Dagger (weapon type)

The Dagger in Final Fantasy X-2.

Daggers (短剣, Tanken?), also known as Dirks, or Knives, are recurring weapons throughout the Final Fantasy series, mostly associated with the Thief and Ninja classes. The daggers that reoccur most are: Gladius, Mage Masher, Sword Breaker, Main Gauche, Assassin's Dagger, and Orichalcum.

Appearances

Final Fantasy

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The Cat Claws.

Thieves, Warriors, Red Mages, and Black Mages can equip daggers.

List of daggers:

• Knife
• Dagger
• Mythril Knife
• Mage Masher
• Cat Claws
• Gladius
• Orichalcum
• Assassin's Dagger
• Lust Dagger

Final Fantasy II

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The Orichalcum.

Every character can equip knives, but only Leila comes equipped with one by default.

List of knives:

• Knife
• Dagger
• Mythril Knife
• Main Gauche
• Ohricalum
• Ripper
• Cat Claws
• Dragon Claws
• Dancing Dagger (PSP)

Final Fantasy III

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The Knife.

The Freelancer, Thief, and Ninja job classes can equip Daggers, furthermore, Ninjas can also Throw them.

List of daggers:

• Knife
• Dagger
• Mythril Knife
• Spark Dagger (3D)
• Main Gauche
• Poison Dagger
• Orialcon (NES)
• Behemoth Knife (3D)
• Air Knife
• Dark Knife (3D)
• Lust Dagger (3D)
• Gladius (3D)

Final Fantasy IV

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The Mage Masher.

Cecil, Kain, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, and Edge can equip daggers. The Kitchen Knife is considered a dagger, but unequippable. It's the most powerful throwing item for Edge, with an attack power of 255.

List of daggers:

• Mythril Knife
• Dancing Dagger
• Mage Masher
• Triton's Dagger
• Assassin's Dagger
• Kitchen Knife
• Assassin Dagger (Dummied)

Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-

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• Mythril Knife

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

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• Knife
• Dagger
• Mythril Knife
• Dancing Dagger
• Assassin's Dagger
• Triton's Dagger
• Phase Cutter
• Kitchen Knife
• Assassin Knife (Dummied)

Final Fantasy V

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The Assassin's Dagger.

Freelancers, Cannoneers, Thieves, Gladiators, and Dancers can equip daggers. The Ninja job class's ability also allows the character to Throw daggers. Knives deal damage based on the attacker's Strength and Agility.

List of daggers:

• Knife
• Dagger
• Mythril Knife
• Mage Masher
• Main Gauche
• Orichalcum Dirk
• Dancing Dagger
• Air Knife
• Thief Knife
• Chicken Knife
• Assassin Dagger
• Man-Eater
• Gladius (GBA/mobile)
• Sabre (Dummied)

Final Fantasy VI

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Various daggers.

Daggers, or Dirks, can be equipped by some characters, however, there are universal daggers which can be equipped by all characters except Umaro. Locke has his own exclusive daggers. Shadow can also Throw daggers. All daggers enables the Runic command, and a select few can enable the Bushido command.

List of daggers:

• Dagger
• Mythril Knife
• Main Gauche
• Air Knife
• Thief's Knife
• Assassin's Dagger
• Valiant Knife
• Man-Eater
• Swordbreaker
• Gladius
• Zwill Crossblade (GBA)

Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-

Template:Sideicon Knives are used by the Knife (Female) character.

List of knives:

• Knife
• Dagger
• Shark
• Improved Shark

Final Fantasy IX

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Weapon used by thieves.

Dagger's description.

Zidane is the only character that can equip daggers, however, later, he can equip "thief swords".

List of daggers:

• Dagger
• Mage Masher
• Mythril Dagger
• Gladius
• Zorlin Shape
• Orihalcon

Final Fantasy X-2

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Final Fantasy XI

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The Jambiya.

A variety of jobs can equip daggers, but it generally finds the most use by the Thief, Corsair, and Dancer classes. Daggers are low damage, low delay weapons that gain little TP per hit but are capable of attacking very quickly.

Many daggers offer bonuses to a player's stats or additional effect bonuses to make up for its weak damage per hit. Dagger Weapon Skills are by themselves not very impressive, but can be explosively powerful when used in tandem with a Thief's abilities, like Sneak Attack and Trick Attack.

