The First Descendant: Best Ultimate The Last Dagger Build Guide

Discover how to get the Ultimate The Last Dagger, the best modules, best stats, and more in our weapon build guide for The First Descendant!

The Last Dagger Handgun - The First Descendant

Best Ultimate The Last Dagger Build Guide in The First Descendant

The Last Dagger Handgun is an ultimate weapon with the unique ability Ultimatum, which helps to inflict the stun status effect. Additionally, when you defeat an enemy, you gain Patience, granting a stacking buff to critical and Firearm ATK. With max stacks of 5, you stun a target and reset your stacks, repeating the process. The Last Dagger is an excellent critical weapon build focusing on critical hit rate and damage, optimizing its unique ability.

All The Last Dagger features in The First Descendant:

  • Weapon Type: Handgun
  • Special Ability: Ultimatum
    • Defeating an enemy grants the Unique Ability Patience. On hitting an enemy while at Max Stacks, fires Enhanced Rounds. On hitting an enemy with Enhanced Rounds, Patience is reset, and inflicts Stun on the enemies.
  • Pros: high critical rate
  • Cons: huge recoil
  • Best Character: Ultimate Gley
  • Best Mods: Firing Fiesta

The Last Dagger Advanced Stats

Below are the base advanced stats for the The Last Dagger at level 1:

  • Firearm ATK – 24
  • Fire Rate – 600
  • Rounds per mag – 12
  • Reload time – 1.2 seconds
  • Crit rate – 12%
  • Crit damage – 2x
  • Status chance – 8.33%
  • Weakpoint damage – 1.6x

How to Get Ultimate The Last Dagger in The First Descendant

How to Get Ultimate The Last Dagger in the First Descendant

Ultimate The Last Dagger will require you to reach Mastery Rank Level 1 before you can craft it with Magister Anais in Albion. Additionally, once you collect all of the needed materials, you will have to pay a 100,000 credit/gold fee. Finally, it will take 4 hours of research time for the Last Dagger firearm to be completed.

To Craft Ultimate The Last Dagger you will need the following materials:

  • 1 The Last Dagger Polymer Synctium
    • Echo Swamp (Normal), Kuiper Transport Route
  • 1 The Last Dagger Synthetic Fiber
    • Echo Swamp (Normal), Abandoned Zone
  • 1 The Last Dagger Nano Tube
    • Echo Swamp (Normal), The Tree of Truth
  • 1 The Last Dagger Blueprint
    • Echo Swamp (Normal), Emergency Landing Strip

The methods we have listed above are the best grinds for each piece. However, if you wish to see all of the available options check out the Acquisition Info for Smithereens from the Journal/Social menu.

Best Modules for Ultimate The Last Dagger in The First Descendant

Firing Fiesta, Better Concentration, and Better Insight are the best weapon mods for the Last Dagger. Better Concentration increases critical hit damage, while Better Insight boosts your critical hit rate (chance). Anything that boosts critical hit damage and chance will strengthen The Last Dagger’s base stats, aiding in more damage. Firing Fiesta is used because it gives you free ammo after a reload, allowing you to build up more stacks and gain the unique buff from the effect.

Best Beginner Mods for The Last Dagger

The Last Dagger Beginner Mods The First Descendant

Below are the best beginner weapons mods for the The Last Dagger:

  • Rifling Reinforcement: Firearm ATK +12%
  • Action and Reaction: Firearm ATK +15%, Recoil +5%
  • Fire Rate UP: Fire Rate +6%
  • Expand Weapon Charge: Rounds per magazine +12%
SlotModule
1 (First Row)Rifling Reinforcement
2(empty)
3Action and Reaction
4(empty)
5(empty)
6 (Second Row)Fire Rate UP
7Expand Weapon Charge
8(empty)
9(empty)
10(empty)
Best Beginner Mods for Ultimate The Last Dagger Build Guide in The First Descendant

Best Advanced Mods for The Last Dagger

The Last Dagger Advanced Mods The First Descendant

Below are the best-advanced weapons mods for The Last Dagger:

  • Better Concentration: Firearm Critical Hit Damage +19%
  • Better Insight: Firearm Critical Hit Rate +10%
  • Rifling Reinforcement: Firearm ATK +12%
  • Edging Shot: Firearm critical hit rate +11%, firearm ATK -4%
  • Concentration Priority: Firearm Critical Hit Damage +8%, Reload Time Modifier -8%
  • Fire Rate UP: Fire Rate +6%
  • Expand Weapon Charge: Rounds per magazine +12%
  • Action and Reaction: Firearm ATK +15%, Recoil +5%
  • Flex
  • Firing Fiesta: When reloading, rounds are not consumed for 3 seconds (25-second cooldown)
SlotModule
1 (First Row)Better Concentration
2Better Insight
3Rifling Reinforcement
4Edging Shot
5Concentration Priority
6 (Second Row)Fire Rate UP
7Expand Weapon Charge
8Action and Reaction
9Optional
10Firing Fiesta
Best Advanced Mods for Ultimate The Last Dagger Build Guide in The First Descendant

Best Weapon Stats for Ultimate The Last Dagger in The First Descendant

The best traits for the Last Dagger are Firearm ATK, Critical Hit Rate, Critical Hit Damage, and Weak Point. You want to aim for weak points and optimize the gun base stats built for critical bursts.

