Skana Prime

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Orokin Weapons Prime

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Skana Prime
Untradeable
Hidden from Codex
General Information
Type	Sword
Mastery	12
Slot	Melee
Utility
Block Angle	50°
Combo Duration	5 s
Disposition	⬤⬤⬤⬤◯ (1.20x)
Attack Speed	1
Follow Through	60%
Range	2.5 m
Noise Level	Silent
Normal Attack
31.5
31.5
147
Total Damage	210 (70%)
Crit Chance	26%
Crit Multiplier	2.6x
Attack Speed	1
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	26%
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	1,050
Slam Damage	840
Radial Damage	840
Slam Radius	7 m
Wind-up	0.6 s
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	630
Slam Radius	7 m
Radial Damage	210
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	210
Miscellaneous
Riven Family	Skana
Exilus Polarity	None
Introduced	Update 5.0 (2012-12-18)
Polarities
Stance Polarity
Variants	Prisma Skana  Skana
Vendor Sources

CODEX

A basic blade known as a Skana. It is widely used by the Tenno. Prime model offers slightly increased damage.

The Skana Prime is the Prime version of the  Skana, acting as a direct upgrade. The Skana Prime is a Founders-exclusive weapon released alongside  Excalibur Prime and  Lato Prime.

This weapon can be sold for 5,000 Credits 5,000.

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily  Slash damage.

Advantages

• High  Slash damage – effective against health.
• Very high critical chance and status chance.
• Highest critical multiplier of all swords.
• Can use the Skana-exclusive  Bright Purity mod.
• Stance slot has polarity, matches  Crimson Dervish,  Swooping Falcon and  Vengeful Revenant stances.
• Innate and polarities.

Disadvantages

• Low  Impact and  Puncture damage – less effective against shields and armor.

Comparisons:

• Skana Prime (Normal Attack), compared to Skana (Normal Attack):
  • Higher base damage per projectile (210 vs. 120)
    • Higher  Impact damage (31.5 vs. 18)
    • Higher  Puncture damage (31.5 vs. 18)
    • Higher  Slash damage (147 vs. 84)
  • Higher total damage (210 vs. 120)
  • Higher base critical chance (26.00% vs. 5.00%)
  • Higher base critical multiplier (2.6x vs. 1.5x)
  • Higher base status chance (26.00% vs. 16.00%)
  • Higher average damage per tap (297.36 vs. 123)
  • Higher burst DPS (297.36 vs. 102.45)
  • Higher sustained DPS (297.36 vs. 102.45)
  • Higher attack speed (1 vs. 0.83)
  • Lower Block Angle (50° vs. 55°)
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (12 vs. 0)
  • Lower disposition (●●●●○ (1.20x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.30x))

• Skana Prime (Normal Attack), compared to Prisma Skana (Normal Attack):
  • Higher base damage per projectile (210 vs. 170)
    • Higher  Impact damage (31.5 vs. 25.5)
    • Higher  Puncture damage (31.5 vs. 25.5)
    • Higher  Slash damage (147 vs. 119)
  • Higher total damage (210 vs. 170)
  • Lower base critical chance (26.00% vs. 28.00%)
  • Higher base critical multiplier (2.6x vs. 2.2x)
  • Higher base status chance (26.00% vs. 16.00%)
  • Higher average damage per tap (297.36 vs. 227.12)
  • Higher burst DPS (297.36 vs. 227.12)
  • Higher sustained DPS (297.36 vs. 227.12)
  • Lower Block Angle (50° vs. 55°)
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (12 vs. 8)

Acquisition

Skana Prime was only available to owners of the Master or Grand Master Founders package that was offered between December 19^th, 2012 and November 1^st, 2013.

Trivia

• The Skana Prime was initially referred to as the "Fin Sword" in the Codex.
• Up until Update 12.0 (2014-02-05), only a small portion of the energy lights can be colored. It is now fully customizable.
• In Hotfix 15.5.1 (2014-11-27) this weapon was given access to the  Bright Purity augment, after player feedback regarding the exclusivity of the mod was raised.
• Prime warframes including Excalibur Prime using Radial Blind will be holding an Exalted Prime Blade, which uses the Skana Prime model.

Media

Warframe SKANA Prime Build Guide

Warframe Skana Skana Prime Build w Bright Purity Mod (U15.5.9)

Skana Prime Skins Edit

Conclave

Day of the Dead
Seasonal

Infested
Steam™ Exclusive

Arit
Steam™ Exclusive

Kintsugi

Nocturne

Frysta

Kopesh

Rephrax

Dero
Steam™ Exclusive

Eisen
Steam™ Exclusive

Tengushen
Steam™ Exclusive

Patch History

Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)

• Mastery Rank increased from 0 to 12.
• Damage increased from 42 to 210.
• Range increased from 1 to 2.5.
• Status Chance increased from 10% to 26%.
• Critical Chance increased from 10% to 26%.
• Critical Damage increased from 1.5x to 2.6x.
• Slam Attack increased from 84 to 630.
• Slide Attack increased from 90 to 210.
• Parry Angle set to 55.

Update 20.5 (2017-05-17)

• TennoGen Arit skin added for Skana series.

Update 19.10 (2017-02-09)

• Kintsugi and Nocturne skins added for Skana series.

Update 18.5 (2016-03-04)

• Skana Conclave skin added.

Update 17.9 (2015-10-28)

• Day of the Dead skin added.

Update 17.2 (2015-08-19)

• Skana Prime damage has been increased in Conclave.

Update 16.5 (2015-05-12)

• Skana series damage increased in Conclave.

Hotfix 15.5.1 (2014-11-27)

• The Bright Purity Augment Mod can now be used on Skana Prime.

Update 13.5 (2014-05-28)

• Tweaked the sound effects for the Skana Prime.

Hotfix 12.1.2 (2014-02-14)

• Skana Prime is now tintable.

Vanilla (2012-10-25)

• Introduced via Founders Packages.

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

See also

•  Skana, the original counterpart.
•  Dual Skana, the dual version of the Skana.
• Prime, the Orokin enhancement to a Warframe or weapon.
•  Prisma Skana, the Prisma variant of the Skana.
•  Bright Purity, the Syndicate exclusive mod for the Skana.