Nikana Prime

The Nikana Prime is the Primed variant of the , acting as a direct upgrade even above the . It was released alongside and .
==Characteristics==
*This weapon deals primarily damage.
*Stance slot has polarity, matching , , and (Conclave only) stance.
*Innate and polarity.
==Acquisition==
===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 and . 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 . 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 .
*When equipped with the Conclave Nikana Skin, the strip of cloth remains visible, but is moved to the base of the hilt.
*As of , 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==
GoldKatana.png|Nikana Prime in the Codex.
NikanaPUnsheathed.PNG|The Blade of the Nikana Prime in its default colors.
File:Saryn Prime promo image.png|Saryn Prime with the Nikana Prime
==Patch History==
==See Also==
*, the regular version of this weapon.
*, the upgraded version of the Nikana.
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