Dagger is the fastest weapon in Sephiria. Individual hits are weak, but the attack rate is so high that a well-built Dagger run out-DPSs almost everything once crits and on-hit effects stack up. The Swift Assassin build turns that into a blender of critical hits and evasions.
This build lives on uptime. The more you are attacking, the more your passives trigger. Your defense comes from simply not being where the enemy’s hit lands.
Speed Is Defense
With Dagger you rarely block. Instead you dash through attacks and keep swinging. Items that boost Evasion, Attack Speed, and Critical Chance define the build.
Scaling Through Volume
Because you land dozens of hits per fight, any per-hit effect — crit, burn, life steal — is multiplied by your swing count. Stack effects that trigger on hit rather than on a long cooldown.
Recommended Artifacts
Prioritize Precision and Shadow tagged items. Precision feeds the crit stacking that the Dagger’s hit rate multiplies, and Shadow rewards evasive play with cooldown refunds.
Key Artifacts
These items are referenced from our artifact catalog and form the backbone of this build.
Academy Fountain Pen
Evasion cuts Grimoire cooldowns and adds Grimoire Damage per Evasion — ideal for a dodgy playstyle.
Ebony Scale
Critical Chance per tablet owned — pairs with a tablet-heavy run.
Charm of Aspiration
A Precision staple that supports crit-focused daggers.
Bloodstone Earrings
Flat Life Steal keeps you healthy during relentless aggression.
Faultfinder Needle
Precision item that rewards accurate, repeated strikes.
Recommended Tablets
Pro Tips
- Dash cancels your recovery — chain dash into attack to stay untouchable.
- Crit Chance and on-hit effects scale better than flat damage here.
- A tablet-heavy inventory supercharges Ebony Scale’s crit bonus.
Related Builds
Precision Critical: The Glass Cannon Crit Stack
Push Critical Chance to the moon with tablets. Every hit becomes a crit.
Shadow Evasion: The Untouchable
Evade everything, refund everything. A flow-state build where defense is simply not getting hit.
Katana: The Precision Ronin Build
Long reach, precise thrusts, and a brutal critical ceiling. Skill expression at its finest.