Notable daggers:

• Mandau
• Vajra
• Azoth
• Perseus' Harpe
• Thanatos Baselard
• Jambiya
• Heart Snatcher
• Ponderous Gully
• Khimaira Jambiya
• Carnwenhan
• Swordbreaker
• Blau Dolch
• Misericorde
• Stylet
• Ermine's Tail
• Sirocco Kukri

Final Fantasy XII

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The Danjuro.

By equipping the appropriate licenses, any character can equip one-handed daggers. They are the fastest weapons.

In the Zodiac versions, only the Shikari can equip these weapons.

The damage formula for daggers is:

$DMG = [ATK * RANDOM(1..1.125)]- DEF] * [1 + STR * (Lv+SPD)/218]$

Due to the weight put on user's Strength and Speed stats recommended dagger users are Vaan and Balthier.

List of daggers:

• Dagger
• Mage Masher
• Assassin's Dagger
• Chopper
• Main Gauche
• Gladius
• Avenger
• Orichalcum Dirk
• Platinum Dagger
• Zwill Crossblade
• Danjuro
• Shikari Nagasa (Zodiac only)
• Mina (Zodiac only)

Final Fantasy XIV

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Main article: List of Final Fantasy XIV weapons/Rogue

The Yoshimitsu.

Daggers were classified as a type Gladiator's arms alongside swords up until patch 2.3, where they were replaced with additional swords in preparation for patch 2.4. Daggers returned in patch 2.4 as the weapon of choice of the Rogue class and Ninja job.

Final Fantasy XV

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Daggers can be equipped by Noctis and Ignis as his primary arm. They are the fastest weapon for Noctis. Armiger points accumulation multiplier: x1.5. Daggers are good for assaulting single targets, especially ones in Vulnerable state. Daggers cannot be used for air combos or link-strikes when wielded by Noctis.

Forward + Attack: Noctis performs a double stab attack. Resets combos so the player can combo infinitely without performing a finisher.

Side + Attack: Noctis steps around an enemy. Can be used to dodge. Noctis will do a slash when the player stops quickstepping. Alternatively, if the player releases the thumbstick and flicks it again quickly, Noctis will perform an airstep instead of slashing, allowing for a seamless transition to air combos.

Back + Attack: Noctis will step away and start slinging daggers as a ranged attack. If the player builds enough distance while holding Back + Attack, Noctis will perform a dropkick.

