Rhino Prime, armed with the Boltor Prime and the Ankyros Prime.
The term Prime refers to any Weapon, Warframe, Sentinel, Archwing, or accessory made with Orokin technology. The non-Prime weapons and Warframes the Tenno use are based on the Orokin's designs but are not actual pieces of Orokin technology.[1][2] Primes frequently sport improved damage, more Polarity slots, or other stat changes that grant them an advantage over their non-Prime derivatives.
The Tenno have tried to imitate the success of Orokin technology in the form of the non-Prime items, resulting in slightly weaker variations. The Tenno were once capable of creating Primes of their own, examples being the 
Boar[3], 
Dakra[4], and the 
Kamas[5], however, such knowledge is now lost. With the rediscovery of the Void, many Prime items are being reclaimed by the Tenno and/or reverse-engineered by the Corpus and the Grineer, the strength of their craftsmanship being realized once more[6][7].
There is also evidence to suggest that some Primed weaponry were based on original Tenno designs, acting as improved variants over their successors due to the use of Orokin technology[8][9][10]. In addition, it is implied that Primed Warframes were not the first of their kind, but rather enhanced versions of their mass-produced base models[11].
Prime Warframes are typically released in the Warframe's order of release that cycles between two male frames and two female frames. Each release is accompanied by two Prime weapons, or one Prime weapon and one Prime Companion (and their associated Prime weapon, if any) or Archwing.
Primes
(V) Denotes Vaulted Primes, (B) Denotes Baro Ki'Teer Relic Primes, 1Denotes Founder-exclusive Primes.
Warframes
Ember Prime (V)
Frost Prime (V)
Limbo Prime (V)
Loki Prime (V)
Mesa Prime (V)
Nova Prime (V)
Rhino Prime (V)
Saryn Prime (V)
Primary
Secondary
Melee
Companions
Sentinel Weapons
Archwings
Extractors
Cosmetics
Prime Related
While technically not Primes, these units and items implement Orokin technology.
Artifacts
Warframes
Weapons
Cosmetics
Miscellaneous
Fish
Hybrids
Corrupted
- Main article: Corrupted
Mods
Trivia
- Using full-model replacement or non-prime skins on items capable of equipping them will completely change the item's appearance to the model used by the skin, ex. equipping the Abra Paris Skin on the
Paris Prime will change the weapon's model to that of the normal Paris equipped with the skin.
- In the case of Prime Warframes, any 'attachments' on the Prime Warframe (such as the pauldrons on Rhino Prime) will be preserved, but can be toggled off if need be.
- The helmet is a separate piece and can be swapped out at will from the arsenal for any alternate helmets (including the non-Prime version, regardless of whether or not the player has the non-primed variant).
- As of Update 19.11 (2017-02-15), the player can apply the default skin to a primed Warframe as well as toggle Prime details on or off when using a Tennogen skin other than the Prime or default skins. However, this option is not available for skins such as Immortal skins.
- In the case of Prime Warframes, any 'attachments' on the Prime Warframe (such as the pauldrons on
- Baro Ki'Teer has unique dialog when addressing players equipped with Prime gear.
See Also
References
- ↑ WARFRAME - Primes & Prime Access
- ↑ WARFRAME - Prime Access FAQ
- ↑ "One of the finest examples of Tenno craftsmanship, the Boar Prime offers a higher Fire Rate, Magazine Capacity and a much higher per-shot damage." - Boar Prime's description
- ↑ "The Dakra Prime is a Tenno forged weapon, crafted during the Time of the Orokin. It is renowned for speed, power and the ability to hit multiple targets." - Dakra Prime's description
- ↑ "The sensual lines of these golden Kamas have long been celebrated as a masterwork of Tenno weapon smithing." - Dual Kamas Prime's description
- ↑ "An ancient blade predating the fall of the Orokin Empire. Forged using techniques lost over the centuries, the edge remains sharper than that of any modern Nikana." - Nikana Prime's description
- ↑ "Once thought lost to the ages, attempts to reengineer the Burston Prime never fully replicated this weapon's power and agility." - Burston Prime's description
- ↑ "This Orokin variation of the Ankyros is superior to its successor in every way." - Ankyros Prime's description
- ↑ "This master blade is the heavier, oversized and far more lethal version of the signature weapon of an extinct order of Tenno assassins." - Karyst Prime's description
- ↑ "A classic Tenno blade, beautifully reimagined." - Pangolin Prime's description
- ↑ Alluded to in Ivara's Leverian entry
