Magnus Prime is the Primed variant of the 
Magnus, with improvements to its critical chance, critical multiplier, and status chance, and slightly faster reload speed. Its shots also uniquely have a chance to grant it infinite ammo for a short duration. It was released alongside 
Nidus Prime and 
Strun Prime.
Characteristics[]
- This weapon deals primarily
Impact damage. - Landing successful hits have a ~5% chance (benefits from multishot) to grant the "Chamber Cascade" buff, increasing Ammo Efficiency by 100%. The buff lasts 4 seconds and can be refreshed on subsequent shots.
Advantages:
- Can use the Magnus-exclusive Deadly Maneuvers mod.
- Tied for third highest fire rate with Magnus, behind Acrid, Lato, and Lato Prime.
- Third highest critical chance behind Lato Prime, Pandero, and Pandero Prime.
- Tied for second highest critical multiplier with Pandero and Pandero Prime, behind Plinx.
- Above average status chance.
- Tied for third fastest reload speed with Acrid and Tysis, behind Lato, Lato Prime, and Lato Vandal.
- Tied for third largest ammo pool with Acrid, Bolto, and Lato, behind Arca Scisco.
Disadvantages:
- High recoil.
- Has a slight horizontal recoil as well as vertical, which increases spread when fired quickly.
Comparisons:
- Magnus Prime (Normal), compared to Magnus (Normal):
- Higher base critical chance (28% vs. 22%)
- Higher base critical multiplier (2.8x vs. 2x)
- Higher base status chance (28% vs. 22%)
- Higher average damage per shot (114.3 vs. 92.72)
- Higher burst DPS (666.39 vs. 540.56)
- Higher sustained DPS (355.5 vs. 267.57)
- Faster reload time (1.2 s vs. 1.4 s)
- Higher Mastery Rank required (14 vs. 10)
- Lower disposition (0.5 vs. 1.53)
Acquisition[]
Lith, Meso, Neo, and Axi refer to Void Relics | (V) Denotes Vaulted Void Relics | (B) Denotes Baro Ki'Teer Exclusive Void Relic
| Barrel | Blueprint | Receiver |
|---|---|---|
 Axi M2 Rare
|
 Meso B6 Common
|
 Neo T5 Uncommon
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| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 15,000 |
 1 |
 1 |
 10 |
Time: 12 hrs | |
Rush:  50
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 Market Price: N/A
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 Blueprints Price:N/A
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Trivia[]
- Magnus is Latin for "Big" or "Great".
Media[]
Magnus Prime Skins
Patch History[]
Update 30.7 (2021-09-08)
- Introduced.
See also[]
- Magnus, the base counterpart of this weapon.
- Akmagnus, the akimbo version of Magnus.
- Deadly Maneuvers, a Magnus augment mod.
