Silent, but short-ranged projectile weapon. Thrown knives can be retrieved and reused. Comes in a pack of eight.
- Cycle
- -
- Damage falloff
- -
- Ammo
- 8/0=8
loaded / in reserve / total
30- Zoom
- ×1.67
Damage
Damage by hit zone
This weapon has no damage falloff, so these do not change with distance.
- Head 1160
- Upper torso 151
- Torso 139
- Left arm 93
- Right arm 93
- Left leg 81
- Right leg 81
How the bullet falls
Aimed at the top of the head - how far the round falls below it, on the axis and marks the bars above use
5
221m
- 1 Head0-8m 0.00 m below the line here
- 2 Upper torso8-13m 0.25 m below the line here
- 3 Torso13-15m 0.66 m below the line here
- 4 Legs15-21m 0.89 m below the line here
- 5 Ground21m+ 1.84 m below the line here
The damage model
- Per hit
- 116before falloff
- Raw projectile
- 116
Flight
- Gravity
- -9.81m/s squared, downward
- Time of flight
- 2.86s to 100 m - computed from velocity
Against the bestiary
Deals Impact Razor damage. It hits Hive hardest (2.52x) and Bloodskin softest (0x).
One shot
Leech BodyBileweaver HeadBloodweaver HeadDoctor Grunt HeadGrunt HeadLantern or Torch Grunt HeadHellhound HeadMuzzled Hellhound JawHive HeadFirebreather Head
Two shots
Water Devil BodyArmored HeadConcertina Armored HeadImmolator Head
Five or more
Brute WeakspotMeathead Upper torsoUrsa Mortis WeakspotSpider HeadAssassin Upper torsoHellborn HeadRotjaw WeakspotScrapbeak Upper torsoButcher Upper torso
No damage
Bloodskin
Computed from each creature's own hit-zone table against this weapon's damage type, at point blank. Falloff at range can only ask for more shots, never fewer - so a creature this weapon one-shots here may need two further out.
Handling
Where the shot goes
- 2 Jumping ×2
- 1.5 Walking ×1.5
- 1 Shouldered
- 0.5 Crouched ×0.5
- Its shouldered cone is better than 87% of 34 special loadouts.
Melee and the bestiary
Attacks
Light attack
- Damage
- 20
- Damage type
- Melee Slash
- Cleave cap
- 1 body
- Stamina cost
- 10
- Recovery
- 0.5 sbefore the next light attack
- Tired
- 1.6 sthe delay once you are out of stamina
Against a hunter, by hit zone
- Head 60
- Upper torso 30
- Torso 20
- Left arm 20
- Right arm 20
- Left leg 14
- Right leg 14
Against the bestiary
Light attack
Deals Melee Slash damage. It hits Firebreather hardest (4.4x) and Bloodskin softest (0.44x).
Killed outright by one hit
Bileweaver HeadBloodweaver Head
Two hits
Leech BodyDoctor Grunt HeadGrunt HeadLantern or Torch Grunt HeadHive Head
Three hits
Firebreather Head
Four hits
Hellhound HeadMuzzled Hellhound Jaw
Five or more
Water Devil BodyArmored HeadImmolator HeadConcertina Armored HeadBrute WeakspotUrsa Mortis WeakspotMeathead Upper torsoAssassin HeadRotjaw WeakspotSpider HeadHellborn HeadButcher Upper torsoScrapbeak HeadBloodskin Weakspot
Computed from each creature's own hit-zone table against this attack's damage type.
Traits and perks
Recommendations
Assailant Recommended 1 pts Increase melee effectiveness of Throwing Knives and Throwing Axes.
Blade Seer Recommended 1 pts While using Dark Sight, increases distance of highlighted Bolts, Arrows, Harpoons, Throwing Axes, and Throwing Knives to 75m. Also applies to Beetle View.
Silent Killer Recommended 3 pts Reduce noise when performing melee attacks.
Frontiersman 6 pts Use Tools one extra time.