Soma Prime

Orokin

Weapons

Prime

CONCLAVE (PvP)

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

Soma Prime is Vaulted.

The Void Relics for this item have been removed from the drop tables and do not drop during gameplay at this time. Vaulted Void Relics already contained in player inventories are not affected and can still be either opened or traded between players.

Soma Prime

Tradable
(parts and/or blueprint only)

General Information

Type

Rifle

Mastery

7

Slot

Primary

Trigger Type

Auto-Spool

Utility

Accuracy

28.6

Ammo Type

Rifle

Disposition

⬤⬤⬤◯◯ (1.10x)

Fire Rate

15

Noise Level

Alarming

Magazine Size

200

Max Ammo

800

Reload Time

3 s

Projectile Type

Hit-Scan

Spool Up Rate

4

Fully Spooled

1.2

4.8

6

Total Damage

12 (50%)

Crit Chance

30%

Crit Multiplier

3x

Fire Rate

15

Multishot

1 (12 damage per projectile)

Noise Level

Alarming

Range

300 m

Status Chance

10%

Projectile Type

Hit-Scan

Miscellaneous

Riven Family

Soma

Exilus Polarity

Introduced

Update 15.7 (2014-12-17)

Polarities

Variants

Vendor Sources

CODEX

Known for taking down whole squads with its single massive magazine, few weapons were as feared as the Prime Soma.

The Soma Prime is the Prime variant of the Soma assault rifle, featuring a greater magazine size, greater ammo reserves, faster spool-up, and a slight increase to status chance. It was released alongside Nova Prime and Vasto Prime.

Characteristics[]

This weapon deals primarily Slash damage.
Requires a spool-up of 4 shots before optimal fire rate is achieved.
- Fire rate stats at 25% of the listed value, and increases by 30% per shot.
Can use the Soma Prime-exclusive Hata-Satya mod.

Advantages:

Fully Spooled
- Highest crit multiplier
- High crit chance
- Very high magazine
- Very high effective fire rate
- High max ammo

Disadvantages:

Spool-up creates a warm-up period of weakness for fire rate, making short engagements undesirable.
Fully Spooled
- Very low damage
- Low reload speed
- Very low status chance
- Low disposition

Comparisons:

Soma Prime (Fully Spooled), compared to Soma (Fully Spooled):
- Equal base damage, but different composition:
- Higher base status chance (10.00% vs. 7.00%)
- Higher sustained DPS (235.10 vs. 198.62)
- Larger magazine (200 vs. 100)
- Larger max ammo capacity (800 vs. 540)
- Faster spool-up (4 vs. 8)
- Higher Mastery Rank required (7 vs. 6)
- Lower disposition (●●●○○ (1.10x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.15x))

Acquisition[]

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

Soma Prime's Relic Drops
Blueprint	Barrel	Receiver	Stock
Lith M1 Uncommon (V) Meso B3 Common (V) Neo N12 Common (V) Neo S1 Common (V)	Lith M2 Common (V) Meso D5 Common (V) Neo S3 Common (V)	Lith K4 Uncommon (V) Lith S3 Uncommon (V) Neo N1 Uncommon (V) Neo N9 Uncommon (V)	Axi S4 Rare (V) Axi S7 Rare (V) Lith S2 Rare (V) Meso S1 Rare (V)

Manufacturing Requirements
15,000	1	1	1	10	Time: 12 Hour(s)
15,000	1	1	1	10	Rush: 50
Market Price: N/A			Blueprints Price:N/A

Vaultings[]

On November 15th, 2016, it was announced that Soma Prime, along with Nova Prime and Vasto Prime, would enter the Prime Vault and be retired from the reward tables on November 22nd, 2016. Any preexisting components or fully-built weapons will remain as is.
On October 31st, 2017, Soma Prime became available for acquisition through Twitch Prime along with Frost Prime. This limited time offer lasted until December 31st, 2017.
Soma Prime, along with Mag Prime, Nova Prime, Dakra Prime, Boar Prime, and Vasto Prime, were unvaulted from November 13th, 2018 to January 29th, 2019.
Soma Prime, along with Trinity Prime, Nova Prime, Dual Kamas Prime, and Vasto Prime, were unvaulted once again from May 26th, 2020 to September 29th, 2020.

Tips[]

A critical focused build using Point Strike, Argon Scope ( Galvanized) and Hata-Satya, combined with Vital Sense and Bladed Rounds, and/or Hammer Shot is a valuable way to mod this weapon to take advantage of its high critical chance to increase its otherwise meager base damage.
- The critical focused build will also synergize extremely well with Gyre's Rotorswell, as she can keep hammering enemies with near-constant critical hits and very high rate of fire to keep her ability's chain lightning strikes triggering.
- If you are low on slots, Point Strike, Vital Sense, and Bladed Rounds provide the most overall increase in DPS.
Reload time can be shortened by using a melee attack or dodge roll when the reload timer reaches about 3/4. This works because, like many older weapons, the magazine is updated at this time instead of at the end, making the remaining time extraneous.
Due to the weapon's high rate-of-fire combined with its low base damage, the Soma Prime can be ammo inefficient. Using Vigilante Supplies/ Rifle Ammo Mutation and/or Rifle Scavenger can be used to recover a steady supply of ammo. Alternatively, ammo can be instantly replenished using Squad Ammo Restores. Additionally, Carrier's Ammo Case mod grants more reserve ammo and turns unused ammo drops into ammo for equipped weapons.

Trivia[]

The Soma Prime was one of the first prime items which had colorable gold parts. This trait was shared with the Vasto Prime, Nova Prime and the Pyra Prime Syandana.
The ring-like formation through which the Warframe holds the weapon with their left hand rotates while firing, making this one of the few primary weapons that have firing animations.
- Like its non-prime version, the Soma Prime's magazine passes up through its receiver as it fires, with the portion of the magazine consumed indicating the amount of ammo left.
The Soma Prime is also the only Primed weapon in the game that keeps its original counterpart's base damage.