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Nikana Prime is Vaulted.
The Void Relics for this item have been removed from the drop tables and do not drop during missions at this time. Check the current Prime Resurgence rotation to see if Varzia offers relics for this item. Vaulted Void Relics already contained in player inventories are not affected and can still be either opened or traded between players.

An ancient blade predating the fall of the Orokin Empire. Forged using techniques lost over the centuries, the edge remains sharper than that of any modern Nikana.

The Nikana Prime is the Primed variant of the Nikana Nikana, acting as a direct upgrade even above the DragonNikana Dragon Nikana. It was released alongside Saryn PrimeIcon272 Saryn Prime and SpiraPrime Spira Prime.

Characteristics[]

Advantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

  • Highest critical chance and critical multiplier of all nikanas.
  • Second fastest attack speed of all nikanas, behind Skiajati Skiajati.
  • Third highest status chance of all nikanas, behind Syam Syam and Skiajati.
  • Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
    • High crit chance (28.00%)
    • Above average attack speed (1.08x animation speed)
    • Above average status chance (28.00%)
    • High crit multiplier (2.40x)

Disadvantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

  • Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
    • Very low disposition (●○○○○ (0.60x))

Comparisons:

  • NikanaPrime Nikana Prime (Normal Attack), compared to Nikana Nikana (Normal Attack):
    • Higher base damage (198.00 vs. 142.00)
      • Higher DmgImpactSmall64 Impact damage (DmgImpactSmall64 9.9 vs. DmgImpactSmall64 7.1)
      • Lower DmgPunctureSmall64 Puncture damage (DmgPunctureSmall64 9.9 vs. DmgPunctureSmall64 14.2)
      • Higher DmgSlashSmall64 Slash damage (DmgSlashSmall64 178.2 vs. DmgSlashSmall64 120.7)
    • Higher total damage (198 vs. 142)
    • Higher base critical chance (28.00% vs. 16.00%)
    • Higher base critical multiplier (2.40x vs. 2.00x)
    • Higher base status chance (28.00% vs. 16.00%)
    • Higher attack speed (1.08x animation speed vs. 0.92x animation speed)
    • Higher Mastery Rank required (12 vs. 4)
    • Lower disposition (●○○○○ (0.60x) vs. ●●●○○ (0.95x))
  • NikanaPrime Nikana Prime (Normal Attack), compared to DragonNikana Dragon Nikana (Normal Attack):
    • Higher base damage (198.00 vs. 188.00)
      • Higher DmgImpactSmall64 Impact damage (DmgImpactSmall64 9.9 vs. DmgImpactSmall64 9.4)
      • Lower DmgPunctureSmall64 Puncture damage (DmgPunctureSmall64 9.9 vs. DmgPunctureSmall64 18.8)
      • Higher DmgSlashSmall64 Slash damage (DmgSlashSmall64 178.2 vs. DmgSlashSmall64 159.8)
    • Higher total damage (198 vs. 188)
    • Higher base critical chance (28.00% vs. 22.00%)
    • Higher base critical multiplier (2.40x vs. 2.00x)
    • Higher base status chance (28.00% vs. 22.00%)
    • Higher attack speed (1.08x animation speed vs. 1.00x animation speed)
    • Higher Mastery Rank required (12 vs. 8)
    • Lower disposition (●○○○○ (0.60x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.15x))

Acquisition[]

Lith, Meso, Neo, and Axi refer to Void Relics  |  (V) Denotes Vaulted Void Relics  |  (B) Denotes Baro Ki'Teer Exclusive Void Relic
Nikana Prime's Relic Drops
Blade Hilt NikanaPrime Blueprint
AxiRelicIntact Axi S5 Uncommon (V)
MesoRelicIntact Meso N4 Rare (V)
MesoRelicIntact Meso V2 Rare (V)
NeoRelicIntact Neo N4 Rare (V)
NeoRelicIntact Neo S10 Uncommon (V)
AxiRelicIntact Axi N2 Rare (V)
AxiRelicIntact Axi N4 Rare (V)
AxiRelicIntact Axi N6 Rare (V)
MesoRelicIntact Meso N8 Rare (V)
NeoRelicIntact Neo N6 Rare (V)
AxiRelicIntact Axi A1 Rare (V)
AxiRelicIntact Axi N6 Common (V)
LithRelicIntact Lith V6 Common (V)
NeoRelicIntact Neo N5 Rare (V)
NeoRelicIntact Neo S13 Common (V)
NeoRelicIntact Neo S8 Uncommon (V)


Manufacturing Requirements
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Credits
15,000
GenericWeaponPrimeBlade
1
GenericWeaponPrimeHilt
1
OrokinCell
15
Time: 12 Hour(s)
Rush: PlatinumLarge 50
MarketIcon Market Price: PlatinumLarge N/A Blueprint2 Blueprints Price:N/A

Vaultings[]

  • On December 6th, 2017, it was announced that Nikana Prime would enter the Prime Vault and its relics retired from the drop tables on December 12th, 2017, along with Saryn PrimeIcon272 Saryn Prime and SpiraPrime Spira Prime. Any preexisting components or fully-built weapons will remain as is.

Trivia[]

  • The Nikana Prime was originally released in July 2015 on the Chinese build of Warframe, along with Excalibur Umbra Prime and SpiraPrime Spira Prime. The Specters of the Rail update made the Nikana Prime and the Spira Prime obtainable by non-Founders.
  • The Nikana Prime was unintentionally leaked in the Codex following Hotfix 18.4.7 (2016-02-04).
  • When equipped with the Conclave Nikana Skin, the strip of cloth remains visible, but is moved to the base of the hilt.
  • As of Update: Specters of the Rail 0.0 (2016-07-08), the default cloth ornament at the end of the hilt is considered a Sugatra and detachable in favor of another. However, there is no current option to have no Sugatra equipped.
  • The Nikana Prime makes use of Nikana Riven mods and not Dragon Nikana Riven mods, and because the Dragon Nikana has a much higher riven disposition it can generate such mods with higher stats than the Prime variant.
  • The Nikana Prime's shape and signature red Sugatra is reminiscent of the হেংডাং (Hengdang), a singled edged sword used in the northeastern Indian state of Assam.

Media[]

Nikana Prime Skins

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Patch History[]

Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
Actual patch notes made a mistake on old follow through.

  • Mastery Rank increased from 0 to 12.
  • Damage increased from 95 to 198.
  • Range increased from 1 to 2.5.
  • Status Chance increased from 20% to 28%.
  • Critical Chance increased from 20% to 28%.
  • Critical Damage increased from 2x to 2.4x.
  • Slam Attack increased from 190 to 594.
  • Slide Attack increased from 204 to 396.
  • Parry Angle set to 55.

Update 22.7 (2017-12-12)

  • Nikana Prime has entered the Prime Vault, and its Relics are no longer be obtainable in the game.

Update 21.6 (2017-08-29)
In order to accommodate incoming Relics and keep the total number of Relics as low as possible, the Ducat value of the following items will be changed from 100 to 65 (Future Relic placement of these parts will also have them appear in the Uncommon [silver] tier):

  • Nikana Prime Blueprint

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)

  • Reduced damage of Nikana series in Conclave.

Update 18.13 (2016-05-27)

  • Fixed hearing the Nikana Prime swinging sound from across the map.

Hotfix 18.4.13 (2016-02-22)

  • Fixed Nikana Prime not appearing in the Codex.

Hotfix 18.4.12 (2016-02-16)

  • Introduced along with Saryn Prime and Spira Prime.

Last updated: Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)

See Also[]

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