Talk:Nikana/@comment-50.46.79.242-20170802175859/@comment-25254386-20170802221821

Bypassing the MR through plat purchases only works if the weapon is a part of a bundle (e.g. buying Hunhow's Gift to bypass War's MR). Otherwise the Market will not allow you to purchase a weapon above your MR.

And only a handful of weapons require a second weapon to build (e.g. Dragon Nikana requires a Nikana to build), but Nikana Prime does not. If your friend has a its BP then they only need to get its Handle, Blade, and 15 Orokin Cells to craft it.