Learning goals
- Understand throwing secondaries.
- Understand why projectile travel and accuracy matter.
- Understand stealth-friendly sidearm roles.
- Learn that silent or throwing does not automatically mean better.
Explanation
Throwing secondaries include weapons such as throwing knives, stars, blades, or other projectile sidearms. They often behave differently from pistols because they fire physical projectiles with travel time, arcs, or spread. Some can support stealth, but stealth depends on enemy awareness, line of sight, Warframe abilities, companions, mission type, alarms, and movement.
What should I do?
Use throwing secondaries when you like projectile precision, are practicing stealth, want a quiet sidearm, or understand a special mechanic. Avoid them when you need instant response, dislike leading targets, are in fast public missions, or need reliable panic fire.
How to avoid wasting time
If a throwing weapon feels weak, test whether the problem is aim, projectile travel, missing mods, or using it in the wrong mission type.
Common mistakes
Watch for these Secondary weapon habits while testing and investing.
- Expecting throwing weapons to behave like hitscan pistols.
- Ignoring projectile travel time.
- Assuming stealth works automatically.
- Using silent weapons while companions or abilities alert enemies.
- Selling before ranking for Mastery.
Practical example
A stealth-oriented mission may reward a quiet throwing Secondary for isolated enemies. In a chaotic Survival mission, the same weapon may feel slow compared to a machine pistol or beam sidearm.
Key Takeaways
- Throwing secondaries can support stealth and precision, but they require projectile awareness.
Practical task
Throwing weapons often require aiming ahead of moving targets.
- Equip a throwing Secondary if available.
- Find a low-level mission.
- Shoot at stationary enemies.
- Shoot at moving enemies.
- Notice whether projectiles travel instantly or need leading.
- Try using the weapon before enemies are alerted.
- Write down whether it feels precise, slow, stealthy, or awkward.
You can explain one benefit and one limitation of throwing secondaries.