Knives

The essentials

The best: Dynamo dagger (Attack 155) — make it in the Krak Pot, Darting dagger ×1 + Agate of evolution ×3 + Purple orb ×3 — alchemiracle when making “Dashing dagger”: 10–40% depending on the hero's Deftness (300–999).
Next: Dashing dagger (148), Darting dagger (140), Deft dagger (132)

All 21, from the best attack to the worst

Rank	Item	Attack	Vocations	Simplest way to get it
1	Dynamo dagger	155	Warrior, Mage, Thief	make it in the Krak Pot, Darting dagger ×1 + Agate of evolution ×3 + Purple orb ×3 — alchemiracle when making “Dashing dagger”: 10–40% depending on the hero's Deftness (300–999).
2	Dashing dagger	148	Warrior, Mage, Thief	make it in the Krak Pot, Darting dagger ×1 + Agate of evolution ×3 + Purple orb ×3.
3	Darting dagger	140	Warrior, Mage, Thief	make it in the Krak Pot, Deft dagger ×1 + Agate of evolution ×1 + Purple orb ×1.
4	Deft dagger	132	Warrior, Mage, Thief	make it in the Krak Pot, Dashing dagger ×1 + Reset stone ×1.
5	Flame tang	122	Warrior, Mage, Thief	make it in the Krak Pot, Gladius ×1 + Sunstone ×1 + Crimson coral ×3.
6	Pruning knife	114	Warrior, Mage, Thief	from a quest, Quest 183 “Poison Needle 1 Ow 1” (Swinedimples, post-game): every time.
7	Gladius	102	Warrior, Mage, Thief	buy it, 31,200 G (Stornway – Weapon Shop (post-game)).
8	Soul breaker	87	Warrior, Mage, Thief	make it in the Krak Pot, Sword breaker ×1 + Life bracer ×1 + Spirit bracer ×1.
9	Fenrir fang	80	Warrior, Mage, Thief	make it in the Krak Pot, Icicle dirk ×1 + Ice crystal ×5 + Magic beast horn ×3.
10	Sword breaker	74	Warrior, Mage, Thief	buy it, 15,500 G (Upover – Weapon Shop).
11	Icicle dirk	62	Warrior, Mage, Thief	buy it, 9,600 G (Wormwood Creek – Weapon & Armour Shop).
12	Dread dagger	57	Warrior, Mage, Thief	make it in the Krak Pot, Batterfly knife ×1 + Disturbin' turban ×1 + Butterfly wing ×5.
13	Assassin's dagger	54	Warrior, Mage, Thief	buy it, 7,000 G (Gleeba, Batsureg – Weapon & Armour Shop).
14	Deadly nightblade	42	Warrior, Mage, Thief	buy it, 2,900 G (Bloomingdale).
15	Batterfly knife	38	Warrior, Mage, Thief	make it in the Krak Pot, Poison moth knife ×1 + Coagulant ×3 + Butterfly wing ×3.
16	Poison moth knife	24	Warrior, Mage, Thief	buy it, 1,250 G (Coffinwell – Weapon & Armour Shop, Alltrades Abbey – Interior B1).
17	Divine dagger	18	Warrior, Mage, Thief	buy it, 640 G (Stornway – Weapon Shop, Coffinwell – Weapon & Armour Shop).
18	Bronze knife	10	Warrior, Mage, Thief	buy it, 200 G (Stornway – Weapon Shop, Coffinwell – Weapon & Armour Shop).
19	Paring knife	4	Warrior, Mage, Thief	buy it, 70 G (Stornway – Weapon Shop).
20	Falcon knife earring	1	Warrior, Mage, Thief	buy it, 15,800 G (Bloomingdale, Gleeba).
20	Poison needle	1	Warrior, Mage, Thief	buy it, 1,900 G (Dourbridge, Bloomingdale).

Values read from each item's record; “Vocations”: those that can equip it on their own (a mastery at 100 skill points lets every vocation equip a weapon type).

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