The term Prime refers to any Weapon, Warframe, Sentinel, Archwing, or accessory made with Orokin technology. The non-Prime weapons and Warframes are based on the Orokin's designs but are not fully representative of the height 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.
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.
Lore
In the current era, the Tenno[3] as well as black-market arms dealers[4] are capable of imitating the success of Orokin technology in the form of the non-Prime items, resulting in slightly weaker variations. However, the Tenno were once allowed to create some Primes of their own, examples being the Boar[5], Dakra[6], and the Kamas[7], and such knowledge is now lost. By making use of ancient blueprints that were preserved in Void Relics, many Prime items are being reclaimed by the Tenno, the strength of their craftsmanship being realized once more[8][9]; and with the rediscovery of the Void, Orokin technology is being reverse-engineered by the Corpus and the Grineer.
There is also evidence to suggest that some Primed weaponry were upgraded versions based on existing Tenno designs, acting as improved variants thanks to the use of Orokin technology[10][11]. Some of the Prime Warframes and Prime Weapons were the original designs made for the Tenno during the Orokin Era, forming an elite Vanguard of the most powerful and dangerous warriors of the Origin System[12]. Some Warframes were Primed from the beginning, while others had to earn the status.[13][14]
Primes
- (V) Denotes Vaulted Primes.
- (R) Denotes Primes obtainable from Varzia Dax in Maroo's Bazaar or Prime Resurgence shop in Market for Aya and Regal Aya in current rotation.
- (B) Denotes Primes available from Baro Ki'Teer's wares.
- (P) Denotes Primes that are permanently unvaulted.
- 1 Denotes Founder-exclusive Primes.
- (T) Denotes TennoCon exlusive Twitch drops.
Warframe
Primary
Secondary
Melee
Arch-gun
Companion
Sentinel Weapon
Archwing
Extractor
Cosmetic
Emote
Prime Related
While technically not Primes, these units and items implement Orokin technology.
Artifacts
Warframes
Primary
Secondary
Melee
Archgun
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 Paris Abra 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 Deluxe skins and Voidshells.
- 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.
- Baro Ki'Teer has unique dialog when addressing players equipped with Prime gear.
See Also
References
- ↑ WARFRAME - Primes & Prime Access
- ↑ WARFRAME - Prime Access FAQ
- ↑ The Tenno can only re-create non-prime versions of Orokin Era technology using the Tenno Lab.
- ↑ "This Orokin variation of the Ankyros is superior to its successor in every way." - Ankyros Prime's description. This successor, the non-prime Ankyros, is currently available in the Market. “The Operator is now connected with other Tenno in the System. --The Operator may now contact black-market scumbags-- contact arms dealers.” -Ordis, During the quest Vor's Prize
- ↑ "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 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
- ↑ "Prime Warframes and Weapons are the original designs for the Tenno, with the full technological might of the Orokin Empire behind them. They represent Tenno armaments at their most potent, most customizable, and importantly, most dangerous. Prime Warframes formed an unbreakable Vanguard, capable of shattering enemy front lines, infiltration and battlefield manipulation on an immense scale." - https://www.warframe.com/news/prime-resurgence
- ↑ Some Warframes were Prime from the start. Others earned it. Ballas never told the whole truth. - Varzia (This quote appears to imply another quote from Ballas was to be retconned. However, Ballas has not made any statements implying that all Warframes were primed from the start.)
- ↑ A stately voice intoned her name. There stood Executor Ballas. He told her: "You have been battle- and loyalty-tested. Your companions, they were found wanting. They failed to adapt. Failed to overcome. And so they are no more. But you, Ivara. You shall live. You shall be remembered." - Ivara's Leverian