Sicarus Prime

The Sicarus Prime is an improved Sicarus that sacrifices nearly half of its Impact damage to double Puncture and Slash damages, and also sports higher accuracy, faster fire rate, and a larger magazine compared to its predecessor.

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily Impact damage.

Advantages
 * Compared to normal counterpart:
 * Does more total damage.
 * Better against Infested and Grineer (Still best for Corpus).
 * Higher accuracy and fire rate.
 * Higher clip size.
 * Higher status chance.
 * Very little recoil for a burst weapon.
 * One  polarity slot.

Disadvantages
 * Punishes missed shots due to burst-fire.
 * Third shot may miss targets without proper leading.
 * Only has a 1.5x crit multiplier whereas the normal Sicarus has a 2x crit multiplier.
 * Clip size will end with two shots rather than three, unlike the normal version.
 * Linearly less efficient—sometimes a target may only die with four bullets, which requires an entire second burst to be fired.

Acquisition
The Sicarus Prime blueprint and components can be acquired from Orokin Void and Orokin Derelict missions.

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

Tips

 * Though not necessary, one can install either a combination of a maxed Ice Storm and a level 1 Slip Magazine to fulfill a 30 magazine capacity or a single level 0 Slip Magazine to produce a 21 magazine capacity, in order to prevent the last burst to lack a single bullet.

Trivia

 * Added to the game in Update 11.
 * It could be seen in Ember Prime's right hand during the artwork show of Livestream 18.
 * The reload animation involves the front half of the barrel sliding forward, and the two side brackets opening outwards. A glowing capsule is then ejected and a new one is placed into the barrel before it is closed again.
 * The capsule's energy color is affected by energy color.
 * Compared to the normal Sicarus, the Sicarus Prime has a high pitch "whirring" sound at the end of its burst, suggesting the rounds to be energy based.