Nikana

Tenno Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

The Nikana is a sword of Tenno design that is heavily based on old Earth's traditional Katana, made to slice targets elegantly with precision and speed. It was released in Update 13.0.

Nikana's blueprint can be purchased from the Tenno Lab interface in the Dojo once it has been researched.

This is a requisite ingredient for Dragon Nikana.

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

CharacteristicsEdit

This weapon deals primarily Slash damage.

Advantages:

• High  Slash damage – effective against health.
• Innate and polarity.

Disadvantages:

• Low Puncture and Impact damage – less effective against armor and shields.
• Low critical chance and status chance.
• Short knockdown radius on slam attacks.

Comparisons:

• Nikana, compared to Dragon Nikana:
  • Lower base damage (45.0 vs. 85.0)
    • Lower Impact damage (2.25 vs. 4.25)
    • Lower Puncture damage (4.5 vs. 8.5)
    • Lower Slash damage (38.25 vs. 72.25)
  • Lower critical chance (10% vs. 15%)
  • Lower status chance (10% vs. 15%)
  • Lower attack speed (0.92 vs. 1)
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (4 vs. 8)

• Nikana, compared to Nikana Prime:
  • Lower base damage (45.0 vs. 95.0)
    • Lower Impact damage (2.25 vs. 4.75)
    • Lower Puncture damage (4.5 vs. 4.75)
    • Lower Slash damage (38.25 vs. 85.5)
  • Lower critical chance (10% vs. 20%)
  • Lower status chance (10% vs. 20%)
  • Lower attack speed (0.92 vs. 1.08)
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (4 vs. 0)

Weapon LoadoutsEdit

• See Category:Nikana Build to see how players mod this weapon.
• See Category:Nikana Guides for guides on how to use this weapon effectively.
• For more general help with weapons, you may wish to browse Category:Weapon Guides.

TriviaEdit

• 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 the Excalibur Warframe in many of the recent trailers for Warframe along with appearing in Loki's hands in the layout of warframe.com making the Nikana one of the most current iconic weapons of Warframe.
• Nikana is "Anakin" backwards.

MediaEdit

• 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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Patch HistoryEdit

Last updated: Hotfix 22.20.9.2

See alsoEdit

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