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Poison Dagger Skill Guide

Class: Necromancer

Skill Tree: Poison and Bone Spells

Type: Poison

Use: Active / Passive

Requires Lv. 6


Lvl	Mana Cost	Poison Damage	Over X sec	Bonus Attack
20	7.7	540-581	9.6	410

Diablo 2 Resurrected Poison Dagger is a Necromancer Poison Skill and requires level 6 to use. Here you can find Mana Cost, Poison Damage, Over X sec, Bonus Attack Per Level Stats, and Synergy Bonus from Poison Explosion, Poison Nova Skills.

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Skills Good With Poison Dagger
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Diablo 2 Poison Dagger Stats

Description: Adds poison to your dagger attacks.

Poison Dagger Per Level Stats


Lvl	Mana Cost	Poison Damage	Over X sec	Bonus Attack
1	3	7-15	2	30
2	3.2	13-23	2.4	50
3	3.5	20-32	2.8	70
4	3.7	30-43	3.2	90
5	4	40-56	3.6	110
6	4.2	53-70	4	130
7	4.5	67-85	4.4	150
8	4.7	82-103	4.8	170
9	5	104-126	5.2	190
10	5.2	129-153	5.6	210
11	5.5	155-181	6	230
12	5.7	185-212	6.4	250
13	6	216-245	6.8	270
14	6.2	250-281	7.2	290
15	6.5	286-319	7.6	310
16	6.7	325-359	8	330
17	7	374-410	8.4	350
18	7.2	426-464	8.8	370
19	7.5	481-521	9.2	390
20	7.7	540-581	9.6	410

Best Skills to use with Poison Dagger in Diablo 2

The Best Skills to use with Poison Dagger are Poison Explosion, Poison Nova, which provide Damage Bonus & Effects Per Level.

Per Level Bonus From Skills

Poison Dagger will gain Bonus Damage/Effect from the following skills Per Level.

Poison Explosion: +20% Poison Damage

Poison Nova: +20% Poison Damage

Poison Nova: +20% Poison Damage

Per Level Bonus To Skills

Poison Dagger Per Level provides the following bonuses to other Necromancer skills.

Poison Explosion: +15% Poison damage

Poison Nova: +10% Poison damage

Poison Nova: +10% Poison damage


Skills	Description
A Tier Poison Explosion	Cast on the corpse of a slain monster, toxic gas is released that poisons nearby monsters. Active Poison Requires Lv. 18
A Tier Poison Nova	Emits an expanding ring of concentrated poison. Active Poison Requires Lv. 30

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Diablo 2 Best Poison Dagger Build

Below is a list of the best builds that use the Necromancer Skill Poison Dagger in D2R.

Skills


Skills	Description
B Tier Poison Dagger	Adds poison to your dagger attacks. Active / Passive Poison Requires Lv. 6
A Tier Poison Explosion	Cast on the corpse of a slain monster, toxic gas is released that poisons nearby monsters. Active Poison Requires Lv. 18
A Tier Poison Nova	Emits an expanding ring of concentrated poison. Active Poison Requires Lv. 30
A Tier Corpse Explosion	Cast on the corpse of a slain monster, it explodes, damaging nerby enemies. Active Physical Requires Lv. 6
S Tier Bone Armor	Creates an orbiting shield of bone that absorbs melee damage. Active Physical Requires Lv. 1
B Tier Lower Resist	Curses an enemy to take more damage from all magical attack lowers resistances of monsters lowers maximum resistances of hostile players. Active Magic Requires Lv. 30
C Tier Clay Golem	Creates a Golem from the earth to fight by your side. Active Physical Requires Lv. 6
C Tier Revive	Returns a monster to life to fight by your side. Active Physical Requires Lv. 30

Weapons & Armor


Runeword
Blackbog's Sharp Dagger
+488 Poison Damage Over 10 Seconds Adds 15-45 Damage 30% Increased Attack Speed Slows Target By 50% +50 Defense +4 To Poison Nova (Necromancer Only) +4 To Poison Explosion (Necromancer Only) +5 To Poison Dagger (Necromancer Only)


Runeword
Wizardspike Dagger
+ (2 Per Character Level) 2-198 To Mana (Based On Character Level) 50% Faster Cast Rate Regenerate Mana 15% Increase Maximum Mana 15% All Resistances +75 Indestructible


