Sydon

Grineer Weapons

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Sydon
Statistics
Type	Polearm
Mastery	5
Slot	Melee
Utility
Block Angle	55°
Combo Duration	5 s
Disposition	●●●●● (1.35x)
Attack Speed	0.917
Follow Through	60%
Range	2.9 m
Noise Level	Silent
Normal
11.25
213.75
Total Damage	225 (95%)
Crit Chance	10%
Crit Multiplier	2x
Attack Speed	0.917
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	25%
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	1,350
Slam Damage	1,125
Radial Damage	1,125
Slam Radius	8 m
Wind-up	0.9 s
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	675
Slam Radius	7 m
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	450
Miscellaneous
Exilus Polarity	None
Internal Name	/Lotus/Weapons/Grineer/Melee/GrnTrident/GrnTridentWeapon
Introduced	Update 18.2 (2016-01-05)
Polarities	None
Stance Polarity
Users	Shock Draga
Variants	Vaykor Sydon

CODEX

Inflict maximum devastation with this massive Grineer trident.

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.

Can be sold for 5,000 Credits 5,000.

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), compared to Vaykor Sydon (Normal):
  • Higher base damage (225 vs. 213)
    • Higher  Impact damage (11.25 vs. 10.65)
    • Higher  Puncture damage (213.75 vs. 202.35)
  • Lower critical chance (10% vs. 21%)
  • Lower critical multiplier (2x vs. 2.5x)
  • Lower status chance (25% vs. 33%)
  • Higher disposition (1.35 vs. 1.3)
  • Lower attack speed (0.92 vs. 1.08)
  • Different polarities (None vs. )
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (5 vs. 11)

Acquisition

The Sydon's blueprint can be researched from the Chem Lab in the dojo.

Manufacturing Requirements
20,000	5	1,100	4,000	1	Time: 24 hrs
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 180			Blueprints Price:15,000
Chem Lab Research 3,000
5,000	5	16,500	12,000	4,650	Time: 72 hrs
					Prereq: Detonite Injector
x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

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

Sydon in Codex.

Media

Warframe Sydon, Oooh Baby It's a Triple! thequickdraw

Warframe Sydon

Warframe Sydon Three Pronged Attack

Warframe Sydon Setup (U18.2.4)

Sydon - Warframe Gameplay

Sydon - Gameplay & Stance moves

Sydon Skins Edit

Rashasi

Heuris

Phocys
Steam™ Exclusive

Diva
Steam™ Exclusive

Lympharis
Steam™ Exclusive

Aphria
Steam™ Exclusive

Skopos
Steam™ Exclusive

Jotunheim
TennoGen

Ion
TennoGen

Osiris
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.