Conclave:Skana Prime

Orokin Weapons Prime

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Skana Prime
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Sword
Mastery Rank Requirement	12
Slot	Melee
Trigger Type	N/A
Utility
Attack Speed	1.00x animation speed
Disposition	××××× (0.00x)
Noise Level	Alarming
Normal Attack
9.5000 ( 15.06%)
9.5000 ( 15.06%)
44.1000 ( 69.89%)
Total Damage	63.1 (69.89%  Slash)
Attack Speed	1.00x animation speed
Crit Chance	0.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.00x
Fire Rate	1.000 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Alarming
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	0
Miscellaneous
Riven Family	Skana
Introduced	Update 5.0 (2012-12-18)
Polarities
Stance Polarity
Variants	Prisma Skana  Skana  Skana Prime
Vendor Sources
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CODEX

A basic blade known as a Skana. It is widely used by the Tenno. Prime model offers slightly increased damage.

The Skana Prime is the Prime version of the  Skana, sporting higher attack speed but lower damage. The Skana Prime is a Founders-exclusive weapon.

This weapon can be sold for 5,000 Credits 5,000.

Acquisition

Skana Prime was only available to owners of the Master or Grand Master Founders package that was offered between December 19^th, 2012 and November 1^st, 2013.

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily  Slash damage.

Advantages

• High  Slash damage – effective against health and shields (although  Puncture and  Impact is much better against the respective damage classes).
• Innate and polarities.

Disadvantages

• Low  Impact and  Puncture damage – less effective against shields and health.
• Stance slot has polarity, does not match the Conclave-only  Rising Steel stance.

Comparisons:

•  Skana Prime (Normal Attack), compared to  Skana (Normal Attack):
  • Lower base damage (63.10 vs. 68.00)
    • Lower  Impact damage ( 9.5 vs. 10.2)
    • Lower  Puncture damage ( 9.5 vs. 10.2)
    • Lower  Slash damage ( 44.1 vs. 47.6)
  • Lower total damage (63.1 vs. 68)
  • Higher attack speed (1.00x animation speed vs. 0.83x animation speed)
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (12 vs. 0)

•  Skana Prime (Normal Attack), compared to  Prisma Skana (Normal Attack):
  • Equal base damage
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (12 vs. 8)

Trivia

• The Skana Prime was initially referred to as the "Fin Sword" in the Codex.
• Up until Update 12.0 (2014-02-05), only a small portion of the energy lights can be colored. It is now fully customizable.
• In Hotfix 15.5.1 (2014-11-27) this weapon was given access to the  Bright Purity augment, after player feedback regarding the exclusivity of the mod was raised.

Media

Warframe SKANA Prime Build Guide

Warframe Skana Skana Prime Build w Bright Purity Mod (U15.5.9)

Skana Prime Skins

Edit

SWLongswordAritSkin.png

Arit
Tennogen

SWDeroSword.png

Dero
Tennogen

SWLongswordEisen.png

Eisen
Tennogen

Frysta

Insidia
Tennogen

Ion
Tennogen

Kopesh

Oscira

Rephrax

Tannukai

SWLongswordTengushenSkin.png

Tengushen
Tennogen

Patch History

Update 20.5 (2017-05-17)

• TennoGen Arit skin added for Skana series.

Update 19.10 (2017-02-09)

• Kintsugi and Nocturne skins added for Skana series.

Update 18.5 (2016-03-04)

• Skana Conclave skin added.

Update 17.9 (2015-10-28)

• Day of the Dead skin added.

Update 17.2 (2015-08-19)

• Skana Prime damage has been increased in Conclave.

Update 16.5 (2015-05-12)

• Skana series damage increased in Conclave.

Hotfix 15.5.1 (2014-11-27)

• The Bright Purity Augment Mod can now be used on Skana Prime.

Update 13.5 (2014-05-28)

• Tweaked the sound effects for the Skana Prime.

Hotfix 12.1.2 (2014-02-14)

• Skana Prime is now tintable.

Vanilla (2012-10-25)

• Introduced via Founders Packages.

See also

•  Skana, the original counterpart.
•  Dual Skana, the dual version of the Skana.
• Prime, the Orokin enhancement to a Warframe or weapon.
•  Prisma Skana, the Prisma variant of the Skana.