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Completely overwhelmed by Infested biology, this former Quanta now fires organic ordinance and a harpoon like appendage.

The Paracyst is the completely Infestation w Infested version of the Quanta Quanta. Primarily a burst-fire weapon, the Paracyst possesses an Alternate Fire mode that allows it to shoot tethered spores at enemies, dealing damage and dragging them towards the player's position. This is the weapon of choice for Mutalist Alad V.

Characteristics[]

  • This weapon deals DmgToxinSmall64 Toxin damage.
  • Alternate Fire shoots a single tether to pull in enemies.
  • Innate Vazarin Pol polarity.

Advantages over other Primary weapons (excluding modular weapons):

  • Tied with BurstonPrime Burston Prime for second highest status chance of all burst-fire rifles, behind KuvaHind Kuva Hind.
  • Large magazine size for a burst-fire rifle.
  • Second fastest fire rate of all burst-fire weapons, behind Burston Prime.
  • Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
    • Above average magazine (60)
    • Above average ammo max (540)
    • Above average fire rate (8.330 attacks/sec)
    • Above average status chance (30.00%)
    • High disposition (●●●●● (1.31x))
  • Infested Harpoon (wiki attack index 2)
    • Above average ammo max (540)
    • High fire rate (5.000 attacks/sec)
    • Above average status chance (30.00%)
    • Above average disposition (●●●●● (1.31x))
  • Infested Harpoon Contact (wiki attack index 3)
    • Above average magazine (60)
    • High ammo max (540)
    • Above average disposition (●●●●● (1.31x))

Disadvantages over other Primary weapons (excluding modular weapons):

  • Second lowest base damage per bullet of all burst-fire rifles, after Burston Burston/Hind Hind/KuvaHind Kuva Hind.
  • Linearly less efficient – sometimes a target may only die with 4 bullets, which requires an entire second burst to be fired or the Infested Harpoon.
  • All projectiles have travel time.
  • Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
    • Very low crit chance (10.00%)
    • Low total damage (33)
  • Infested Harpoon (wiki attack index 2)
    • Very low crit chance (0.00%)
    • Very low total damage (15)
    • Very low crit multiplier (1.00x)
  • Infested Harpoon Contact (wiki attack index 3)
    • Very low crit chance (0.00%)
    • Very low total damage (15)
    • Very low fire rate (1.000 attacks/sec)
    • Very low crit multiplier (1.00x)

Acquisition[]

The Paracyst's blueprint can be researched from the Bio Lab in the dojo.


Manufacturing Requirements
📝 Edit blueprint requirements
Credits
30,000
MutagenMass
5
NanoSpores
15,000
Circuits
1,200
Forma
1
Time: 1 Day(s)
Rush: PlatinumLarge 35
MarketIcon Market Price: PlatinumLarge 225 Blueprint2 Blueprints Price:Credits50,000
Bio Lab ResearchClanAffinity643,000
Credits
5,000
MutagenSample
30
Circuits
400
NanoSpores
4,000
PolymerBundle
800
Time: 3 Day(s)
Prereq: Mutalist Quanta
Ghost Clan x1   Shadow Clan x3   Storm Clan x10   Mountain Clan x30   Moon Clan x100

Notes[]

  • Spore pull can interrupt enemy casting/power animations, including the charge-up for Railgun MOAs.
  • The secondary fire ragdolls enemies it hits as it pulls them to the user. Enemies that are hit gain a yellow aura that prevents them from being grabbed again until they recover.
  • Adding Punch Through to the weapon does NOT allow the hook to grab and pull multiple enemies; instead, it will grab the last enemy that it can't punch through, and attempt to pull them.
  • When the secondary fire is used in conjunction with MirageIcon272 Mirage's HallOfMirrors130xWhite Hall of Mirrors, each doppelganger will also fire their own spore capable of grabbing and pulling in an enemy.

Alternate Fire[]

  • The Paracyst's secondary fire mode fires an Infested spore attached to an energy tether that can pull enemies towards the player.
    • Enemies hit by the harpoon suffer from a damage over time effect that lingers for 4 seconds, dealing 5 ticks of DmgToxinSmall64 Toxin damage.
    • The secondary fire mode has a maximum range of 50 meters. While the harpoon will still hit and reel in enemies up to its maximum range, it will only pull them to around half of its range.
    • Spore pull can also 'pull' humanoid flyers (such as Hellions) down, and pull enemies that are stunned by Warframe powers.

Tips[]

  • Enemies can be pulled into bottomless pits or inaccessible areas, killing them instantly.
  • Modding for DmgCorrosiveSmall64 Corrosive and DmgFireSmall64 Heat along with status will make the Paracyst strip away the armor very quickly on armored enemies, with just a few bursts needed to strip away armor on lower levels if DmgCorrosiveSmall64 Corrosive procs occur. The DmgFireSmall64 Heat damage can more easily take down the health of the Grineer with each burst as a result.

Trivia[]

  • The spores fires on normal attacks are colored by the player's color scheme, while spores shot with the secondary tether attack are grey and otherwise colorless. This can be seen when shooting them with Navigator130xWhite Navigator.
  • The name may be a combination of "Parasite" and "Cyst." Parasite is commonly any organism that invades a host to drain nutrients, much like how the Infestation is a parasite to the Quanta. Cyst refers to sacs filled with fluids and other materials that expel when opened. This could be in reference to the Paracyst's alt fire.
  • The Paracyst closely resembles the tentacle-like structure of Jordas Golem's supposed mouth.

Known Bugs[]

  • Secondary firing mode is listed as burst fire, despite actually being a charge firing mode.
  • Mod TT 20px Galvanized Aptitude is multiplicative to base damage sources on direct hits from harpoon.

Media[]

Paracyst Skins

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Patch History[]

Update 31.5 (2022-04-27)

  • Fixed the following weapon icons not being angled the same as others:
    • Paracyst Zebra Skin

Hotfix 25.7.6 (2019-09-18)

  • Fixed some weirdness with the Paracyst’s projectile FX.

Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)

  • Mastery Rank increased from 6 to 7.
  • Damage increased from 30 to 33.
  • Increased accuracy while aiming.
  • Decreased recoil while aiming.

Update 15.5 (2014-11-27)

  • Introduced.

See Also[]

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