The LZ Answerer must be "activated" before the player can strike at enemies, it activates by either holding the aim button or pushing the attack button. Once this is done, the LZ Answerer will act like the default Knife where it shares the same attack animations.

By holding the aim button further, the player can activate its double blade mode. During this mode the weapon will instead share the same attack animations as the Karambit Knife, with the exception of the "hold aim" attack. This double blade mode will deactivate itself once weapons are switched or the color of the blade is changed.

While it deals the most damage of any melee weapon, it is still not an exceptionally powerful weapon. On Standard difficulty, it will still take a few hits to kill lesser enemies such as a Lycan regardless of weapon mode. However, it is the best option for completing the Knives Out challenge since it is considered a close-combat weapon. It can also be useful for completing the Don't Trust That Snake Oil challenge as its healing ability does not count as a recovery item.

It's possible to change the color of the weapon by holding the aim button and pushing the interact button. There are three colors: red (default), blue and green. When attacking, sparks will come out of the weapon, these will also change color.

Each color will slightly alter the way the weapon functions. The red mode will deal the most damage, while green will deal the least. However, the green mode will recover health with each successful hit, damaging the inactive Soldats and any animal will also heal the player. Blue: This is a defensive ability, as it reduces the damage taken while blocking to practically zero - Credits to Madara Uchiha for pointing this out to me! (:

- LZ Answerer is a spoof to the lightsaber from the Star Wars franchise.

- It shares the same 3D model as the Target Locator.

- During the Miranda boss phase where everything turns black and white, the color of the weapon will change to white as well. This has no effect gameplay-wise.
- Have fun (: