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
Advantages:
 * Glaive can be thrown.
 * Charge attack will ignore armor.
 * Deals triple damage to light infested.
 * Glaive is silent, even when thrown.
 * Can score head shots if thrown accurately.

Disadvantages:
 * Low base damage.
 * Short melee attack range.
 * Lackluster when considered solely on its merits as a melee weapon.
 * Bounces random direction when hitting an enemy.

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 shealth style in which it is retracted and attached under the right arm.