Hikou Prime

Orokin Weapons Prime

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Hikou Prime
Statistics
Mastery	4
Slot	Secondary
Type	Thrown
Trigger Type	Auto
Utility
Ammo Type	Pistol
Projectile Type	Projectile
Projectile Speed	70 m/s
Noise Level	Alarming
Fire Rate	5.83
Accuracy	100
Magazine Size	26
Max Ammo	210
Reload Time	0.5 s
Disposition	●●●●○ (1.25x)
Normal Attack
3.6
30.6
1.8
Total Damage	36 ( 85%)
Projectile Type	Projectile
Projectile Speed	70 m/s
Fire Rate	5.83
Status Chance	28%
Crit Chance	6%
Crit Multiplier	1.8x
Miscellaneous
Exilus Polarity
Polarities
Introduced	Update 14.8 (2014-09-24)
Variants	Hikou

CODEX

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

The Hikou Prime is the Primed variant of the Hikou 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 Nyx Prime and Scindo Prime Scindo Prime.

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

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily Puncture Damage Puncture damage.

Advantages:

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

Disadvantages:

• Second lowest base damage of all throwing-type secondaries, after Hikou Hikou.
  • Low Slash Damage Slash and Impact Damage 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:

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 Axi K1 Common (V) Axi V2 Common (V) Meso N6 Common (V)	Axi V10 Common Axi S3 Common (V) Lith F2 Common (V) Neo N1 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 Nyx Prime and Scindo Prime 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 Nyx Prime, Scindo Prime Scindo Prime, Rhino Prime Rhino Prime, Boltor Prime Boltor Prime, and Ankyros Prime 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 Barrel Diffusion and Lethal Torrent Lethal Torrent), as well as the Corrupted Mod, Magnum Force 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 Damage Cold mods are more likely to slow enemies, making them easier to hit with further attacks.
• Using a Pistol Ammo Mutation Pistol Ammo Mutation or Primed Pistol Ammo Mutation 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 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

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