Hikou

As an alternative to Kunai, these Tenno throwing stars do less damage but they come with expanded ammo capacity and a higher rate of fire.

The Hikou are a set of shurikens released in Update 9.0. It has a lower base damage than the Kunai and Despair, but a higher fire rate and base magazine size. Like its counterparts, it can also be hard to aim with because of its arrow-like arc projection.

This weapon can be sold for 5,000‍5,000; it is also a requisite ingredient for the Panthera.

Manufacturing Requirements
15,000	5	500	600	4,000	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	5	500	600	4,000	Rush: 50
Market Price: 225			Blueprints Price:15,000

CharacteristicsEdit

This weapon deals primarily Puncture damage.

Advantages

High Puncture damage – effective against armor.
Silent.
Very high reload speed.
Highest fire rate of all throwing-type secondaries.
Two polarity slots.
Works well with Concealed Explosives, considering its high fire rate and ammo capacity.

Disadvantages

Lowest base damage of all throwing-type secondaries.
- Low Slash and Impact damage – less effective against health and shields.
Low critical chance and damage.
Low status chance.
Projectiles have travel time.
Projectiles travel in an arc, making it hard to hit at longer ranges and achieve headshots.
Very low ammo efficiency.

Comparisons:

Hikou, compared to Hikou Prime:
- Lower base damage (26.0 vs. 36.0)
  - Lower Impact damage (2.6 vs. 3.6)
  - Lower Puncture damage (15.6 vs. 30.6)
  - Higher Slash damage (7.8 vs. 1.8)
- Lower critical chance (4% vs. 6%)
- Lower critical multiplier (1.6x vs. 1.8x)
- Lower status chance (10% vs. 28%)
- Higher fire rate (6.67 rounds/sec vs. 5.83 rounds/sec)
- Smaller magazine (20 rounds vs. 26 rounds)
- Slower reload speed (0.75 s vs. 0.5 s)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (2 vs. 4)

Weapon LoadoutsEdit

See Category:Hikou Build to see how players mod this weapon.
See Category:Hikou Guides for guides on how to use this weapon effectively.
For more general help with weapons, you may wish to browse Category:Weapon Guides.

TipsEdit

Make sure to adjust your aim for moving targets.
When using at a distance aim above the enemy to adjust for Hikou's arc.
Using the Pistol Ammo Mutation mod can help regain lost ammo when needed.
- Alternatively, bring along a Team Ammo Restore.

NotesEdit

The Hikou can ricochet (rarely) off surfaces, as floors and walls. Ricocheted shots can damage and kill whoever gets in the way.
The Hikou are quite similar to the Kunai, the main difference being about half the damage for twice the fire rate. Regarding this, Hikou are slightly superior, dealing 5 more damage per two thrown, which would equal 1 Kunai in terms for rate of fire. In other words, the Hikou trades a slight DPS upgrade for ammo economy when compared to the Kunai. Note that they both share a 210 size spare ammo capacity, so the Hikou is slightly worse for wear.
The Hikou can pass through Electric Shield.

BugsEdit

As with all thrown sidearms, when performing a Jump Kick your frame will hold the Hikou as dual pistols. Upon hitting the ground and sliding, this will quickly switch back to as it should be.

TriviaEdit

Hikou (Hikō or 飛行 ) in Japanese means "flight."
The Hikou are based off the Japanese throwing stars from ninjutsu tradition. Throwing stars were primarily used as distractions, and were often called the "invisible blades" due to a thrown star being able to cut enemies unseen from any direction.
The Hikou are the first throwing weapon secondary to receive a prime variant.
The Hikou share at least two common traits with the Kunai and Despair, all three are secondary throwing type weapons, and all weapons have a damage focus mainly on Puncture damage.

MediaEdit

Warframe the new weapon Hikou (update 9.0)

Warframe Hikou

Hikou Skins

Patch HistoryEdit

Update 22.12

Status chance increased from 2.5% to 12%.
Critical chance increased from 2.5% to 4%.
Critical damage increased from 1.5x to 1.6x.

Update 20.0

The Hikou has received PBR treatment.

Hotfix 19.11.5

Fixed the Hikou holsters clipping through Nidus' legs.

Hotfix 19.9.1

Increased the flight speed of the Hikou in Quick Steel Conclave Variant.

Hotfix 18.1.3.1

Fixed Hikou not being available for use in Conclaves.

Update 18.1

Hikou series is now available for use in Conclave.

Update 16.8

Fixed thrown weapons not showing the proper energy trails.

Update 13.5

Fixed an issue with the Hikou Holster not properly utilizing custom Energy colors.

Update 12.4

Fixed Hikou in hand models disappearing forever after emptying one clip.
Fixed Hikou not matching energy color choice.

Update 10.3

Fixed throwing animation (Hikou) becoming jittery with fire rate increase.

Update 9.5

Hikou fx trail now uses energy color.
Fixed the Hikou throwings stars so that they only have 1 flashlight beam pointing in the correct direction.

Update 9.0

Introduced.

Last updated: Hotfix 22.20.9

Start a Discussion Discussions about Hikou

Best Throwing Secondary

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- A Lone Tenno
  
  a lot of the discussion in this thread was made in 2013, before spira prime was a thing 2017-08-25T19:25:28Z
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  But Spira Prime looks so nasty.... 2017-10-10T01:47:51Z
Kunai or Hikou

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- A Lone Tenno
  
  The best is Hikou Prime. Better than either of these, better than Despair, just better period. Which is strange for me to say because my nor... 2015-02-27T22:04:27Z
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