Dirk of Cronus (Rev. 72)

Dirk of Cronus Rainbow Magic
Dirk of Cronus: This legendary dagger was commissioned by a band of mad rogues to prove the worth of the dirk.

Tier: Untiered
Damage: 105-210 (Average: 157.5)
Projectile Speed: 18
Range: 4.5
Stat Bonus: +4 WIS
Fame Bonus: 6%
Feed Power: 950

Drops From:
Cube God
Event Chest 9/10/16-9/12/16

History:

It began during build 119, when a player named Cronus made a post complaining about players offering worthless items such as master robes and dirks for more expensive ones. Eventually, this thread became well known to the point where the devs got interested in. One such Dev, Chedd, stated:

He stated it jokingly, but the player population took it and ran, making dozens of forum posts and going as far as trying to sell dirks for top items. At one point, 8 dirks became the equivalent of 1 Defense potion; making them highly sought after.

Furthermore, Chedd had to address the issue publicly in this thread, where he stated:

As funny as it has been to watch the increasing fervor and rampant speculation about dirk rarity in these forums, I’m becoming worried that some poor soul might actually get tricked into trading away things of great value in exchange for a dirk, so let me officially put a stop to the silliness: no, dirks are not becoming ultra-rare or ultra-valuable.

The root of this rumor seems to be this thread, where many of players were joking around. Rest assured, it truly was just a joke.

Chedd then posted that he also got inspiration to make an overpowered dagger named after Cronus as an “apology” for adding to his complaints.

The initial Testing description of the Dirk of Cronus read: This legendary dagger was commissioned by the Realm denizens known as ASDF, BMJ, and REALNAPALM.

Dirk crazes started with those players back in Build 105 (or perhaps earlier) when they would swap Dirks into public bags dropped by events and some would say that the Cube God (or other event) actually dropped a Dirk.

Notes
The Dirk of Cronus, while an extremely powerful dagger (weaker than the Etherite Dagger), has a very short range (but farther than the Etherite Dagger). It should not be used as an all-purpose dagger, as there are many situations where its small range will hinder its use greatly, and the range from tiered daggers would benefit the player more. However, if the target can be approached safely, such as a cloaked Rogue, the use of the Dirk of Cronus is justified.

A lot of realmers use a much more powerful (and more readily available) alternative, the Etherite Dagger.