Claw or Dagger?

Hey guys,

I recently started leveling a Shadow, and I have to say this is some serious fun!

My original build was to have a shield and a dagger, and lay traps. Then around the end of act 1 I found a pretty nice claw that had faster attack and higher damage than my dagger, and that's when I found out that One handed damage nodes also apply to claws if you're wielding it with one hand.

Below are two variations of my planned build: one specked out with dagger nodes and one with claw nodes. They are very similar. What do you guy think would be better in the end? Is either build missing anything?

Dagger:


Claw:



(Note: This is my highest shadow and being such I have no idea if the general build is even viable. I just wanted something simple for my first Shadow, and so far I have to say it's really really fun.)

Any input is appreciated! Thanks.

I will just give you some info that might have missed you to help you decide what weapon to use. All that i say will come from game rules or my experience.
1. Leech have a cap. You can't leech more than 25% of your max HP per second. No amount of your leech will change that.
2. Vaal pact breaks leech cap and make life leech instant. But you can't use potions and life regen.
3. Chaos Innoculation with Ghost Reaver removes negative side of Vaal Pact but high energy shield gear is expensive.
4. Blood rage can give 10% life leech. With high enough damage and Vaal Pact all hits will heal you back to full life with just these 10% leech.
5. Dagger nodes and daggers themselves have a lot of crits and that allows for a much higher dps than claws.
6. If you make crit build accuracy is twice as important to you because each crit needs to be confirmed with a second hit check.

Pretty much what b100d said.

I'm not sure about the benefits of claws in later game. they may be good for leveling though.

If you are a shadow you're probably stacking crit, since most good crit nodes are there.
With daggers and some crit stacking you will full heal with each attack (assuming CI+Vaal Pact to remove the leech cap). So you get more damage and the same survivability that claws have.