Skana Prime

Orokin Weapons Prime

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Skana Prime
Untradeable
Hidden from Codex
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General Information
Type	Sword
Mastery Rank Requirement	12
Max Rank	30
Slot	Melee
Trigger Type	N/A
Utility
Attack Speed	1.00x animation speed
Block Angle	50°
Combo Duration	5.0 s
Disposition	●●●●○ (1.20x)
Follow Through	0.6x
Range	2.50 m
Noise Level	Silent
Sweep Radius	0.25 m
Normal Attack
31.5 ( 15%)
31.5 ( 15%)
147 ( 70%)
Total Damage	210 (70.00%  Slash)
Attack Speed	1.00x animation speed
Crit Chance	26.00%
Crit Multiplier	2.60x
Fire Rate	1.000 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	26.00%
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	1,050
Slam Damage	840
Radial Damage	840
Slam Radius	7.0 m
Wind-up	0.6 s
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	630
Slam Radius	7.0 m
Radial Damage	210
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	210
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	SWORDS_STANCE
Riven Family	Skana
Introduced	Update 5.0 (2012-12-18)
Polarities
Sell Price	5,000
Stance Polarity
Variants	Prisma Skana  Skana  Skana Prime
Vendor Sources
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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, sporting higher base damage, critical chance, and Attack Speed. The Skana Prime is a Founders-exclusive weapon.

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

Acquisition

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

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages

• High damage – effective against health.
• Possesses momentum during regular swings, which resists interruption such as stagger or knockdown.
• 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 and damage – less effective against shields and armor.
• Low critical chance, critical multiplier, and status chance.

Comparisons:

•  Skana Prime (Normal Attack), compared to  Skana (Normal Attack):
  • Higher base damage (210.00 vs. 120.00)
    • 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 (2.60x vs. 1.50x)
  • Higher base status chance (26.00% vs. 16.00%)
  • Higher attack speed (1.00x animation speed vs. 0.83x animation speed)
  • 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 (210.00 vs. 170.00)
    • 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 (2.60x vs. 2.20x)
  • Higher base status chance (26.00% vs. 16.00%)
  • Lower Block Angle (50° vs. 55°)
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (12 vs. 8)

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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.

Media

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Warframe SKANA Prime Build Guide

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

Skana Prime Skins

Edit

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Arit
Tennogen

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Dero
Tennogen

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Eisen
Tennogen

Frysta

Insidia
Tennogen

Ion
Tennogen

Kopesh

Oscira

Rephrax

Tannukai

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Tengushen
Tennogen

Patch History

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: Hotfix 21.5.2 (2017-08-18)

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.