Blue Fang
| Blue Fang | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Melee Weapon |
| Weapon | Knife |
| Tier | Iconic |
| Headshot | +150% |
| Attack Speed | 3.1 |
| Weight | 2.3 |
| Location | Badlands South |
Blue Fang is a throwing knife built to take enemies out of a fight quickly. A thrown hit stuns the target after a short delay, and a headshot shortens that delay. Enemies who are not yet in combat are stunned the moment it lands. Blue Fang is a strong first strike for a stealthy throwing build. It is also a reliable way to stop a dangerous enemy at once. Blue Fang is sold by the melee weapon vendor in Jackson Plains, out in the Badlands.
Combat
Blue Fang works best thrown. A body hit stuns the enemy a few seconds after impact, while a headshot stuns much sooner. A stunned enemy stops fighting for a while. V then has time to get close or set up a finisher. The high headshot bonus also makes the head the best target, both for damage and for a faster stun.
Against enemies who have not noticed V, the stun is instant. A knife to an unaware guard stuns the guard on the spot. Blue Fang is a quiet way to clear a room one target at a time. It also deals chemical damage and can poison its target.
How to Get Blue Fang Guide
- Travel to Jackson Plains in the Badlands.
- Find the melee weapon vendor.
- Buy Blue Fang from the vendor's stock.
Blue Fang Map Location
Blue Fang map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Upgrades
Like every Iconic weapon, Blue Fang can be upgraded through the tiers in the Upgrades section of the crafting menu, paid for in crafting components.
The table shows what each tier step of Blue Fang costs.
| Upgrade | Components | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 to Tier 1+ | 75 Tier 1 components | - |
| Tier 1+ to Tier 2 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 2 to Tier 2+ | 75 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2+ to Tier 3 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 3 to Tier 3+ | 75 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3+ to Tier 4 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 4 to Tier 4+ | 75 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4+ to Tier 5 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 5 to Tier 5+ | 75 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5+ to Tier 5++ | 200 Tier 5 components | Phantom Liberty |
Character Builds
Blue Fang works best with the throwing perks in the Cool tree. Scorpion Sting shortens the recovery after a throw. It also poisons on crits, headshots and weak spot hits. Neurotoxin then adds Blinding and blocks sprinting on poisoned enemies. Juggler resets the cooldown after a headshot or crit kill with a thrown weapon. Pounce lets V perform a finisher from farther away after hitting an enemy with a throw. Finisher: Act Of Mercy gives throwables a finisher of their own. Killer Instinct adds damage with knives outside of combat, which helps the first throw.
Handle Wrap raises crit chance with throwables after a throw. The Stabber adds crit chance with blades and throwables. Optical Camo helps V stay hidden for that first silent throw.
Select a Build
In stealth, System Collapse removes targets and takedowns restore RAM. In combat, Memory Wipe and Sonic Shock set up takedowns, and Blue Fang adds crowd control. Optical Camo puts the character back into stealth.
Attributes: Body 12, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 15, Intelligence 20, Cool 14.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller | 
|
Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Corrosion | 
|
Cool 9 | Poison works on drones, robots, mechs and turrets |
| Neurotoxin | 
|
Cool 9 | Poisoned targets are blinded and cannot sprint |
| Scorpion Sting | 
|
Cool 9 | Thrown crits and headshots apply Poison |
| Flash And Thunderclap | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Strong attacks leap to enemies in range |
| Lead And Steel | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Blades block incoming bullets |
| Seeing Double | Reflexes 9 | Stronger counterattacks | |
| Dash | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Finisher: Bladerunner | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Faster blade attacks and a finisher that restores Health |
| Flash Of Steel | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Speed and attack speed after a finisher |
| Opportunist | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Easier finishers on stunned, blinded or bleeding enemies |
| Air Dash | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| All Things Cyber | 
|
Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| License To Chrome | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pump | 
|
Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Microrotors | 
|
Circulatory System | Faster melee attacks |
| Ex-Disk | 
|
Frontal Cortex | More max RAM and faster uploads |
| Handle Wrap | 
|
Hands | Crit chance for throwable weapons |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
|
Legs | Double jump |
| Stabber | 
|
Nervous System | Crit chance with blades and throwables |
Lore
Blue Fang is the Iconic variant of the Neurotoxin Knife, a blade that mixes physical and chemical damage. Its teal blade is coated in a very effective neurotoxin. It comes from a shop counter rather than a job.
