Conclave:Heat Dagger

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This short blade weapon has limited range but comes out fast and can inflict fire damage.

The **Heat Dagger** is a dagger whose blueprint is exclusive to Alert missions. Specializing in  damage, its signature trait is the ability to create a blast of fire when a slam attack is used. This effect and the fact that the Heat Dagger has puncture damage as its main damage type makes it effective against armored Grineer units.

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The Heat Dagger blueprint can be acquired from Alert missions.

## Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily  damage.

**Advantages:**

* High  damage – effective against Grineer.
* Slam attacks do 100%  damage with a very high chance to proc
* Fire AoE jump attack makes this weapon useful against Infested and Cloned Flesh.
	+ Panic caused from  proc lasts much longer than a knockdown.
* Large jump attack radius.
* One File:Naramon Pol.svg mod slot.
* Stance slot has a File:Madurai Pol.svg polarity, matching {{#vardefine:Name|Pointed Wind}}{{M}} "{{#var:Name}}" not found stance, notable for its high damage multiplier
* Can use the dagger-exclusive {{#vardefine:Name|Covert Lethality}}{{M}} "{{#var:Name}}" not found mod.

**Disadvantages:**

* Cannot stagger or panic robotic enemies (Ospreys, MOAs) on slam attack.
* Shorter range than most weapons.
* Low  and  damage – less effective against health and shields respectively.
* Low critical chance.
* Low status chance.

## Weapon Loadouts

* See Category:Conclave:Heat Dagger Build to see how players mod this weapon.
* See Category:Conclave:Heat Dagger Guides for guides on how to use this weapon effectively.
* For more general help with weapons, you may wish to browse Category:Weapon Guides.

## Tips

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## Notes

* If performing a ground slam with this weapon equipped, Valkyr in Hysteria will use the Heat Dagger's radial flame attack.
* When equipped without a Stance mod, the Heat Dagger adds a 4th lunging stab on its normal attack combo, which propels the Warframe a good distance forward, which is useful for catching up to moving enemies. It also has a 100% chance of inflicting a  proc on contact. This effect is lost if one uses the {{#vardefine:Name|Pointed Wind}}{{M}} "{{#var:Name}}" not found stance, which replaces the lunge with a sweeping slash.
	+ If the lunge lands behind an unalerted enemy, a stealth attack will be performed instead.

## Trivia

* Jump attacks will make the Heat Dagger emit a visible ring of fire upon slamming the ground. This visual trait is shared with other Heat weapons like the Heat Sword and Dual Heat Swords.
* The Heat Dagger received a visual change in {{#vardefine:Update|Update 16.5 }}{{#var:Update}}, giving it a faded color scheme with texture animations similar to those found in Prisma weapons. Its visual model was also sharpened and lengthened to further resemble the Heat Sword.
* In the Red Veil section of any relay, one of the torturers behind the leader is seen wielding this weapon (possibly) to interrogate the Grineer subject.

## Media

* HeatDaggerNewCodex.pngHeat Dagger in Codex.
* Heatdaggerdarthmufin.pngHeat Dagger Colored Pure Black
* 2013-05-08 00027.jpg
* Heat Dagger Palette.jpgColor palette
* 2015-04-04 00003.jpgProto-excalibur with heat dagger
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## Patch History

{{#vardefine:Update|Update 17.3 }}{{#var:Update}}
* **Conclave**: Heat Dagger can now be used in PvP

{{#vardefine:Update|Hotfix 13.0.3 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Fixed front facing finisher not dealing damage

{{#vardefine:Update|Hotfix 11.3.1 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Heat Dagger now deals Fire Damage on Charge Attacks and Ground Slams

{{#vardefine:Update|Hotfix 6.1.2 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Added to Store

## See also

* Alert, the way you acquire the Heat Dagger.
* Heat Sword, the sword version.
* Dual Heat Swords, the dual version of the Heat Sword.

* Secondary
* Melee
* Archwing
* Research
* Prime
* Sentinel