Hunter Knife

The Hunter's combat knife.

"Firearms are more than enough for a Warlock to carry into battle. Knives always seemed extraneous to me until I saw what a Hunter could do with them. Everything has its place."

— Ikora Rey

The Hunter Knife is a multipurpose combat knife utilized by Guardians of the Hunter class. It is a utilitarian melee weapon, designed to ensure versatility in close-quarters combat. Hunters are capable of using the knife to silently eliminate their targets.

In the Gunslinger subclass, the knife doubles as a throwing knife. It can be thrown at enemies when its melee timer is fully charged; otherwise, the player will just stab with the knife. In the Bladedancer subclass, the knife is used as part of the Arc Blade super by being infused with Arc Light.

Trivia

• Early in the development of Destiny, it is possible that the knife would be the standard melee weapon for all classes as footage from the E3 2013 gameplay reveal depicted a Warlock wielding the weapon. This has since been changed in the Alpha, now that Warlocks and Titans get their own melee attacks in the form of Palm and Punch, respectively.
• The blade of the knife bears the insignia of the Hunter class.
• In Destiny 2, the knife is used by all Hunter subclasses except the Arcstrider and Revenant. The player instead uses their own fist to melee, similarly to Titans.

Gallery

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  Reference chart of the Hunter's knife.

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  Desktop wallpaper depicting the Hunter's knife.

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  Concept art of the knife.

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  In-game render of the knife.

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  First-person point-of-view of the knife.

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  Another render of the knife, with a string attached.

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  A Hunter charges their knife with the Traveler's energy for a super attack.

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  Early gameplay footage of a Warlock with the knife.

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  Early gameplay screenshot of the knife in use.

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  The Hunter's throwing knife.

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)
• Destiny 2