Karyst Prime

Tenno Weapons Prime

Karyst Prime
Statistics
Mastery	12
Slot	Melee
Type	Dagger
Utility
Range	2.2m
Combo Duration	5s
Block Angle	50°
Follow Through	90%
Disposition	●●●○○ (1.05x)
Normal Attack
50
96
102
96
Total Damage	344 (29.65%)
Attack Speed	0.667
Status Chance	30%
Crit Chance	24%
Crit Multiplier	2.2x
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	688
Wind-up	0.4s
Slam Damage	1,376
Slam Radius	8m
Radial Damage	1,376
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	688
Slam Radius	5m
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	688
Miscellaneous
Stance Polarity
Exilus Polarity	None
Polarities
Introduced	Update 28.2 (2020-07-14)

CODEX

This master blade is the heavier, oversized and far more lethal version of the signature weapon of an extinct order of Tenno assassins.

The Karyst Prime is the primed variant of the  Karyst, with an even lower attack speed, but very high damage, good critical strikes, and good status chance. It also grants 10% movement speed bonus when equipped.

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily  Slash damage.

Advantages:

• Highest base damage of all single daggers, and second-highest base damage of all melee weapons behind  Arca Titron.
  • Innate  Toxin damage – effective against Flesh and bypasses Shields and Proto Shields; can be combined to create  Corrosive,  Viral, or  Gas.
• High critical chance, highest of all not-Zaw single daggers.
• Above average critical multiplier.
• Tied with  Rakta Dark Dagger for the highest status chance of all single daggers.
• Longest range of all single daggers.
• High follow through.
• Stance slot has a polarity, matching  Pointed Wind and  Stinging Thorn stances.
• Can use the dagger-exclusive  Covert Lethality mod.
• Grants a 10% movement speed bonus when equipped.

Disadvantages:

• Innate  Toxin damage – less effective against Machinery, Robotic, and Fossilized.
• Tied with  Sheev for the slowest attack speed of all single daggers; additionally tied with  Pathocyst and  Plasma Sword for the slowest attack speed of all melees.

Comparisons:

• Karyst Prime, compared to Karyst:
  • Higher base damage (344 vs. 273)
    • Higher  Impact damage (50 vs. 30)
    • Higher  Puncture damage (96 vs. 84)
    • Higher  Slash damage (102 vs. 72)
    • Higher  Toxin damage (96 vs. 87)
  • Higher critical chance (24% vs. 10%)
  • Higher critical multiplier (2.2x vs. 2x)
  • Higher status chance (30% vs. 26%)
  • Lower attack speed (0.67 vs. 0.75)
  • Higher Range (2.2 m vs. 1.75 m)
  • Higher Block Angle (50° vs. 45°)
  • Different polarities ( vs. )
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (12 vs. 6)
  • Lower disposition (1.05 vs. 1.35)

Acquisition

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

Blueprint	Blade	Handle
Axi G6 Common Axi C6 Common Meso P3 Common (V) Neo S14 Common (V)	Lith K6 Rare Meso K3 Rare (V)	Neo A5 Uncommon Lith I1 Uncommon Lith T4 Uncommon Axi B4 Uncommon (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
20,000	1	1	15		Time: 12 hrs
					Rush: 50
Market Price: N/A			Blueprints Price:N/A

Patch History

Hotfix 28.2.1 (2020-08-01)

• Fixed incorrect Riven Dispositions for Karyst Prime. They are at the correct Riven Disposition of 0.5.

Update 28.2 (2020-07-14)

• Introduced.

See Also

•  Karyst, the normal counterpart of this weapon.