I never really see anyone speak about SMN using Daggers,
and I apologize if someone already has...
but I figured, why not try it out myself?
Dagger isn't necessarily good for your avatars damage, but we are given a dagger skill to level up and it can be useful at times.
The TP gain rate for dagger (especially dual wielding if you're subbing DNC) will be pretty quick, and you can have dagger WS's like Energy Drain for MP stealing, which is pretty much another version of Spirit taker, except the mob has to have MP, if I remember correctly, because you're STEALING their MP.
Oh, you're doing Voidwatch in a small party?
Boom. You got dagger skill incase a proc is needed.
And you're having fun at the same time.
Also, as long as you weapon skill first, you can immediatley swap to your staff for your avatar (nirvana, keraunos, frazil, balsam/astralwatcher, etc.) to perform a successful skillchain with your avatar.
And honestly from what I've done so far, my hits land 90% of the time! Hastega II, some pet food (that benefits you as well) and you're set!
I think this would be great for stuff like VW, Delve, Wildskeeper reives, soloing, PVP and BC's.
Gearwise, this is my current set. Very little for the avatar, but giving them something incase I have them out. Caller's pendant for that regain, incase you decide to SC with your avatar and you had apogee up and wanted to magic burst, or you want to use your avatar, like garudas, TP for whispering wind, you have some pet tp building while you're fighting..
(Mindmeld Kris is in my SUB hand and Levante Dagger is in my MAIN hand, this website wont let me switch them to the right spots on here.)
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Also, I'll be making two seperate sets, one for not having an avatar out that fully benefits myself, and another benefiting myself but also my pet (perp cost etc), but this is what im using in the meantime.
And to the other SMN who are figuring out ways to do crazy damage to delve bosses, I'm sure they'll figure something crazy out with dagger.
**Remember don't get too serious here, I know STAFF is better for us period, and then club. But we were given a dagger skill, so why not have fun and put a little use to it??