Hikou Prime

Orokin Weapons Prime

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Hikou Prime
Untradeable
General Information
Type	Thrown
Mastery	4
Slot	Secondary
Trigger Type	Auto
Utility
Accuracy	100
Ammo Type	Pistol
Disposition	⬤⬤⬤⬤◯ (1.25x)
Fire Rate	5.83
Noise Level	Alarming
Magazine Size	26
Max Ammo	210
Reload Time	0.5 s
Projectile Speed	70 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Normal Attack
3.6
30.6
1.8
Total Damage	36 (85%)
Crit Chance	6%
Crit Multiplier	1.8x
Fire Rate	5.83
Multishot	1 (36 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Alarming
Status Chance	28%
Projectile Speed	70 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Miscellaneous
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 14.8 (2014-09-24)
Polarities
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 5,000 Credits 5,000.

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 (Normal Attack), compared to Hikou (Normal Attack):
  • Higher base damage per projectile (36 vs. 26)
    • 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 total damage (36 vs. 26)
  • Higher base critical chance (6.00% vs. 4.00%)
  • Higher base critical multiplier (1.8x vs. 1.6x)
  • Higher base status chance (28.00% vs. 10.00%)
  • Higher average damage per tap (37.72 vs. 26.62)
  • Higher burst DPS (219.95 vs. 177.58)
  • Higher sustained DPS (1125.52 vs. 484.10)
  • Lower fire rate (5.83 vs. 6.67)
  • Larger magazine (26 vs. 20)
  • Faster reload time (0.5 vs. 0.75)
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (4 vs. 2)
  • Lower disposition (●●●●○ (1.25x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.30x))

Acquisition

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

Hikou Prime's Relic Drops

Stars	Pouch	Blueprint
Axi V10 Common  Axi S3 Common (V)  Lith F2 Common (V)  Neo N1 Common (V)	Lith C7 Common  Axi K1 Common (V)  Axi V2 Common (V)  Meso N6 Common (V)	Axi S8 Common  Lith S1 Common (V)  Meso N2 Common (V)  Neo R1 Common (V)

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 (2021-03-19), 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.

Media

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 Edit

Tarock

Patch History

Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)

• 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 (2016-08-23)

• Hikou Prime has entered the Prime Vault.

Update 18.1 (2015-12-16)

• Hikou series is now available for use in Conclave.

Update 18.0 (2015-12-03)

• Hikou Prime has been given a PBR Upgrade!

Update 16.8 (2015-06-10)

• Fixed thrown weapons not showing the proper energy trails.

Hotfix 14.8.1 (2014-09-25)

• 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 (2014-09-24)

• Introduced.

Last updated: Hotfix 22.20.9 (2018-06-07)

See Also

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