Despair are a set of throwing knives with micronic edges, used by the Stalker.
This weapon can be sold for 
5,000.
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 15,000 |
 10 |
 5,000 |
 800 |
 4,500 |
Time: 12 hrs |
Rush:  50
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 Market Price: N/A
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 Blueprints Price:N/A
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Characteristics[edit | edit source]
This weapon deals primarily 
Puncture damage.
Advantages:
- High
Puncture damage – effective against health. - Can hit multiple enemies in a line.
- Very high reload speed.
- Silent - will not be present on opponent's minimap.
- Capable of using the Despair-exclusive mod Draining Gloom.
- Has two polarity.
Disadvantages:
- Low Slash and Impact damage – less effective against shields.
- Low fire rate.
- Projectiles have travel time and travel in an arc, making it hard to hit at longer ranges and achieve headshots.
Weapon Loadouts[edit source]
- See Category:Despair Build to see how players mod this weapon.
- See Category:Despair Guides for guides on how to use this weapon effectively.
- For more general help with weapons, you may wish to browse Category:Weapon Guides.
Acquisition
Despair's blueprint is dropped by the Stalker. It is also included in the What Stalker? bundle for 800 in the market.
| Drop | Chance | Expected | Nearly Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Blueprint | 5.53% | 18 – 19 kills | 121 ± 40 kills |
Expected refers to total number of attempts a player can expect to need in order to receive at least one of each drop associated with the respective values.
Nearly Guaranteed refers to the total number of attempts a player needs to obtain a 99%, 99.9%, and 99.99% probability to receive at least one of each drop associated with the respective values.
For more detailed definitions and information on how these number were obtained, visit here.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Prior to Update 9, there were no knives visible in the quivers.
- The trails from thrown blades are affected by your energy color.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- A "monofilament" is a type of wire or edge, consisting of a single strand or side of strongly bound together molecules. This creates an edge that is micron or even nanometer thin, the sharpest possible.
- Typically, they are applied as a cutting tool or a weapon that can sever nearly any object or other molecules.
- Organic molecular wires have been proposed for usage in optoelectronics.
- Similarly to the Hikou and Kunai, the Despair is a secondary thrown weapon that deals mostly Puncture damage.
Media[edit | edit source]
Patch History[edit | edit source]
- Mastery Rank increased from 0 to 4.
- Damage increased from 55 to 58.
- Status chance increased from 2.5% to 16%.
- Critical chance increased from 2.5% to 16%.
- Critical damage increased from 1.5 to 1.6x.
- Fixed being thrown backwards when using Ivara's Navigator.
- Slightly adjusted the location of Despair when holstered.
- Despair is available for use in PvP.
- Fixed Despair using wrong audio FX on impact.
- Adjustments made to Despair holster to remove redundant visual attachments.
- Fixed Despair hand models disappearing forever after emptying one clip.
- Text corrections for Despair.
- Fixed weapon attachments (Despair holsters) that would detach from player while using a sniper rifle.
- Fixed/removed off-hand flashlight when using Despair.
- Introduced.
Last updated: Update 22.18
See also[edit | edit source]
- Stalker, the assassin who uses the Despair.
- Kunai, a similar weapon.
- Hikou, another thrown secondary.
