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Originally Posted by Lucia Moonglow
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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.
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Disregard everything said here please. 1hb / 1hs are acceptable for main hand levels 1 to 9, but are still a bad idea because you need to train your piercing skill anyway. Seriously, use a piercing weapon main hand throughout your rogue career. Ratio and damage are the big factors in picking a backstabbing weapon. High damage, slow weapons are no fun to use. Low damage, fast weapons are usually bad also. Finally, weapon swapping for backstabs will lower your dps and take focus off your positioning, which is the most important part of the class. Learn how push works!
This is my recommended main hand upgrade progression, from worst and cheapest to best and most expensive. There is worse weapons than my worst, but they all suck. SBD is a sentimental weapon for me, might not be cheapest. Snare proc is something you want in your bag though. Getting a spine should be your first priority. Should only cost 100p if you have to buy it.
Serrated Bone Dirk - 8/27
Jagged Chodakai Spine - 9/25
Slime Coated Harpoon - 10/25
Bone Razor - 10/22
Trak Tooth - 10/20
Rapier of Oriin - 12/25
Seb Dirk - 10/18
Ragebringer - 15/25
*Note that I don't recommend getting a trak tooth (can't offhand) or rapier (expensive and hard to sell), stopping at bone razor until you can quest Ragebringer is sufficient imo.
Offhand weapon progression. Only ratio (dam/del) matters here. Higher ratio is better.
Anything lol
Jade Mace (CSS ratio, no stats)
CSS (best bang for buck)
Seb Dirk (favorite)
Edge of the Nightwalker (over priced)