Vaykor Sydon

Grineer

Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Vaykor Sydon

Tradable
(unranked w/ no Forma or Catalyst)

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General Information

Max Rank

30

Utility

Normal Attack

10.65
( 5%)

202.35
( 95%)

Heavy Attack

Heavy Slam Attack

Slam Element

Forced Procs

Slam Radius

8.0 m

Slam Attack

Slam Radius

7.0 m

Slam Element

Forced Procs

Slide Attack

Slide Element

Same damage type distribution as Normal Attack

Miscellaneous

Default Upgrades

Introduced

Update: The Silver Grove 2.0 (2016-09-15)

Sell Price

5,000

Variants

Vendor Sources

Vendors

Steel Meridian (Rank 5: General) 125000 for x1

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CODEX

Justice blinds. Block hits to charge a Radial Blind, when fully charged Block+Heavy Attack to unleash it.

The Vaykor Sydon is the Syndicate variant of the Sydon, available from Steel Meridian. It has the unique ability to store charges when blocking, which can be released as a Radial Blind once full by simultaneously blocking and performing a Heavy Attack while in full melee mode (default holding F ).

Characteristics[]

This weapon deals primarily Puncture damage.
Blocking attacks grants charges. Blocking and Heavy Attacking simultaneously at 15 charges emits a Radial Blind, blinding all enemies within 15 meters for 5 seconds.
Stance slot has polarity, matching Shimmering Blight and Argent Scourge (Conclave only) stance.
Innate polarity.

Advantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

Highest Puncture damage of all melee weapons.
Fifth highest critical chance of all polearms, behind Orthos Prime, Guandao, Guandao Prime and Edun.
Tied with Kesheg for the second highest critical multiplier of all polearms behind Edun.
Third highest status chance of all polearms, behind Orthos Prime and Lesion.
Second fastest attack speed of all polearms, behind Cassowar and Orthos Prime.
Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
- Above average attack speed (1.08x animation speed)
- High attack range (2.90 m)
- High status chance (33.00%)
- High crit multiplier (2.50x)

Disadvantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
- No numerical disadvantages.

See WARFRAME Wiki:Stat Comparison/Percentiles for more details.

Comparisons:

Vaykor Sydon (Normal Attack), compared to Sydon (Normal Attack):
- Lower base damage (213.00 vs. 225.00)
  - Lower Impact damage ( 10.65 vs. 11.25)
  - Lower Puncture damage ( 202.35 vs. 213.75)
- Lower total damage (213 vs. 225)
- Higher base critical chance (21.00% vs. 10.00%)
- Higher base critical multiplier (2.50x vs. 2.00x)
- Higher base status chance (33.00% vs. 25.00%)
- Higher attack speed (1.08x animation speed vs. 0.92x animation speed)
- Higher Mastery Rank required (11 vs. 5)
- Lower disposition (●●●●○ (1.30x) vs. ●●●●● (1.35x))

Acquisition[]

The Vaykor Sydon can be acquired by reaching the Rank of General with Steel Meridian, and spending 125,000 Standing 125,000 to purchase. As with all Syndicate Weapons, the Vaykor Sydon cannot be chosen as the free offering upon ranking up to General rank.
Syndicate weapons can be also be acquired via Trading, but only for unranked copies without Forma and Orokin Catalyst installed.
Players must have a Mastery Rank of at least 11 to acquire the Vaykor Sydon, either through trading or through the Syndicates themselves.

Notes[]

Blocking attacks with the Vaykor Sydon generates charges, up to 15. Once at 15 charges, Blocking and Heavy Attacking simultaneously consumes the charges to emit a Radial Blind, blinding enemies within 15 meters for 5 seconds.
- The number of charges gained is displayed on the HUD beside the player's health as a Steel Meridian icon. The tip of the weapon also glows brighter as more charges are collected.
- Attempting to Block+Heavy Attack without having 15 charges will perform the animation and consume the charges for no effect.
- Blind radius is affected by ( Primed) Reach.
- Nullifier Crewman fields prevent enemies from being blinded.
Players gain bonus 50% chance to resist Knockdown or knockback when wielding the Vaykor Sydon.

Tips[]

When in a squad, using Guardian Derision allows players to attract aggro, making collecting charges easier.
- However, activating the Radial Blind will expend the entire combo counter. Players can counteract this by using mods that improve melee combo efficiency, such as Reflex Coil and Focus Energy.
Releasing the blind causes the player to momentarily stand still, similar to when Excalibur casts Radial Blind.
It's highly suggested to use a durable frame when planning on extensively using the Radial Blind feature.
The weapon's Radial Blind feature synergizes well with Inaros' innate lifesteal as blinded enemies are opened up to finishers.

Trivia[]

The concept for the radial blind effect of the Vaykor Sydon was designed by players Tourach and taiiat.

Media[]

Warframe Vaykor Sydon, Only One Way to Work a Pole? - 4 Forma thequickdraw

Warframe- Vaykor Sydon General Info

Vaykor Sydon Skins

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Patch History[]

Hotfix 31.0.7 (2022-01-07)

Fixed Vaykor Sydon's Radial Blind special attack not functioning.
- Please note that due to changes in the way the Melee system works since this weapon was originally designed, you must be in “Exclusive melee mode” to use the Blind special attack. You can engage exclusive melee mode by holding down your Switch Weapons button. In this mode, your Aim button blocks with melee rather than instantly switching you back to a ranged weapon.

Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)