Hikou Prime

Orokin Weapons Prime

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Hikou Prime
Statistics
Mastery	4
Slot	Secondary
Type	Thrown
Trigger Type	Auto
Utility
Ammo Type	Pistol
Projectile Speed	70 m/s
Noise Level	Silent
Fire Rate	5.83 rounds per sec
Accuracy	100
Magazine Size	26 rounds per mag
Max Ammo	210 rounds
Reload Time	0.5 s
Disposition	●●●●○ (1.25)
Normal Attacks
3.6
30.6
1.8
Total Damage	36.0 (  85%)
Crit Chance	6.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.8x
Status Chance	28.00%
Miscellaneous
Polarities
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 14.8
Variants	Hikou

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.

Characteristics

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
Axi S8 Common Lith S1 Common (V) Meso N2 Common (V) Neo R1 Common (V)	Lith C7 Common Meso N6 Common (V) Axi K1 Common (V) Axi V2 Common (V)	Axi V10 Common 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}

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

Vaultings

• On August 9th, 2016, it was announced that Hikou Prime, alongside  Nyx Prime and  Scindo 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  Nyx Prime,  Scindo Prime,  Rhino Prime,  Boltor Prime, and  Ankyros Prime, was unvaulted on July 24, 2018 to September 25, 2018.
• The same line-up was unvaulted again from July 16th, 2019 to September 3rd, 2019.
• Hikou Prime's relics were permanently unvaulted as of Update 29.10, being only obtainable through Abandoned Derelict Caches in Corpus Railjack missions.

Notes

• The Hikou Prime can ricochet (rarely) off surfaces, as floors and walls. Ricocheted shots can damage and kill whoever gets in the way.

Tips

• 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.

Bugs

• 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.

Trivia

• 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.

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Patch History

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

See Also

•  Hikou, the original counterpart of this weapon.
•  Kunai, another thrown secondary.
•  Despair, another thrown secondary, used by the Stalker.