In the First Descendant, weapon stats are randomly generated for all weapons when they drop or are created via crafting. You can change (or re-roll) them through the Weapon Readjustment system, which is covered in more detail below.

Here are the best weapon stats for Ultimate The Last Dagger in The First Descendant:

  1. Firearm ATK
  2. Critical Hit Rate
  3. Critical Hit Damage
  4. Weak Point

In the First Descendant, weapon stats are randomly generated for all weapons when they are picked up as loot or picked up after crafting. You can change (or re-roll) them through the Weapon Readjustment system. Each weapon has four random traits or stats that can be rerolled to find the ideal trait. These regenerated traits are also random and so is their quality. Therefore, expect to spend a lot of materials to min-max the perfect roll.

How to Upgrade The Last Dagger

To level up the xxx weapon, you can increase module capacity, level transmissions weapon to your current level, readjust the weapon traits, or enhance the weapon’s unique ability. The First Descendant provides several different avenues for upgrading and improving your weapons by using their repair station Workbench. The Workbench is located in the same general area as Anais and weapons seller Deslin on the west side of Albion. Below are the various methods for upgrading weapons in the First Descendant:

  • Max Capacity UP: increase the module capacity.
  • Level Transmission: upgrades level to your current level.
  • Readjustment: changes weapon traits and perks.
  • Enhanced Unique Ability: increase ultimate weapons unique effect to max of 5.

Maximum Module Capacity

Max Capacity Up on Weapons - the First Descendant

When upgrading weapon mods, be aware there is an increased cost and a max module capacity of 80. The material needed is Energy Activators, and you will get one of these after playing through the end of the campaign, or you can craft them with Anais. Therefore, you want to balance increasing mods and not attempt to max out every one. A balanced approach to firearm ATK, critical chance, and critical damage is the best (+3 or so to each).

Weapon Transmission

The First Descendant How to Upgrade Ultimate Thunder Cage with Weapon Level Transmission

Each time you craft an Ultimate weapon in The First Descendant, you will find that it is a low Level 1 firearm after collecting it from Anais. However, you can easily bring it up to your current weapon level using the Workbench Weapon Transmission mechanic.

Finally, you will need to reach Mastery Rank 3.

To level up The Last Dagger in The First Descendant, you will need:

  • Precision Phase Exchanger
    • 250 Liquid Metal
    • 50,000 credits/gold
    • 10:00 of research time

To get Superalloy and Liquid Metal in the First Descendant you will need to dismantle many weapons you don’t want by junking them. This breaks down the weapon into crafting materials you can use to make other items. Consequently, we highly recommend breaking down all of your excess weapons instead of selling them. Credits are easier to earn just by playing the game and completing missions.

Weapon Readjustment

Weapon Stats and Readjustments Explained

In The First Descendant, the Weapon Readjustment mechanic allows you to use the Workbench to re-roll your weapon stats. Moreover, you can re-roll all of your stats at once, or lock individual stats you like and only re-roll the ones you want to change.

Finally, you will need to reach Master Rank 4 to unlock Weapon Readjustment at the Workbench.

To change The Last Dagger stats in The First Descendant, you will need:

  • Fine Adjustment Control Axis x2
    • 200 Liquid Metal
    • 30,000 credits/gold
    • 1:00:00 of research time

Enhance Unique Ability

The First Descendant Thunder Cage Enhance Unique Ability

Each Ultimate weapon in The First Descendant comes with a unique ability that gives it a powerful effect and you can enhance the power of these abilities. This is another mechanic that you will use at the repair station Workbench, and it unlocks at Mastery Rank 5.

However, unlike Weapon Transmission and Weapon Readjustment there is no unique crafting material you will need to create and use. To enhance the unique ability of The Last Dagger, you will have to craft a duplicate. Then, take that Level 1 duplicate to the Workbench and sacrifice it to upgrade the The Last Dagger ability to a stronger version.

How To Use The Last Dagger

How to Use the Last Dagger in the First Descendant

The best way to use Last Dagger is by aiming at weak points and headshots to trigger its unique effect. The Last Dagger’s recoil will be high with five stacks; therefore, focus on upgrading the unique ability of this weapon for optimal usage. Also, when you enhance your round, try to target an enemy that can be stunned. The stun status effect can be helpful to eliminate pressure while the enemy is disoriented, and other mechanics in the game boost damage to stunned targets.

Your overall gameplay is centered on aiming for weak points and criticals at mid to close range with The Last Dagger. Continue to build stacks looking to the left of your UI and reset the buff for a free stunning shot.


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