Rubico Prime

Orokin Weapons Prime

CONCLAVE (PvP)

“Market forces dictate that you need to evolve or die.”

Rubico Prime is Vaulted.

The Void Relics for this item have been removed from the drop tables and do not drop during missions at this time. Check the current Prime Resurgence rotation to see if Varzia offers relics for this item. Vaulted Void Relics already contained in player inventories are not affected and can still be either opened or traded between players.

Rubico Prime
Tradable (parts and/or blueprint only)
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General Information
Type	Sniper Rifle
Mastery Rank Requirement	12
Max Rank	30
Slot	Primary
Trigger Type	Semi-Auto
Utility
Accuracy	Very High
Ammo Max	72
Ammo Pickup	15
Ammo Type	Primary
Disposition	●●○○○ (0.70x)
Fire Rate	3.67 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Alarming
Magazine Size	5
Reload Time	2.00 s
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Combo Decay	2.0 s
Min Combo	1 shot(s)
Spread	7.50° (0.00° min, 15.00° max)
Zoom	2.5x (+35% Critical Multiplier) 5.0x (+50% Critical Multiplier)
Unzoomed
149.6 ( 80%)
28.1 ( 15.03%)
9.3 ( 4.97%)
Total Damage	187 (80.00%  Impact)
Ammo Cost	1
Crit Chance	38.00%
Crit Multiplier	3.00x
Damage Falloff	No Damage Falloff: below 400.0 m (100%, 187 damage) Linear Falloff: between 400.0 m and 600.0 m (100% - 50%) Max Damage Falloff: over 600.0 m (50%, 94 damage)
Fire Rate	3.67 attacks/sec
Multishot	1 (187.00 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Alarming
Punch Through	1.0 m
Range	1000.0 m
Spread	7.50° (0.00° min, 15.00° max)
Status Chance	16.00%
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	SNIPER_AMMO
Riven Family	Rubico
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 23.9 (2018-09-25)
Polarities
Sell Price	7,500
Variants	Rubico  Rubico Prime
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
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CODEX

For the hunter, the apex of the sniper's art. For the hunted, a gateway to the next life.

Rubico Prime is a Primed variant of the revolver-style  Rubico Sniper Rifle, boasting higher damage, critical chance, status chance, fire rate, and reload speed, but with a reduction in zoom. It was released alongside  Chroma Prime and  Gram Prime.

Characteristics

• This weapon deals primarily  Impact damage.
• Two zoom modes:
  • First zoom has 2.5x zoom distance and +35% critical damage multiplier.
  • Second zoom has 5.0x zoom distance and +50% critical damage multiplier.
• Can use the Rubico-exclusive  Ambush Optics mod.

Advantages over other Primary weapons (excluding modular weapons):

• Unzoomed (wiki attack index 1)
  • Very high crit chance (38.00%)
  • Above average maximum falloff distance (600.0 m)
  • Above average total damage (187)
  • Very high crit multiplier (3.00x)

Disadvantages over other Primary weapons (excluding modular weapons):

• Unzoomed (wiki attack index 1)
  • Low magazine (5)
  • Low ammo max (72)
  • Below average status chance (16.00%)
  • Very low disposition (●●○○○ (0.70x))

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

Comparisons:

•  Rubico Prime (Unzoomed), compared to  Rubico (Unzoomed):
  • Higher base damage per projectile (187.00 vs. 180.00)
    • Higher  Impact damage ( 149.6 vs. 144)
    • Higher  Puncture damage ( 28.1 vs. 27)
    • Higher  Slash damage ( 9.3 vs. 9)
  • Higher total damage (187 vs. 180)
  • Higher base critical chance (38.00% vs. 30.00%)
  • Higher base status chance (16.00% vs. 12.00%)
  • Higher average damage per tap (329.12 vs. 288)
  • Higher burst DPS (1207.87 vs. 768.96)
  • Higher sustained DPS (489.41 vs. 337.02)
  • Higher fire rate (3.67 attacks/sec vs. 2.67 attacks/sec)
  • Faster reload time (2.00 s vs. 2.40 s)
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (12 vs. 6)
  • Lower disposition (●●○○○ (0.70x) vs. ●●●○○ (0.90x))
  • Lower zoom distance (2.5x/5x vs. 3.5x/6x)
  • Significantly lessened recoil.

