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For the Dark Souls variant, see Parrying Dagger.
For the Dark Souls II variant, see Parrying Dagger (Dark Souls II).

The Parrying Dagger is a dagger in Dark Souls III.

In-Game Description

Dagger with a greatly curved guard.
A dagger made especially for parrying which is usually equipped in one's left hand in place of a shield.
Skill: Parry
Deflect an attack when timed properly and follow up with a critical hit. Works while equipped in either hand.

Availability[]

Sold by Unbreakable Patches for 2,000 souls.

Characteristics[]

As the name and descriptions suggest, this weapon is used almost exclusively for parrying. It is not recommended to use this a main weapon as its base damage and scaling are incredibly poor, even while having a high critical modifier.

Even then its window for parries are equal to that of a medium shield, requiring you to adjust if you are used to most other parry tools.

Moveset[]

Attack Description
One-handed
Weak Attack
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One-handed
Strong Attack
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Two-handed
Weak Attack
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Two-handed
Strong Attack
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Jump Attack ???
Running Attack ???
Rolling Attack ???
Kick ???
Off-handed
Weak Attack
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Off-handed
Strong Attack
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Upgrades[]

Reinforced with Titanite.

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