LAS-7 Dagger
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“A laser pistol that fires a continuous beam. Does not require ammo but can overheat and need to change batteries.
— Armory Description
The LAS-7 Dagger is an Energy-Based laser pistol with infinite ammo. The only limitation of this is heat buildup. So long as a heat sink is not completely overheated, it will cool over time.
Procurement
The Dagger is unlocked on the 3rd page of the Cutting Edge Premium Warbond for 
60 Medals.
Detailed Weapon Statistics
| LAS-7 DAGGER | |
|---|---|
| Recoil | 0 |
| Horizontal Recoil | 0 |
| Vertical Recoil | 0 |
| Spread | ↔[10.00] ↕[10.00] |
| Sway | 1.3 |
| Ergonomics | 95 |
| Spare Magazines | 3 |
| Starting Magazines | 3 |
| Mags from Supply | 6 |
| Mags from Ammo Box | 3 |
| Heat Data | |
| Overheats at | 100 °C |
| Warmup | 0.25 sec |
| Heat Per Second | 15 °C |
| Cool Per Sec |  15 - 10 -  7.5
|
| Cooldown After Overheat | RELOAD NEEDED |
| Attacks | |
| *LAS-7 DAGGER B | Beam |
| **Fire | status |
| LAS-7 DAGGER B | |
|---|---|
| Beam | |
| Beam Range | 1000 m |
| Damage | |
| Standard |  250 Laser
|
| vs. Durable | 50 Laser
|
| Penetration | |
| Direct |  Light
|
| Slight Angle | Light
|
| Large Angle | Light
|
| Extreme Angle |  Unarmored I
|
| Special Effects | |
| Status | Fire |
| Status Strength | 1 |
| Demolition Force | 10 |
| Stagger Force | 0 |
| Push Force | 0 |
| Fire | |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Status Strength | 5 |
| Status Duration | 3 sec |
| Damage | |
| Element | Fire |
| Standard |  100 Fire
|
| vs. Durable | 100 Fire
|
| Penetration | |
| Direct |  Heavy
|
| Slight Angle | Heavy
|
| Large Angle | Heavy
|
| Extreme Angle | Unarmored I
|
| Special Effects | |
| Demolition Force | 0 |
| Stagger Force | 0 |
| Push Force | 0 |
Tactical Information
- The weapon comes with 3 reserve heatsinks, but with good heat management, Helldivers should never run out of ammo.
- This heat sink is less effective on hot planets and more effective on cold planets. It takes approximately 11 seconds to cool completely from 99% heat on hot planets, and approximately 6 seconds on cold planets.
- Heat sinks dissipate heat even when the weapon is holstered. It will only cease to do this if the heat sink is completely overheated and must be replaced.
- As with other beam weapons, the Dagger trades instantaneous damage for its ability to sustain damage output for long periods.
- The One Handed trait means it can be used while holding items like the SSSD Hard Drive or the Ballistic Shield.
- Being a One Handed beam weapon makes the Dagger very forgiving to fire while running. It can serve as a side-grade from the "Guard Dog" Rover in this capacity, exchanging steady, autonomous targeting for an unoccupied backpack slot.
- The Dagger is an excellent utility weapon to quickly remove Environmental Hazards from a considerable distance. Any contact with the beam will detonate Automaton (or Helldiver) mines and destroy various hazardous flora, allowing the user to sweep their crosshair across a problem area and avoid an embarrassing accident later.
Trivia
- Prior to patch 1.003.104, beam weapons such as this were capable of detonating the backpacks of Automaton Assault Raiders and MG Raiders with the same ease that they can destroy Environmental Hazards.
- This change coincided with the introduction of heavier Jet Brigade units, and was presumably made to avoid trivializing the lighter Jet Brigade enemies.
Media
Weapon Wheel for the LAS-7 Dagger.
First-Person. It is the only available option.
Third-Person on the LAS-7 Dagger.
Armory Icon
Change History
Patch
Description
1.003.000
2025-05-13
Change
- Sway increased from 1 to 1.2
Fix
- Cancelling laser weapon reloads no longer gives them infinite ammo.
Undocumented Changes
- Burning damage now scales with enemy size and will do more damage over time to larger enemies.
- Burn damage increased from 50 to 100.
1.001.100
2024-09-17
Changes
- Gains heat more slowly.
- Removed recoil.
- Standard DPS increased from 200 to 250.
- Now sets enemies on fire faster.
- Made adjustments to the heat VFX
Undocumented Change
- Durable DPS increased from 20 to 50.
1.001.002
2024-08-06
Changes
- Moved into a Special sidearm category.
1.000.302
2024-05-07
Fixes
- Fixed a rare crash that could occur when using beam weapons.
1.000.300
2024-04-29
Change
- Increased standard DPS from 150 to 200.
1.000.102
2024-03-12
Addition
- Added to the game.