Assassin's Dagger (weapon)



The Assassin's Dagger, also called Assassin Dagger or Assassin, is a recurring dagger in the Final Fantasy series. It is often among the stronger weapons for Thieves and Ninja and inflicts instant death on its targets. Due to this, the weapon proves ineffective against undead enemies, often restoring them to full health.

Final Fantasy
The Assassin Dagger casts Kill on hit, and boosts 30 Attack, 40 Accuracy, 10 Evasion, 3 Agility, and 2 Intelligence. It can be used by all classes except Monk, and is found in the Whisperwind Cove.

Final Fantasy IV
The SNES version was simply called Assassin, but in later release it was called Assassin Dagger without the apostrophe and is the weaker version of the Assassin's Dagger introduced in the Game Boy Advance version. The weak version has an Attack power of 29, Accuracy of 55%, +5 Strength, +5 Agility, +5 Stamina, -10 Intelligence, and -10 Spirit. The weapon can also inflict instant death. This dagger was dummied out and cannot be obtained via normal means. The weapon can still be found within the data of future Final Fantasy IV versions.

The second Assassin's Dagger can be dropped by the Chaotic Knight or bought in the Lunar Ruins. It is the strongest dagger in the game, boosting 130 Attack, as well as 49 Accuracy and +15 Agility. It has a chance to inflict instant death on hit. It only appears in the Advance and The Complete Collection versions.

The weapon is bugged in the North American and original Japanese releases of the Advance version, and does not ever inflict Death on hit. The bug was fixed in the second Japanese release and the European ports. Both version of the Assassin's Dagger are metallic weapons.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
The Assassin's Dagger returns as a high-ranked dagger that provides 85 Attack and 40% Accuracy. It is found in the Depths after defeating Lich. A similar weapon, named the Assassin Knife, exists in the game's code, but was dummied out. It would have been equipped by Cecil, Ceodore, Kain, Rosa, Golbez, Rydia, Palom, Edward, Calca and Brina.

Final Fantasy V
The Assassin's Dagger is one of the twelve Sealed Weapons. It has a 25% chance to cause instant death on a hit, and boasts 78 attack and +1 Speed.

Final Fantasy VI
Assassin's Dagger can be found in the Cave to the Sealed Gate in a chest to the right of the cave's entrance. It has an attack power of 106, +3 Speed, +2 Magic, and has the chance to inflict Instant Death.

It also enables the Runic command, can also be metamorphed from Ninja, Covert, and Outsider, or won in the Dragon's Neck Coliseum by betting the Valiant Knife and defeating a Baalzephon enemy. Betting the Assassin's Dagger will net the player a Swordbreaker if they defeat a Test Rider.

The weapon is affected by the Capture Glitch.

Final Fantasy X
Auron's katana is named the Assassin Blade when equipped with the Deathstrike ability.

Final Fantasy XII
The Assassin's Dagger can be used with the Daggers 2 license for 20 LP. It provides +25 Attack, +5 Speed, and has a 5% chance of instant death on hit. Assassin's Dagger is among the slowest daggers in Final Fantasy XII with 2.06s charge and 1.2s action time, but it is still faster than all other types of weapons, apart from Ninja Swords.

It is sold in Bhujerba and Rabanastre for 1,400 gil.

In the International Zodiac Job System, only the Shikari class is able to equip the Assassin's Dagger. It is equipped via the Daggers 2 license for 20 LP.

Final Fantasy Tactics
The Assassin's Dagger costs 5,000 gil, and instead of causing instant death, like its former appearances, it causes the Doom status. It has 7 Attack and 5% Defense.

Final Fantasy Type-0
The Assassin's Dagger is the second strongest weapon for Rem after her ultimate weapon Orichalcum. It increases her Strength by +59 and has a 10% chance of inflicting Instant Death. It can be bought at the shop in the Arms Institute for 60,000 gil after clearing Mission 3-B on Impossible difficulty.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
Assassin Dagger is a level 45 dagger that provides +38 Attack and is bought for 680 gil.

Bravely Default
The Assassin Dagger can be purchased in Eternia for 10,000 pg. It increases P.ATK by +29 and has a 25% chance of inflicting Instant Death.

Dissidia Final Fantasy
The Assassin's Dagger is a level 64 dagger that adds 43 to Attack and increases the EX Gauge by 20% at the start of the battle. It can be traded for 19,610 gil, a Main Gauche, three Mammoth Tusks, and four Transmogridusts.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
The Assassin's Dagger is now at level 30 and increases ATK +38, DEF +2, and fills the player's EX bar by +10% at the start of a battle. It can be traded for 61,000 gil, a Main Gauche, and an Unknown's Bone.

Final Fantasy All the Bravest
Assassin's Dagger grants +5 to Attack. It can be equipped by Thief, Dancer, Locke, and Rinoa.