“You're not supposed to be in here! You're going to ruin the surprise!”
The following article/section contains spoilers. Please complete the Chimera Prologue quest before proceeding.
The Paracesis is Ballas' signature weapon, introduced in Update 23.10 (2018-10-12). Also known as the "Sentient slayer", the weapon can gain additional max ranks after polarization capping at rank 40, with the additional ranks applying a bonus damage to Sentients and removing their damage resistances.
Due to its unique nature as the Sentient Slayer, this weapon cannot be sold once built.
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 30,000 |
 1,000 |
 1 |
 5 |
 15 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) |
Rush:  30
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Acquisition
The weapon blueprint is given to the player at the end of the Chimera Prologue quest.
Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage.
Advantages:
- Third highest base damage of all heavy blades, behind
Galatine Prime and Gram Prime.
- High Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage – effective against health.
- Second highest critical chance of all heavy blades, behind Gram Prime.
- Tied with Gram Prime for the highest critical multiplier of all heavy blades.
- Large slam attack radius of 8 meters.
- Slam attacks have a very powerful ragdoll effect.
- Stance slot has Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist. polarity, matching Cleaving Whirlwind and Tempo Royale stances.
- Polarizing the weapon increases its max rank by 2, capping at rank 40 after 5 polarizations.
- Each rank above 30 adds a bonus damage to Sentients and increases mod capacity. At rank 40, the weapon gains Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage properties against Sentients.
Disadvantages:
- Low Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. and Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage – less effective against shields and armor.
- Below average status chance.
- Moderately slow attack speed.
Notes
- Like the Gram Prime, the weapon's slam attacks covers a large radius of 8 meters, with very high ragdolling force.
- The weapon's max rank caps at 40 after 5 polarizations (max rank increases by 2 per Forma added).
- Additional polarizations can be added when the weapon reaches its new max rank at that polarization level.
- Each additional rank also gives Mastery Rank Experience, giving 4,000 points in total.
- Mod capacity scales with the additional ranks, and can reach a total of 90 at rank 40 with an Orokin Catalyst installed and a matching stance mod.
- After polarizing a weapon, any additional mod capacity above 30 (60 with an Orokin Catalyst) will not take effect until the weapon's rank reaches 31 and above.
- Paracesis' stealth damage bonus does not increase past the usual maximum of 7, reached at rank 30.
- Each rank above 30 adds a bonus damage to Sentients.
- At rank 40, all attacks except the slam attack gain Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage properties against Sentients, including removing damage resistances from Battalysts, Conculysts, and Shadow Stalker, bypassing Eidolon invulnerabilities, and resetting Profit-Taker Orb's shield weakness.
| Weapon Rank | Sentient Damage Bonus |
|---|---|
| 31 | +7% |
| 32 | +13% |
| 33 | +20% |
| 34 | +27% |
| 35 | +33% |
| 36 | +40% |
| 37 | +47% |
| 38 | +53% |
| 39 | +60% |
| 40 | +60% |
Trivia
- Paracesis is the first weapon;
- That requires Orokin Ducats and Eidolon Shards to craft, with the latter being exclusively required for Arcane Enhancement, specifically Magus and Virtuos Arcanes.
- That can be ranked up above 30.
- Paracesis appears to be a corruption of Paracelsus, the famed 16th-century Swiss alchemist. Some portraits of Paracelsus depict him holding a sword by the pommel which, depending on the source, was said to contain either the mythical Philosopher's Stone or the Azoth, a rumored substance that could cure any illness or dissolve any material.
- Additionally, Paracelsus was the first person to describe the creation of a Homunculus, a small, fully formed human being, via artificial means. This could allude to Ballas' creation of the Warframes and, albeit indirectly, the Sentients.
- "Paracesis" may also be related to the medical term paracentesis, which is defined as "the perforation of a cavity of the body or of a cyst or similar outgrowth, especially with a hollow needle to remove fluid or gas." If this is the case, then it would metaphorically allude to the function of the sword as a curative instrument against a "cyst" or "infection" (the Sentients).
Media
WARFRAME - Paracesis Builds and Synergies
Patch History
Hotfix 23.10.4 (2018-10-16)
- Fixed the Paracesis having incorrect Mod capacity at Rank 30, which resulted in certain Mods not functioning correctly. This also fixes not being prompted that an equipped Mod that you are Ranking up via Endo exceeds the max Mod capacity and to uninstall.
- Fixed ability to Forma the Paracesis for the second time when it is not at its ‘max Rank’.
Update 23.10 (2018-10-12)
- Introduced.
