Build it. The Euphona Prime offers unparalleled versatility with its dual firing modes, excelling in both single-target critical damage and area-of-effect status application. Its main weakness is the primary fire’s arcing projectile, requiring practice to master.
The primary fire shoots a long-ranged slug with high critical stats and Impact damage. The alternate fire shoots a wide-spread buckshot with high status chance and Slash damage.
The Euphona Prime is Banshee Prime’s signature standalone Prime shotgun sidearm, offering two distinct firing modes. It was released alongside Banshee Prime and Helios Prime, though it currently lacks a signature weapon bonus with Banshee Prime.
The primary fire mode release a high-damage slug with exceptional critical chance and multiplier, dealing primarily Impact damage. This mode is ideal for precision shots at longer ranges, despite its arcing projectile.
The alternate fire mode transforms the weapon into a close-range shotgun, firing a spread of 10 pellets with high status chance and innate Slash damage. This mode excels in crowd control and applying numerous status effects.
How to get the Euphona Prime
- The Euphona Prime is vaulted: its relics no longer drop in missions. Open relics you already own, buy them for Aya when Prime Resurgence lists it, or buy the parts for platinum.
- Blueprint: Neo B6, Neo H2, Neo K1, Neo L1, Neo N7 and 4 more (vaulted relics).
- Receiver: Meso E5, Axi E2 (vaulted relics; the rare slot in Meso E5, Axi E2).
- Barrel: Lith M7, Meso N3, Meso V5, Neo M1 (vaulted relics).
- Run the fissure tier that matches each relic, refine the rare part’s relic to Radiant, and pick the best of the four results with a squad.
- Build the parts, then the weapon: 12 hours each, or rush with platinum.
Check the Relic finder for live odds per refinement; the set price on this page is what the built set trades for on warframe.market.
Stats
| Class | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Mastery Rank | 14 |
| Trigger | SEMI |
| Noise | Alarming |
| Fire Rate | 1.5 |
| Accuracy | 100 |
| Magazine | 5 |
| Reload | 2 s |
| Critical Chance | 30% |
| Critical Multiplier | 2.5x |
| Status Chance | 2% |
| Set Price | 38p on warframe.market (48h average) |
| Riven Disposition | (0.95) |
| Damage | 325 total |
|---|---|
| Impact | 292.5 |
| Puncture | 16.3 |
| Slash | 16.3 |
With a riven disposition of 0.95 (3/5), the Euphona Prime can benefit significantly from a well-rolled Riven mod, enhancing its already impressive stats. This disposition allows for substantial stat boosts without being overly powerful.
Builds
Given its dual nature, a hybrid build that balances critical stats for the primary fire and status chance for the alt-fire is optimal. Focus on increasing critical chance and critical damage for the slug, while ensuring high multishot and elemental damage for the buckshot to maximize status application. Projectile speed mods are also beneficial for the primary fire.
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Pistol| Mod | Why it’s here |
|---|---|
| Hornet Strike | +220% Damage |
| Barrel Diffusion | +120% Multishot |
| Lethal Torrent | +60% Fire Rate; +60% Multishot |
| Galvanized Diffusion | +110% Multishot; On Kill: +30% Multishot for 20s. Stacks up to 4x. |
| Primed Pistol Gambit | +187% Critical Chance |
| Primed Target Cracker | +110% Critical Damage |
| Primed Heated Charge | +165% Heat |
| Pistol Pestilence | +60% Toxin; +60% Status Chance |
Secondary Merciless is the pick: stacking damage on kills with faster reloads. Secondary Encumber for a status build (a chance at a second random proc), Secondary Deadhead if you land headshots.
Reviewed September 2026.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Highest base damage among non-shotgun secondaries (primary fire).
- Highest base damage among shotgun-type secondaries (alt-fire).
- Very high critical chance and multiplier on primary fire.
- Very high status chance and innate Slash on alt-fire.
- Versatile with two distinct firing modes for different combat scenarios.
Cons
- Primary fire has projectile travel time and heavy arcing.
- Alt-fire has significant damage falloff and large spread.
- Low magazine capacity and slow fire rate.
- Hip-fire is very inaccurate.
The Euphona Prime remains a powerful and unique secondary weapon, offering exceptional damage and versatility through its dual firing modes. While it demands some mastery due to its quirks, particularly the primary fire’s projectile arc, its ability to adapt to various combat situations makes it a rewarding choice for players seeking a high-impact sidearm. Its vaulted status means acquiring it requires trading with other players.