The Sydon is a Grineer trident wielded by the Shock Draga. Its high
Puncture damage makes it effective against heavily-armored targets, which combined with its high status chance allows its wielders to make short work of the Grineer who built it.
Characteristics[]
This weapon deals primarily Puncture damage.
Advantages:
- Third highest
Puncture damage of all melee weapons – effective against armor.
- Slam attacks have innate
Blast damage – effective against Machinery and Fossilized.
- Very high status chance.
- Long reach.
- Stance slot has
polarity, matches
Shimmering Blight stance.
Disadvantages:
- Low
Impact and no
Slash damage – less effective against shields and health.
- Slam attacks have innate
Blast damage – less effective against Ferrite Armor and Infested Sinew.
- Low critical chance.
- Low attack speed.
Comparisons:
- Sydon (Normal Attack), compared to Vaykor Sydon (Normal Attack):
- Higher base damage per projectile (225 vs. 213)
- Higher total damage (225 vs. 213)
- Lower base critical chance (10.00% vs. 21.00%)
- Lower base critical multiplier (2.0x vs. 2.5x)
- Lower base status chance (25.00% vs. 33.00%)
- Lower average damage per tap (247.5 vs. 280.09)
- Lower burst DPS (226.95 vs. 302.50)
- Lower sustained DPS (226.95 vs. 302.50)
- Lower attack speed (0.91 vs. 1.08)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (5 vs. 11)
- Higher disposition (●●●●● (1.35x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.30x))
Acquisition[]
The Sydon's blueprint can be researched from the Chem Lab in the dojo.
Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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![]() 20,000 |
![]() 5 |
![]() 1,100 |
![]() 4,000 |
![]() 1 |
Time: 24 hrs |
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Chem Lab Research![]() | |||||
![]() 5,000 |
![]() 5 |
![]() 16,500 |
![]() 12,000 |
![]() 4,650 |
Time: 72 hrs |
Prereq: Detonite Injector | |||||
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Trivia[]
- The Sydon's name is mostly derived from Poseidon, a Greek ocean deity well known for his powerful trident.
- Alternatively, the Sydon's name may be derived from Sidon, an ancient port city.
- The Sydon was used by Shock Dragas long before its official release, and could even be found within WARFRAME's game files.
Gallery[]
Media[]
Sydon Skins
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
TennoGen
TennoGen
TennoGen
Patch History[]
Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
- Mastery Rank increased from 2 to 5.
- Damage increased from 75 to 225.
- Range increased from 2 to 2.9.
- Slam Attack increased from 150 to 675.
- Slide Attack increased from 167 to 450.
- Parry Angle set to 55.
- Follow Through reduced from 0.8 to 0.6.
Update 22.6 (2017-12-07)
- Fixed polearms clipping on some Warframes when using the standard holster position.
Update 18.2 (2016-01-05)
- Introduced.
Last updated: Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
See Also[]
Vaykor Sydon - the Steel Meridian version.
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