Paracesis

"Take this... the idea of it... it is the only way your war can end."

- Ballas

The Paracesis is Ballas' signature weapon, introduced in. Also known as the "Sentient slayer", the weapon can gain additional max ranks after polarization capping at rank 40, with the additional ranks applying a bonus damage to Sentients and removing their damage resistances.

Due to its unique nature as the Sentient Slayer, this weapon cannot be sold.

Acquisition
The weapon blueprint is given to the player at the end of the Chimera Prologue quest.

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:
 * Third highest base damage of all heavy blades, behind Galatine Prime and Gram Prime.
 * High damage – effective against health.
 * Second highest critical chance of all heavy blades, behind Gram Prime.
 * Tied with Gram Prime for the highest critical multiplier of all heavy blades.
 * Large slam attack radius of 8 meters.
 * Slam attacks have a very powerful ragdoll effect.
 * Stance slot has polarity, matching  and  stances.
 * Polarizing the weapon increases its max rank by 2, capping at rank 40 after 5 polarizations.
 * Each rank above 30 adds a bonus damage to Sentients and increases mod capacity. At rank 40, the weapon gains damage properties against Sentients.

Disadvantages:
 * Low and  damage – less effective against shields and armor.
 * Below average status chance.
 * Moderately slow attack speed.

Trivia

 * Paracesis is the first weapon;
 * That requires Orokin Ducats and Eidolon Shards to craft, with the latter being exclusively required for Arcane Enhancement, specifically Magus and Virtuos Arcanes.
 * That can be ranked up above 30.
 * Paracesis appears to be a corruption of Paracelsus, the famed 16th-century Swiss alchemist. Some portraits of Paracelsus depict him holding a sword by the pommel which, depending on the source, was said to contain either the mythical Philosopher's Stone or the Azoth, a rumored substance that could cure any illness or dissolve any material.
 * Additionally, Paracelsus was the first person to describe the creation of a Homunculus, a small, fully formed human being, via artificial means. This could allude to Ballas' creation of the Warframes and, albeit indirectly, the Sentients.
 * "Paracesis" may also be related to the medical term paracentesis, which is defined as "the perforation of a cavity of the body or of a cyst or similar outgrowth, especially with a hollow needle to remove fluid or gas." If this is the case, then it would metaphorically allude to the function of the sword as a curative instrument against a "cyst" or "infection" (the Sentients).

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