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Kunai
Warframe · Equipment

Kunai

Silent thrown secondary

Released May 23, 2013

Kunai is a silent thrown secondary with an automatic trigger. Its Normal Attack and Incarnon Form have separately listed attack profiles.

TypeThrownMastery requirement0Critical chance8%Critical multiplier1.6
Kunai GUIDE

Understand Kunai

Useful when…

  • Choose Kunai when you want a silent thrown secondary.
  • Compare the Normal Attack and Incarnon Form using their separate listed damage and chance values.
  • Use its listed magazine size, fire rate, and reload time to assess its firing rhythm.

Normal Attack profile

The Normal Attack is a projectile with a listed projectile speed of 70 and attack speed of 3.33. Its listed damage is 4.6 Impact, 34.5 Puncture, and 6.9 Slash, totaling about 46. It lists 8% critical chance, a 1.6× critical multiplier, and 8% status chance. The trigger is automatic; the magazine holds 10 rounds and the reload time is 0.75 seconds.

Incarnon Form profile

Incarnon Form is listed as a separate projectile attack, with projectile speed 70 and attack speed 3.33. It lists 8 Impact, 14 Puncture, and 18 Slash damage, along with 18% critical chance, a 2× critical multiplier, and 16% status chance. These are the Incarnon Form figures, separate from the Normal Attack profile.

Requirements and listed build details

Kunai has a listed Mastery requirement of 0 and rank cap of 30. The listed build details are one Kunai Blueprint, 3,000 Ferrite, 5 Morphics, 4,000 Nanospores, and 4,000 Salvage, with a price of 15,000 credits and a build time of 43,200 seconds (12 hours). These figures specify the components, price, and time; they do not establish an acquisition path or availability.

Related throwing weapons

Hikou is described as causing less damage than Kunai while having greater ammo capacity and fire rate. The comparison provides no matching numerical handling figures or full performance data, so it does not establish when Hikou would be a practical alternative. Spira Prime lists 30% critical chance and a 3× critical multiplier; those values alone do not establish overall performance. Mk1-Kunai is described as standard issue throwing knives, with no attack handling details provided in this comparison.

Limitations and tradeoffs

  • The Normal Attack has a 10-round magazine and a 0.75-second reload.
  • The Normal Attack and Incarnon Form have different listed damage distributions and critical and status chances.
  • Hikou’s comparison description gives relative damage, ammo capacity, and fire rate but no matching numerical handling figures.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Applying Incarnon Form values to the Normal Attack.
  • Treating the listed damage total as a specified per-projectile amount.
  • Inferring overall weapon performance from Spira Prime’s critical stats alone.

Effects and reference details

Detailed properties

Critical chance8%
Critical multiplier1.6×
Status chance8%
Listed attack rate3.33
Accuracy100
TriggerAuto
Magazine size10
Reload time0.75 seconds
Multishot1
Foundry Credits15,000
Foundry time12 hours

Attack modes

ModeCritical chanceCritical multiplierStatus chanceDamage types
Normal Attack8%1.6×8%impact: 4.6, slash: 6.9, puncture: 34.5
Incarnon Form18%2×16%impact: 8, slash: 18, puncture: 14

Each mode has its own properties. Alternate forms may require additional unlocks; these values are not combined build damage.

References and version

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