Syam

The Syam is a Duviri Nikana wielded by Dax Gladius. Its unique Heavy Attacks send out fast shockwaves, cutting down foes at a long distance.
==Characteristics==
*This weapon deals primarily and damage. 
*Stance slot has polarity, matching , , and stance.
*Unique Heavy Attacks releases shockwaves that travel up to 230 meters and pierces targets.
**The first Heavy Attack releases a roughly 8 meter wide horizontal shockwave that deals 500 damage with a forced proc.
**The second Heavy Attack releases a narrow vertical shockwave that deals 1500 damage.
**Shockwaves share the same status chance and critical as the normal attacks.
**Shockwave damage is affected by melee damage mods, , elemental mods, and Melee Combo.
*** damage will combine with other elements as expected.
**The shockwave can travel over obstacles wide enough to accomodate it, including uneven terrain and staircases.
**The shockwave only occurs when the Syam is wielded by Warframes, not the Drifter.
*Blocking can reflect projectiles back to the enemy firing them.
===Drifter Combat===
*Power Strike (blocking + heavy attack, default + ) releases two spinning slashes in quick succession, inflicting .
==Acquisition==
The Blueprint for Syam can be purchased in Teshin's Cave for 50 or . Purchasing using the former will unlock the Drifter-compatible version and the blueprint for a Warframe-compatible version; purchasing using the latter will unlock both versions.
Additional Warframe blueprint copies can be purchased from Cephalon Simaris for .
==Notes==
*Unlike other Nikanas, the Syam does not force proc on a heavy attack. Slide heavy attacks function as per normal and will proc slash.
== Bugs ==
* is multiplicative to base damage sources like on the heavy attack wave.
* When used on a Warframe, the sheath is heavily off center and causes the blade to clip through it. This applies to both the base skin and most alternate skins applied to it.
==Media==
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==Patch History==
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