Shadow Veil

Excellent - Shadowstrix (Dagger): Shadow Veil [DPS] icon
DPSShadowstrixDaggerExcellent tier
A recommended dps Shadowstrix loadout built around the Dagger. Slot the skills and talents below, then gear toward the listed equipment.

Recommended skills

Flash Stride iconFlash StrideShadow Strike iconShadow Strike

Quick-use items

Healing Elixir iconHealing ElixirThrowing Dagger iconThrowing DaggerPotent Concussive Bulb iconPotent Concussive BulbSludge Jar iconSludge Jar

Talent picks

Frequency Shift icon

Frequency Shift

Exiting Stealth allows entering Shadow Veil after a brief delay. After exiting Shadow Veil, using a Dagger to attack enemies within a short time will cause you to re-enter Shadow Veil for a fixed duration after a short delay. The maximum number of times you can re-enter Shadow Veil through Frequency Shift after exiting Shadow Veil is 3. This count resets each time you exit Stealth.

Element of Surprise icon

Element of Surprise

After exiting Stealth or Shadow Veil, all Dagger backstabs are treated as critical hits for a period of time.

Ankle Cut icon

Ankle Cut

After Shadow Wheel Slash hits an enemy, reduce their Movement Speed for a period of time.

Haste icon

Haste

Each time you enter Stealth or Shadow Veil, your Movement Speed is greatly increased for a short duration.

Equipment set

Venomfang Dagger iconVenomfang DaggerEmissary Leather Armor iconEmissary Leather ArmorEmissary Long Boots iconEmissary Long BootsEmissary Gauntlets iconEmissary GauntletsWoodling Guardian Ring iconWoodling Guardian RingBenediction Amulet iconBenediction AmuletEmissary Tights iconEmissary TightsEmissary Mask iconEmissary MaskRusty Wooden-Handled Dual Blades iconRusty Wooden-Handled Dual Blades

How to get this build's gear

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Each piece below, and the shortest route to it — bought, forged, or farmed. Drop chances are the best rate recorded for that piece across every source; open the piece for the full table.

PieceHow to get itMarket
Venomfang Dagger iconVenomfang DaggerDrops from 22 sources · up to 24.11%195g
Emissary Leather Armor iconEmissary Leather ArmorDrops from 22 sources · up to 24.11%218g
Emissary Long Boots iconEmissary Long BootsDrops from 22 sources · up to 24.11%163g
Emissary Gauntlets iconEmissary GauntletsDrops from 22 sources · up to 24.11%154g
Woodling Guardian Ring iconWoodling Guardian RingDrops from 22 sources · up to 24.11%182g
Benediction Amulet iconBenediction AmuletDrops from 22 sources · up to 24.11%195g
Emissary Tights iconEmissary TightsDrops from 22 sources · up to 24.11%183g
Emissary Mask iconEmissary MaskDrops from 22 sources · up to 24.11%196g
Rusty Wooden-Handled Dual Blades iconRusty Wooden-Handled Dual BladesMarket only—

The 8 pieces currently listed on the market come to 1,486g. The other 1 has no listing, so the real cost of the full kit is higher than that figure. Compare gear value →

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Loads this build's gear and talent picks into the planner, where you can swap pieces and spend the rest of Shadowstrix's points yourself.

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