The Skana is a standard issue sword for new Tenno recruits.
Can be sold for 
5,000.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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 15,000 |  750 |  500 |  1,100 |  3 | Time: 12 hrs |
Rush:  35
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 Market Price: 150
|  Blueprints Price: 15,000
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Acquisition
Edit
During the Vor's Prize tutorial prologue, the Skana is one of two melee weapons offered to the player, the other being the 
MK1-Bo.
The blueprint can also be purchased from the Market for 15,000.
CharacteristicsEdit
This weapon deals primarily 
Slash damage.
Advantages:
- High Slash damage – effective against health.
- Slam attack ragdolls enemies.
- Can use the Skana-exclusive Bright Purity mod.
- Stance slot has polarity, matches Crimson Dervish, Swooping Falcon and Vengeful Revenant stances.
Disadvantages:
- Tied with Prisma Skana, Cronus, Mire, and Plasma Sword for the lowest damage of all swords.
- Very low critical chance.
- Low critical multiplier and status chance.
- Tied with Dark Sword and Krohkur for the second lowest attack speed of all swords, after Plasma Sword.
Comparisons:
- Skana, compared to Prisma Skana:
- Lower critical chance (5% vs. 20%)
- Lower critical multiplier (1.5x vs. 2.0x)
- Lower attack speed (0.83 vs. 1)
- Skana, compared to Skana Prime:
- Lower base damage (35.0 vs. 42.0)
- Lower critical chance (5% vs. 10%)
- Lower attack speed (0.83 vs. 1)
- Different polarities (None vs. )
Weapon LoadoutsEdit
- See Category:Skana Build to see how players mod this weapon.
- See Category:Skana Guides for guides on how to use this weapon effectively.
- For more general help with weapons, you may wish to browse Category:Weapon Guides.
NotesEdit
- Of all the starter weapons available during the Vor's Prize Quest, the Skana is the only one that cannot be bought with Credits, but instead has to be built with a blueprint acquired through the market.
- The Skana is not required to craft the Dual Skana.
TriviaEdit
- The Skana was the very first Melee weapon available to new players prior to Update 14.0.
- The Skana resembles the Russian Shashka, mirroring the curve of the blade and lack of crossguard.
- Prior to Update 17.0, the Skana was used by Tyl Regor, the final boss of Uranus, before being replaced by the Ack & Brunt.
MediaEdit
Skana Skins
Patch HistoryEdit
Update 20.5
- TennoGen Arit skin added for Skana series.
- Skana model reworked.
- Kintsugi and Nocturne skins added.
- Skana Conclave skin added.
- Day of the Dead skin added.
- Skana damage has been increased in Conclave.
- Skana series damage increased in Conclave.
- Fixed Skana not sitting properly in the player's fist.
- Market price changed to 150.
- Introduced.
Last updated: Hotfix 23.2.1
See alsoEdit
- Dual Skana, the dual version.
- Skana Prime, the prime version.
- Prisma Skana, the Void Trader version, sold by Baro Ki'Teer.
- Cronus, the direct upgrade equivalent to the Skana.
- Bright Purity, a Skana exclusive Syndicate mod.
- Braton, an assault rifle that shares the same theme.
- Lato, a pistol that shares the same theme.
