Lex Prime

The Lex Prime is a powerful, accurate pistol that has a low Fire Rate and Magazine Capacity. Very efficient at long range.

The Lex Prime is the Primed version of the Lex Lex pistol, featuring improved damage, critical chance, status chance, fire rate, and magazine size.

Characteristics[]

This weapon deals primarily Puncture Damage Puncture damage.

Advantages:

Very high base damage.
- High Puncture Damage Puncture damage – effective against armor.
High accuracy.
High critical chance.
High status chance.
Has a polarity.

Disadvantages:

Low Slash Damage Slash and Impact Damage Impact damage – less effective against health and shields.
Slow fire rate.
Fairly small magazine size.
High recoil.
Slow reload speed.

Comparisons:

Lex Prime (attack: Normal), compared to Lex (attack: Normal):
- Higher base damage (150 vs. 130)
  - Higher Impact Damage Impact damage (15 vs. 13)
  - Higher Puncture Damage Puncture damage (120 vs. 104)
  - Higher Slash Damage Slash damage (15 vs. 13)
- Higher total damage (150 vs. 130)
- Higher base critical chance (25% vs. 20%)
- Higher base status chance (25% vs. 10%)
- Higher average damage per shot (max Progenitor bonus if applicable) (187.5 vs. 156)
- Higher burst DPS (max Progenitor bonus if applicable) (390 vs. 168.48)
- Higher sustained DPS (max Progenitor bonus if applicable) (242.09 vs. 118.4)
- Higher fire rate (2.08 round(s)/sec vs. 1.08 round(s)/sec)
- Larger magazine (8 round(s) vs. 6 round(s))
- Higher Mastery Rank required (8 vs. 3)
- Lower disposition (1.2 vs. 1.25)

Lex Prime (attack: Normal), compared to Aklex Prime (attack: Normal):
- Lower burst DPS (max Progenitor bonus if applicable) (390 vs. 500.63)
- Lower sustained DPS (max Progenitor bonus if applicable) (242.09 vs. 333.61)
- Lower fire rate (2.08 round(s)/sec vs. 2.67 round(s)/sec)
- Smaller magazine (8 round(s) vs. 16 round(s))
- Faster reload time (2.35 s vs. 3 s)
- More accurate (16 vs. 9.8)
- Different polarities ( vs. None)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (8 vs. 15)
- Higher disposition (1.2 vs. 0.85)

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

Blueprint	Barrel	Receiver
Axi A2 Uncommon (B) Lith P5 Common Neo V9 Uncommon Axi A9 Common (V) Axi G3 Common (V) Axi O4 Common (V) Lith A3 Common (V) Lith C3 Common (V) Lith S4 Common (V) Lith S7 Common (V) Lith V5 Common (V) Meso C3 Common (V) Meso D1 Common (V) Meso D4 Uncommon (V) Meso P3 Common (V) Neo N2 Common (V) Neo S10 Common (V) Neo Z2 Common (V)	Axi A2 Common (B) Meso C6 Common Meso N11 Common Axi K1 Common (V) Axi M1 Common (V) Axi N5 Common (V) Axi V7 Common (V) Lith A2 Common (V) Lith B6 Common (V) Lith H2 Common (V) Lith T2 Common (V) Lith V2 Common (V) Meso S5 Common (V) Meso S9 Common (V) Meso T2 Common (V) Meso T3 Common (V) Meso V4 Common (V) Neo A3 Common (V) Neo N3 Common (V) Neo S1 Common (V) Neo Z5 Common (V)	Axi A2 Common (B) Axi O5 Common Axi V10 Common Axi V8 Common (B) Axi C1 Common (V) Axi E2 Common (V) Axi H2 Common (V) Axi N2 Common (V) Axi N6 Common (V) Axi R2 Common (V) Lith B5 Common (V) Lith B7 Common (V) Lith D1 Common (V) Lith M1 Common (V) Meso D2 Common (V) Meso N5 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	1	1	10	Time: 12 hrs
15,000	1	1	10	Rush: 50
Market Price: N/A			Blueprints Price:N/A

Take advantage of your slower firing rate to plan your shots. Both the Lex and Lex Prime are optimal long-range pistols.
Alternatively, with maxed out Fire Rate mods and Reload mods, the Lex Prime can work as a close quarters pistol. However, beware of the high recoil when shooting it fast.
As with the standard Lex, Steady Hands Steady Hands can be used to counteract this weapon's high recoil. Alternatively, one can manage the Lex Prime's recoil by simply pacing one's shots.
- Steady Hands however is still very useful to quickly place follow up shots onto the target which will be necessary in high levels where even fully modded, the enemy is capable of surviving at least a single hit from Lex/Lex Prime to the head, this is especially crucial if the weapon is not modded for close combat.
The Lex Prime pairs well with close quarter or otherwise less accurate primary weapons, to cover ranged enemies.
If the player prefers, Seeker (Mod) Seeker can be utilized to quickly finish off enemies that are lined up, particularly in bottlenecked areas such as doors or narrow hallways.

A large portion of the weapon is animated, complete with an exchanged magazine and blow-back slide. This makes the Lex Prime one of the few pistols with firing animations for a conventional weapon.
Lex Prime is the icon for the Secondary weapons category in the Foundry.
The Lex Prime can be seen in Loki Prime Loki Prime's Decoy Decoy.
The Lex Prime and its akimbo and regular variants share similar weapon sounds to the Hammer 1895, a revolver featured in Dark Sector.