Conclave:Bo Prime

Orokin Weapons Prime

COOPERATIVE (PvE)

“Market forces dictate that you need to evolve or die.”

Bo Prime is Vaulted.

The Void Relics for this item have been removed from the drop tables and do not drop during missions at this time. Check the current Prime Resurgence rotation to see if Varzia offers relics for this item. Vaulted Void Relics already contained in player inventories are not affected and can still be either opened or traded between players.

Bo Prime
Tradable (parts and/or blueprint only)
📝 Update Infobox Data
General Information
Type	Staff
Mastery Rank Requirement	5
Slot	Melee
Trigger Type	N/A
Utility
Attack Speed	1.08x animation speed
Disposition	××××× (0.00x)
Noise Level	Alarming
Normal Attack
59.4000 ( 90%)
6.6000 ( 10%)
Total Damage	66 (90.00%  Impact)
Attack Speed	1.08x animation speed
Crit Chance	0.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.00x
Fire Rate	1.080 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Alarming
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	0
Miscellaneous
Riven Family	Bo
Introduced	Update 13.7 (2014-06-11)
Polarities
Stance Polarity
Variants	Bo  Bo Prime  MK1-Bo
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
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CODEX

A classic Orokin weapon, Bo Prime creates elegant fury on the battlefield.

The Bo Prime is the Prime variant of the  Bo staff, featuring higher attack speed but lower damage.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
15,000	2	1	10		Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 50
Market Price: N/A			Blueprints Price:N/A

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily  Impact damage.

Advantages:

• Third highest base damage of all staves.
  • High  Impact damage – effective against shields.
• Good range.
• Good attack speed.
• Innate and polarities.

Disadvantages:

• Low  Puncture and no  Slash damage – less effective against armor and health.
• Stance slot has polarity, does not match the Conclave-only  Crashing Timber stance.

Comparisons:

•  Bo Prime (Normal Attack), compared to  MK1-Bo (Normal Attack):
  • Lower base damage (66.00 vs. 69.00)
    • Lower  Impact damage ( 59.4 vs. 62.1)
    • Lower  Puncture damage ( 6.6 vs. 6.9)
  • Lower total damage (66 vs. 69)
  • Higher attack speed (1.08x animation speed vs. 1.00x animation speed)
  • More polarities ( vs. )
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (5 vs. 0)

•  Bo Prime (Normal Attack), compared to  Bo (Normal Attack):
  • Lower base damage (66.00 vs. 77.00)
    • Lower  Impact damage ( 59.4 vs. 69.3)
    • Lower  Puncture damage ( 6.6 vs. 7.7)
  • Lower total damage (66 vs. 77)
  • Higher attack speed (1.08x animation speed vs. 1.00x animation speed)
  • More polarities ( vs. )
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (5 vs. 0)

Trivia

• This is the first staff to have a primed variant.
• The Bo Prime was first seen as an accidentally leaked Codex entry in Update 13.0 (2014-04-09), 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 65 Platinum 65 following Update 17.1 (2015-08-12). This error was quickly corrected with Hotfix 17.1.1 (2015-08-12).

Media

Bo Prime in Codex.

A Gay Guy Reviews Bo Prime, Double Ended Goodness

A look at Warframe Bo Prime

Warframe Bo Prime

Warframe Bo Prime Pro Builds Update 13.7.2

Warframe Melee 2.0 BO PRIME Build Guide

Bo Prime Skins

Edit

Anpu

Eklypsa
Tennogen

Lemnas

Oscira

Volu

Vaultings

• On May 10th, 2016, it was announced that the Bo Prime, along with  Loki Prime and Wyrm Prime, 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.

Patch History

Update 13.7 (2014-06-11)

• Introduced

See also

•  Bo, the original variant of this weapon.