The Prova Vandal is the Vandal version of the 
Prova melee weapon, offering greater damage and status chance.
This weapon can be sold for 
5,000.
Characteristics[]
This weapon deals both 
Impact and 
Electricity damage.
Advantages:
- Second highest base damage of all machetes, behind
Machete Wraith.
- Innate Electricity damage – effective against Machinery and Robotics.
- High Impact damage – effective against shields.
- Innate
- Good critical chance.
- Second highest status chance of all machetes, behind Machete Wraith.
- Slam Attack have a guaranteed Electricity proc.
- Can use the Prova-exclusive Static Discharge mod.
Disadvantages:
- Innate Electricity damage – less effective against Alloy Armor.
- No Puncture or Slash damage – less effective against armor and health.
Comparisons:
- Prova Vandal (Normal Attack), compared to Prova (Normal Attack):
- Higher base damage per projectile (198 vs. 128)
- Higher Impact damage (80 vs. 52)
- Higher Electricity damage (118 vs. 76)
- Higher
- Higher total damage (198 vs. 128)
- Higher base status chance (32.00% vs. 16.00%)
- Higher average damage per tap (225.72 vs. 145.92)
- Higher burst DPS (225.72 vs. 145.92)
- Higher sustained DPS (225.72 vs. 145.92)
- Higher Mastery Rank required (8 vs. 3)
- Lower disposition (●●●●● (1.35x) vs. ●●●●● (1.40x))
- Higher base damage per projectile (198 vs. 128)
Acquisition[]
The Prova Vandal was first introduced as a potential reward from The Gradivus Dilemma event if the conflict favored the Corpus. However, the Grineer won the event, and as such the Prova Vandal was not rewarded.
The Proval Vandal was awarded again during the Operation Breeding Grounds event if players could obtain 48 points in a single mission, complete with a free weapon slot and a pre-installed Orokin Catalyst.
The Prova Vandal is now potentially sold by Baro Ki'Teer in the Concourse section of the Tenno Relay for 250,000 and 
410. 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 3.
Tips[]
- The innate Electricity damage is applied after all mods when combining.
Trivia[]
- The Prova Vandal was one of two melee weapon rewards for The Gradivus Dilemma, the other being the Machete Wraith. This would have been obtained by fighting 25 battles on any side during The Gradivus Dilemma and if the Corpus had won. As the Grineer won, players got the Machete Wraith instead.
- Although it was never distributed in the game at the time, information about it existed in the Codex.
- Prova Vandal is the first Vandal melee weapon to be released.
Media[]
Prova Vandal Skins
Patch History[]
Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
- Mastery Rank increased from 3 to 8.
- Damage increased from 48 Electricity to 198 (80 Impact and 118 Electricity).
- Range increased from 1 to 2.5.
- Status Chance increased from 10% to 32%.
- Critical Chance increased from 5% to 14%.
- Critical Damage increased from 1.5x to 2x.
- Slam Attack increased from 96 to 594.
- Slide Attack increased from 144 to 396.
- Parry Angle set to 55.
Hotfix 18.8.1 (2016-04-08)
- Prova Vandal are now tradable!
Hotfix 13.8.1 (2014-06-19)
- Added channelling effects to the Prova Vandal.
Update 13.8 (2014-06-19)
- Introduced.
Last updated: Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
See Also[]
- Prova, the original counterpart of this weapon.
- The Gradivus Dilemma, which originally offered this weapon as a reward.
- Operation Breeding Grounds, which awarded this weapon.
- Lecta, Electricity based whip.
- Plasma Sword, Electricity based sword.
- Serro, Electricity based polearm.
