the Dragon dagger special, (if there is poison in it) poison damage and the normal weapons damage (Such as Dragon scimitar or longsword)
 * Despite being a metallic weapon, this weapon has +1 Magic attack/defence.
 * Despite the Dragon Longsword and Lost city being released on 27 February 2002, the dragon dagger was not added until 25 February 2004, making the Dragon Longsword the only reward for completing the quest upon its release.
 * On 1 item Bounty Hunter worlds, the Dragon dagger (mainly poisoned versions) is one of the most used weapons. Many players use this to rush other players, hoping to get a quick kill and good loot.
 * When you use the special and the second strike kills the target, you get exp for what the hit would have been on the second hit, meaning more exp than what you really hit.
 * The Dragon Dagger and the Keris are the only two daggers in the game that the players hold with a reverse grip.