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; it is also a requisite ingredient for 
Tipedo.
Characteristics[]
This weapon deals primarily 
Puncture damage.
Advantages:
- High
Puncture damage – effective against armor. - Silent.
- 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.
- Can use the Kunai-exclusive Stockpiled Blight augment.
Disadvantages:
- Low Impact and Slash damage – less effective against shields and health.
- Low critical chance.
- Low status chance.
- Below average critical multiplier.
- 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), compared to MK1-Kunai (Normal):
- Higher base damage per projectile (46 vs. 40)
- Higher total damage (46 vs. 40)
- Higher base critical chance (8% vs. 5%)
- Lower base critical multiplier (1.6x vs. 2x)
- Higher base status chance (8% vs. 2.5%)
- Higher average damage per shot (48.21 vs. 42)
- Higher burst DPS (160.53 vs. 139.86)
- Higher sustained DPS (128.45 vs. 111.91)
- Higher Mastery Rank required (2 vs. 0)
Acquisition[]
The Kunai's blueprint can be purchased from the Market.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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 15,000 |
 5 |
 3,000 |
 4,000 |
 4,000 |
Time: 12 hrs |
Rush:  40
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 Market Price: 175
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 Blueprints Price: 15,000
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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.
Tips[]
- Make sure to adjust your aim for moving targets.
- When using at a distance, aim above the enemy to adjust for the arc of the blades.
- Using the Pistol Ammo Mutation mod can help regain lost ammo when needed.
- Alternatively, bring along Squad Ammo Restores.
- The Kunai's throwing arc means you can sometimes aim at targets behind cover. Aiming slightly above the cover will result in the Kunai curving downwards onto the target.
- Note that this is extremely situational, as enemy cover is usually too high to take advantage of this.
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.
Gallery[]
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Close up shot of the Kunai being held
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The stance used when holding the Kunai
Kunai Colour Choices
Holding the Kunai like dual pistols
Hobbled Sprinting Kunai
Sliding Kunai Glitch
Kunai dispersion
Media[]
Warframe Let's Build the KUNAI Throwing Daggers (Damage 2.0)
Warframe - All Tenno Secondaries - Weapon Animations & Sounds (2012 - 2019)
Warframe - All Tenno Weapon Reloads in 3 minutes (2012 - 2019)
Kunai Skins
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.
