Livid Dagger

The Livid Dagger is a Dungeon Sword. It is arguably the most popular sword due to its 100%, 100% , and backstab ability.

When it was first released, this sword was by far the best sword in the game, because it had an ability that allowed it to do 50% more damage, with 150% more damage on back stabs. That makes even front hits do orders of magnitudes more than any other weapon in the game at the time.

After a nerf, its base damage was marginally lower than the Aspect of the Dragons, however the high Attack Speed allows players to hit twice as often, doubling their DPS. In addition, the max and  allows players to use talisman reforges such as Shaded or Strong as opposed to Strange or Bloody.

Comparing it to the Shadow Fury or a Warped Aspect of the End, most people will choose Livid Dagger due to its 100% Bonus Attack Speed. However, Shadow Fury can achieve 100% Bonus Attack Speed by reforging talismans correctly, and still do more damage than Livid Dagger. However, the latter is almost twice as expensive. However, even compared to a Flower of Truth, a similarly priced weapon, when talismans are reforged correctly the Flower of Truth will only do slightly less damage, give the same 100% Attack Speed that the dagger boasts, but gives a powerful right click attack as well as giving high amounts of strength when using a Baby Yeti. For these reasons, a Livid Dagger may not be suitable for everyone.

Obtaining
The Livid Dagger is a weapon that can be unlocked in the Dungeon Post-Boss Chest or by killing Livid 150 times. It costs 7 million coins (or 5.6 million coins if Mayor Paul is elected) to buy this weapon from a Dungeons Reward Chest.

Essence Crafting
This sword can be upgraded with wither essence.

Trivia

 * The ability of the sword is very similar to the backstab ability of the Thief in Advanced Dungeons and Dragons.
 * Before the September 24, Livid Dagger Patch, this item was one of the best items in the game, outclassing both a Gilded Midas' Sword and a Warped Aspect of the End.
 * The same patch also fixed a bug where hitting a dragon always counting as a backstab regardless of its position.
 * You can hit mythological creatures without the required Griffin pet using its Throw ability.

Tips

 * Generally, inside dungeons, Shadow Fury will be better than Livid Dagger due to talisman reforges making less of an impact on damage than outside dungeons use due to the fact that most of your stats will come from armor and weapons. However, outside dungeons, a Livid Dagger is better for those who do not have a lot of talismans.
 * A common misconception is that having 100% Attack Speed doubles your damage per second, which is true but only to a certain extent. Unless your back is against the wall and there is a miniboss that you can spam click 4 times a second, you will not be doing double DPS. Having 100% Attack Speed doubles your potential damage per second, but realistically it is not going to make you do double the DPS.