Plinx

Corpus

Plinx
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Pistol
Mastery Rank Requirement	6
Max Rank	30
Slot	Secondary
Trigger Type	Semi-Auto
Utility
Accuracy	Very High
Ammo Max	0
Ammo Pickup	0
Ammo Type	None
Disposition	●●●●○ (1.20x)
Fire Rate	3.33 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Alarming
Magazine Size	10
Reload Time	1.30 s
Reload Delay	0.80 s
Reload Rate	20.00 rounds/sec
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Spread	2.00° (1.00° min, 3.00° max)
Normal Attack
26 ( 56.52%)
20 ( 43.48%)
Total Damage	46 (56.52%  Puncture)
Ammo Cost	1
Crit Chance	32.00%
Crit Multiplier	3.00x
Fire Rate	3.33 attacks/sec
Multishot	1 (46.00 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Alarming
Punch Through	0.0 m
Range	100.0 m
Spread	2.00° (1.00° min, 3.00° max)
Status Chance	4.00%
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	PROJECTILE, BATTERY
Riven Family	Plinx
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 24.2 (2018-12-18)
Polarities	None
Sell Price	5,000
Variants	Plinx  Tenet Plinx
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
Weapons Update 24 Corpus Weapons Puncture Damage Weapons Pistol Plinx Secondary Weapons Semi-Auto Weapons Semi-Automatic Base Battery Weapons Alarming Weapons Hit-Scan Weapons Untradeable Weapons

CODEX

Cultivate a meaningful relationship with this deceptively simple battery-powered pistol. The Plinx rewards attention and investment from the wise.

Plinx is a Corpus semi-automatic, battery-powered laser pistol with the ability to auto-refill its ammo passively similar to the  Cycron. Possessing excellent critical chance and critical multiplier stats, this comes at the cost of a low status chance and very low ammunition.

Characteristics

• This weapon deals primarily  Puncture damage and has innate  Heat damage.
• Does not use ammo pickups; ammo regenerates over time.
  • Has a 0.8 second delay after the weapon stops firing before regenerating ammo. Then, regenerates 20 ammo per second; takes 0.5 seconds to regenerate a fully depleted battery excluding the delay.

Advantages over other Secondary weapons (excluding modular weapons):

• Tied with  Athodai for the fourth highest critical chance of all pistols, behind  Akbolto Prime,  Knell Prime and a fully charged  Epitaph.
• Tied with  Aksomati/ Aksomati Prime and  Spira Prime for the third highest critical multiplier of all pistols, behind  Nukor and  Kuva Nukor.
• Very high accuracy.
• Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
  • Very high crit chance (32.00%)
  • Very high crit multiplier (3.00x)

Disadvantages over other Secondary weapons (excluding modular weapons):

• Shots have limited range of 100 meters.
• Does not benefit from mods that increase maximum ammo, due to lack of an ammo pool.
• Does not receive benefit from reload-triggered mods such as  Pressurized Magazine.
• Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
  • Below average magazine (10)
  • Below average total damage (46)
  • Very low ammo max (0)
  • Low fire rate (3.33 attacks/sec)
  • Very low status chance (4.00%)

See WARFRAME Wiki:Stat Comparison/Percentiles for more details.

Comparisons:

•  Plinx (Normal Attack), compared to  Tenet Plinx (Semi-Auto):
  • Lower base damage per projectile (46.00 vs. 70.00) (excluding any Progenitor bonus)
    • Lower  Puncture damage ( 26 vs. 40)
    • Lower  Heat damage ( 20 vs. 30)
  • Lower total damage (using max +60% Progenitor bonus if applicable) (46 vs. 112)
  • Lower base critical chance (32.00% vs. 44.00%)
  • Lower base status chance (4.00% vs. 12.00%)
  • Lower average damage per tap (using max +60% Progenitor bonus if applicable) (75.44 vs. 210.56)
  • Lower burst DPS (using max +60% Progenitor bonus if applicable) (251.21 vs. 701.16)
  • Lower sustained DPS (using max +60% Progenitor bonus if applicable) (147.83 vs. 412.61)
  • Higher disposition (●●●●○ (1.20x) vs. ●●○○○ (0.70x))

Acquisition

The Plinx's blueprint can be purchased from the Market.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
20,000	Argon Crystal 2	Alloy Plate 4,375	Cryotic 575	Gyromag Systems 10	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 200			Blueprints Price:20,000

Tips

• Because the 10 shots count as part of a single magazine rather than an ammo pool, mods like  Trick Mag have no effect. Magazine increasing mods like  Ice Storm,  Slip Magazine, or  Tainted Clip could be used instead but these mods have far less potency.
  • In addition, the recharge rate is also fast enough to the point where increasing this recharge speed and delay has diminishing returns, offering little effect at the cost of a slot.

Trivia

• The name likely refers to "plinking," a slang term for recreational target shooting.
• The weapon’s design is most likely modeled after the Derringer type of pistol, known for typically having a small caliber and low ammo capacity, which is reflected in its stats. However, the Lato Prime is more visually similar to the Derringer Pistol in design than the Plinx.
• The Plinx is famously featured during the TennoCon/2021 showcase of The New War, as it is the only available gun to Corpus engineer Veso-R who, commenting on the weapon as rather unremarkable, has to equally rely on his command of proxies in order to comply with his superior Alad V's orders.
  • In the second part of The New War quest itself, the gun indeed gets used by Veso himself.

Media

Warframe Plinx - 5 forma build

Warframe - All Corpus Secondaries - Weapon Animations & Sounds (2013 - 2019)

Plinx Skins

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Shock-Camo

Capstan

De Nas

Elixis Latron

Nusku

Oscira

Perla

Stratus

Zundi

Patch History

Update 33.0 (2023-04-26)

• The following weapons can now be found in their corresponding categories in the Arsenal when searching using the tag “Battery”:
  • Plinx

Hotfix 29.2.2 (2020-10-06)

• Fixed Plinx charge reload audio issues when a Skin is equipped.

Update 27.4 (2020-05-01)

• Fixed Plinx becoming unusable if a negative Multishot Riven is equipped on it.

Update 24.2 (2018-12-18)

• Introduced.

See Also

•  Tenet Plinx, the Tenet variant of this weapon wielded by a Sister of Parvos.
•  Exergis, the primary counterpart of this weapon.
•  Galvacord, the melee counterpart of this weapon.