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This guide lists all the Dagger's skill specializations in Throne and Liberty (TL). Read on for the upgrade cost and effects for each skill specialization!
| Dagger Guides | |
|---|---|
| List of All Daggers | Dagger Builds |
| Dagger Tier List | Dagger Skill Specializations |
List of Contents
 Cleaving Moonlight (Default) |
Charges to a designated target up to 3m away, attacking every enemy within a 1.5m radius 3 times. Each attack deals 110% + 4, and Off-Hand Weapon Activation deals damage 4 times. |
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| Specialization | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Bonus Damage |
5 | Deals additional damage equal to 27% of +5 to a Poisoned Target. Cannot be stacked with Effect Accumulation Specialization. |
 Attack Speed ▲ |
5 | Attack Speed increases by 15% while consecutive use is activated. |
 Effect Accumulation |
7 | Applies Weaken: Thunderclouds. Thunderclouds lasts for 6s, decreasing Melee, Ranged, and Magic Endurance by 18 per stack. Stacks up to 20 times. Cannot be stacked with Bonus Damage Specialization. |
 Consecutive Use |
10 | Can be used 1 additional time if used within 3s. |
 Shadow Strike (Default) |
Moves behind a target and deals damage equal to 200% of Base Damage. Has a 52% chance to Bind the target for 2s and apply Silence: Poison for 4s. |
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Shadow Escape (Shadow Escape Specialization) |
Moves behind a target and deals damage equal to 200% of Base Damage. Has a 52% chance to Bind the target for 2s and apply Silence: Poison for 4s. Can go back to the original casting location if used again within 6s. |
| Specialization | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Effect Accumulation |
5 | Applies Weaken: Thunder Clouds. Thunderclouds lasts for 6s, decreasing Melee, Ranged, and Magic Endurance by 17 per stack. Stacks up to 20 times. |
 Effect Duration ▲ |
5 | Bind Duration increases by 1s. |
 Range ▲ |
5 | Range +40%. |
 Shadow Escape |
10 | Moves to the casting location if used again within 6s. |
 Inject Venom (Default) |
Adds Weaken: Poison effect to all attacks for 9s. Poison lasts for 6s and deals 2.3% of Base Damage + 1 damage per stack every second, while decreasing Health Regen by 4% per stack. Stacks up to 20 times. Reusing the skill within 9s will trigger a stabbing attack with the both hands, where stab inflicts 90% + 3 damage, and then turn to inflict additional 135% + 5 damage. The turning attack is increased by 2% per each Poison stack. |
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 Lightning Infusion (Lightning Infusion Specialization) |
Adds Weaken: Thunderclouds effect to all attacks for 9s. Thunderclouds lasts for 6s, and decreases Melee, Ranged, Magic Endurance by 6 per stack. Stacks up to 20 times. Reusing the skill within 9s will trigger a stabbing attack with the both hands, where stab inflicts 110% + 4 damage, and then turn to inflict additional 240% + 9 damage. Applies Weaken: Thunderclouds to every target within a 3m radius of the target. |
| Specialization | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Effect Duration ▲ |
5 | Increases the Duration of Poison or Thunderclouds by 2s. |
 Cooldown ▼ |
5 | Cooldown decreases by 3s. |
 Resource Cost ▼ |
3 | Mana Cost decreases by 25%. |
| Lightning Infusion |
10 | Adds Weaken: Thunderclouds effect to all attacks for 9s. Thunderclouds last for 6s, and decreases Melee, Ranged, Magic Endurance by 17 per stack. Stacks up to 20 times. Reusing the skill within 9s will trigger a stabbing attack with the both hands, where each stab inflicts 120% +25 damage, then dealing an additional 180% +38 damage. Applies Weaken: Thunderclouds to every target within a 3m radius of the target. |
 Brutal Incision (Default) |
Deals 450% of Base Damage + 92 damage, and removes the target’s Thunderclouds effect. The damage is amplified by 15% against bosses. When the target’s remaining Health is 50% or less, Critical Hit 600% ▲. Critical Damage 20% ▲. |
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 Thunderclouds Bombing (Thunderclouds Bombing Specialization) |
