Pupacyst

Infested Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Pupacyst
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Polearm
Mastery Rank Requirement	7
Max Rank	30
Slot	Melee
Trigger Type	N/A
Utility
Attack Speed	0.83x animation speed
Block Angle	55°
Combo Duration	5.0 s
Disposition	●●●●● (1.35x)
Follow Through	0.6x
Range	2.70 m
Noise Level	Silent
Sweep Radius	0.25 m
Normal Attack
139 ( 48.94%)
145 ( 51.06%)
Total Damage	284 (51.06%  Viral)
Attack Speed	0.83x animation speed
Crit Chance	13.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.50x
Fire Rate	0.83 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	27.00%
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	1,704
Crit Chance	13.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.50x
Status Chance	27.00%
Wind-up	0.9 s
Heavy Slam Attack
Slam Damage	852
Crit Chance	13.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.50x
Slam Element	Same damage type distribution as normal attack
Forced Procs	Lifted
Slam Radius	8.0 m
Status Chance	27.00%
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	568
Crit Chance	13.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.50x
Slam Radius	7.0 m
Slam Element	Same damage type distribution as Normal Attack
Forced Procs	Impact
Status Chance	27.00%
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	568
Crit Chance	13.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.50x
Slide Element	Same damage type distribution as Normal Attack
Status Chance	27.00%
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	POLEARMS_STANCE
Riven Family	Pupacyst
Introduced	Update 23.10 (2018-10-12)
Polarities
Sell Price	5,000
Stance Polarity
Variants	Pupacyst
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
Weapons Infested Weapons Viral Damage Weapons Polearm Pupacyst Melee Weapons N/A Weapons Weapons With No Trigger Type Base Silent Weapons Untradeable Weapons Available In Conclave

CODEX

A two-pronged attack; the bone-grafted cocoon at the tip of this polearm rends flesh, while the viral mass living within spreads itself into the wounds of each new victim.

The Pupacyst is an  Infested polearm that innately deals  Viral damage.

Characteristics

• This weapon deals both  Viral and  Impact damage.
• Stance slot has polarity, matching  Shimmering Blight and  Argent Scourge (Conclave only) stance.
• Innate polarity.

Advantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

• Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
  • Very high total damage (284)
  • Above average attack range (2.70 m)
  • Above average disposition (●●●●● (1.35x))

Disadvantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

• Tied with  Orthos and  Serro for the second lowest critical multiplier of all polearms, after  Cassowar.
• Tied with  Kesheg and  Guandao for the slowest attack speed of all polearms.
• Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
  • Low crit chance (13.00%)
  • Very low attack speed (0.83x animation speed)
  • Very low crit multiplier (1.50x)

See WARFRAME Wiki:Stat Comparison/Percentiles for more details.

Acquisition

The Pupacyst's blueprint can be researched from the Bio Lab in the dojo.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
30,000	Mutagen Mass 5	Salvage 8,750	Rubedo 2,250	Forma 1	Time: 1 Day(s)
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 150			Blueprints Price:50,000
Bio Lab Research3,000
5,000	Mutagen Sample 30	Plastids 650	Nano Spores 4,500	Ferrite 3,750	Time: 3 Day(s)
					Prereq: Embolist
x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

Notes

• Pupacyst's slam attack matches the damage distribution of its normal attacks, unlike most weapons.
• Pupacyst's heavy slam attack damage distribution is 45%  Impact and 55%  Toxin.

Trivia

• Although the Pupacyst's description claims that its tip "rends flesh", it has no  Slash damage whatsoever.

Media

WARFRAME - Pupacyst Builds and Synergies

Warframe Pupacyst - 2 forma Build

Patch History

Hotfix 36.0.3 (2024-06-20)

• Fixed Pupacyst’s upgrade screen having the “Lesion’s Frenzy” Unique Trait (this was a UI-only issue).

Update 29.5 (2020-11-19)

• Fixed the Pupacyst description calling it a “staff” instead of a “polearm” as intended.

Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)

• Damage increased from 90 to 284.
• Range increased from 1.5 to 2.7.
• Slam Attack increased from 90 to 852.
• Slide Attack increased from 193 to 568.
• Parry Angle set to 55.
• Follow Through reduced from 0.8 to 0.6.

Update 23.10 (2018-10-12)

• Introduced.

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