Build it. Since the melee rework Fang Prime sits at 26 percent crit, 2.6x and 26 percent status on the fastest dual daggers you can get from relics that are dropping right now. The weakness is reach: it is a point-blank weapon.
The Fang Prime is the primed variant of the dual Fang daggers, offering a direct upgrade over its base counterpart. It is a melee weapon that primarily deals Puncture damage.
Introduced in Update 9, the Fang Prime received significant stat adjustments in Update 26, increasing its Mastery Rank requirement to 10 and boosting its damage, critical chance, critical damage, and status chance.
Despite these updates, the weapon remains largely unremarkable in the current meta, lacking any unique features or exceptional performance to distinguish it from other melee options.
How to get the Fang Prime
- The Fang Prime is dropping right now. Its relics are in the mission drop tables:
- Blade: Axi P10 (dropping now).
- Blueprint: Neo Y1, Axi V14 (dropping now).
- Handle: Lith G14, Lith T14 (dropping now).
- 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 | Melee |
|---|---|
| Mastery Rank | 10 |
| Attack Speed | 1 |
| Range | 1.75 m |
| Blocking Angle | 50° |
| Combo Duration | 5 s |
| Follow Through | 0.8 |
| Wind Up | 0.5 s |
| Slam Attack | 356 |
| Heavy Attack | 356 |
| Critical Chance | 26% |
| Critical Multiplier | 2.6x |
| Status Chance | 26% |
| Set Price | 9p on warframe.market (48h average) |
| Riven Disposition | (1.3) |
| Damage | 178 total |
|---|---|
| Impact | 26.7 |
| Puncture | 124.6 |
| Slash | 26.7 |
With a critical chance of 26% and a status chance of 26%, the Fang Prime is a hybrid weapon. Its riven disposition of 1.3 is high, indicating that rivens can significantly improve its performance.
Builds
Hybrid: Blood Rush and Weeping Wounds off the combo, Organ Shatter behind the 2.6x multiplier, Condition Overload with Virulent Scourge for procs, Berserker Fury for speed and Primed Reach because the blades are short.
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Melee| Mod | Why it’s here |
|---|---|
| Primed Pressure Point | +165% Melee Damage |
| Condition Overload | +80% Melee Damage per Status Type affecting the target |
| Blood Rush | +40% Critical Chance stacks with Combo Multiplier |
| Weeping Wounds | +40% Status Chance per Combo Multiplier |
| Organ Shatter | +90% Critical Damage |
| Berserker Fury | On Melee Kill: +35% Attack Speed for 10s. Stacks up to 2x. |
| Primed Reach | +3 Range |
| Virulent Scourge | +60% Toxin; +60% Status Chance |
Melee Influence when the build carries an Electricity source (an Electricity proc spreads every elemental status to enemies nearby). Melee Crescendo for Heavy Attack builds. Arcane Fury or Arcane Strike as the cheap fallback.
Reviewed September 2026.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Grants a 5% Movement Speed bonus when held.
- High riven disposition allows for significant stat boosts.
- Does not require Orokin Cells for crafting.
- Direct upgrade to the base Fang.
- Good critical chance and status chance for a hybrid build.
Cons
- No unique mechanics or special abilities.
- Mediocre base damage compared to top-tier melee weapons.
- Dual daggers weapon class has limited range.
- Requires Mastery Rank 10.
The Fang Prime is a serviceable weapon but struggles to compete with the vast array of more powerful and mechanically interesting melee options available. While it can be made viable with heavy investment, its lack of unique features or exceptional performance makes it a low priority for most players.