Talk:Kunai/@comment-25176211-20140728154719/@comment-70.54.63.119-20140805145031

They'd be about the same in effectiveness because neither can kill most enemies in one hit but their DPS is about the same. If you're playing Warframe like a normal stealth game (instead of just running in guns blazing and calling it "stealth" because nothing lives long enough to trigger the alarms), you'll have plenty of time to loot containers for ammo to deal with the Hikou's lower ammo efficiency.

I'd prefer a high-damage, single-shot weapon because it would kill enemies without alerting them. Silent status isn't an issue because it can be added with a mod (Hush for rifles, Suppress for pistols). The bows are great for that because they're already silent, but with Hush, the actual sniper rifles work just as well. Technically, the Ogris rocket launcher is flagged as silent too, but that's silly.