Notes
- Blue Fang has its own spot on the weapon wall in V's apartment.
Weapon Categories
All Melee Weapons
Every melee weapon is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Melee Weapons
| Name | Image | Weapon | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agaou | 
|
Axe | +125% | 25% | Dogtown |
| BFC 9000 | 
|
One-Handed Club | Rancho Coronado | ||
| Baby Boomer | 
|
Two-Handed Club | 25% | ||
| Baseball Bat x-MOD2 | 
|
Two-Handed Club | Dogtown | ||
| Black Unicorn | 
|
Katana | 25% | ||
| Blue Fang | 
|
Knife | +150% | Badlands South | |
| Butcher's Cleaver | 
|
Knife | 25% | Coastview | |
| Byakko | 
|
Katana | 25% | Little China | |
| Caretaker's Spade | 
|
Hammer | 25% | Corpo Plaza | |
| Claw x-MOD2 | 
|
Axe | |||
| Cocktail Stick | 
|
Katana | 25% | Japantown | |
| Cottonmouth | 
|
One-Handed Club | 25% | Japantown | |
| Crowbar | 
|
One-Handed Club | |||
| Cut-o-Matic x-MOD2 | 
|
Chainsword | Dogtown | ||
| Errata | 
|
Katana | 25% | Arroyo | |
| Fang | 
|
Knife | +50% | ||
| Gold-Plated Baseball Bat | 
|
Two-Handed Club | 25% | North Oak | |
| Gwynbleidd | 
|
Sword | |||
| Headhunter | 
|
Knife | +150% | West Wind Estate | |
| Jinchu-Maru | 
|
Katana | 25% | Japantown | |
| Murphy's Law | 
|
One-handed Club | 50% | Dogtown | |
| Nehan | 
|
Knife | +150% | Arasaka Waterfront | |
| Sasquatch's Hammer | 
|
Hammer | 75% | Coastview | |
| Satori | 
|
Katana | 25% | Arasaka Waterfront | |
| Scalpel | 
|
Katana | 25% | Northside | |
| Sir John Phallustiff | 
|
Blunt | 25% | Kabuki | |
| Stinger | 
|
Knife | +150% | Badlands East | |
| Tinker Bell | 
|
One-Handed Club | 50% | Badlands East | |
| Tsumetogi | 
|
Katana | 25% | Japantown | |
| Volkodav | 
|
Machete | 25% | Dogtown |
Standard Melee Weapons
| Name | Image | Weapon | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball Bat | 
|
Two-Handed Club | 25% | ||
| Chef's Knife | 
|
Knife | +150% | ||
| Claw | 
|
Axe | +125% | 25% | |
| Cut-O-Matic | 
|
Chainsword | 50% | ||
| Electric Baton Alpha | 
|
One-Handed Club | Rancho Coronado | ||
| Electric Baton Beta | 
|
One-Handed Club | 50% | ||
| Electric Baton Gamma | 
|
One-Handed Club | 50% | ||
| Hammer | 
|
Hammer | 25% | ||
| Kaiken | 
|
Knife | +150% | ||
| Kanabo | 
|
Two-Handed Club | 25% | ||
| Katana | 
|
Katana | 25% | ||
| Knife | 
|
Knife | +200% | ||
| Kukri | 
|
Machete | 25% | ||
| Machete | 
|
Machete | 25% | ||
| Neurotoxin Knife | 
|
Knife | +150% | ||
| Punknife | 
|
Knife | +150% | ||
| Razor | 
|
Machete | 25% | ||
| Steel Pipe | 
|
One-Handed Club | 25% | ||
| Tire Iron | 
|
One-Handed Club | 25% | ||
| Tomahawk | 
|
Axe | +125% | 25% |