Talk:Scindo Prime/@comment-212.183.96.17-20150408233419/@comment-2.104.22.102-20150412223812

Technically This has the highest DPS of any melee weapon in the game, due to stances (400% extra damage on cleaving whirlwind) (500% extra damage on tempo royale) So not just higher damage than the other weapons - It has a massive advantage DPS wise.

BUT! Thats only technically. The scindo can feel kind of alward to use, and usually feels slow and clumsy. The nikana has way faster attack speed and generally has more smooth moves, which make it easier to manuver throw enemy crowds. This can actually make the nikana suprior to the Scindo as hitting 400K isent really ideal when mobs only have 10k health.

At some point the ridicolus damage of the scindo will make it better than the nikana. especially with corrosive projection. End game enemies, have insane amounts of health, which the scindo can take in one swing well into the level 200's. Without corrosive projection the scindo still will able to oneshot high level enemies due to the high damage. But at some point about level 80. Status will begin to have a significant effect on dps. Here the Nikana will have an advantage due to the higher attack speed. Status is quite underrated in Warframe. A high status weapon will almost always be suprior to others as status has a huge impact on end game content.

I would go for the nikana personally, as its simply easier to use in most missions and can be used in any situation, even though the Scindo Prime will have higher dps.

The scindo is fun as it can hit some nice numbers (i've done 500k+) but i think it's too slow to be usefull over other weapons, and it is more a situational weapon. against infested i would use it over the nikana as the enemies has no amour, but will instead have a lot of health.