Chroma Prime

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Bind the elements and unleash untold destruction with Chroma Prime. Featuring altered mod polarities for greater customization.

Release Date: September 25th, 2018

Chroma Prime is the Primed variant of Chroma Chroma, possessing increased armor, energy capacity, and additional and polarities. Chroma Prime was released alongside Gram Prime Gram Prime and Rubico Prime Rubico Prime.

Acquisition

Chroma Prime's main and component blueprints are acquired from the following Void Relics.

Blueprint	Neuroptics	Chassis	Systems
Axi G5 Common Axi A6 Common (V) Axi D1 Common (V) Axi T5 Common (V) Meso B4 Common (V) Meso P1 Common (V) Meso Z3 Common (V) Neo K2 Common (V)	Lith C8 Rare Lith C3 Rare (V) Lith C4 Rare (V)	Neo Z8 Common Axi R2 Uncommon (V) Meso C5 Uncommon (V) Meso D4 Uncommon (V) Meso K2 Uncommon (V) Meso L1 Uncommon (V) Meso T3 Uncommon (V)	Meso R4 Uncommon Axi C3 Rare (V) Axi C4 Rare (V) Meso C4 Rare (V) Neo C1 Rare (V)

^{Lith, Meso, Neo, and Axi refer to Void Relics | (V) Denotes Vaulted Void Relics | (B) Denotes Baro Ki'Teer Exclusive Void Relic}

Manufacturing Requirements
25,000				5	Time: 72 hrs
25,000				5	Rush: 50
Market Price: N/A			Blueprint Price: N/A
Neuroptics
15,000	4	1,750	450	4,750	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	4	1,750	450	4,750	Rush: 25
Chassis
15,000	2	10	1,600	7,800	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	2	10	1,600	7,800	Rush: 25
Systems
15,000	2	5	1,775	4,000	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	2	5	1,775	4,000	Rush: 25

“I am the Lotus. I will guide you, but we must hurry.”

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See Category:Chroma Prime Guides to read user-made guides on how to play this Warframe.

Chroma Prime, compared to Chroma Chroma:
- Higher Armor (425 vs. 350)
- Higher Energy (200/300 vs. 150/225)
- Different Polarities ( vs. )
- Higher Mastery Rank required (6 vs. 0)
As a Prime Warframe, Chroma Prime possesses a special passive ability where contact with an Orokin Void Death Orb will make them release an energy pulse that grants 250 Energy to all nearby allies. This effect can only occur once per Death Orb and can occur even if the Death Orb has been previously destroyed.
Chroma Prime, along with Volt Prime Volt Prime, Saryn Prime Saryn Prime, Ivara Prime Ivara Prime, Baruuk Baruuk, and Wisp Wisp, possesses the highest energy pool of all Warframes in the game: 200 at rank 0 and 300 at rank 30.
- This can be increased to 600 with a maxed Flow Flow, 850 with Primed Flow Primed Flow, 880 with Primed Flow and Endurance Drift Endurance Drift.
Chroma Prime's Effigy Effigy has larger and more complex wings than the original, along with orbiting particles.

Chroma Prime is the third Primed Warframe whose non-primed variant was unlockable through a quest (The New Strange), after Mirage Mirage and Limbo Limbo.

On June 30th, 2020, it was announced that Chroma Prime would enter the Prime Vault and be retired from the reward tables on July 14th, 2020, along with Gram Prime Gram Prime and Rubico Prime Rubico Prime. Any preexisting components or fully-built frames will remain as is.