Nikana Prime

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Orokin Weapons Prime

CONCLAVE (PvP)

The Nikana Prime is the primed version of the Nikana, a katana-inspired weapon. This weapon was added in Hotfix 18.4.12.

Manufacturing Requirements
15,000	1	1	15		Time: 12 hrs
					Rush: 50
Market Price: N/A			Blueprints Price:N/A
Drop Locations Blueprint Lith V6 Common Neo S13 Common Neo N5 Rare (V) Neo S8 Uncommon (V) Axi A1 Rare (V) Axi N6 Common (V) Blade Axi S5 Uncommon Meso N4 Rare (V) Meso V2 Rare (V) Neo N4 Rare (V) Neo S10 Uncommon (V) Hilt Meso N8 Rare Neo N6 Rare (V) Axi N2 Rare (V) Axi N4 Rare (V) Axi N6 Rare (V) Lith/Meso/Neo/Axi refer to Void Relics (V) Denotes Vaulted Void Relics (B) Denotes Baro Ki'Teer Exclusive Void Relic

CharacteristicsEdit

This weapon deals primarily Slash damage.

Advantages

• High Slash damage – effective against Infested, Flesh and Cloned Flesh.
• High critical chance and status chance.
• Innate and polarity.

Disadvantages

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

Comparisons:

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

• Nikana Prime, compared to Dragon Nikana:
  • Higher base damage (95.0 vs. 85.0)
    • Higher Impact damage (4.75 vs. 4.25)
    • Lower Puncture damage (4.75 vs. 8.5)
    • Higher Slash damage (85.5 vs. 72.25)
  • Higher critical chance (20% vs. 15%)
  • Higher status chance (20% vs. 15%)
  • Higher attack speed (1.08 vs. 1)
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (0 vs. 8)

TriviaEdit

• The Nikana Prime was originally released in July 2015 on the Chinese build of Warframe, along with Excalibur Umbra Prime and Spira Prime. The Specters of the Rail update made the Nikana Prime and the Spira Prime obtainable by non-Founders.
• The Nikana Prime was unintentionally leaked in the Codex following Hotfix 18.4.7.
• When equipped with the Conclave Nikana Skin, the strip of cloth remains visible, but is moved to the base of the hilt.
• As of Update: Specters of the Rail, the default cloth ornament at the end of the hilt is considered a Sugatra and detachable in favor of another. However, there is no current option to have no Sugatra equipped.
• The Nikana Prime makes use of Nikana Riven mods and not Dragon Nikana Riven mods, and because the Dragon Nikana has a much higher riven disposition it can generate such mods with higher stats than the Prime variant.

MediaEdit

• Nikana Prime in the Codex.
• The Blade of the Nikana Prime in its default colors.

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Nikana Prime Skins

Conclave

Day of the Dead
Seasonal

Surt-Form Gemini

Ymir-Form Gemini

Ryu

Dax

VaultingsEdit

• On December 6th, 2017, it was announced that Nikana Prime would enter the Prime Vault and its relics retired from the drop tables on December 12th, 2017, along with Saryn Prime and Spira Prime. Any preexisting components or fully-built weapons will remain as is.

Patch HistoryEdit

Last updated: Update 24.2

See alsoEdit

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

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