Sicarus Prime

Sicarus Prime is a primed version of the Sicarus burst pistol, and it became available as of Update 11. It could be seen in Ember Prime's right hand during the artwork show of Livestream 18. It sacrifices nearly half of its Impact damage to double Puncture and Slash damages, and also sports higher accuracy, faster fire rate, and a larger magazine compared to its predecessor.

Characteristics
Advantages
 * Compared to normal counterpart:
 * Does more total damage.
 * Better against Infested and Grineer (Still best for Corpus).
 * Higher accuracy and fire rate.
 * Higher clip size.
 * Very little recoil for a burst weapon.

Disadvantages
 * Punishes missed shots due to burst-fire.
 * Third burst may miss targets without proper leading.
 * Compared to normal Sicarus:
 * Only has a 1.5x crit multiplier whereas the normal Sicarus has a 2x crit multiplier.
 * Does half the Impact damage, less efficient against shielded enemies.
 * Although better for Infested and Grineer, total Slash and Puncture damage is still somewhat low.
 * Clip size will end with two shots rather than three, unlike the unprimed version.
 * Linearly less efficient -- sometimes a target may only die with four bullets, which requires an entire second burst to be fired.

Acquisition

 * Sicarus Prime Blueprint : Tower III Mobile Defense
 * Sicarus Prime Receiver: Tower III Exterminate
 * Sicarus Prime Barrel : Tower III Mobile Defense

Weapon Loadouts
See the user build section for builds using this weapon.

Tips

 * Though not necessary, one can install either a combination of a maxed Ice Storm and a level 1 Slip Magazine to fulfill a 30 magazine capacity or a single level 0 Slip Magazine to produce a 21 magazine capacity, in order to prevent the last burst to lack a single bullet.

Trivia

 * The reload animation involves the front half of the barrel sliding forward, and the two side brackets opening outwards. A glowing capsule is then ejected and a new one is placed into the barrel before it is closed again.
 * The capsule's energy color is affected by energy color.
 * Compared to the normal Sicarus, the Sicarus Prime has a high pitch "whirring" sound at the end of its burst, suggesting the rounds to be energy based.