Conclave:Kunai

Tenno Weapons

COOPERATIVE (PvE)

Kunai
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Thrown
Mastery Rank Requirement	0
Slot	Secondary
Trigger Type	Auto
Utility
Accuracy	N/A
Ammo Max	40
Disposition	××××× (0.00x)
Fire Rate	3.33 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Alarming
Magazine Size	10
Reload Time	0.80 s
Projectile Speed	75.0 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Normal Attack
8.8000 ( 9.98%)
66.2000 ( 75.06%)
13.2000 ( 14.97%)
Total Damage	88.2 (75.06%  Puncture)
Crit Chance	0.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.00x
Fire Rate	3.33 attacks/sec
Headshot Multiplier	1.5x
Noise Level	Alarming
Projectile Speed	75.0 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Miscellaneous
Riven Family	Kunai
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 8.0 (2013-05-23)
Polarities
Variants	Kunai  MK1-Kunai
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
Weapons Tenno Weapons Puncture Damage Weapons Thrown Kunai Secondary Weapons Auto Weapons Automatic Base Pinpoint Weapons Alarming Weapons Projectile Weapons Untradeable Weapons Available In Conclave

CODEX

Kunai throwing daggers offer a silent alternative to the traditional sidearm. Perfect for assassins.

The Kunai are a set of throwing knives, released in Update 8.0 (2013-05-23). It deals a significant amount of damage, but can be hard to aim with because of its arrow-like arc projection.

This weapon can be sold for 5,000 Credits 5,000; it is also a requisite ingredient for  Tipedo.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
15,000	Morphics 5	Ferrite 3,000	Nano Spores 4,000	Salvage 4,000	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 45
Market Price: 175			Blueprints Price:15,000

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily  Puncture damage.

Advantages:

• High  Puncture damage – effective against health.
• Silent- will not be present on opponent's minimap.
• Very high reload speed.
• High fire rate.
• Can hit multiple enemies in a short line (caused by flying dead bodies and not by the Kunai).
• The arc of the shots enable headshots over cover.
• Has two polarity.

Disadvantages:

• Low  Impact and  Slash damage – less effective against shields.
• Has travel time, making it difficult to land an accurate shot at long distances.
• Shoots in an arc, making it difficult for use at long range.

Comparisons:

•  Kunai (Normal Attack), compared to  MK1-Kunai (Normal Attack):
  • Higher base damage per projectile (88.20 vs. 88.00)
    • Higher  Puncture damage ( 66.2 vs. 66)
  • Higher total damage (88.2 vs. 88)
  • Higher average damage per tap (88.2 vs. 88)
  • Higher burst DPS (293.70 vs. 293.04)
  • Higher sustained DPS (231.92 vs. 231.39)

Notes

• The Kunai does not have the pinning properties of other projectile weapons, such as the  Boltor or  Paris, but will simply throw targets backwards upon death.

Trivia

• The Kunai (苦無) were traditionally a multipurpose tool, similar in design to a crowbar or trowel. It could be used for gardening, masonry, and other things. Popular culture has since associated the kunai with ninjas.
• The  Despair and  Hikou share similarities to the Kunai, they are all thrown secondaries that deal mostly  Puncture damage.
• Update 16.7 (2015-06-04) revealed the Kunai to be a themed-weapon based off the  Paris, in the same manner that other themed-weapons like the  Akjagara,  Aksomati, and  Bolto are related to the  Tigris,  Soma, and  Boltor respectively.

Media

Close up shot of the Kunai being held

The stance used when holding the Kunai

Kunai Colour Choices

Holding the Kunai like dual pistols

Hobbled Sprinting Kunai

Sliding Kunai Glitch

Kunai dispersion

Warframe Let's Build the KUNAI Throwing Daggers (Damage 2.0)

Kunai Skins

Edit

Day of the Dead
Seasonal

Kintsugi

Nocturne

Monitivus

Oscira

Tarock

Patch History

Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)

• Damage increased from 45 to 46.
• Status chance increased from 2.5% to 8%.
• Critical chance increased from 2.5% to 8%.
• Critical damage increased from 1.5x to 1.6x.

Update 21.6 (2017-08-29)

• Picking up disarmed thrown Secondary weapons (Kunai) will now display the context action "Pick Up *Thrown Weapon" instead of "Pick up Auto Pistol".

Hotfix 20.5.2 (2017-05-18)

• Fixed an issue with the Kunai entry diorama being too zoomed in.

Update 19.10 (2017-02-09)

• Kunai model reworked.
• Kintsugi and Nocturne weapon skin added.

Update 17.9 (2015-10-28)

• Day of the Dead skin added.

Update 17.5 (2015-10-01)

• Fixed the bloom FX on Kunai making it too difficult to aim through the glare.

Update 16.8 (2015-06-10)

• Fixed thrown weapons not showing the proper energy trails.

Update 16.4 (2015-04-23)

• Slightly improved hit effects to Kunai impact visual.

Hotfix 15.7.2 (2014-12-19)

• Adjustments made to Kunai and Despair holster to remove redundant visual attachments.

Update 12.4 (2014-03-05)

• Fixed Agile and Noble animation sets that were playing akimbo pistol idles when using thrown weapons.

Hotfix 11.0.3 (2013-11-22)

• Toned down Kunai trails.

Hotfix 10.3.3 (2013-10-12)

• Kunai now hide on player's thighs when player is attacking with melee weapons.

Update 9.3 (2013-07-26)

• Fixed incorrect default colors appearing after choosing to reset colors for specific weapons (e.g. Kunai).

Update 9.0 (2013-07-13)

• Fixed weapon attachments (Kunai holsters) that would detach from player while using a sniper rifle.

Update 8.1 (2013-06-07)

• Kunai sheaths can now be color customized.

Update 8.0 (2013-05-23)

• Introduced.

Last updated: Hotfix 23.2.1 (2018-08-03)

See also

•  Despair, a similar weapon.
•  MK1-Kunai, the starter version of this weapon.
•  Paris, the bow the Kunai is based off.
•  Tipedo, a weapon crafted from the Kunai.