Praedos is an Incarnon ceremonial tonfa. Accumulating 5x Melee Combo and then executing a Heavy Attack transforms the weapon to increase its range and attack speed.
Characteristics[]
- This weapon deals primarily
Slash damage. - Once Incarnon Form is unlocked, the weapon can enter its Incarnon Form by gaining a 5x Melee Combo and then performing a Heavy Attack on an enemy, increasing its melee attack range by 2 meters and attack speed by 40% for 90 seconds. This duration can not be refreshed.
- Grants a 20% Bullet Jump bonus when held (i.e. melee mode or quick melee).
Advantages:
- Normal Attack
- High attack speed
Disadvantages:
- Normal Attack
- Below average status chance
- Very low disposition
Acquisition[]
Praedos' main blueprint is purchased from Cavalero of The Holdfasts at Rank 4 - Seraph for 
9,000 Standing. The blueprint can be traded.
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 30,000 |
 15 |
 30 |
 8,000 |
 100 |
Time: 24 hrs |
Rush:  25
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 Market Price: N/A
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 Blueprints Price: 9,000
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Notes[]
- If an Incarnon Form is successfully achieved, Praedos will depict itself exuding a turquoise aura. The skin in this state is shared across all tonfas skins.
- To access new Incarnon evolution tiers and change perks, players must visit Cavalero at the Chrysalith with their selected Incarnon weapon equipped. Players can only select one perk per Evolution tier, which can be changed at no cost.
Evolution[]
- When newly acquired from the Foundry, players must acquire 100 kills with the Praedos in order to gain access to its Incarnon transformation. The following Evolution tiers, their requirements for unlocking them, and their related perks, are shown below;
- Each challenge additionally grants 5,000 affinity to the weapon, affected by Affinity Boosters.
- Evolution I: Kill 100 enemies with the Praedos
- Incarnon Form: Reach 5x Combo and then Heavy Attack to activate Incarnon Form
- Incarnon Form increases the weapon's attack range by 2 meters and attack speed by 40% for 90 seconds.
- Duration can not be refreshed.
- Bonuses are additive to respective mods.
- When the transformation is ready, the combo counter will shimmer with Void energy.
- Incarnon Form persists through all activities, such as holstering, bleedout, or being disarmed. However, Incarnon Form is removed upon death.
- Incarnon Form increases the weapon's attack range by 2 meters and attack speed by 40% for 90 seconds.
- Incarnon Form: Reach 5x Combo and then Heavy Attack to activate Incarnon Form
- Evolution II: Activate Incarnon Form 6 times in a mission
- Refreshing the duration will not count toward the challenge.
- Perk 1: Seismic Slam: +50% Slam Radius
- Perk 2: Whirling Flurry: +20% Attack Speed
- Perk 3: Drifting Grace: +20% Sprint Speed +20% Slide
- Evolution III: Complete 3 Heavy Attacks on Thrax Centurions or Legates
- Perk 1: Shockwave Synergy: For each enemy hit by Slam radius, gain 4 Combo Count.
- Perk 2: Reaching Lunge: +1.5m Slide Attack Range
- Perk 3: Adept Reflexes: +15 Initial Combo
- Evolution IV: Close 12 Ruptures in Void Flood
- Perk 1: Swift Transmute: Reach 3x Combo and Heavy Attack to activate Incarnon Form
- Perk 2: Evolved Ascension: +30% Parkour Velocity
- Perk 3: Vaulting Leap: Increase Double Jump strength by +100%
- Evolution V: Complete a Solo mission with an Incarnon Weapon equipped in every slot
- Perk 1: Transfigured Momentum: On Slide Kill: +50% Heavy Attack Efficiency for 30s
- Perk 2: Kinetic Harmony: +100% Heavy Attack Wind Up Speed
- Perk 3: Universal Readiness: Collecting ammo grants 5 Melee Combo counter
Tips[]
- Corrupt Charge and Adept Reflexes permanently grant 3x Melee Combo, allowing Swift Transmute to take immediate effect.
- True Punishment affects Shockwave Synergy, effectively doubling the Combo Count gain from 5 to 10 per enemy hit by the Slam radius. It is also affected by other sources that grants additional combo count chance.
Trivia[]
- Praedo means robber or plunderer in Latin.
- Incarnon form of Praedos has the second longest reach of all melee at 4.5 meters, after Incarnon form of Innodem.
Media[]
- Whooshes
Default VS Incarnon Form
Patch History[]
Update 31.6 (2022-06-09)
- Updated Incarnon Weapon Evolution screen to include stat comparisons when selecting Evolution perks in Cavalero’s evolve screen. From the original known bugs list.
- Made some slight adjustments to framing of Incarnon weapons in Cavalero’s Evolution screen.
- Updated Praedos transformation Sound with Void FX.
- Fixed Incarnon weapons using Skins in Incarnon form. From the original known bugs list.
- Fixed cases of Evolution perks not working for Clients.
- Fixed Incarnon Evolutions UI persisting in the Loadouts screen.
- Fixed the Praedos’ Evolution III challenge working on non-Thrax enemies.
Hotfix 31.5.9 (2022-05-12)
- Fixed the Incarnon Weapon Evolution UI elements persisting in the Loadout screen.
Hotfix 31.5.5 (2022-05-03)
- Fixed being unable to trigger Transmutation on Incarnon weapons with alt-fire/heavy attack after Host migration.
Hotfix 31.5.4 (2022-05-02)
- Added custom icon for the ‘Incarnon Challenges’ category in the in-mission Challenge Progress window.
Hotfix 31.5.3 (2022-04-29)
- Fixed script error related to checking challenge progress for Incarnon Weapons while in mission.
Update 31.5 (2022-04-27)
- Introduced.
