Nikana Prime

The Nikana Prime is the primed version of the Nikana, added in.

On 12th December 2017 2pm ET Nikana Prime will enter the Prime Vault, along with Saryn Prime and Spira Prime.

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages
 * Highest base damage of all one-handed melee weapons.
 * High damage – effective against Infested, Flesh and Cloned Flesh.
 * High critical chance.
 * High status chance.
 * One polarity slot and one  polarity slot.

Disadvantages
 * Low and  damage – less effective against Shields and Armor.
 * Very small jump attack knockdown radius.

Comparisons
 * Nikana Prime compared to Dragon Nikana:
 * Higher base damage (95.0 vs. 85.0).
 * Higher damage (4.75 vs. 4.25).
 * Lower damage (4.75 vs. 8.5).
 * Higher damage (85.5 vs. 72.25).
 * Higher critical chance (20.0% vs. 15.0%).
 * Slightly higher attack speed (1.08 vs. 1.0).
 * Higher status chance (20.0% vs. 15.0%).
 * Lower block effectiveness (60.0% vs. 85.0%).


 * Nikana Prime compared to Nikana:
 * Higher base damage (95.0 vs. 45.0).
 * Higher damage (4.75 vs. 2.25).
 * Higher damage (4.75 vs. 4.5).
 * Higher damage (85.5 vs. 38.25).
 * Higher critical chance (20.0% vs. 10.0%).
 * Higher attack speed (1.08 vs. 0.917).
 * Higher status chance (20.0% vs. 10.0%).
 * Lower block effectiveness (60.0% vs. 85.0%).

Trivia

 * The Nikana Prime was originally released in July 2015 on the Chinese build of Warframe, along with Excalibur Umbra and Spira Prime. The Specters of the Rail update made the Nikana Prime and the Spira Prime obtainable by non-Founders.
 * The Nikana Prime was unintentionally leaked in the Codex following.
 * The Nikana Prime currently has a lower blocking value than the rest of the nikanas, being at 60% instead of the supposed 85%. It is currently unknown whether or not this was an intended feature.
 * When equipped with the Conclave Nikana Skin, the strip of cloth remains visible, but is moved to the base of the hilt.
 * As of Update Specters of the Rail (released July 8th, 2016), the default cloth ornament at the end of the hilt is considered a Sugatra and detachable in favor of another. However, there is no current option to have no Sugatra equipped.
 * The Nikana Prime makes use of Nikana Riven mods and not Dragon Nikana Riven mods, and because the Dragon Nikana has a much higher riven disposition it can generate such mods with higher stats than the Prime variant.