“Market forces dictate that you need to evolve or die.”
Sicarus 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.
The Sicarus Prime is an improved 
Sicarus that sacrifices a small amount of its 
Impact damage to triple 
Puncture and 
Slash damage, and also sports higher accuracy, faster fire rate, and a larger magazine compared to its predecessor.
Sicarus Prime was available from December 6 2016 to January 3 2017 as part of the Fire and Ice Prime Vault.
This weapon can be sold for 
5,000.
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 15,000 |
 1 |
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 10 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) | |
Rush:  50
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Characteristics[]
This weapon deals primarily Impact damage.
Advantages
- High base damage.
- Near-equal physical damage.
- Very little recoil for a burst weapon.
- High accuracy.
- Fast fire rate.
- One
polarity slot.
Disadvantages
- Punishes missed shots due to burst-fire.
- Third shot may miss targets without proper leading.
- Linearly less efficient - sometimes a target may only die with four bullets, which requires an entire second burst to be fired.
Comparisons:
- Sicarus Prime (Normal Attack), compared to Sicarus (Normal Attack):
- Lower base damage per projectile (25.00 vs. 29.00)
- Lower total damage (25 vs. 29)
- Lower average damage per tap (75 vs. 87)
- Higher burst DPS (234.5 vs. 214.31)
- Higher sustained DPS (123.85 vs. 107.94)
- Higher fire rate (9.380 attacks/sec vs. 7.390 attacks/sec)
- Larger magazine (21 vs. 15)
- More shots per magazine (21 vs. 15)
- Larger max ammo capacity (63 vs. 45)
- More accurate (25 vs. 20)
- Higher Mastery Rank required (14 vs. 3)
Notes[]
- Due to its high accuracy, when combined with the Steady Hands mod this weapon becomes powerful at long range.
- The lower Impact damage of Sicarus Prime makes individual shots mildly less effective against shields, but the improved fire rate and magazine size still make it a superior choice to the classic Sicarus.
Tips[]
- As of Update 15.16 (2015-02-25), the Sicarus Prime now has 21 rounds per magazine by default, instead of the old 20 rounds per magazine which would result in the last burst firing only 2 shots.
- As of Update 19.4.2.1, the Sicarus Prime now has 24 rounds per magazine by default, and has received a boost to most stats.
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.
Media[]
Sicarus Prime in Codex.
Sicarus Prime - Blueprint - Orokin Derelict Defense, Wave 5
Warframe 11 ♠ Sicarus Prime
Lets Max (Warframe) E18 - Sicarus Prime
Vaultings[]
- On September 29, 2015 it was announced that the Sicarus Prime would enter the Prime Vault and be retired from the reward tables. Any preexisting components or fully-built weapons will remain as is.
Patch History[]
Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)
- Mastery Rank increased from 4 to 14
Update 21.0 (2017-06-29)
- Increased damage from 40 to 50
- Increased Crit Chance from 20% to 25%
- Increased Status Chance from 10% to 20%
- Increased Mastery Rank requirement from 2 to 7
Update 19.4.2 (2016-12-20)
- Buffed base damage from 30 to 40.
- Increased Crit chance from 10% to 20% and Crit multiplier 1.5 to 2.
- Increased Clip Size from 21 to 24.
Update: The Index Preview (2016-10-20)
- Increased damage of Sicarus series in Conclave.
Hotfix: Specters of the Rail 0.2 (2016-07-08)
- Received the PBR treatment!
Update 16.5 (2015-05-12)
- Sicarus series damage increased in PvP.
Hotfix 16.3.5 (2015-04-17)
- Increased the damage of Sicarus weapons in PvP.
Update 15.16 (2015-02-25)
- Increased ammo capacity for Sicarus Prime to be a proper multiple of 3 (from 20 to 21).
Update 11.5 (2013-12-19)
- You can now search Orokin Derelict Defenses for the Sicarus Prime Blueprint.
Update 11.0 (2013-11-20)
- Introduced via Ember Prime Access.
See also[]
- Sicarus, the original version of this sidearm.
