The Dragon Nikana is a powerful katana of Tenno design, acting as a direct upgrade of the 
Nikana.
Characteristics[edit | edit source]
This weapon deals primarily 
Slash damage.
Advantages
- Second highest base damage of all nikanas, behind
Nikana Prime.
- High critical chance and status chance.
- Innate and polarities.
Disadvantages
Comparisons:
- Dragon Nikana, compared to Nikana:
- Higher base damage (188 vs. 142)
- Higher critical chance (22% vs. 16%)
- Higher status chance (22% vs. 16%)
- Higher attack speed (1 vs. 0.92)
- Higher Mastery Rank required (8 vs. 4)
- Higher disposition (1.15 vs. 0.9)
- Dragon Nikana, compared to Nikana Prime:
- Lower base damage (188 vs. 198)
- Lower critical chance (22% vs. 28%)
- Lower critical multiplier (2x vs. 2.4x)
- Lower status chance (22% vs. 28%)
- Lower attack speed (1 vs. 1.08)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (8 vs. 12)
- Higher disposition (1.15 vs. 0.6)
Acquisition[edit | edit source]
The Dragon Nikana's blueprint can be purchased from the Market.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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 5,000 |
 1 |
 75 |
 1 |
Time: 12 hrs | |
Rush:  35
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 Market Price: 275
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 Blueprints Price: 30,000
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This weapon can be sold for 
5,000.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Despite what its name suggest, Dragon Nikana is not a variant of the Nikana, so is considered its own weapon in regards to Riven Mods.
- While the standard Nikana has a disposition of ●●○○○ and Nikana Prime has a disposition of ●○○○○.
- Due to its almost full ●●●●○ Riven Disposition, the Dragon Nikana's Riven mods can become stronger.
- While the standard Nikana has a disposition of ●●○○○ and
- The default strikes of the Nikanas lash out quickly, but have noticeably longer delay before the next swing. This should be noted if you are particular about hit timing.
- Before Hotfix 13.0.1, the Dragon Nikana appeared alongside the normal Nikana in the Market with the same name as the regular version, causing some confusion due to its superior stats despite looking like an identical weapon. This has been changed to reflect the Dragon Nikana being a separate weapon.
- The Dragon Nikana was previously unlockable via Clan research, requiring the Nikana to the researched. Hotfix 13.0.3 removed the Dragon Nikana from the Tenno Lab, and a conversion blueprint was made available in the Market to allow Nikana users to upgrade to the Dragon Nikana.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- This weapon is the first of its kind to have an enhancement prefix of Dragon.
- Though a Tenno weapon, "Dragon" is the second prefix, with "Dex" being the first, that doesn't follow the normal upgrade path, becoming Primes. Possibly due in part to the fact that neither are constructed with Orokin technology.
- The Dragon Nikana's scabbard colors are customized from the Attachments tab, rather than the main Appearance tab colors.
- The dangling strip by the scabbard is customized through the main Appearance tab, however.
Media[edit | edit source]
Let's Build Warframe - Dragon Nikana Build
A Gay Guy Plays Dragon Nikana, Possibly The Best Melee Weapon?
Warframe Dragon Nikana
Warframe Beta - Dragon Nikana (HD)(HUN)
Warframe Melee 2.0 Lets Build Dragon Nikana - Decisive Judgement Stance
Warframe Melee 2.0 Lets Build Dragon Nikana - Tranquil Cleave Stance
Warframe Dragon Nikana Pro Builds No Forma! Update 13-0
Warframe The Dragon Nikana Build Guide (U15.5.9)
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Dragon Nikana Skins
Patch History[edit | edit source]
- Damage increased from 85 to 188.
- Range increased from 1 to 2.5.
- Status Chance increased from 15% to 22%.
- Critical Chance increased from 15% to 22%.
- Slam Attack increased from 170 to 564.
- Slide Attack increased from 182 to 376.
- Parry Angle set to 55.
- Follow Through increased from 0.6 to 0.7.
- Added custom leap attack animations for the Nikana.
- Fixed the sheath orientation on the Nikana when attacking.
- Fixed the Nikana sheath becoming unattached from your hand and flipped around when performing an air attack.
- Fixed Nikana weapons not being able to stealth-finish Infested Chargers.
- Fixed incorrect textures being used when equipping the Ryu Nikana Skin on the Dragon Nikana.
- Fixed a floating attachment when equipping the Ryu Nikana Skin on the Dragon Nikana.
- Reduced damage of Nikana series in Conclave.
- Nikana series damage has been decreased in Conclave.
- The Dragon Nikana has been enabled for use in Conclave.
- Fixed attachments to the Dragon Nikana’s sheathe not displaying properly.
- Fixed the Dragon Nikana’s Hilt appearing as orange even with no color selected.
- Fixed an issue with Nikana weapons using the wrong animation for jump slams.
- Altered the Nikana jump roll transition time and animation to match the default roll.
- Fixed an animation hitch seen when performing a forward roll with the Nikana equipped.
- Improved the tintability on the Dragon Nikana.
- Fixed an issue with elemental effects not properly being displayed when the Nikana is sheathed.
- Fixed the accessory offsets on the Dragon Nikana and made them match that of the Nikana.
- Removed the Dragon Nikana from Clan Research and added in a new conversion blueprint to the Market. This will allow users to upgrade their Nikana to the Dragon Nikana without having to first research said weapon.
- NOTE: The Dragon Nikana Blueprint requires a Mastery Rank of 8 to be used
- Improved the visuals on cloth accessories on the Dragon Nikana.
- Fixed an issue with the Nikana sheath acquiring accessories meant for the Nikana itself.
- Fixed description for Dragon Nikana and touched up icon.
- Fixed an issue where the DRAGON NIKANA appeared as the regular NINKANA.
- Introduced.
Last updated: Update 26.0
See Also[edit | edit source]
- Nikana, the regular version and requisite ingredient of this weapon.
- Nikana Prime, the Prime version of the Nikana.
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