Hikou Prime

Orokin

Weapons

Prime

CONCLAVE (PvP)

CODEX

As deadly as any bullet without the associated noise or commotion.

The Hikou Prime is the Primed variant of the Hikou throwing stars, featuring higher damage, status chance, magazine, and faster reload speed, at some expense to fire rate. It was released alongside Nyx Prime and Scindo Prime.

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

Manufacturing Requirements
15,000	2	2	8	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	2	2	8	Rush: 50
Market Price: N/A			Blueprints Price:N/A

CharacteristicsEdit

This weapon deals primarily Puncture damage.

Advantages:

High Puncture damage – effective against armor.
Very high status chance.
Second highest fire rate of all throwing-type secondaries, behind normal Hikou.
Fastest reload speed of all throwing-type secondaries.
Silent.
Pinpoint accuracy.
Innate two polarities.
Works well with Concealed Explosives, considering its high fire rate and ammo capacity.

Disadvantages:

Second lowest base damage of all throwing-type secondaries, after Hikou.
- Low Slash and Impact damage – less effective against health and shields.
Very low critical chance.
Below average critical multiplier.
Projectiles have travel time with arcing.
Very low ammo efficiency.

Comparisons:

Hikou Prime, compared to Hikou:
- Higher base damage (36.0 vs. 26.0)
  - Higher Impact damage (3.6 vs. 2.6)
  - Higher Puncture damage (30.6 vs. 15.6)
  - Lower Slash damage (1.8 vs. 7.8)
- Higher critical chance (6% vs. 4%)
- Higher critical multiplier (1.8x vs. 1.6x)
- Higher status chance (28% vs. 10%)
- Lower fire rate (5.83 rounds/sec vs. 6.67 rounds/sec)
- Larger magazine (26 rounds vs. 20 rounds)
- Faster reload speed (0.5 s vs. 0.75 s)
- Higher Mastery Rank required (4 vs. 2)
- Lower disposition (1.25 vs. 1.3)

Acquisition

Hikou Prime's main and component blueprints are acquired from the following Void Relics.

Blueprint	Pouch	Stars
Lith S1 Common (V) Meso N2 Common (V) Neo R1 Common (V)	Meso N6 Common (V) Axi K1 Common (V) Axi V2 Common (V)	Lith F2 Common (V) Neo N1 Common (V) Axi S3 Common (V)

^{Lith, Meso, Neo, and Axi refer to Void Relics | (V) Denotes Vaulted Void Relics | (B) Denotes Baro Ki'Teer Exclusive Void Relic}

Weapon LoadoutsEdit

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

NotesEdit

The Hikou Prime can ricochet (rarely) off surfaces, as floors and walls. Ricocheted shots can damage and kill whoever gets in the way.
The Hikou Prime can pass through Volt's Electric Shield.

TipsEdit

Make sure to adjust your aim for moving targets, both vertically and horizontally.
Combining both Pistol Multishot Mods, ( Barrel Diffusion and Lethal Torrent), as well as the Corrupted Mod, Magnum Force, allows for easier barrages against mobile/running Targets.
When using at a distance, aim above the enemy to adjust for Hikou Prime's arc.
High proc rate means that Cold mods are more likely to slow enemies, making them easier to hit with further attacks.
Using a Pistol Ammo Mutation or Primed Pistol Ammo Mutation mod can help regain lost ammo when needed.
- Alternatively, bring along a Squad Ammo Restore or use a Carrier with Ammo Case.

BugsEdit

As with all thrown sidearms, when performing a Jump Kick your frame will hold the Hikou Prime 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.

MediaEdit

Hikou Prime

Warframe Hikou Prime, Hitting It Hard & Fast thequickdraw

Warframe Hikou Prime Pro Builds 1 Forma Update 14.8.0

Hikou Prime 14.8.1 - Mogamu

Warframe - Hikou Prime (HD)(HUN)

Warframe - All Prime Secondaries - Weapon Animations & Sounds (2013 - 2019)

Warframe - All Prime Weapon Reloads in 1 minute (2013 - 2019)

Hikou Prime Skins

VaultingsEdit

On August 9th, 2016, it was announced that Hikou Prime would enter the Prime Vault and be retired from the reward tables on August 23rd, 2016. Any preexisting components, relics or fully-built weapons will remain as is.

Hikou Prime, along with Ankyros Prime, Scindo Prime, Boltor Prime, Nyx Prime, and Rhino Prime, was unvaulted on July 24, 2018 to September 25, 2018. It resurfaced again together with the same line-up from July 16th, 2019 to September 3rd, 2019.

Patch HistoryEdit

Update 22.12

Damage increased from 32 to 36.
Status chance increased from 15% to 28%.
Critical chance increased from 2.5% to 6%.
Critical damage increased from 1.5x to 1.8x.

Hotfix: The Silver Grove 3

Hikou Prime has entered the Prime Vault.

Update 18.1

Hikou series is now available for use in Conclave.

Update 18.0

Hikou Prime has been given a PBR Upgrade!

Update 16.8

Fixed thrown weapons not showing the proper energy trails.

Hotfix 14.8.1

Fixed an issue with the Hikou Prime having incorrect coloring when trying to customize energy color.
Fixed an issue with the Hikou Prime sound effect being unaffected by volume sliders. Additional tweaks to overall sound levels are included.

Update 14.8

Introduced.

Last updated: Hotfix 22.20.9

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