Prisma Skana

Tenno Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Prisma Skana
Tradable (unranked w/ no Forma or Catalyst)
General Information
Type	Sword
Mastery	8
Slot	Melee
Utility
Block Angle	55°
Combo Duration	5 s
Disposition	⬤⬤⬤⬤◯ (1.20x)
Attack Speed	1
Follow Through	60%
Range	2.5 m
Noise Level	Silent
Normal Attack
25.5
25.5
119
Total Damage	170 (70%)
Crit Chance	28%
Crit Multiplier	2.2x
Attack Speed	1
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	16%
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	850
Slam Damage	680
Radial Damage	680
Slam Radius	8 m
Wind-up	0.6 s
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	510
Slam Radius	7 m
Radial Damage	Impact 170
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	170
Miscellaneous
Riven Family	Skana
Exilus Polarity	None
Introduced	Hotfix 16.6.2 (2015-05-28)
Polarities	None
Stance Polarity
Variants	Skana Prime  Skana
Vendor Sources
Baro Ki'Teer Baro Ki'Teer 510 + 175000 PC Dates Console Dates 2015-05-29 2015-10-16 2016-04-22 2016-08-26 2016-12-02 2017-05-19 2017-10-06 2018-02-09 2018-06-15 2018-11-02 2019-02-22 2019-06-14 2019-10-25 2020-03-13 2020-06-19 2020-10-09 2021-03-12 2021-07-16 2022-01-28 2022-06-17 2015-08-07 2015-12-25 2016-06-17 2016-10-21 2017-01-13 2017-06-30 2017-11-17 2018-03-23 2018-07-27 2018-12-14 2019-04-05 2019-08-02 2019-12-06 2020-04-24 2020-07-31 2020-11-20 2021-04-23 2021-08-27 2022-03-11

CODEX

Forged from raw Prisma crystals and infused with void energy, this blade's pristine edge is honed razor-sharp to eviscerate even the most deadly of foes.

The Prisma Skana is a special Prisma version of the  Skana longsword, featuring enhanced critical chance, critical multiplier, and attack speed.

Characteristics

• This weapon deals primarily  Slash damage.
• Can use the Skana-exclusive  Bright Purity mod.
• Stance slot has polarity, matches  Crimson Dervish,  Swooping Falcon and  Vengeful Revenant stances.

Advantages:

• Normal Attack
  • High crit chance
  • Above average crit multiplier

Disadvantages:

• Normal Attack
  • Low damage
  • Low status chance
  • Below average disposition

Comparisons:

• Prisma Skana (Normal Attack), compared to Skana (Normal Attack):
  • Higher base damage per projectile (170 vs. 120)
    • Higher  Impact damage (25.5 vs. 18)
    • Higher  Puncture damage (25.5 vs. 18)
    • Higher  Slash damage (119 vs. 84)
  • Higher total damage (170 vs. 120)
  • Higher base critical chance (28.00% vs. 5.00%)
  • Higher base critical multiplier (2.2x vs. 1.5x)
  • Higher average damage per tap (227.12 vs. 123)
  • Higher burst DPS (227.12 vs. 102.45)
  • Higher sustained DPS (227.12 vs. 102.45)
  • Higher attack speed (1 vs. 0.83)
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (8 vs. 0)
  • Lower disposition (●●●●○ (1.20x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.30x))

• Prisma Skana (Normal Attack), compared to Skana Prime (Normal Attack):
  • Lower base damage per projectile (170 vs. 210)
    • Lower  Impact damage (25.5 vs. 31.5)
    • Lower  Puncture damage (25.5 vs. 31.5)
    • Lower  Slash damage (119 vs. 147)
  • Lower total damage (170 vs. 210)
  • Higher base critical chance (28.00% vs. 26.00%)
  • Lower base critical multiplier (2.2x vs. 2.6x)
  • Lower base status chance (16.00% vs. 26.00%)
  • Lower average damage per tap (227.12 vs. 297.36)
  • Lower burst DPS (227.12 vs. 297.36)
  • Lower sustained DPS (227.12 vs. 297.36)
  • Higher Block Angle (55° vs. 50°)
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (8 vs. 12)

Acquisition

The Prisma Skana is potentially sold by Baro Ki'Teer in the Concourse section of the Tenno Relay for 175,000 Credits 175,000 and 510 Ducats 510. 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.

Trivia

• This weapon appeared in the Codex with Update 16.4 (2015-04-23), but was later removed from visibility in Hotfix 16.4.3 (2015-04-24).

Media

Prisma Skana in Codex.

Prisma Skana in Codex

Prisma Skana's colors.

Loki Prime holding a Prisma Skana

Prisma Skana with a Prisma Hecate Syandana

Warframe Prisma Skana Setup (U16.6.3)

Warframe Prisma Skana, Better than the Dakra Prime? thequickdraw

Lets Max (Warframe) E63 - Prisma Skana

Prisma Skana Skins Edit

Conclave

Day of the Dead
Seasonal

Infested
Steam™ Exclusive

Arit
Steam™ Exclusive

Kintsugi

Nocturne

Obsidian
PS4™ Exclusive

Frysta

Kopesh

Rephrax

Dero
Steam™ Exclusive

Eisen
Steam™ Exclusive

Tengushen
Steam™ Exclusive

Patch History

Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)

• Mastery Rank increased from 0 to 8.
• Damage increased from 35 to 170.
• Range increased from 1 to 2.5.
• Status Chance increased from 10% to 16%.
• Critical Chance increased from 20% to 28%.
• Critical Damage increased from 2x to 2.2x.
• Slam Attack increased from 70 to 510.
• Slide Attack increased from 75 to 170.
• Parry Angle set to 55.

Update 20.5 (2017-05-17)

• TennoGen Arit skin added for Skana series.

Hotfix 19.11.0.1 (2017-02-15)

• Fixed the TennoGen Infested Skana skin not applying properly to the Prisma Skana.

Update 19.10 (2017-02-09)

• Kintsugi and Nocturne skins added for Skana series.

Update 18.5 (2016-03-04)

• Skana Conclave skin added.

Update 17.9 (2015-10-28)

• Day of the Dead skin added.

Hotfix 16.6.3 (2015-05-29)

• Fixed the Prisma Skana not being tradeable.

Hotfix 16.6.2 (2015-05-28)

• Introduced via Baro Ki'Teer.

Last updated: Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)

See Also

•  Skana, the original counterpart.
•  Skana Prime, the prime version of the Skana.
•  Dual Skana, the dual version of the Skana.
•  Bright Purity, a Skana exclusive Syndicate mod.
• Prisma, the special items sold by Baro Ki'Teer.