Deal 180% of Base Damage + 37 damage, and removes the target's Thunderclouds effect. The damage is amplified by 15% against monsters. When the target's remaining Health is 50% or less, Critical Hit Chance increases by 600. If the target is affected by Weaken: Thunderclouds, they take 36% + 7 Bonus Damage and the damage is boosted by 100% per stack. Critical Damage increases by 20%. |
| Specialization | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Cooldown ▼ |
7 | Attacking a target with 20 Thunderclouds stacks decreases the Cooldown by 30%. |
| Damage ▲ |
5 | Damage dealt to a Poisoned target increases by 15. Cannot be stacked with Thunderclouds Bombing Specialization. |
| Thunderclouds Bombing |
7 | Deals 240% of Base Damage +74 damage, and removes the target’s Thunderclouds effect. The damage is amplified by 15% against bosses. When the target’s remaining Health is 50% or less, Critical Hit increases by 600. If the target is affected by Weaken: Thunderclouds, they receive 48% +15 additional damage and the damage is boosted by 100% per stack. Critical Damage increases by 20%. Cannot be stacked with Damage ▲ Specialization. |
 Vampiric Strike (Default) |
Deals damage equal to 130% of Base Damage + 5. Recovers 16%of the inflicted damage as Health. |
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 Vampiric Strike (Additional Hit Specialization) |
Deals damage equal to 130% of Base Damage + 5, and inflicts additional damage equal to 39% of the inflicted damage + 2. Recovers 16% of the damage dealt as Health. |
| Specialization | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Boost Effects |
5 | Increases Vampiric draining by 15%. |
| Additional Hit |
7 | Additionally deals damage equal to 60% of Damage +9. |
 Umbral Spirit (Default) |
Deals additional 25% of Base Damage + 3 upon a Melee Critical Hit for 6s. Delivers 2 additional attacks against targets you have Poisoned, each attack dealing 5% of Base Damage + 1. Activates once per attack. |
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 Thunder Spirit (Thunder Spirit Specialization) |
Deals 35% of Base Damage + 4 Bonus Damage to the target if your attack was a Melee Critical Hit for 6s. If the target is affected by Wet or Thunderclouds, inflict 28% of Base Damage + 3 to 2 random enemies within a 5m radius of the target. |
| Specialization | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Duration ▲ |
5 | Duration increases by 1.5s. |
| Damage ▲ |
5 | Additional damage increases by 30% for Poison attacks. Cannot be stacked with Thunder Spirit Specialization. |
 Thunder Spirit |
7 | Deals 52% of Base Damage + 21 Bonus Damage to the target if your attack was a Melee Critical Hit for 6s. If the target is affected by Wet or Thunderclouds, inflict 41.6% of Base Damage + 17 to 2 random enemies within a 5m radius of the target. |
 Knife Throwing (Default) |
Throws 5 daggers in the designated direction up to 4.8 times the Attack Range. Each dagger deals 60% of Base Damage, with an 80% chance of decreasing the target’s Move Speed by 26.5% and Incoming Heal by 26.5% for 6s. |
|---|---|
 Lightning Throw (Lightning Throw Specialization) |
Throws 5 knives to the designated direction up to 4.8 times the normal Attack Range. Each knife deals 60% of Base Damage. Inflicts Weaken effect that decreases Magic, Melee, and Ranged Endurance by 10. If the target has wet or Thunderclouds, a random enemy within 5m radius will receive the same damage |
| Specialization | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Additional Hit |
3 | Increase the number of knives by 1. |
| Effect Duration ▲ |
5 | Effect Duration increases by 2s. |
| Cooldown ▼ |
3 | Cooldown decreaes by 3s. |
| Lightning Throw |
7 | Throws 5 daggers to the designated direction up to 4.8 times the normal Attack Range. Each dagger deals 60% of Base Damage. Decreases Ranged, Melee, and Magic Endurance by 110. If the target has Wet or Thunderclouds, a random enemy within a 5m radius will receive the same damage. |
 Ankle Strike (Default) |
Wrath Attack: Deals damage equal to 170% of Base Damage + 2. Against Bound, Sleeping, or Stunned targets, or those using Static Defense, has a 68% chance to apply Collision: Prone. Cannot be used while moving. |
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| Specialization | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Off-Hand Weapon Activation |