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Name	Attack	Critical	Modifiers/Notes	Value	Obtain
Daggers (recurring)	20	8	Max MP: +4 Magic: +5 +50% damage to enemies in vulnerable status	Buy: 50 Sell: 25	Default: Ignis at start of game Shop: Ch.1–8: Hammerhead
	Well balanced and lively daggers that inflict extra harm on vulnerable foes.
Avengers (recurring)	43	8	Max MP: +4 Magic: +5 Critical bonus when the wielder has low HP: Critical + (5 + 1.5n)% where n is every percentage point reduction under 30% HP	Buy: 150 Sell: 75	Find: North of Three Valleys (Leide; ) Shop: Ch.1–8: Hammerhead, Galdin Quay, Prairie Outpost
	Daggers that unleash their full potential in times of peril. When the wielder is in poor health, they deliver critical strikes against the foe.
Cutlasses (recurring)	58	8	Max MP: +6 Magic: +10 10% chance to inflict Enfeebled	Buy: 300 Sell: 150	Shop: Wiz Chocobo Post, Coernix Station - Cauthess
	Daggers for agile and cunning fighters. They sap the attacking strength of foes.
Mythril Knives (recurring)	62	8	Max MP: +6 Magic: +50	Buy: 600 Sell: 300	Default: Noctis in Close Encounter of the Terra Kind Shop: Taelpar Rest Area, Lestallum
	With blades forged of mythril, these knives enhance the wielder's magic.
Plunderers	111	8	Max MP: +10 Magic: +10 Absorbs elemental energy when dealing the finishing blow to an enemy	Buy: — Sell: 1	Trade: Caem Carrots x4 at Cape Caem farm
	Unique daggers crafted with Insomnian technology. They absorb the elemental powers of defeated foes.
	Patch notes: Was made sellable in Patch 1.03
Assassin's Daggers (Assassin DaggersName in Japanese: アサシンダガー (Asashin Dagā?)) (recurring)	126	8	Max MP: +7 Magic: +10 10% chance to inflict Poison	Buy: 1500 Sell: 750	Find: Malacchi Pond fishing spot (southeast from chocobo racing track; ), Vesperpool region (southeast from the lake; ), Daurell Caverns (from the fishing spot, go up then right) Shop: Lestallum, Verinas Mart - Ravatogh, Ch.7: Imperial vendor outside Steyliff Grove
	Blades favored by assassins, infused with venom. They may inflict poison with each strike.
Delta Daggers	153	8	Max MP: +6 Magic: +15 10% chance to inflict Compromised	Buy: 5000 Sell: 2500	Find: Near the Rock of Ravatogh (), Malmalam Thicket (south from the ice deposit; ) Shop: Altissia, Cartanica, Tenebrae, Zegnautus Keep
	Short but deadly blades, designed to inflict gaping wounds, depriving foes of their defense.
Plunderers II	183	8	Max MP: +15 Magic: +30 Absorbs elemental energy when dealing the finishing blow to an enemy	Buy: — Sell: 1	Upgrade: Bring Plunderers to Cid with a Barbed Scythe
	An upgraded pair of unique daggers crafted with Insomnian technology. They absorb the elemental powers of defeated foes.
	Patch notes: Was made sellable in Patch 1.03
Main Gauches (recurring)	192	8	Max MP: +7 Magic: +21 +50% damage to enemies in vulnerable status	Buy: 8000 Sell: 4000	Default: Ignis in Ch.14 Shop: Ch.14: Hammerhead, Kingsglaive Base Camp (Windows/Royal Edition)
	Well-balanced and lively daggers that inflict extra harm on vulnerable foes.
Orichalcum (recurring)	223	8	Max MP: +9 Magic: +20 Light-elemental	Buy: 10000 Sell: 5000	Find: Costlemark Tower (across the beam near the start, top of the spiral; ) Shop: Meldacio Hunter HQ
	Short blades infused with holy light. They are deadly when used against daemons, who fear all that is sacred.
Ulric's Kukris (Ulric's Twin SwordsName in Japanese: ウリックの双剣 (Urikku no Futaken?)) (recurring)	234	13	Max HP: +282 Max MP: +24 Strength: +8 Vitality: +15 Magic: +48 Spirit: +20 Shot Resistance: 21% Fire Resistance: 5% Ice Resistance: 7% Lightning Resistance: 4% Dark Resistance: 19% +1% to HP and MP recovery rates	Buy: — Sell: 15000	Find: Defeat Psychomancer in Ch.14: Insomnia
	A pair of blades wielded by a hero who fought for the future of his homeland. One was forged in the Crown City, and the other in Galahd.
Organyx (Organics/OgrenixName in Japanese: オーガニクス (Ōganikusu?)) (recurring)	248	8	Max MP: +10 Vitality: +25 Magic: +23 Spirit: +32 Fire Resistance: 10% Ice Resistance: 10% Lightning Resistance: 10% Dark Resistance: 10%	Buy: — Sell: 6000	Find: Ch.15: Galdin Quay (north along the road; ), Ch.15: Fociaugh Hollow maze (Level 10 campsite)
	Blades forged to be the ultimate pair of daggers, enhacing most wielder attributes.
Vigilantes (recurring)	290	8	Max MP: +5 Magic: +20 5% chance to inflict Stop	Buy: — Sell: 7500	Find: Ch.15: Greyshire Glacial Grotto maze (first haven)
	A special alloy forms the core of this pair of blades. They cut with such force as to stop foes in their tracks.
Zwill Crossblade (Solin ShapeName in Japanese: ゾーリンシェイプ (Zōrin Sheipu?)) (recurring)	345	8	Max MP: +5 Magic: +25 +80% damage at full HP (calculated from current HP, not from max HP)	Buy: — Sell: 10000	Reward: Wondrous Weapon (Randolph)
	Blades for virtuosos who know how to avoid blows. Deadliest when the wielder is at full health.
Mage Mashers (recurring)	66	8	Max MP: +13 Magic: +32 -30% Fire/Ice/Lightning damage	Buy: — Sell: —	Download: Pre-order bonus, Weapon: Mage Mashers (FFIX) DLC
	Daggers set with protective gems. They mitigate damage from fire, ice, and lightning when equipped.
Spelldaggers (Elemental DaggersName in Japanese: エレメンタルダガー (Erementaru Dagā?))	178	0	Strength: +28 Spirit: +16 Exploits any enemy's elemental weakness Stays in inventory from the start of a new game	Buy: — Sell: —	Download: Complete Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis
	Daggers imbued with elemental energy. They deal devastating damage to enemies vulnerable to a specific element.
Garuda's Plumes (Garuda FangsName in Japanese: ガルーダファング (Garūda Fangu?))	176	8	Max MP: +6 Strength: +22 Vitality: +24 Magic: +29 Spirit: +20 Strengthened aerial attacks	Buy: — Sell: 1	Trade: 1x Mythril Knives & 1x Vortex Feather & 10 Allagan Tomestones at Y'jhimei's trading post in Perpetouss Keep Can be purchased once
	Daggers that house the raging power of the Lady of the Vortex. Inflict great damage with aerial attacks.
	Patch notes: Added in patch 1.27 for Adventurer from Another World
Plumes of the Vortex (Vortex FangsName in Japanese: ヴォーテックスファング (Vōtekkusu Fangu?))	320	100	Max MP: +60 Strength: +31 Vitality: +31 Magic: +31 Spirit: +22 Deal 50% more damage with aerial attacks Aerial warping MP cost halved Always inflicts a critical hit Glows green in battle	Buy: — Sell: 1	Trade: 1x Garuda's Plumes & 4x Vortex Feathers & Adamantite & 20 Allagan Tomestones OR just 99x Allagan Tomestones at Y'jhimei's trading post in Perpetouss Keep Can be purchased once
	Daggers that unleash the raging power of the Lady of the Vortex. Inflict great aerial damage and reduce aerial MP consumption.
	Patch notes: Added in patch 1.27 for Adventurer from Another World

