“Market forces dictate that you need to evolve or die.”
Kronen 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.
The Kronen Prime is the Prime version of the 
Kronen tonfas, acting as a direct upgrade. Kronen Prime was released along with 
Zephyr Prime and 
Tiberon Prime.
Characteristics[]
- This weapon deals primarily
Slash damage. - Stance slot has polarity, matching Gemini Cross and Star Divide (Conclave only) stance.
- Innate and polarity.
Advantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):
- Highest attack speed of all tonfas, tieing with Praedos.
- Third highest base damage of all tonfas, behind Ohma and Prisma Ohma.
- Second highest status chance of all tonfas, behind Telos Boltace.
- Grants a 10% boost to Bullet Jump velocity when equipped (melee-mode recommended to avoid auto-swap on aim).
- Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
- High attack speed (1.17x animation speed)
- High status chance (34.00%)
Disadvantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):
- Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
- Very low disposition (●○○○○ (0.60x))
See WARFRAME Wiki:Stat Comparison/Percentiles for more details.
Comparisons:
- Kronen Prime (Normal Attack), compared to Kronen (Normal Attack):
- Higher base damage (212.00 vs. 130.00)
- Higher total damage (212 vs. 130)
- Higher base critical chance (22.00% vs. 10.00%)
- Higher base critical multiplier (2.00x vs. 1.50x)
- Higher base status chance (34.00% vs. 20.00%)
- Higher attack speed (1.17x animation speed vs. 1.08x animation speed)
- Higher Mastery Rank required (13 vs. 3)
- Lower disposition (●○○○○ (0.60x) vs. ●●●●● (1.43x))
Acquisition[]
Lith, Meso, Neo, and Axi refer to Void Relics | (V) Denotes Vaulted Void Relics | (B) Denotes Baro Ki'Teer Exclusive Void Relic
| Handle |  Blueprint
|
Blade |
|---|---|---|
 Axi G3 Uncommon (V) Axi L5 Uncommon (V) Lith T6 Uncommon (V) Meso A1 Uncommon (V) Meso B2 Uncommon (V) Meso D3 Uncommon (V) Neo B4 Uncommon (V) Neo S11 Uncommon (V)
|
Axi H3 Common (V) Axi L3 Common (V) Meso N7 Common (V) Neo A2 Common (V) Neo C1 Common (V) Neo L1 Common (V) Neo Z4 Common (V) Neo Z8 Common (V)
|
Axi K2 Rare (V) Axi K3 Rare (V) Axi K4 Rare (V) Axi K5 Rare (V) Lith K3 Rare (V) Meso K2 Rare (V) Neo K3 Rare (V)
|
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 20,000 |
 2 |
 2 |
 Orokin Cell15 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) | |
Rush:  50
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 Market Price: N/A
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 Blueprints Price:N/A
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Vaultings[]
- On December 4th, 2019, it was announced that Kronen Prime, alongside Zephyr Prime and Tiberon Prime, would enter the Prime Vault and its relics retired from the drop tables on December 17th, 2019. Any preexisting components or fully-built weapons will remain as is.
Trivia[]
- The Kronen Prime is the second of DE's Community Melee Weapons Contest designs, which are comprised of fan-submitted weapons, to receive a Prime version.
- The Kronen Prime is the first, and so far the only, Tonfa melee weapon to receive a primed variant.
Media[]
Kronen Prime in Codex.
Kronen Prime Build 2021 (Guide) - The Ripto-Slicer - Warframe
Kronen Prime Skins
Patch History[]
Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
- Mastery Rank increased from 8 to 13.
- Damage increased from 66 to 212.
- Range increased from 1 to 2.5.
- Status Chance increased from 24% to 34%.
- Critical Chance increased from 12% to 22%.
- Slam Attack increased from 132 to 424.
- Slide Attack increased from 396 to 424.
- Parry Angle set to 60.
Update 25.7 (2019-08-29)
- Fixed holster issues with the Kronen Prime on numerous Warframes.
Hotfix 22.16.4 (2018-03-20)
- Introduced.
Last updated: Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
See Also[]
- Kronen, the regular variant.
