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Originally Posted by AnthonyHJ
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Fair enough; I'm level 10 now and back-stabbing, but I notice that a fine steel rapier gives a better ratio than a fine steel dagger and a higher damage overall, which must be better for backstab. So why would I choose a dagger over a rapier? In fact, some of the spears give 6 damage, for a better DPS and a better backstab.
I am sure that I am missing something here...
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Early on, especially when backstab skill is low, it's possible that you'll have better DPS using a 1HB/1HS than a piercer, especially if you find a good one early on. Also, it's the damage on the piercer that's important, not its damage/delay. If you're
really crazy, you can have a piercer on your cursor, and then swap it into the slot each time backstab comes up, then swap back immediately after.
Also, remember that even if you're not behind an enemy, backstab gives you an extra attack and only works with a piercing weapon, so that extra attack every 8 seconds could make up for a slightly lower DPS.
By the mid levels, backstab does so much more damage than normal attacks that it's always preferable to keep a piercer in the main hand, even if the DPS is slightly lower (unless you prefer the previously-mentioned juggling act).