The Prisma Grakata is the Prisma variant of the Grakata assault rifle, featuring enhanced fire rate, reload speed, magazine, and ammo reserves.
Acquisition[]
The Prisma Grakata is potentially sold by Baro Ki'Teer in the Concourse section of the Tenno Relay for 100,000 and 610. Note that Baro Ki'Teer's stock changes with each appearance, and this weapon may not be available on a succeeding appearance.
The weapon can be traded, but only for unranked copies without Forma and Orokin Catalyst installed. The trading recipient must also have a Mastery Rank of at least 11.
Characteristics[]
This weapon deals primarily Impact damage by a small margin.
Advantages:
- Near-equal physical damage.
- Highest fire rate of all primary weapons.
- High accuracy.
- Large magazine size.
- Large reserve ammo size.
- Can use the Brain Storm augment.
Disadvantages:
- Third lowest base damage of all rifles, after Soma/ Soma Prime, and normal Grakata.
- High recoil makes it difficult to shoot down enemies beyond medium range.
- High fire rate and recoil hinders the weapon's high accuracy.
- Low reload speed.
- Inefficient ammo economy.
Comparisons:
- Prisma Grakata (Normal Attack), compared to Grakata (Normal Attack):
- Lower base damage per projectile (15.00 vs. 17.54)
- Lower total damage (14.9999 vs. 17.5413)
- Lower average damage per tap (14.99 vs. 17.54)
- Lower burst DPS (325.04 vs. 350.82)
- Higher sustained DPS (174.12 vs. 159.46)
- Higher fire rate (21.670 attacks/sec vs. 20.000 attacks/sec)
- Larger magazine (50 vs. 40)
- More shots per magazine (50 vs. 40)
- Larger max ammo capacity (200 vs. 160)
- Faster reload time (2.00 s vs. 2.40 s)
- Higher Mastery Rank required (11 vs. 5)
Trivia[]
- This weapon appeared in the Codex with Update 16.4 (2015-04-23), but was later removed from visibility in Hotfix 16.4.3 (2015-04-24). It reappeared in the Codex in Update 16.7 (2015-06-04).
- Like other Prisma guns, the Prisma Grakata has a change to its firing sound when compared to the normal variant.
- The Prisma Grakata used to have the same reload animation as the Ignis up until Update 18.5 (2016-03-04).
Media[]
Prisma Grakata Skins
Patch History[]
Hotfix 23.0.2 (2018-06-15)
- Fixed icon missing for the Prisma Grakata.
Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)
- Mastery Rank increased from 9 to 11
- Damage increased from 11 to 15
- Status chance increased from 20% to 21%