Runeword
Death's Web Wand
+50% Damage To Undead -40-50% To Enemy Poison Resistance +7-12 To Mana After Each Kill +7-12 Life After Each Kill +2 To All Skills +1-2 To Poison And Bone Skills (Necromancer Only)


Item
Peasant Crown Helms
+100% Enhanced Defense +1 To All Skills 15% Faster Run/Walk Replenish Life +6-12 +20 To Energy +20 To Vitality


Item
Harlequin Crest Helms
+2 To All Skills + (1.5 Per Character Level) 1-148 To Life (Based On Character Level) + (1.5 Per Character Level) 1-148 To Mana (Based On Character Level) Damage Reduced By 10% 50% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items +2 To All Attributes


Item
Skin of the Vipermagi Chest Armor
+120% Enhanced Defense +1 To All Skills 30% Faster Cast Rate Magic Damage Reduced By 9-13 All Resistances +20-35


Item
Arachnid Mesh Belts
+90-120% Enhanced Defense Slows Target By 10% +1 To All Skills +20% Faster Cast Rate Increases Maximum Mana 5% Level 3 Venom (11 Charges)


Item
Verdungo's Hearty Cord Belts
+90-140% Enhanced Defense 10% Faster Hit Recovery +30-40 To Vitality Replenish Life +10-13 +100-120 Maximum Stamina Damage Reduced By 10-15%


Item
Sandstorm Trek Boots
+140-170% Enhanced Defense +20% Faster Hit Recovery +20% Faster Run/Walk + (1 Per Character Level) +1-99 Maximum Stamina (Based On Character Level) +10-15 To Strength +10-15 To Vitality 50% Slower Stamina Drain Poison Resistance +40-70% Repairs 1 Durability In 20 Seconds


Item
Marrowwalk Boots
+170-200% Enhanced Defense +20% Faster Run/Walk +1-2 To Skeleton Mastery (Necromancer Only) +10-20 To Strength +17 To Dexterity Regenerate Mana 10% Heal Stamina Plus 10% Half Freeze Duration Level 33 Bone Prison (13 Charges) Level 12 Life Tap (10 Charges)


Item
Magefist Gloves
+20-30% Enhanced Defense +10 Defense +1 To Fire Skills +20% Faster Cast Rate Regenerate Mana 25% Adds 1-6 Fire Damage


Item
Frostburn Gloves
+10-20% Enhanced Defense +30 Defense +5% Enhanced Damage Increase Maximum Mana 40%* Adds 1-6 Cold Damage, Cold Duration: 2 Seconds


Item
Trang-Oul's Claws Gloves
+20% Faster Cast Rate Cold Resistance +30% +30 Defense +25% Poison Skill Damage +2 To Curses (Necromancer Only)


Item
Homunculus Shields
+150-200% Enhanced Defense +5 To Mana After Each Kill 40% Increased Chance of Blocking 30% Faster Block Rate +2 To Necromancer Skill Levels +20 To Energy Regenerate Mana 33% All Resistances +40 +2 To Curses Skills (Necromancer Only)


Item
Boneflame Shields
+120-150% Enhanced Defense +20% Faster Run/Walk +2-3 To Necromancer Skill Levels All Resistances +20-30 15% Chance To Cast Level 3 Terror When Struck


Item
Lidless Wall Shields
+80-130% Enhanced Defense +1 To All Skills Increase Maximum Mana 10% 20% Faster Cast Rate +3-5 To Mana After Each Kill +10 To Energy +1 To Light Radius


Item
Stone of Jordan Rings
+1 To All Skills Increase Maximum Mana 25%* Adds 1-12 Lightning Damage +20 To Mana


Item
Mara's Kaleidoscope Amulets
+2 To All Skills All Resistances +20-30 +5 To All Attributes

Runewords


Runeword
Enigma 1 2 3 Jah + Ith + Ber Requires Lv. 65 3 Socket Body Armor
+2 To All Skills +45% Faster Run/Walk +1 To Teleport +750-775 Defense + (0.75 Per Character Level) +0-74 To Strength (Based On Character Level) Increase Maximum Life 5% Damage Reduced By 8% +14 Life After Each Kill 15% Damage Taken Goes To Mana + (1 Per Character Level) +1-99% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items (Based On Character Level)


