Sydon

Grineer Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Sydon
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Polearm
Mastery Rank Requirement	5
Max Rank	30
Slot	Melee
Trigger Type	N/A
Utility
Attack Speed	0.92x animation speed
Block Angle	55°
Combo Duration	5.0 s
Disposition	●●●●● (1.35x)
Follow Through	0.6x
Range	2.90 m
Noise Level	Silent
Sweep Radius	0.15 m
Normal Attack
11.25 ( 5%)
213.75 ( 95%)
Total Damage	225 (95.00%  Puncture)
Attack Speed	0.92x animation speed
Crit Chance	10.00%
Crit Multiplier	2.00x
Fire Rate	0.917 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	25.00%
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	1,350
Slam Damage	1,125
Radial Damage	1,125
Slam Radius	8.0 m
Wind-up	0.9 s
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	675
Slam Radius	7.0 m
Radial Damage	225
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	225
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	POLEARMS_STANCE
Riven Family	Sydon
Introduced	Update 18.2 (2016-01-05)
Polarities	None
Sell Price	5,000
Stance Polarity
Users	Shock Draga
Variants	Sydon  Vaykor Sydon
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
Weapons Grineer Weapons Puncture Damage Weapons Polearm Sydon Melee Weapons N/A Weapons Shock Draga Base Silent Weapons Untradeable Weapons Available In Conclave

CODEX

Inflict maximum devastation with this massive Grineer trident.

The Sydon is a Grineer trident wielded by the Shock Draga. Its high 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.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
20,000	5	1,100	4,000	1	Time: 1 Day(s)
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 180			Blueprints Price:15,000
Chem Lab Research3,000
5,000	5	16,500	12,000	4,650	Time: 3 Day(s)
					Prereq: Detonite Injector
x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:

• Third highest damage of all melee weapons – effective against armor.
• Slam attacks have innate damage – effective against Machinery and Fossilized.
• Very high status chance.
• Long reach.
• Stance slot has polarity, matches  Shimmering Blight stance.

Disadvantages:

• Low and no damage – less effective against shields and health.
• Slam attacks have innate 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 (225.00 vs. 213.00)
    • Higher  Impact damage ( 11.25 vs. 10.65)
    • Higher  Puncture damage ( 213.75 vs. 202.35)
  • Higher total damage (225 vs. 213)
  • Lower base critical chance (10.00% vs. 21.00%)
  • Lower base critical multiplier (2.00x vs. 2.50x)
  • Lower base status chance (25.00% vs. 33.00%)
  • Lower attack speed (0.92x animation speed vs. 1.08x animation speed)
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (5 vs. 11)
  • Higher disposition (●●●●● (1.35x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.30x))

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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.

Media

• Sydon in Codex.

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Warframe Sydon

Warframe Sydon Three Pronged Attack

Warframe Sydon Setup (U18.2.4)

Sydon - Warframe Gameplay

Sydon - Gameplay & Stance moves

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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.