Chance's Knife

Chance's Knife is a unique weapon $$

Background
This knife belonged to Chance, one of the Great Khans and a prominent character in the graphic novel All Roads. It has a dark blue grip and the blade is still stained by the blood of the Fiends it last killed at the Tribal Village.

Gameplay
Chance's Knife is a unique variant of the Combat Knife. Because it is near Goodsprings, if the player character can survive the nearby cazadores and has a shovel, this weapon can be acquired at a very early level.

Chance's Knife qualifies as an improved holdout weapon.

Special attack
It has a special Back Slash attack, which does 70% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 3 fewer action points (requires a Melee skill of 50).

It is possible to execute Back Slash outside of V.A.T.S. (without the required Melee skill of 50 to perform the move) by initiating a power attack (hold attack button) while moving forward.

Durability
Chance's Knife can successfully strike about 445 times from full condition before breaking.

Variants

 * Combat Knife - the standard variant.
 * Assassin - The Caesar's Legion assassin sent to kill President Kimball carries a special version which is non-playable. This prevents the weapon from normally being shown in inventory, e.g. when pickpocketing the assassin. The weapon is otherwise identical to the standard Combat Knife.
 * Cass - Rose of Sharon Cassidy carries a special non-playable version of the weapon, also otherwise identical to the standard version.

Location
The weapon is in Chance's Grave, north of Goodsprings, on a hill near the Tribal Village along with Great Khan Simple Armor. A shovel is needed to access the loot. Once at the tribal village, backtrack towards the main road while looking south. You should see a path leading up the hill and at the top is Chance's grave.

Behind the scenes
In the novel All Roads, Chance used his knife to carve a map of the settlements in the Mojave Wasteland. He also used it to kill multiple Fiends at the Tribal Village before being fatally wounded.