Prisma Gorgon

Grineer

Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Prisma Gorgon

Statistics

Utility

Projectile Type

Hit-Scan

Fully Spooled

17.25

3.45

2.3

Projectile Type

Hit-Scan

Miscellaneous

Introduced

Hotfix 15.11.1 (2015-01-22)

Variants

CODEX

Adorned with void hardened prisma crystal, this Gorgon variant is prized for its beauty and enhanced mechanics.

The Prisma Gorgon is the Prisma variant of the Gorgon Gorgon light machine gun, featuring higher critical chance, critical multiplier, status chance, fire rate, accuracy, magazine size and capacity, and faster spool-up and reload, at a slight expense of damage.

Characteristics[]

This weapon deals primarily Impact Damage Impact damage.

Advantages:

High Impact Damage Impact damage – effective against shields.
Tied with Soma Soma/Soma Prime Soma Prime, Telos Boltor Telos Boltor, and Tenora Prime Tenora Prime for the second highest critical chance of all fully automatic rifles, behind Battacor Battacor and Acceltra Acceltra.
High critical multiplier.
Good status chance.
High accuracy at short range.
High damage per second once fully spooled.
High sustainable fire rate.
Large magazine size.
Large ammo capacity.

Disadvantages:

Low Slash Damage Slash and Puncture Damage Puncture damage – less effective against health and armor.
Very slow reload speed.
Requires a spool-up of 7 shots before optimal fire rate is achieved.
- Fire rate starts at 20% of the listed value, and increases by 13.33% per shot.
Inaccurate beyond medium range.
Inefficient ammo economy.

Comparisons:

Prisma Gorgon (attack: Fully Spooled), compared to Gorgon (attack: Fully Spooled):
- Lower base damage (23 vs. 25)
  - Lower Impact Damage Impact damage (17.25 vs. 18.75)
  - Lower Puncture Damage Puncture damage (3.45 vs. 3.75)
  - Lower Slash Damage Slash damage (2.3 vs. 2.5)
- Lower total damage (23 vs. 25)
- Higher base critical chance (30% vs. 17%)
- Higher base critical multiplier (2.3x vs. 1.5x)
- Higher base status chance (15% vs. 9%)
- Higher average damage per shot (max Progenitor bonus if applicable) (31.97 vs. 27.13)
- Higher burst DPS (max Progenitor bonus if applicable) (453.01 vs. 339.06)
- Higher sustained DPS (max Progenitor bonus if applicable) (334.51 vs. 214.14)
- Higher fire rate (14.17 round(s)/sec vs. 12.5 round(s)/sec)
- Larger magazine (120 round(s) vs. 90 round(s))
- Larger max ammo capacity (840 round(s) vs. 540 round(s))
- Faster reload time (3 s vs. 4.2 s)
- Faster spool-up (7 round(s) vs. 9 round(s))
- More accurate (20 vs. 12.5)
- Higher Mastery Rank required (11 vs. 3)
- Lower disposition (1.3 vs. 1.4)

Prisma Gorgon (attack: Fully Spooled), compared to Gorgon Wraith (attack: Fully Spooled):
- Lower base damage (23 vs. 27)
  - Lower Impact Damage Impact damage (17.25 vs. 22.95)
  - Higher Puncture Damage Puncture damage (3.45 vs. 2.7)
  - Higher Slash Damage Slash damage (2.3 vs. 1.35)
- Lower total damage (23 vs. 27)
- Higher base critical chance (30% vs. 15%)
- Higher base critical multiplier (2.3x vs. 1.9x)
- Lower base status chance (15% vs. 21%)
- Higher average damage per shot (max Progenitor bonus if applicable) (31.97 vs. 30.65)
- Higher burst DPS (max Progenitor bonus if applicable) (453.01 vs. 408.5)
- Higher sustained DPS (max Progenitor bonus if applicable) (334.51 vs. 282.83)
- Higher fire rate (14.17 round(s)/sec vs. 13.33 round(s)/sec)
- Larger magazine (120 round(s) vs. 90 round(s))
- Smaller max ammo capacity (840 round(s) vs. 900 round(s))
- Slower spool-up (7 round(s) vs. 6 round(s))
- More accurate (20 vs. 16.7)
- Higher Mastery Rank required (11 vs. 7)
- Lower disposition (1.3 vs. 1.35)

Acquisition[]

The Prisma Gorgon is potentially sold by Baro Ki'Teer in the Concourse section of the Tenno Relay for 50,000 Credits 50,000 and 600 Ducats 600. Note that Baro Ki'Teer's stock changes with each appearance, and this weapon may not be available on a succeeding appearance.

The weapon can be traded, but only for unranked copies without Forma and Orokin Catalyst installed. The trading recipient must also have a Mastery Rank of at least 11.

Notes[]

While the Prisma Gorgon has the same vertical recoil behavior as the Gorgon Gorgon and the Gorgon Wraith Gorgon Wraith, it has significantly reduced horizontal recoil, which combined with higher accuracy stats makes the weapon overall more manageable at longer ranges.

Tips[]

Like the Gorgon Gorgon and the Gorgon Wraith Gorgon Wraith, the Prisma Gorgon has a spool-down period in which it can retain its maximum rate of fire after releasing the trigger. Firing the weapon to maximum rate of fire, releasing the trigger and then firing before the spool-down period finishes allows the weapon to be fired in short bursts.
- Firing in bursts is essential for conserving ammo when used against groups of weaker enemies. Reserve using sustained full-auto fire at maximum spool for larger, tougher targets like Napalms and Corpus Techs.
Speed Trigger Speed Trigger and/or Shred Shred speeds up the rate of fire, which subsequently reduces the time needed to spool up to maximum fire rate. Doing so will hasten the rate at which the weapon consumes ammo, however.
The Prisma Gorgon's high rate of fire makes it ammo inefficient. Rifle Ammo Mutation Rifle Ammo Mutation and/or Rifle Scavenger Rifle Scavenger mods can be used to maintain a steady supply of ammo. Alternatively, use Squad Ammo Restores to instantly replenish ammo. Due to the weapon's large ammo reserve capacity, Ammo Drum Ammo Drum will also have a higher and more beneficial impact. You can also make use of the Carrier Sentinel equipped with Ammo Case Ammo Case.
Adding Punch Through via Shred or Metal Auger can aid ammo efficiency when dealing with large groups of enemies, particularly the Infested.

Trivia[]

The Prisma Gorgon was leaked as an entry in the player Profile under Equipment before it was formally introduced.
Parts of the Prisma Gorgon have animated textures to differentiate it from its previous variants.
- The Prisma Gorgon also has modified firing sounds similar to a Prime weapon.
The Prisma Gorgon's colors can be customized, a trait shared with its variants.
The Prisma Gorgon was the first item to have the "Prisma" prefix in its name.