Bo Prime

The Bo Prime is the primed variant of the Bo staff. It was added in, featuring higher damage and an additional polarity.

On May 10th, 2016, it was announced that the Bo Prime, along with its related Warframe and sentinel counterparts, would enter the Prime Vault and be retired from the reward tables on May 17, 2016. Any preexisting components or fully-built weapons will remain as is.

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:
 * Good base damage.
 * High  damage – effective against shields.
 * Long reach.
 * Good attack speed.
 * High status chance.
 * Comes with a and  polarity.
 * Stance slot has polarity, matches Flailing Branch stance.

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

Comparisons:
 * Bo Prime compared to the Bo:
 * Higher base damage (75.0 vs. 50.0).
 * Higher damage (67.5 vs. 45.0).
 * Slightly higher damage (7.5 vs. 5.0).
 * Higher status chance (25.0% vs. 20.0%).
 * Slightly faster attack speed (1.08 vs. 1.0).
 * Additional polarity.

Tips

 * Due to its high status chance, the Bo Prime is a viable candidate for Elemental damage.
 * With proper mods installed, coupled with its large range and moderate attack speed, the Bo Prime can be an effective tool for dealing with large crowds.

Trivia

 * This is the first staff to have a primed variant.
 * The Bo Prime was first seen as an accidentally leaked Codex entry in, along with the Serro and the Venka, before any of the weapons were released.
 * Bo Prime's ornaments protract when in use.
 * The Bo Prime briefly appeared on the Market for following . This error was quickly corrected with.