Steel Poniards
A pair of sharp-bladed off-hand daggers
Daggers Unique Scales: Agility Effect: Bleed, Cripple, Variable ID: 95727
While all poniards are capable of fast stabbing attacks with their venom coated blades, the extra strength of a steel poniard means that it can also be used to parry the attacks of enemies.
About Steel Poniards
Steel Poniards is a Unique Daggers in Conan Exiles. It deals 27 light damage, 30 heavy damage, and 18.9% armor penetration. Its damage scales with Agility. It is a Tier 3 item.
Steel Poniards is not craftable and must be obtained as a drop, treasure or trade reward in the world. Tier 3 places it in the middle band of the game's weapon progression.
Its base damage of 27 ranks #59 of 96 Daggers entries tracked here. It has 18.9% armor penetration, enough to matter against armored foes, a 8-stamina cost per basic swing, 10 poise damage that helps interrupt enemies, and 750 durability before it needs repair. At 2.7 weight it is light to carry.
Fast, low-stamina swings make it a strong choice for hit-and-run fights and for stacking bleed on a single target.
Verdict: Overall Steel Poniards is a middle-of-the-pack option among Daggers weapons in Conan Exiles.