Prisma Skana

Tenno Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Prisma Skana
Tradable (unranked w/ no Forma or Catalyst)
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General Information
Type	Sword
Mastery Rank Requirement	8
Max Rank	30
Slot	Melee
Trigger Type	N/A
Utility
Attack Speed	1.00x animation speed
Block Angle	55°
Combo Duration	5.0 s
Disposition	●●●●○ (1.20x)
Follow Through	0.6x
Range	2.50 m
Noise Level	Silent
Sweep Radius	0.25 m
Normal Attack
25.5 ( 15%)
25.5 ( 15%)
119 ( 70%)
Total Damage	170 (70.00%  Slash)
Attack Speed	1.00x animation speed
Crit Chance	28.00%
Crit Multiplier	2.20x
Fire Rate	1.000 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	16.00%
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	850
Slam Damage	680
Radial Damage	680
Slam Radius	8.0 m
Wind-up	0.6 s
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	510
Slam Radius	7.0 m
Radial Damage	170
Slam Radial Element	Impact
Radial Forced Proc	Impact
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	170
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	SWORDS_STANCE
Riven Family	Skana
Introduced	Hotfix 16.6.2 (2015-05-28)
Polarities	None
Sell Price	5,000
Stance Polarity
Variants	Prisma Skana  Skana  Skana Prime
Vendor Sources
Baro Ki'Teer Baro Ki'Teer 510 + 175,000 PC Only Dates Console Only Dates All Platforms 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 2022-07-29 2022-08-12 2022-08-26 2022-12-16 2023-05-05 2023-10-06 2024-03-22
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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.

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  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.

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily  damage.

Advantages:

• High damage – effective against health.
• Very high critical chance.
• Above average critical multiplier.
• Good status chance.
• Possesses momentum during regular swings, which resists interruption such as stagger or knockdown.
• Can use the Skana-exclusive  Bright Purity mod.
• Stance slot has polarity, matches  Crimson Dervish,  Swooping Falcon and  Vengeful Revenant stances.

Disadvantages:

• Low and – less effective against shields and armor.

Comparisons:

•  Prisma Skana (Normal Attack), compared to  Skana (Normal Attack):
  • Higher base damage (170.00 vs. 120.00)
    • 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 (2.20x vs. 1.50x)
  • Higher attack speed (1.00x animation speed vs. 0.83x animation speed)
  • 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 (170.00 vs. 210.00)
    • 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 (2.20x vs. 2.60x)
  • Lower base status chance (16.00% vs. 26.00%)
  • Higher Block Angle (55° vs. 50°)
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (8 vs. 12)

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

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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

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Arit
Tennogen

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Dero
Tennogen

SWLongswordEisen.png

Eisen
Tennogen

Frysta

Insidia
Tennogen

Ion
Tennogen

Kopesh

Oscira

Rephrax

Tannukai

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Tengushen
Tennogen

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.