Nikana

Tenno Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Nikana
Statistics
Mastery	4
Slot	Melee
Type	Nikana
Utility
Attack Speed	0.917
Range	2.5 m
Combo Duration	5 s
Block Angle	55°
Follow Through	70.00%
Disposition	●●●○○ (0.9)
Normal Attacks
7.1
14.2
120.7
Total Damage	142.0 ( 85%)
Crit Chance	16.00%
Crit Multiplier	2.0x
Status Chance	16.00%
Slam Attacks
Slam Impact	426.0
Radial Damage	142.0
Slam Radius	6.0 m
Heavy Attacks
Heavy Impact	710.0
Wind-up	0.5 s
Heavy Slam	568.0
Radial Damage	568.0
Slam Radius	7.0 m
Other Attacks
Slide Attack	284.0
Miscellaneous
Polarities
Stance Polarity
Stances	Tranquil Cleave () Decisive Judgement () Blind Justice () Fateful Truth () (PvP Only)
Introduced	Update 13.0
Variants	Nikana Prime

CODEX

The Nikana reintroduces a lost Tenno blade and with it another fragment of the old ways.

The Nikana is a Tenno blade that is heavily based on the ancient traditional katana, made to slice targets elegantly with precision and speed. It can be researched from the Tenno Lab in the dojo.

It is a requisite ingredient for Dragon Nikana.

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily Slash damage.

Advantages:

• High  Slash damage – effective against health.
• Good critical chance and status chance.
• Innate and polarity.

Disadvantages:

• Lowest base damage of all nikanas.
  • Low Puncture and Impact damage – less effective against armor and shields.
• Lowest critical chance, status chance, and attack speed of all nikanas.

Comparisons:

• Nikana, compared to Dragon Nikana:
  • Lower base damage (142.0 vs. 188.0)
    • Lower Impact damage (7.1 vs. 9.4)
    • Lower Puncture damage (14.2 vs. 18.8)
    • Lower Slash damage (120.7 vs. 159.8)
  • Lower critical chance (16% vs. 22%)
  • Lower status chance (16% vs. 22%)
  • Lower attack speed (0.92 vs. 1)
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (4 vs. 8)
  • Lower disposition (0.9 vs. 1.15)

• Nikana, compared to Nikana Prime:
  • Lower base damage (142.0 vs. 198.0)
    • Lower Impact damage (7.1 vs. 9.9)
    • Higher Puncture damage (14.2 vs. 9.9)
    • Lower Slash damage (120.7 vs. 178.2)
  • Lower critical chance (16% vs. 28%)
  • Lower critical multiplier (2.0x vs. 2.4x)
  • Lower status chance (16% vs. 28%)
  • Lower attack speed (0.92 vs. 1.08)
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (4 vs. 12)
  • Higher disposition (0.9 vs. 0.6)

Acquisition

The Nikana's blueprint can be researched from the Tenno Lab in the dojo.

Manufacturing Requirements
5,000	3	75	200	1	Time: 12 hrs
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 275			Blueprints Price:15,000
Tenno Lab Research 3,000
5,000	1	100	150	300	Time: 48 hrs
					Prereq: Akstiletto
x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

Trivia

• The Nikana is the first melee weapon released that is used as a component to craft its more powerful version, the Dragon Nikana.
• The Nikana is wielded by Excalibur in many of the recent trailers for Warframe along with appearing in Loki's hands in the layout of warframe.com, making the Nikana currently one of the most iconic weapons of Warframe.

Media

• Nikana in Codex.
• Screenshot of the Nikana being used in dev stream 26
• The description of the Nikana in the arsenal weapon equip screen.
• The guard on the hilt of the Nikana.
• Idle Stance

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Nikana Skins Edit

Conclave

Day of the Dead
Seasonal

Surt-Form Gemini

Ymir-Form Gemini

Ryu

Dax

Oku

Patch History

Update 26.0

• Damage increased from 45 to 142.
• Range increased from 1 to 2.5.
• Status Chance increased from 10% to 16%.
• Critical Chance increased from 10% to 16%.
• Slam Attack increased from 90 to 426.
• Slide Attack increased from 96 to 284.
• Parry Angle set to 55.
• Follow Through increased from 0.6 to 0.7.

Update 21.0

• Added custom leap attack animations for the Nikana.
• Fixed the sheath orientation on the Nikana when attacking.
• Fixed the Nikana sheath becoming unattached from your hand and flipped around when performing an air attack.

Update 20.1

• Fixed Nikana weapons not being able to stealth-finish Infested Chargers.

Hotfix: The Silver Grove 3

• Reduced damage of Nikana series in Conclave.

Update 17.2

• Nikana series damage has been decreased in Conclave.

Update 17.1

• The Nikana has been enabled for use in Conclave.

Hotfix 15.0.6

• Fixed an issue with Nikana weapons using the wrong animation for jump slams.

Hotfix 14.10.3

• Altered the Nikana jump roll transition time and animation to match the default roll.

Update 14.10

• Fixed an animation hitch seen when performing a forward roll with the Nikana equipped.

Hotfix 13.0.6

• Fixed an issue with elemental effects not properly being displayed when the Nikana is sheathed.

Hotfix 13.0.3

• Fixed an issue with the Nikana sheath acquiring accessories meant for the Nikana itself.

Update 13.0

• Introduced.

Last updated: Update 26.0

See Also

• Dragon Nikana, the upgraded version of this weapon.
• Nikana Prime, the Prime version of this weapon.