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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 Sydon, available from Steel Meridian. It has the unique ability to store charges when blocking, which can be released as a RadialBlind130xWhite Radial Blind once full by simultaneously blocking and performing a Heavy Attack while in full melee mode (default holding F ).

Characteristics[]

Advantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

Disadvantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

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

Comparisons:

  • VaykorSydon Vaykor Sydon (Normal Attack), compared to Sydon Sydon (Normal Attack):
    • Lower base damage (213.00 vs. 225.00)
      • Lower DmgImpactSmall64 Impact damage (DmgImpactSmall64 10.65 vs. DmgImpactSmall64 11.25)
      • Lower DmgPunctureSmall64 Puncture damage (DmgPunctureSmall64 202.35 vs. DmgPunctureSmall64 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 ReputationLarge 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 RadialBlind130xWhite 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 (Mod TT 20px Primed) Mod TT 20px 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 Mod TT 20px Guardian Derision allows players to attract aggro, making collecting charges easier.
  • Releasing the blind causes the player to momentarily stand still, similar to when ExcaliburIcon272 Excalibur casts RadialBlind130xWhite 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 InarosIcon272 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[]

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)

  • Mastery Rank increased from 8 to 11.
  • Damage increased from 85 to 213.
  • Range increased from 2 to 2.9.
  • Status Chance increased from 25% to 33%.
  • Critical Chance increased from 15% to 21%.
  • Critical Damage increased from 2x to 2.5x.
  • Slam Attack increased from 170 to 639.
  • Slide Attack increased from 189 to 426.
  • Radial Blind now triggered by Block+Alt Fire at full charge.
  • Parry Angle set to 55.
  • Follow Through reduced from 0.8 to 0.6.

Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)

  • Vaykor Sydon's Radial Blind now triggers by Blocking and Heavy Attacking simultaneously.

Update 24.4 (2019-03-08)

  • Vaykor Sydon’s Radial Blind now triggers upon toggling Melee Channel on/off if you have the required charges stored.

Update 22.8 (2017-12-21)

  • Fixed an issue with the Vaykor Sydon's Radial Blind looping its animation.

Update 22.6 (2017-12-07)

  • Fixed polearms clipping on some Warframes when using the standard holster position.

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

  • Introduced.

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

See Also[]

  • Sydon Sydon, the standard variant.
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