The Ripkas are chainsaw claws originally designed for cutting scrap metal and overgrown wildlife, but function well enough for close combat, with decent critical potential and a high ratio of 
Slash damage.
This weapon can be sold for 
5,000
Characteristics[]
This weapon deals primarily Slash damage.
Advantages:
- High
Slash damage – effective against health. - High critical chance.
- Good status chance.
- Can use the Ripkas-exclusive mods, Hunter's Bonesaw and Amalgam Ripkas True Steel.
Disadvantages:
- Low Impact and Puncture – less effective against shields and armor.
- Slowest attack speed of all claws.
Acquisition[]
The Ripkas's blueprint can be purchased from the Market.
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 40,000 |
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Time: 12 hrs |
Rush:  35
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 Market Price: 175
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 Blueprints Price: 20,000
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Notes[]
- The Ripkas requires Tellurium for construction, which is a resource only found on Archwing missions, submersible missions on Uranus, or Alerts.
- The Ripkas require the Ankyros and Dual Cleavers weapons to build. The total materials required to fully build this weapon include: 700 Nano Spores, 1,900 Salvage, 1,400 Ferrite, 1,350 Alloy Plate, 2 Tellurium, 1 Forma and 150,000.
- If the Forma was crafted, another 1 Morphics, 1 Neural Sensor, 1 Neurode, 1 Orokin Cell, and 35,000 are added to the total cost.
- If the Forma was crafted, another
Trivia[]
- The Ripkas' Codex description used to be "Motorized saw fists" despite being classified as Claws. This was changed in an unknown update, although several years after the release of the weapon.
- The Four Riders stance (which features the Ripkas on its stance card, as it was released alongside the weapon) initially had a second variant that was equippable on Fists; this was promptly removed as a bug. It's possible the Ripkas were originally conceived as Fist weapons before being turned into Claws instead.
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- Strangely, the Ripkas require the Tenno-made Ankyros to craft, rather than the Grineer-made Furax.
- While and shortly after attacking, the upper part of the Ripkas' blades will give off a flaming halo effect. The color of which is affected by the weapon's energy color.
Media[]
Ripkas in Codex.
The Ripkas, as seen in the U16 bundle.
Rusty Ripkas Using The Fire Color Pack
The Ripkas as it appears within the teaser website.
Warframe RIPKAS Thoughts, Impressions & Basic Setup
Warframe Ripkas, Tearing Up the Turkey thequickdraw
Warframe Arsenal Excellence Ripkas, Slaughter at Premium Price
Lets Max (Warframe) E47 - Ripkas
Warframe Ripkas Four Riders
Warframe Weapons - RIPKAS SLASHING FUN Update 16.4
Ripkas Skins
Patch History[]
Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
- Mastery Rank increased from 3 to 5.
- Damage increased from 55 to 173.
- Range increased from 0.5 to 1.75.
- Slam Attack increased from 110 to 519.
- Slide Attack increased from 165 to 519.
- Parry Angle set to 55
- Follow Through increased from 0.5 to 0.8.
Update 16.0 (2015-03-19)
- Introduced.
Last updated: Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
See Also[]
- Hunter's Bonesaw, the Ripkas exclusive PvE mod.
