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  or  as opposed to  or

Compared to the Shadow Fury or the Warped Aspect of the End, most people would prefer the Livid Dagger due to its 100%. Although the Shadow Fury can achieve 100% Attack Speed from talisman reforges, the Livid Dagger is preferred due to its flexibility and ease to setup. In addition, the Shadow Fury is almost twice as expensive and only specializes in single hit damage, which is only useful for Dragons.

The Livid Dagger should be used in tandem with a Flower of Truth, a similarly priced weapon, since the former specializes in DPS while the latter specializes in area damage. Thus, using the two together will lead to a powerful combination.

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 Loot 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.
 * This 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

 * 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.