01

Start with the risk profile

Dagger routes reward players who can read short attack windows. Before chasing damage, test how safely the weapon can enter and exit a room, and whether your chosen artifacts give you a reliable recovery plan.

Do not copy a pre-1.0 damage number without checking the current upgrade tree. Use the in-game Journal to capture the exact names you are using.

02

Build checklist

Record the weapon branch, attack-speed or damage modifiers, defensive fallback, and the artifact that starts the build. Then test the same setup in normal rooms, an elite encounter, and a boss window.

03

What to publish

A useful dagger guide explains the opening, the safe disengage, the upgrade priority, and what to take when the ideal artifact does not appear. That is more durable than calling one route S-tier without a patch note.

04

Entry and exit are the build

Dagger pages should teach the moment of commitment: approach from an angle, complete the safe part of the attack, then leave before the room closes around you. Attack speed is useful only when the player can still see the exit.

Pair close-range damage with one answer for contact risk, such as sustain, defense, or a reliable space-making effect. The exact item should be verified in the current Journal.

05

Practice drill

Run one room without chasing damage and count how often you leave safely. Then add the first offensive upgrade and repeat. This separates a weapon problem from a route or positioning problem.

Record the replacement artifact that kept the build playable when the preferred drop was missing. That is the detail readers cannot get from a tier label.