if you are considering a pure assassin build, read my topic :

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1270770-uber-assasin-build/page__p__19294522__fromsearch__1#entry19294522

Daggers destroy in stealth, I do x30 dmg with those special gloves. I switch to my sword and shield when out of stealth. Daggers are for cutting throats, would be cool if they were the only weapon you could use under water too..

There is a dragon shout that increases the attack rate drastically.

All I can say is that my (legendary) Blade of Woe drops people like nobody's business.It does 66,but I use the Ebony Axe,because I have the bleed damage "Hack and Slash" completely maxed out,I do switch to the Blade of woe when I enter cities at night,so I can go about assasinating guards for steel arrows...I am currently at 1479 steel arrows...

equiping a dagger in right hand and a sword in offhand does it make backstab dmg with each both or how?

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Why you can't throw daggers is anybodys guess.

It depends on how you sneak attack.
If you hold both buttons down, it will slice 3 times (dagger, sword, dagger).
I'm guessing your dagger will do x15 damage, and your sword will do x6 damage, then your dagger will do x15 damage.

well i want indeed a dagger and a sword for backstabs + normal fighting , will try that out

The gloves from The Dark Brotherhood?

So what you are saying is that your Dagger COULD be used as a normal weapon?

As above, its a rare thing that enemy stays alive if you execute back-stab properly, sometimes enemy has like 5% of life left which isn't a problem, use two buttons simultaneously is a must.
Also shooting arrows in the walls to make noise and lure enemy helps a lot. I have no problem killing stuff and I'm only lvl 21.

Dragons need to be ranged though...

Yes, it works perfectly fine my main build is a dual wielding dagger user, with illusion & conjuration. While daggers have lower damage, you can chain together multiple power attacks in the same time as one power attack with axes,swords or maces.Dual wielding allows you to max damage ouput and go for the fast kill. with high stealth levels you can instagib most of the weaker opponents early on in chain stealth kills without having to use shadow warrior or the reward from nocturnal. This is on master level, at level 30, while not abusing the smithing/enchanting. Like any other playstyle the key is to play smart. If you run into a room of 6-8 enemies you will struggle, pick off a few of the roamers, then go back and finish the others. The only real issue is your squishy, without enchants to boost health early on, so you have to be careful of some mobs. With conjuration though you can have pets to tank for you as needed, or use illusion to make enemies run away or turn on each other, or calm them so they wont attack.

hmm, is it too late to start with daggers now on my character? I have loads of sneak perks and arrow perks but i am only lvl 16 and i recently got the Blade of Woe... Good idea?

2 daggers is great for backstabbing, but the greatness seems to start and stop there. usually, I'll use my bow to sneak and take out enemies when there's a few of them in a room together, then backstab the last man standing. But, if I don't kill em, I just switch to a 1h sword for the rest of the fight and that seems to work fine for me.

Thank you for the tip!

It could work but I have no idea why the hell any proper assassin would forsake the bow...............

Train daggers but bow too , thats what a proper assassin would do

Yeah i am thinking of starting with a dagger now on my Archer assassin... But i need to train alchemy and other stuff so i'll MAYBE make a new character with + in Alchemy and sneak.. Like Khajit or something!

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