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In-game description

Dagger with a large hand guard.

Intended to be used in the left hand, thereby complementing a piercing sword or identical blade held in the right to enable a distinctive style of fighting.

Skill

ParryFP 0 · Ash of War, changeable

Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance. This provides an opening to perform a critical hit.Ash of War: Parry

Compatible Ashes of War (51)

These Ashes of War can be applied to this weapon.

Where to find

Map pending

LocationWestern rooms above Shadow Keep's Main Gate Plaza

Scadu Altus

Starting Site of Grace: Main Gate Plaza

Before you go

To enter the Realm of Shadow, defeat Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood, then touch the withered arm in Mohg's arena at Mohgwyn Palace.
Access the Realm of Shadow and defeat the Golden Hippopotamus.

From Highroad Cross in Scadu Altus, follow the main road north to Shadow Keep's southern gate. Ride the entrance lift and activate Shadow Keep Main Gate grace.
Defeat Golden Hippopotamus in the plaza. This is the front-door route; the flooded Church District provides a different way into the keep.
From Main Gate Plaza, climb the western stairs and turn right after the first flight. Turn right again in the corridor to enter the small room with a Black Knight.
Defeat or avoid the knight and loot the corpse in the room's left corner for Main-gauche.

Map location pending

Notes

Requires 7 Strength and 15 Dexterity, and weighs 2. Standard Physical damage favors Dexterity, with a smaller Strength contribution.
Despite being a Dagger, it pairs as a Thrusting Sword: put it in the left hand beside a right-hand Thrusting Sword, or use two Main-gauches. An ordinary Dagger does not give it the usual paired Dagger moveset.
The second paired attack uses only the right-hand weapon and hits three times. The off-hand dagger therefore does not add its damage or status to every contact in that attack.
Has thrusting heavy attacks like Miséricorde, Glintstone Kris and Scorpion's Stinger. Its actual Pierce counterhits can benefit from Spear Talisman.
Has a critical rating of 110. That helps backstabs and ripostes, but does not mean every paired stab deals 10% more damage.
Starts with Parry, costing no FP. Its dagger parry has a more forgiving active window than a Thrusting Sword using Parry, but still needs the enemy's attack to be parryable.
Replacing Parry changes the skill-button action. Equipping it in the left hand alone does not create a magical retaliation effect or allow every boss attack to be parried.
Uses ordinary Smithing Stones to +25. Can use compatible Ashes of War. Grease or a weapon enchantment can be applied while using an affinity that allows weapon buffs.
An enchantment applies to the weapon it is cast on, rather than automatically coating both members of the pair. Their different damage and buildup still matter during combined attacks.
The Black Knight guards a corpse pickup in Shadow Keep's western rooms above Main Gate Plaza. Farming that knight for a random dagger drop is unnecessary.