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The throwing knife spear is a weapon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Dead Money.
Characteristics[]
A thrown melee weapon. It deals the third-highest amount of damage per strike of all thrown melee weapons (below the protonic inversal throwing axe 
and the throwing spear), though at the slowest attack speed. It deals the second-highest amount of critical hit damage of all thrown melee weapons, albeit at the highest AP cost and with the third-highest weight and the second-lowest caps value. It can be used together with poisons like bleak venom to increase its damage potential. It is used to craft the knife spear.
Visually, the weapon is similar in shape and design to the knife spear, save for having only a single cosmic knife aerodynamically tied to the end for balance while throwing.
Variants[]
- Knife spear
- the non-projectile variant. - Knife spear clean - a rare non-projectile variant.
- Throwing spear - the standard variant.
Comparison[]
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Weapon name (melee or unarmed) |  | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |
 | - Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per attack (damage per projectile) |  | - Damage per action point | |
 | - Damage per second |  | - Weapon spread | |
 | - Area of effect damage |  | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |
 | - Effect damage & duration |  | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |
 | - Bonus effects |  | - Weight | |
 | - Attacks per second |  | - Value in caps | |
 | - Critical chance % multiplier |  | - Value to weight ratio | |
 | - Critical damage |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Critical effect damage & duration |  | - Strength required | |
 | - With all mods attached | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knife spear  | 20 | 37.9 | x1.5 limb  | 1.89 | x1 | 20 | 35 | 1.1 | 1995 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 25 | 2 |
| Knife spear clean | 25 | 47.4 | x3 limb | 1.89 | x1.2 | 25 | 35 | 1.4 | 1995 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 25 | 2 |
| Throwing knife spear | 42 | 20.2 | x2 limb | 0.48 | x1 | 42 | 28 | 3 | 4995 | 0.65 | 25 | 38.5 | 25 | 1 |
| Throwing spear | 50 | 30 | 0.6 | x1 | 50 | 24 | 4.2 | 4995 | 0.5 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 1 |
- Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Locations[]
The weapon is typically used by ghost harvesters and found in increments of 5 on their bodies no matter how many are thrown before they are killed.
Notes[]
- Compared to standard throwing spears, throwing knife spears have a slightly higher weight and lower damage. However, throwing knife spears have a high (2x) limb damage modifier, while standard throwing spears lack any limb damage bonus.
- Throwing knife spears can be used to repair both knife spears and knife spears clean. Owing to the thrown weapon's high health, as well as normally being found in perfect condition, this will repair either of the melee weapons to perfect condition.
- They are limited upon return to the Mojave.
- Despite consisting of cosmic knives attached to the end of a long handle, there is no super-heated version of the knife spear and throwing knife spear.
- When thrown in a first person view outside the Sierra Madre, the spear will have a trail of the cloud.
- Even though classified as a "throwing spear," the weapon cannot be used toward the GRA challenge "You Don't Belong In This World!"
- A throwing knife spear is marked as a "Player Only" weapon, meaning it cannot be given to companions for use.
- It is not affected by the Loose Cannon trait.
Bugs[]
If thrown by the player while crouching and on top of a bear trap, it will explode. [verified]
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