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.
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 Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage.
Advantages
- High Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. 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 Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist. polarity, matches Crimson Dervish, Swooping Falcon and Vengeful Revenant stances.
- Innate Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist. and Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist. polarities.
Disadvantages
- Low Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. and Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. 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 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 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)
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
Skana Prime Skins
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.