5 | Upon hit, Off-Hand Weapon Activation Rate increases by 30% for 3s. |
 Expand Conditions |
5 | Knocks target Prone and decreases targets' Move Speed decrease. |
 Camouflage Cloak (Default) |
Becomes Stealthed for 3.5s, unable to be targeted. Removes all Bind and Move Speed Reduction effects. Your first attack while Stealthed is a guaranteed Critical Hit. IF you are hit, or Morph, or becomes a target of Collision, Stun, or Sleep, you will no longer be Stealthed. |
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| Specialization | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Duration ▲ |
5 | Duration increases by 2s. Cannot be stacked with Cooldown ▼ Specialization. |
| Cooldown ▼ |
3 | Cooldown decreases by 10%. Cannot be stacked with Duration ▲ Specialization. |
 Immune to CC |
7 | When using the skill, immunity against Weaken, Stun, Petrification, Sleep, Silence, Terror, Bind, and Collision is added for 3s. Any already applied CC is not removed. |
 Fatal Stigma (Default) |
Marks the target, decreasing Incoming Heal by 60% for 3s. Deals 325% of Base Damage + 51. Deals 3% additional damage per stack against targets you have applied Poisoned or Thunderclouds to. The damage is amplified by 40% against bosses. |
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 Fatal Stigma (AoE Damage Specialization) |
Leaves a Stigma on the target that decreases Healing Received by 60% for 3s. At the end of the duration, the target takes 325% of Base Damage + 51 damage. Each stack of the user's Poison or Thunderclouds active on the target increases damage by 3% against normal targets and by 40% against monsters. |
| Specialization | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Damage ▲ |
5 | Damage increases proportional to the target's lost Health. |
| Range ▲ |
7 | The Skill casting range increases by 4.8 times. |
| Cooldown Resets |
3 | If the target dies while Branded, the skill Cooldown resets. Even if the target dies from Fatal Stigma, Cooldown resets. |
 Area Damage |
5 | Deal the same damage to targets within a 3m radius from the target. |
 Phantom Smokescreen (Default) |
A special skill that can only be grown with Precious Training Books: Omnipotence. Creates a 3m radius Phantom Smokescreen that lasts for 3s. Party members within the area always evade all Magic and Ranged projectiles. |
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 Phantom Smokescreen (Improved Smokescreen Specialization) |
Creates a 3m radius Phantom Smokescreen that lasts for 3s. Party members within the area always evade all projectiles. |
| Specialization | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Duration ▲ |
5 | The area's duration increases by 1s. |
 Evasion ▲ |
7 | Always evades melee projectiles. |
 Frenzied Sword Dance (Default) |
A special growth skill that can only be grown with Precious Training Books: Omnipotence. Approach the target and deal 160% + 18 of the basic damage. Attack 7 times in quick succession. The 7 attacks will be spread out amongst all valid targets within 6m. |
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 Mad Sword Dance (Mad Sword Dance Specialization) |
Approach the target and deal 160% of Base Damage + 18. Attacks 3 times consecutively. Can be used 1 more time within 3s. |
| Specialization | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Cooldown ▼ |
3 | Skill cooldown decreases by 15%. |
| Effect Accumulation |
3 | Applies Weaken: Thunderclouds. Thunderclouds lasts for 6s, decreasing Melee, Ranged, and Magic Endurance by 17 per stack. Stacks up to 20 times. |
 Mad Sword Dance |
5 | Approach the target and deal 160% + 23 of the basic damage. Attacks 3 times consecutively. Can be used one more time if used again within 3s. |
| Skill Specialization Explained | Skill Enchantment Guide | How to Transfer Skill Levels |
| All Weapon Skills |
| Skill Specialization by Weapon Type | |||
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 Crossbow |
 Dagger |
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 Greatsword |
 Longbow |
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 Staff |
 Sword and Shield |
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 Wand |
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