Sicarus Prime

The Sicarus Prime is the Primed variant of the burst-fire pistol that sacrifices a small amount of its damage to triple and damage, and also sports higher accuracy, faster fire rate, higher critical and status chance, and a larger magazine compared to its predecessor. It was released alongside and .
This weapon can be sold for .
==Characteristics==
*This weapon deals primarily  damage.
*Innate polarity.
==Acquisition==
===Vaultings===
*On September 29, 2015 it was announced that the Sicarus Prime would enter the Prime Vault and be retired from the reward tables. Any preexisting components or fully-built weapons will remain as is.
*Sicarus Prime was available from December 6, 2016 to January 3, 2017 as part of the Fire and Ice Prime Vault.
*Sicarus Prime, along with , , , , , , , and Wyrm Prime were unvaulted from February 6, 2018 to April 10, 2018.
*Sicarus Prime, along with , , , , and , were unvaulted from January 29, 2019 to March 26, 2019.
*The same lineup was unvaulted from September 29, 2020 to December 15, 2020.
*Sicarus Prime, along with , , , , and , were unvaulted from July 20, 2024 to October 24, 2024.
==Notes==
*Due to its high accuracy, when combined with the mod this weapon becomes powerful at long range.
*The lower damage of Sicarus Prime makes individual shots mildly less effective against shields, but the improved fire rate and magazine size still make it a superior choice to the classic Sicarus.
===Incarnon Genesis===
*Upon completion of The Duviri Paradox and Angels of the Zariman, and unlocking The Steel Path, players can earn from The Circuit's Steel Path to place on their Sicarus with the help of Cavalero in the Chrysalith. This Incarnon Genesis form grants it evolutions to a transformation and newfound strength.
====Evolution====
==Trivia==
*The Sicarus Prime was first shown to the public in Devstream 18, where it was featured in promotional artwork of the then-upcoming .
**Said artwork also had Ember Prime wielding both the Sicarus Prime and the simultaneously, which wasn't possible in or prior to it, but would be made possible (with any combination of Single Sidearm and Glaive) in , over 3 years after said image was first revealed.
*Compared to the normal Sicarus, the Sicarus Prime emits a high-pitched "whirr" at the end of a burst, suggesting that its projectiles are energy-based.
**Further supporting this is its reload animation, where the top part of the gun opens up and ejects a glowing capsule, and a new capsule is inserted in its place.
*When it was first released the Sicarus Prime held 20 rounds in its magazine, making its last burst only fire 2 shots. would increase its magazine size to 21 rounds and would, along with additional buffs, further increase it to 24 rounds.
==Media==
Sicarus_Prime_Codex.png|Sicarus Prime in Codex.
2013-12-19_00001.jpg|Sicarus Prime - Blueprint - Orokin Derelict Defense, Wave 5
==Patch History==
==See also==
*, the original version of this sidearm.
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