Scindo Prime

The primed version of the Scindo, the Scindo Prime offers improved damage to the original.

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:
 * Highest base damage of all melee weapons - tied with Jat Kittag.
 * High damage - effective against Infested, Flesh and Cloned Flesh.
 * Good critical chance.
 * Jump attack knocks enemies down - 6 meter AoE.
 * Possesses momentum during regular swings, which resists interruption such as stagger or knockdown.
 * One polarity.
 * Stance slot has a polarity, matches Rending Crane.

Disadvantages:
 * Slow movement while swinging.
 * High stamina consumption.
 * Low and  damage make it less effective against Shielded and armored enemies.

Comparisons:
 * Scindo Prime, compared to the Scindo:
 * Higher base damage (130.0 vs. 100.0).
 * Higher damage (13.0 vs. 10.0).
 * Higher damage (13.0 vs. 10.0).
 * Higher damage (104.0 vs. 80.0).
 * Faster attack speed (1.0 atks/s vs. 0.9 atks/s)
 * Higher crit chance (20.0% vs. 15.0%)
 * Higher crit damage (2.0x vs. 1.5x)
 * Higher status chance (15.0% vs. 10.0%)
 * Has an extra polarity.

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

Trivia

 * Scindo is a Latin verb, meaning to separate, divide, rend, or slice.
 * Described as an executioner's weapon, being held as a great honor to be beheaded by, it could have been initially made as an ornamental weapon, reserved for the most worthy of adversaries.
 * Prior to Update 15.5.0, Scindo Prime could use regular Scindo skins.
 * The Scindo Prime's gold parts can be recolored as of Update 15.13.