Karyst Prime

Tenno Weapons Prime

“Market forces dictate that you need to evolve or die.”

Karyst Prime is Vaulted.

The Void Relics for this item have been removed from the drop tables and do not drop during missions at this time. Check the current Prime Resurgence rotation to see if Varzia offers relics for this item. Vaulted Void Relics already contained in player inventories are not affected and can still be either opened or traded between players.

Karyst Prime
Tradable (parts and/or blueprint only)
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General Information
Type	Dagger
Mastery Rank Requirement	12
Max Rank	30
Slot	Melee
Trigger Type	N/A
Utility
Attack Speed	0.67x animation speed
Block Angle	50°
Combo Duration	5.0 s
Disposition	●●●○○ (1.10x)
Follow Through	0.9x
Range	2.20 m
Noise Level	Silent
Sweep Radius	0.25 m
Normal Attack
50 ( 14.53%)
96 ( 27.91%)
102 ( 29.65%)
96 ( 27.91%)
Total Damage	344 (29.65%  Slash)
Attack Speed	0.67x animation speed
Crit Chance	24.00%
Crit Multiplier	2.20x
Fire Rate	0.667 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	30.00%
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	688
Slam Damage	1,376
Radial Damage	1,376
Slam Radius	8.0 m
Wind-up	0.4 s
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	688
Slam Radius	5.0 m
Radial Damage	344
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	344
Slide Element	Toxin
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	DAGGERS_STANCE
Riven Family	Karyst
Introduced	Update 28.2 (2020-07-14)
Polarities
Sell Price	5,000
Stance Polarity
Variants	Karyst  Karyst Prime
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
Weapons Prime Weapons Slash Damage Weapons Dagger Karyst Melee Weapons N/A Weapons Prime Silent Weapons Tradeable Weapons

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, acting as a -focused upgrade with a tradeoff to attack speed.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
20,000	1	1	15		Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 50
Market Price: N/A			Blueprints Price:N/A

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:

• Highest base damage of all single daggers, and second highest base damage of all melee weapons behind  Arca Titron.
  • High and good damage – effective against health and armor.
  • Innate damage – effective against Flesh and bypasses Shields and Proto Shields.
• Very high critical chance.
• Above average critical multiplier.
• Tied with  Rakta Dark Dagger for the highest status chance of all single daggers.
• 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 damage – less effective against Machinery, Robotic, and Fossilized.
• Low – less effective against shields.
• Tied with  Sheev for the slowest attack speed of all single daggers.

Comparisons:

•  Karyst Prime (Normal Attack), compared to  Karyst (Normal Attack):
  • Higher base damage (344.00 vs. 273.00)
    • 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 total damage (344 vs. 273)
  • Higher base critical chance (24.00% vs. 10.00%)
  • Higher base critical multiplier (2.20x vs. 2.00x)
  • Higher base status chance (30.00% vs. 26.00%)
  • Longer Range (2.20 m vs. 1.75 m)
  • Lower attack speed (0.67x animation speed vs. 0.75x animation speed)
  • Higher Block Angle (50° vs. 45°)
  • More polarities ( vs. )
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (12 vs. 6)
  • Lower disposition (●●●○○ (1.10x) vs. ●●●●● (1.35x))

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Karyst Prime Skins

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Crubbak
Tennogen

Teng

See Also

•  Karyst, the normal counterpart of this weapon.