Nikana

Tenno Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Nikana
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Nikana
Mastery Rank Requirement	4
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	●●●○○ (0.95x)
Follow Through	0.7x
Range	2.50 m
Noise Level	Silent
Sweep Radius	0.25 m
Normal Attack
7.1 ( 5%)
14.2 ( 10%)
120.7 ( 85%)
Total Damage	142 (85.00%  Slash)
Attack Speed	0.92x animation speed
Crit Chance	16.00%
Crit Multiplier	2.00x
Fire Rate	0.917 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	16.00%
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	710
Slam Damage	568
Radial Damage	568
Slam Radius	7.0 m
Wind-up	0.5 s
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	426
Slam Radius	6.0 m
Radial Damage	142
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	142
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	NIKANAS_STANCE
Riven Family	Nikana
Introduced	Update 13.0 (2014-04-09)
Polarities
Sell Price	5,000
Stance Polarity
Variants	Nikana  Nikana Prime
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
Weapons Tenno Weapons Slash Damage Weapons Nikana Nikana Melee Weapons N/A Weapons Base Silent Weapons Untradeable Weapons Available In Conclave

CODEX

The Nikana katana reintroduces a lost Tenno blade and with it another fragment of the old ways.

The Nikana is a sword of Tenno design that is heavily based on old Earth's traditional Katana, made to slice targets elegantly with precision and speed. It was released in Update 13.0 (2014-04-09).

Nikana's blueprint can be purchased from the Tenno Lab interface in the Dojo once it has been researched.

This is a requisite ingredient for Dragon Nikana.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
5,000	3	75	200	1	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 275			Blueprints Price:15,000
Tenno Lab Research3,000
5,000	1	100	150	300	Time: 2 Day(s)
					Prereq: Akstiletto
x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:

• High  damage – effective against health.
• Innate and polarity.

Disadvantages:

• Low and damage – less effective against armor and shields.
• Low critical and status chances.
• Short knockdown radius on slam attacks.

Comparisons Comparisons:

•  Nikana (Normal Attack), compared to  Dragon Nikana (Normal Attack):
  • Lower base damage (142.00 vs. 188.00)
    • Lower  Impact damage ( 7.1 vs. 9.4)
    • Lower  Puncture damage ( 14.2 vs. 18.8)
    • Lower  Slash damage ( 120.7 vs. 159.8)
  • Lower total damage (142 vs. 188)
  • Lower base critical chance (16.00% vs. 22.00%)
  • Lower base status chance (16.00% vs. 22.00%)
  • Lower attack speed (0.92x animation speed vs. 1.00x animation speed)
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (4 vs. 8)
  • Lower disposition (●●●○○ (0.95x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.15x))

Comparisons:

•  Nikana (Normal Attack), compared to  Nikana Prime (Normal Attack):
  • Lower base damage (142.00 vs. 198.00)
    • Lower  Impact damage ( 7.1 vs. 9.9)
    • Higher  Puncture damage ( 14.2 vs. 9.9)
    • Lower  Slash damage ( 120.7 vs. 178.2)
  • Lower total damage (142 vs. 198)
  • Lower base critical chance (16.00% vs. 28.00%)
  • Lower base critical multiplier (2.00x vs. 2.40x)
  • Lower base status chance (16.00% vs. 28.00%)
  • Lower attack speed (0.92x animation speed vs. 1.08x animation speed)
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (4 vs. 12)
  • Higher disposition (●●●○○ (0.95x) vs. ●○○○○ (0.60x))

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Trivia

• The Nikana is the first melee weapon released that is used as a component to craft its more powerful version, the Dragon Nikana.
• The Nikana is wielded by the Excalibur Warframe in many of the recent trailers for Warframe along with appearing in Loki's hands in the layout of warframe.com making the Nikana one of the most current iconic weapons of Warframe.

Media

• Nikana in Codex.
• Screenshot of the Nikana being used in dev stream 26
• The description of the Nikana in the arsenal weapon equip screen.
• The guard on the hilt of the Nikana.
• Idle Stance

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Warframe Nikana

Nikana Skins

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Dax

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Gemini Surt-Form

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Gemini Ymir-Form

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Mithra
TennoGen

Ryu

Shinigami
TennoGen

Oku

Tekelu

Undercutter
TennoGen

Ungulata
TennoGen

Patch History

Update 21.0 (2017-06-29)

• Added custom leap attack animations for the Nikana.
• Fixed the sheath orientation on the Nikana when attacking.
• Fixed the Nikana sheath becoming unattached from your hand and flipped around when performing an air attack.

Update 20.1 (2017-04-05)

• Fixed Nikana weapons not being able to stealth-finish Infested Chargers.

Hotfix: The Silver Grove 3 (2016-08-23)
Conclave:

• Reduced damage of Nikana series.

Update 17.2 (2015-08-19) Conclave:

• Nikana series damage has been decreased.

Update 17.1 (2015-08-12)

• The Nikana has been enabled for use in Conclave.

Hotfix 15.0.6 (2014-10-27)

• Fixed an issue with Nikana weapons using the wrong animation for jump slams.

Hotfix 14.10.3 (2014-10-15)

• Altered the Nikana jump roll transition time and animation to match the default roll.

Update 14.10 (2014-10-08)

• Fixed an animation hitch seen when performing a forward roll with the Nikana equipped.

Hotfix 13.0.6 (2014-04-17)

• Fixed an issue with elemental effects not properly being displayed when the Nikana is sheathed.

Hotfix 13.0.3 (2014-04-10)

• Fixed an issue with the Nikana sheath acquiring accessories meant for the Nikana itself.

Update 13.0 (2014-04-09)

• Introduced.

Last updated: Hotfix 22.20.9.2 (2018-06-07)

See also

• Dragon Nikana, the upgraded version of this weapon.
• Nikana Prime, the prime version of this weapon.