Glaive

"Dating back to the time of the first Tenno, the GLAIVE is a uniquely deadly weapon. This multi-bladed disk is not only effective for melee combat it can also be thrown like a boomerang to cut down enemies at a distance."

- In-Game Description

Characteristics
Actual attack speed is 2.03 hits/second.

Advantages: Disadvantages:
 * The Glaive can be thrown using the charge attack function.
 * Deals triple damage to light infested.
 * The Glaive is considered a silent/stealth weapon, even when thrown.
 * Can score head shots if thrown accurately.
 * Has both a and a  polarity slot; ideal for installing Killing Blow (charge damage) and Reflex Coil (charge speed).
 * Will reliably stagger some enemies when you land a charged/thrown attack that isn't a killing blow.
 * Can hit enemies on way back to thrower.
 * Can be aimed around corners and used to score multiple kills on the bounces.
 * Saryn's Contagion does work on a thrown Glaive.
 * Easy to craft. (сrafted using easily obtainable resources)
 * When the glaive returns and hits any non-enemy object (wall, stairs, etc.) it will then be a ghost Glaive and will go through anything with no damage output, so it is impossible to have a multi kill when it is returning through obstacles. [However, in some known circumstances, the glaive may graze obstacles and continue on to kill enemies in the path back to the user. (player experiment, May 3rd, 2013, 1310 hrs PST)
 * Mag's Bullet Attractor does not attract the Glaive, it will bounce back at you.
 * Low base melee damage.
 * Very short melee attack range.
 * Bounces unpredictably when hitting an enemy or allied warframes. (Bounce comes off at an angle from the plane it hits - easy to aim with on flat surfaces, but enemies are much harder to predict)
 * Ground slam attack has a very small area of effect.
 * Cannot travel through Volt's Electric Barrier and become electrically buffed. (Need more information)

Acquisition
The Glaive can be purchased for 150. The Glaive blueprint can be acquired from Alert Missions with a [?] on the reward list.

Trivia

 * The Glaive was released on April 26th, 2013 with update 7.9.
 * The Glaive first appeared in Dark Sector, another game made by Digital Extremes.
 * The Glaive has a unique sheath style in which it is retracted and attached under the right arm.
 * The Glaive is the only melee weapon in the game with a ranged attack.
 * Weapon popularised in the 1983 movie Krull.