Final Fantasy Tactics

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Daggers can be equipped by the Chemist, Squire, Thief, and Dancer jobs.

List of daggers:

• Dagger
• Mythril Knife
• Blind Knife
• Mage Masher
• Platinum Dagger
• Main Gauche
• Orichalcum Dirk
• Assassin's Dagger
• Air Knife
• Zwill Straightblade

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

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Hume Thieves and moogle Jugglers can equip knives, which cost less when bought at Cyril and Baguba Port. The Ninja ability "Throw" allows them to throw knives.

List of knives:

• Jack Knife
• Kris Knife
• Khukuri
• Kard
• Scramasax
• Rondell Dagger
• Jambiya
• Zorlin Shape
• Sword Breaker
• Orichalcum
• Cinquedea
• Mythril Knife
• Tonberrian
• Tiptaptwo

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

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Knives can now be equipped by Hunters, Rangers, Thieves, Chocobo Knights, Jugglers, the Dancer, and the Heritor.

The Dagger also appears as the weakest knife, providing a simple boost of 20 to the Attack stat.

List of knives:

• Dagger
• Jack Knife
• Kard
• Scramasax
• Rondel
• Kris
• Khukuri
• Zwillblade
• Swordbreaker
• Orichalcum Dirk
• Cinquedea
• Jambiya
• Tonberrian
• Tiptaptwo

Vagrant Story

Template:Sideicon There are twelve types of daggers. They are short-ranged, light, edged, and piercing weapons.

List of daggers:

• Battle Knife
• Scramasax
• Dirk
• Throwing Knife
• Kudi
• Cinquedea
• Kris
• Hatchet
• Khukuri
• Baselard
• Stiletto
• Jamadhar

Final Fantasy Type-0

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Rem's Dagger.

Rem Tokimiya wields twin daggers as her weapon of her choice.

List of daggers:

• Daggers
• Argentic Daggers
• Dancing Daggers
• Ogyrenyxes
• Rune Daggers
• Butterfly Edges
• Parrying Daggers
• Survival Edges
• Mythril Daggers
• Wildfire Daggers
• Hoarfrost Daggers
• Voltaic Daggers
• Defender's Daggers
• Zwillblades
• Assassin's Daggers
• Orichalcum Dirks (ultimate weapon)

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King

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• Fruit Knife
• Bone Knife
• Mythril Dagger
• Mage Masher
• Poignard
• Survival Knife
• Maneater
• Main Gauche
• Avenger
• Assassin Dagger
• Swordbreaker
• Jambiya
• Danjuro
• Valiant Knife
• Zwill Crossblade
• Asura
• Kagenui
• Sasuke Blade
• Chicken Knife
• Kukri
• Midnight Blade

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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord

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The Assassin Dagger.

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Final Fantasy Adventure

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The only dagger that appears is the Throwing Dagger used by Amanda.