Acquisition

Lith, Meso, Neo, and Axi refer to Void Relics  |  (V) Denotes Vaulted Void Relics  |  (B) Denotes Baro Ki'Teer Exclusive Void Relic

Rubico Prime's Relic Drops

Stock	Barrel	Receiver	Blueprint
Axi A9 Common (V)  Axi D2 Uncommon (V)  Axi L5 Common (V)  Axi P2 Uncommon (V)  Lith B5 Uncommon (V)  Lith C8 Uncommon (V)  Lith M3 Uncommon (V)  Meso E2 Uncommon (V)  Neo P1 Uncommon (V)	Axi M1 Uncommon (V)  Lith S8 Uncommon (V)  Lith T6 Common (V)  Meso Z2 Uncommon (V)  Meso Z3 Uncommon (V)  Neo H2 Uncommon (V)	Axi T5 Common (V)  Lith A3 Common (V)  Lith K2 Common (V)  Lith K3 Common (V)  Lith O1 Common (V)  Lith W2 Common (V)  Neo K3 Common (V)	Meso R1 Rare (V)  Meso R2 Rare (V)  Meso R3 Rare (V)  Meso R4 Rare (V)  Neo R2 Rare (V)

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
15,000	1	1	1	Orokin Cell 10	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 50
Market Price: N/A			Blueprints Price:N/A

Vaultings

• On June 30th, 2020, it was announced that Rubico Prime, alongside  Chroma Prime and  Gram Prime, would enter the Prime Vault and be retired from the reward tables on July 14th, 2020. Any preexisting components or fully-built weapons will remain as is.

Notes

• The Rubico Prime requires only a single shot to activate its Shot Combo Counter, giving it an immediate 1.5x total damage multiplier after the first shot, and a 2.0x total damage multiplier after its third shot, giving it the ability to quickly ramp up its damage with a single magazine. On the other hand, it has a shot counter that decays by 1 shot every 2.0 seconds, thus reloading at 2.0 seconds will always decay the shot combo counter by 1 if there are no reload mods present.
  • With  Harkonar Scope or Arcane Momentum, it's possible to maintain the Rubico's shot combo counter through reloads.
  • The combo multiplier starts at 1.5x on the first shot and requires triple the amount of shots to reach each consecutive tier.

$\mathrm{Multiplier} = 1.5 + 0.5 \lfloor \log_3(\mathrm{Combo\ hits}) \rfloor$

Combo Counter Bonus Tier	Total Base Damage Multiplier	Minimum Consecutive Hits Required
1	1.5x	1
2	2.0x	3
3	2.5x	9
4	3.0x	27
5	3.5x	81
6	4.0x	243
7	4.5x	729
8	5.0x	2187

Media

Rubico Prime Original Artwork By: SBigham

Rubico Prime when equipped in the arsenal

Patch History

Update 32.0 (2022-09-07)

Ammo Changes

We understand the power fantasy of these weapons is very popular for some, so our first approach was to keep them powerful, but limit how often they can be used by making changes to ammo pick-up.

Ammo Pickup Overrides
The following weapons now have ammo pickup overrides, meaning they gain less from picking up ammo. This mostly applies to AoE weapons, in hopes that players will become more deliberate with their aim to make the most of their Ammo pools. The following lists the specific ammo pick up overrides per weapon category.

Primary Weapon Ammo Pick Up Overrides

15 Ammo per Pick Up:

• Rubico Prime

Update 31.6 (2022-06-09)

• Fixed reloading animation on the Rubico Prime when using the Rubico Verv skin.

Hotfix 23.9.0.1 (2018-09-25)

• Fixed Rubico Prime icon having an incorrectly placed magazine.

Update 23.9 (2018-09-25)

• Introduced.

Last updated: Update 23.9 (2018-09-25)

See also

•  Rubico, the original counterpart of this weapon.