Tenora Prime

Orokin Weapons

Tenora Prime
Tradable (parts and/or blueprint only)
General Information
Type	Rifle
Mastery	14
Slot	Primary
Trigger Type	Auto-Spool
Utility
Accuracy	12.5
Ammo Type	Rifle
Disposition	⬤⬤⬤◯◯ (1.00x)
Fire Rate	12.67
Noise Level	Alarming
Magazine Size	200
Max Ammo	1,000
Reload Time	2.5 s
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Spool Up Rate	9
Fully Spooled
8.4
11.2
8.4
Total Damage	28 (40%)
Crit Chance	30%
Crit Multiplier	2.2x
Fire Rate	12.67
Multishot	1 (28 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Alarming
Range	300 m
Status Chance	24%
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Charged Attack
56
168
56
Total Damage	280 (60%)
Ammo Cost	10
Charge Time	0.8 s
Crit Chance	40%
Crit Multiplier	3x
Fire Rate	2
Multishot	1 (280 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Alarming
Punch Through	1 m
Range	300 m
Status Chance	20%
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Trigger Type	Charge
Miscellaneous
Default Upgrades	TnBardRifleInnateUpgrade
Riven Family	Tenora
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 29.9 (2021-02-23)
Polarities
Variants	Tenora
Vendor Sources

CODEX

Add lethal staccato percussion to Octavia's melodies with this masterpiece assault rifle.

Tenora Prime is the Prime variant of the  Tenora assault rifle, acting as a direct upgrade with some expense to the Alternate Fire's fire rate.

Characteristics

• This weapon deals primarily  Puncture damage.
• Primary fire requires a spool-up of 9 shots before optimal fire rate is achieved.
  • Fire rate starts at 40% of the listed value, and increases by 7.5% per shot.
• Alternative fire charges a single powerful shot with perfect accuracy.
  • Innate 1 meter punch through.
  • Uses 10 ammo per shot.
  • Charge is automatic and does not need to be held down.
• Increased accuracy the longer the weapon is fired.

Advantages:

• Innate punch through helps bypasses thin obstacles and bodies.
• Fully Spooled
  • High crit chance
  • Very high magazine
  • Very high effective fire rate
  • Very high max ammo
  • Above average crit multiplier
• Charged Attack
  • Third highest crit chance behind  Paris Prime
  • Second highest max ammo behind  Shedu,  Artemis Bow,  Basmu,  Artemis Bow Prime,  Fulmin,  Nataruk, and  Bubonico
  • Third highest crit multiplier behind  Tiberon Prime
  • High magazine
  • Above average damage

Disadvantages:

• Spool-up creates a warm-up period of weakness for fire rate, making short engagements undesirable.
• Fully Spooled
  • Low damage
  • Low reload speed
  • Low disposition
• Charged Attack
  • Low effective fire rate
  • Low reload speed
  • Below average status chance
  • Low disposition

Comparisons:

• Tenora Prime (Fully Spooled), compared to Tenora (Fully Spooled):
  • Higher base damage per projectile (28 vs. 24)
    • Higher  Impact damage (8.4 vs. 7.2)
    • Higher  Puncture damage (11.2 vs. 9.6)
    • Higher  Slash damage (8.4 vs. 7.2)
  • Higher total damage (28 vs. 24)
  • Higher base critical chance (30.00% vs. 28.00%)
  • Higher base critical multiplier (2.2x vs. 2.0x)
  • Higher base status chance (24.00% vs. 16.00%)
  • Higher average damage per tap (38.08 vs. 30.72)
  • Higher burst DPS (482.47 vs. 358.50)
  • Higher sustained DPS (416.50 vs. 300.12)
  • Higher fire rate (12.67 vs. 11.67)
  • Larger magazine (200 vs. 150)
  • Larger max ammo capacity (1000 vs. 900)
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (14 vs. 10)
  • Lower disposition (●●●○○ (1.00x) vs. ●●●○○ (1.10x))

Acquisition

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

Tenora Prime's Relic Drops

Blueprint	Barrel	Receiver	Stock
Meso A3 Common  Meso P5 Common  Neo N20 Common  Axi I2 Common (V)  Neo B7 Common (V)	Lith T9 Rare  Lith T5 Rare (V)  Meso T5 Rare (V)  Neo T5 Rare (V)	Axi T8 Rare  Meso T4 Rare (V)  Neo T4 Rare (V)	Axi G7 Uncommon  Axi C7 Uncommon (V)  Axi T6 Uncommon (V)  Meso Z4 Uncommon (V)

Manufacturing Requirements
15,000	1	1	1	10	Time: 12 hrs
					Rush: 50
Market Price: N/A			Blueprints Price:N/A

Notes

• As a Signature Weapon, Tenora Prime gains a bonus effect with  Octavia or  Octavia Prime, where headshot kills with the Alternate Fire have a 20% chance to instantly refill magazine.
  • The refilled ammo is automatically deducted from ammo reserves, and does not generate ammo.
  • No weak spots other than actual heads will trigger this effect.
• Tenora Prime's charge shot deals 28 damage for every 1 ammo consumed (a total of 280 damage with max consumption of 10 ammo) per shot. This is of equal ammo efficiency to its primary fire.
•  Heavy Caliber's accuracy penalty will be very apparent even at full spool.

Trivia

• Tenora Prime was released alongside  Octavia Prime and  Pandero Prime.
• Tenora is the Catalan word for Tenor, one of the highest classical male singing voices.
  • Tenora may also be a reference to a type of Catalan Shawm, an oboe-like woodwind instrument typically used in Catalonia.
• While there are other weapons with spool-up time, like the  Soma and  Gorgon series, its accuracy being increased the longer the trigger is held is currently unique to the Tenora in the primary category and shared only with  Aksomati Prime.

Media

Tenora Prime, as it appears in the arsenal

Warframe - Tenora Prime (Orokin Rifle) - Animations & Sounds - Octavia Prime Access

Tenora Prime 2021 (Guide) - The Percussive Repeater - Warframe

Tenora Prime Weapon & Full Build Showcase with God Riven

Patch History

Hotfix 29.9.1 (2021-02-24)

• Fixed Tenora Prime asking for the wrong item when unlocking the Exilus slot.

Update 29.9 (2021-02-23)

• Introduced.

See Also

•  Tenora, the normal variant.