Runeword
Heart of the Oak 1 2 3 4 Ko + Vex + Pul + Thul Requires Lv. 55 4 Socket Staves/Maces
+3 To All Skills +40% Faster Cast Rate +75% Damage To Demons +100 To Attack Rating Against Demons Adds 3-14 Cold Damage, 3 sec. Duration (Normal) 7% Mana Stolen Per Hit +10 To Dexterity Replenish Life +20 Increase Maximum Mana 15% All Resistances +30-40 Level 4 Oak Sage (25 Charges) Level 14 Raven (60 Charges)


Runeword
Spirit 1 2 3 4 Tal + Thul + Ort + Amn Requires Lv. 25 4 Socket Swords/Shields
(Weapons) +2 To All Skills +25-35% Faster Cast Rate +55% Faster Hit Recovery Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage Adds 3-14 Cold Damage 3 Second Duration (Normal) +75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds 7% Life Stolen Per Hit +250 Defense Vs. Missile +22 To Vitality +89-112 To Mana +3-8 Magic Absorb (Shields) +2 To All Skills +25-35% Faster Cast Rate +55% Faster Hit Recovery +250 Defense Vs. Missile +22 To Vitality +89-112 To Mana Cold Resist +35% Lightning Resist +35% Poison Resist +35% +3-8 Magic Absorb Attacker Takes Damage of 14

Best Weapons to use with Poison Dagger in D2R

We consider Arm of King Leoric as one of the Best Weapons to use with the Poison Dagger Skill.


Weapons	Description
? Tier Arm of King Leoric Unique Tomb Wand	+50% Damage To Undead 10% Chance To Cast Level 2 Bone Prison When Struck 5% Chance To Cast Level 10 Bone Spirit When Struck + (1.25 Per Character Level) 1-123 To Mana (Based On Character Level) 10% Faster Cast Rate +2 To Terror (Necromancer Only) +2 To Raise Skeletal Mage (Necromancer Only) +3 To Skeleton Mastery (Necromancer Only) +3 To Raise Skeleton (Necromancer Only) +2 To Summoning Skills (Necromancer Only) +2 To Poison And Bone Skills (Necromancer Only)
? Tier Death's Web Unique Unearthed Wand	+50% Damage To Undead -40-50% To Enemy Poison Resistance +7-12 To Mana After Each Kill +7-12 Life After Each Kill +2 To All Skills +1-2 To Poison And Bone Skills (Necromancer Only)

Best Armor to use with Poison Dagger in D2R

We consider Darkforce Spawn as one of the Best Armor to use with the Poison Dagger Skill.


Armor	Description
? Tier Darkforce Spawn Bloodlord Skull (Necromancer Only)	+140-180% Enhanced Defense +1-3 To Summoning Skills (Necromancer Only) +1-3 To Poison And Bone Skills (Necromancer Only) +1-3 To Curses (Necromancer Only) +30% Faster Cast Rate Increase Maximum Mana 10% (Ladder Only)
? Tier Trang-Oul's Wing Unique Cantor Trophy Trang-Oul's Avatar Set	+125 Defense +30% Increased Chance Of Blocking Poison Resist +40% Fire Resist +38-45% +15 To Dexterity +25 To Strength +2 To Poison And Bone Skills (Necromancer Only) -25% To Enemy Poison Resistance (3 Items) Replenish Life +15 (4 Items)

Best Runewords to use with Poison Dagger in D2

We consider White as one of the Best Runewords to use with the Poison Dagger Skill.


Runewords	Description
Level Requirement: 35 White Dol + Io 2 Socket Wand	Hit Causes Monster To Flee 25% +10 To Vitality +3 To Poison And Bone Skills (Necromancer Only) +3 To Bone Armor (Necromancer Only) +2 To Bone Spear (Necromancer Only) +4 To Skeleton Mastery (Necromancer Only) Magic Damage Reduced By 4 20% Faster Cast Rate +13 To Mana
Level Requirement: 47 Bone Sol + Um + Um 3 Socket Body Armor (Necromancer only)	15% Chance To Cast level 10 Bone Armor When Struck 15% Chance To Cast level 10 Bone Spear On Striking +2 To Necromancer Skill Levels +100-150 To Mana All Resistances +30 Damage Reduced By 7

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