The Final Fantasy Legend

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List of daggers:

• P-Knife
• CatClaw

Final Fantasy Legend II

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Daggers appear as a type of weapon.

List of daggers:

• Psi
• CatClaw

Final Fantasy Legend III

Template:Sideicon Daggers appear as a type of weapon.

List of knives:

• Psi
• Adamant

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light

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The Wind Dagger.

Knives can be equipped by all jobs, but are best suited for the Bandit, Dancer, and Dark Fencer crowns.

List of knives:

• Knife
• King's Shortsword
• Baneknife
• Dirt Dirk
• Flame Dagger
• Stun Stiletto
• Great Tree Dagger
• Ice Pick
• Cursed Blade
• Wind Dagger
• Main Gauche
• Sasuke's Kodachi
• Stiletto
• Tonberry Knife
• Holy Knife
• Fresh Meat

Bravely Default

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The Dagger.

The jobs best suited for wielding daggers are the Thief, Merchant, Ninja, Salve-Maker, Vampire, Performer and Ranger. Any job can be well suited to wield daggers when equipped with the Dagger Lore support ability. The Special Attacks for daggers are charged by using items.

List of daggers:

• Dagger
• Mage Masher
• Carving Knife
• Kukri
• Thief's Knife
• Mythril Dagger
• Frenzy Dagger
• Ripper
• Main-Gauche
• Orichal Dagger
• Kunai
• Assassin Dagger
• Gladius
• Air Knife
• Yatagarasu
• Falcon Knife
• Magic Knife

Bravely Second: End Layer

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Sweet Kiss.

All daggers deal 50% more damage to beasts. The jobs best suited for wielding daggers are the Thief, Merchant, Ninja, Patissier, Fencer, and Ranger. Any job can be well suited to wield daggers when equipped with the Dagger Lore support ability.

List of daggers:

• Dagger
• Mage Masher
• Magic Knife
• Thief's Knife
• Mythril Dagger
• Main-Gauche
• Kunai
• Carving Knife
• Orichal Dagger
• Kukri
• Ripper
• Frenzy Dagger
• Assassin Dagger
• Gladius
• Falcon Knife
• Air Knife
• Yatagarasu
• Excalibur III
• Kuzu-no-Ha
• Highroad Star
• Sweet Kiss

Final Fantasy Dimensions

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• Knife
• Dagger
• Main Gauche
• Scaramouche
• Orichalcum
• Man-Eater
• Mythril Knife
• Kris
• Mini Dagger
• Air Knife
• Dancing Knife
• Sword Breaker
• Ruffian's Knife
• Thief Knife
• Assassin's Dagger
• Triton's Dagger
• Crystal Knife
• Soaring Ship
• Accel Dagger
• Gladius

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Dissidia Final Fantasy

Template:Sideicon Daggers appear as a type of weapon. Firion, Emperor Mateus, Onion Knight, Bartz, Terra, Ultimecia, Zidane, and Kuja are the only characters that can equip them originally, though.

List of daggers:

• Knife
• Triton's Dagger
• Dagger
• Khukuri
• Main Gauche
• Mage Masher
• Piercing Dagger
• Man-Eater
• Air Knife
• Assassin's Dagger
• Orichalcum Dirk
• Valiant Knife
• Gladius
• Zwill Crossblade
• Adamant Knife
• Chicken Knife

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Template:Sideicon Daggers are also available to Kain, Gilgamesh, Squall, Laguna, Tidus, Vaan, Gabranth, and Lightning. Daggers also slightly increase defense when equipped.

List of daggers:

• Knife
• Dagger
• Khukuri
• Triton's Dagger
• Piercing Dagger
• Man-Eater
• Air Knife
• Assassin's Dagger
• Crescent Knife
• Thief's Knife
• Valiant Knife
• Sigrun
• Orichalcum Dirk
• Gladius
• Crimson Glare
• Adamant Knife
• Zwill Crossblade
• Chicken Knife

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

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The Valiant Knife.

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Final Fantasy All the Bravest

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Daggers can be equipped by the Thief, Dancer, Locke, and Rinoa.

List of daggers:

• Mythril Knife
• Mage Masher
• Air Knife
• Thief's Knife
• Dancing Dagger
• Assassin's Dagger
• Zwill Crossblade
• Valiant Knife

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

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Main article: List of Final Fantasy Record Keeper weapons/Daggers

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