Galatine Prime

Galatine Prime is the primed variant of the Galatine heavy sword.

Galatine Prime was added along with Nekros Prime and Tigris Prime in.

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:
 * Highest base damage of all melee weapons.
 * Highest damage of all melee weapons – 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.
 * Two polarity.
 * Stance slot has polarity, matches Cleaving Whirlwind and Tempo Royale stances.
 * High base status chance.
 * Fastest attack speed of all Heavy Blade weapons.

Disadvantages:
 * Low and  damage – less effective against shields and armor.

Comparisons:
 * Galatine Prime, compared to the Galatine:
 * Higher base damage (165.0 vs. 125.0).
 * Higher damage (4.1 vs. 3.1).
 * Higher damage (4.1 vs. 3.1).
 * Higher damage (156.8 vs. 118.8).
 * Higher crit chance (20.0% vs. 10.0%).
 * Has two polarities instead of one.

Tips

 * Berserker pairs well with the Galatine Prime due to this weapon's high critical chance and range, making Berserker more likely to activate.
 * Due to its damage, the Galatine Prime is well suited for use with a Desecrate Nekros.
 * The Galatine Prime's reach is impressive, making it very useful when paired with Primed Reach.

Trivia

 * With a Mastery Rank requirement of 13, the Galatine Prime (along with the Tigris Prime) has the second highest Mastery Rank restriction of any weapon in game (behind the Euphona Prime, which has a Mastery Rank requirement of 14)
 * The Galatine Prime's slam attack features more particle effects compared to its unprimed counterpart, though not as extreme as the Jat Kittag.
 * "Galatine" is the name of the sword gifted to Sir Gawain (most well known for the chivalrous tale, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight") by the Lady of the Lake in the Arthurian Legends.