Combat Knife

* Default
* Frostbite
* Coroller
* Eternal Frost
* Mysterious Orb
* ZENITH
* Lunar Eclipse
* Shuriken
* Gold Plated

The **Knife** was added in update v1.4.8, replacing the melee weapon of hands.

Originally, the vanilla model of a knife was added initially as a Relic, and a few were listed in the Marketplace by the developers. However, it was decided that this vanilla model will be the default melee weapon, and knife skins were created to allow players to customize their knife. Players who had unboxed/bought the original vanilla model had their knives converted into the Frostlance skin. (A Season 1 Contraband).

The knife is one of very few Krunker weapons to have multiple models associated with its different skins. Several knives are karambits (curved knives) that have a spin animation when switching to knife or when inspecting them. Some have a sphere shape, like mamba, plasma ball, etc. Still others have special custom models, like the Combat Banana, Wrench, etc.

Using the knife gives high point bonuses. A simple melee kill gives a 150 base score in addition to other available bonuses like midair.

The knife has 2 items in the Black Market. The Antidote XVI is a limited edition knife skin associated with the Krunkitis Event (no longer available), and the Halloween Raid Event. The shuriken is a star-shaped knife unlocked after 10,000 bullseyes (Thrown Melee Kills).

The knife is also referred to as the *Combat Knife* or the *Melee Weapon*.

Knife Throw

Earlier, Melee items could be thrown once per life by Aiming with RMB and clicking LMB simultaneously (or your aim button), and will automatically swap to hands after throwing the knife. Melees, once thrown, are projectiles that will deal 180 damage, and are affected by gravity. Thrown melee kills give a 175 point base score and are called Bullseyes.

But in the update of v3.2.8, A Special Power Bar was added where you have to charge your throw by holding the ADS Button (Default - RMB) and then throw by clicking the Shoot Button (Default - LMB). More the Charge-Up, More will be the Damage and the Distance covered (Max Damage = 180). Overcharging will decrease the Power-Up Gradually. Runner Class requires a shorter time to get fully charged as compared to other classes. In update v4.1.1 overcharging was also added to the crossbow and the knife charge time was increased from 800ms to 900ms.

Challenges

Patch History

**v5.7.0**
* Throwing Knife can now do Headshots

**v5.6.8**

* Fixed Melee charge persisting after switching while spectating

**v4.1.1**

* Added overcharge to Throwing Knife charge
* Increased Throwing Knife charge time from 800ms to 900ms

**v3.2.9**

* Runner Class now has a shorter Charge-Up time for Throwing Knife

**v3.2.8**

* Added Charge-Up Time to Knife Throw: Longer Charge = More Distance & Damage

**v3.2.1**

* Slightly increased aim time of Throwing Knife

**v2.8.4**

* Fixed Knife Sticking in Wall the wrong way

**v2.8.3**

* Reset Throwing Knife Kill Counter
* Melee Weapons now Stick in the Wall when Thrown (Only Visual for now)

**v2.8.2**

* Throwing Knife Kills now Show Bullseye

**v2.5.7**

* Added Basic Knife Inspect Animation: Press X (Work in Progress)
* Updated Melee Sounds

**v2.5.4**

* Reduced Knife Swap Time a bit

**v1.8.3**

* Increased Knife swap Speed

**v1.5.1**

* You can now see other Players melee weapons
* Added Unobtainable Rarity Melee Weapons
* Improved Knife Slash Animation a bit

**v1.5.0**

* Added Melee Kills Stat to Accounts
* Fixed Knife Search in Marketplace
* Fixed Knife Previews in Spins
* Can now Search for Knives with Keyword Knife in store

**v1.4.9**

* Replaced Hands with Default Knife
* Added 4 new Knives to Spins
* Updated Knife Animation

Trivia

* If you kill a player with the knife in Gun Game, then it will take a point away from whoever you killed.
* Frostbite was the first Unobtainable skin of the game. During its first launch, Only Sidney, the game's head developer, had it.
* Heated Crowbar is the first melee skin to have a different sound when an enemy is attacked.
* All Karambit(s) have a special flip animation added in Update v2.5.8. It is shown in the video below.
* The Shuriken can be earned in the black market.
* Mysterious Orb and Vandal places a spray against any surface you knife throw on

Assets

All assets of the game can be downloaded here

Melee Model