“Market forces dictate that you need to evolve or die.”
Pangolin Prime is Vaulted.
The Void Relics for this item have been removed from the drop tables and do not drop during missions at this time. Check the current Prime Resurgence rotation to see if Varzia offers relics for this item. Vaulted Void Relics already contained in player inventories are not affected and can still be either opened or traded between players.
The Pangolin Prime is the primed variant of the 
Pangolin Sword, acting as a direct upgrade. It was released alongside 
Titania Prime and 
Corinth Prime.
Characteristics[]
- This weapon deals primarily
Slash damage. - Slam Radial Damage deals Puncture damage.
- Stance slot has polarity, matches Crimson Dervish, Vengeful Revenant and Swooping Falcon.
- Innate two polarities.
Advantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):
- Second highest base damage of all swords, behind Dark Sword.
- Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
- Above average crit chance (26.00%)
- High total damage (248)
- Above average status chance (30.00%)
- Above average crit multiplier (2.20x)
Disadvantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):
- Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
- Low attack speed (0.92x animation speed)
- Low disposition (●●●○○ (1.00x))
See WARFRAME Wiki:Stat Comparison/Percentiles for more details.
Comparisons:
- Pangolin Prime (Normal Attack), compared to Pangolin Sword (Normal Attack):
- Higher base damage (248.00 vs. 150.00)
- Higher total damage (248 vs. 150)
- Higher base critical chance (26.00% vs. 8.00%)
- Higher base critical multiplier (2.20x vs. 1.50x)
- Higher base status chance (30.00% vs. 22.00%)
- Lower Block Angle (50° vs. 55°)
- More polarities ( vs. )
- Higher Mastery Rank required (14 vs. 3)
- Lower disposition (●●●○○ (1.00x) vs. ●●●●● (1.47x))
Acquisition[]
Lith, Meso, Neo, and Axi refer to Void Relics | (V) Denotes Vaulted Void Relics | (B) Denotes Baro Ki'Teer Exclusive Void Relic
| Blade |  Blueprint
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Handle |
|---|---|---|
 Axi A11 Uncommon (V) Axi A13 Uncommon (V) Axi C8 Uncommon (V) Axi G4 Uncommon (V) Axi T7 Uncommon (V) Lith N7 Uncommon (V) Lith S11 Uncommon (V) Neo S14 Uncommon (V)
|
Axi P4 Rare (V) Lith P5 Rare (V) Meso P3 Rare (V) Neo P1 Rare (V) Neo P3 Rare (V) Neo P5 Rare (V)
|
Axi C6 Common (V) Axi I1 Common (V) Axi V11 Common (V) Meso N10 Common (V) Meso R3 Common (V) Meso S11 Common (V) Neo N13 Common (V) Neo N17 Common (V)
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| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 15,000 |
 1 |
 1 |
 Orokin Cell15 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) | |
Rush:  50
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 Market Price: N/A
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 Blueprints Price:N/A
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Vaultings[]
- On March 28th, 2022, Pangolin Prime, along with Titania Prime and Corinth Prime, entered the Prime Vault and were retired from the reward tables. Any preexisting components or fully-built items will remain as is.
Notes[]
- Guaranteed Slash proc on slam radial damage.
- Slam radial damage and proc damage is affected by Seismic Wave, base damage mods (e.g. Pressure Point) and faction mods (e.g. Smite Grineer).
- Does not affect heavy slam attacks.
- Slam radial damage and proc damage is affected by
Trivia[]
- The sword is likely named after the Pangolin, a mammal found in Asia and Africa whose protective scales resemble the blade's scaly texture.
- This weapon originally lacked the unique Slam Attack properties of the predecessor, instead dealing Impact damage and procing only Impact status. This was changed in Update 35.0.7.
Media[]
Poster for Titania Prime
Poster for Corinth Prime and Pangolin Prime
Pangolin Prime Skins
Patch History[]
Hotfix 35.0.7 (2024-01-09)
- Changed Pangolin Prime’s Slam attack to match its base version:
- Now applies a forced Slash Status Effect.
- Changed damage type from Impact to Puncture.
Hotfix 27.3.6 (2020-03-31)
- Introduced.
Last updated: Hotfix 27.3.6 (2020-03-31)
