Despair

Despair
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Statistics
Mastery Level 0 Weapon Slot Secondary Weapon Type Thrown Trigger Type Auto
Utility
Flight Speed 70.0m/s Noise Level 0.0m (Silent) Fire Rate 3.3 rounds/sec Accuracy 100.0 Magazine Size 10 rounds/mag Max Ammo 210 rounds Reload Time 0.8s
Normal Attacks
Physical Damage 55.0 Impact 2.8 Puncture 44.0 Slash 8.2 Crit Chance 2.5% Crit Multiplier 1.5x Status Chance 2.5%
Miscellaneous
Polarities Introduced Update 8.0

CODEX

Used by the Stalker, Despair throwing blades have a mono-filament edge, sharp enough to penetrate a Warframe.

The Despair is a set of throwing knives with micronic edges, used by the Stalker.

This weapon can be sold for 5,000 Credits 5,000.

Manufacturing Requirements
15,000	10	5,000	800	4,500	Time: 12 hrs
					Rush: 50 Platinum 50
Market Price: N/A			Blueprints Price: N/A

The Despair's blueprint cannot be purchased on market, but it is included in the What Stalker? bundle. The blueprint can also be acquired from the Stalker.

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:

• Silent.
• Appears to be capable of higher ranges than the Kunai. ^{[citation needed]}
• Can penetrate straight through enemies, allowing it to hit multiple enemies if lined up (Bugged, only seems to work when you are host.).
• Has two polarity slots, ideal for Hornet Strike and Barrel Diffusion mods.
• Higher base damage than the Kunai.
• Very fast reload speed.
• Fully automatic.
• The arc of each throw, although random, still allows you to accomplish headshots on enemies behind cover.
• Infested Volatile Runners do not explode on death when killed by this weapon.

Disadvantages:

• Non-hitscan weapon. Projectiles have travel time, giving more challenge against moving targets at long distances.
• Although listed as 100% accurate, the Despair has a slight random spread with every throw, making long range targets more difficult to hit.
• Low critical chance.
• Low status chance.

Weapon Loadouts

Main article: Category:Despair Build

See the user build section for builds using this weapon.

Tips

• Using the Pistol Ammo Mutation mod can help regain lost ammo when needed.
  • Alternatively, bring along Team Ammo Restore or Medium Team Ammo Restore
• For effective use of non-hitscan weapons, it is strongly recommended to learn Leading. In short, Leading means aiming ahead of your target so the projectile still hits him. It can be a challenge to learn it, low level Grineer are recommended for practicing.

Notes

• Prior to Update 9, there were no knives visible in the quivers. Unknown if intended or not.
• The trails from thrown blades are affected by your energy color. (Seems to only work if you are the host.)

Bugs

• Currently, while holding a Datamass, there is no proper "animation" or "alignment" of the Despair, for running with the Datamass. The Despair will float above/outside of your Warframe's hands, as if you had a pistol in your hand instead. This problem also occurs when performing a Jump Kick.
• Trails from the blades are much brighter with longer decay times since Update 11. This may be an intended effect.

Trivia

• A "monofilament" is a fictional type of wire, consisting of a single strand of strongly bound together molecules. This theoretically 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.

Media

• Despair being held in hand before throwing.
• New Despair Skin
• Despair stoped by Snow Globe

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Warframe Despair Pro Builds 2 Forma Update 12.0.5

See also

• Stalker, the assassin who uses the Despair.
• Kunai, a similar weapon.