Build it. The Larkspur Prime offers exceptional crowd control and area denial with its chaining beam and explosive alt-fire. Its main weakness is the damage ramp-up on primary fire.
Primary fire releases a continuous beam that chains to up to 3 additional enemies, with each chain doing 80% of the previous chain’s damage. Alternate fire charges and releases an energy grenade that explodes on impact, with guaranteed knockdown and wall penetration.
The Larkspur Prime is the primed counterpart to the Larkspur heavy Archgun, boasting improved critical chance, critical multiplier, and status chance on its alternate fire. It was released alongside Hildryn Prime and Shade Prime.
This Archgun excels in crowd control, featuring a primary fire that chains damage to multiple enemies and an alternate fire that delivers an explosive, wall-penetrating grenade. Its innate Radiation damage type provides a strong foundation for various builds.
As a signature weapon for Hildryn, the Larkspur Prime gains an additional 300 ammo maximum when wielded by her, totaling 700 ammo in Atmospheric mode. This synergy enhances its sustained damage output in ground missions.
How to get the Larkspur Prime
- The Larkspur 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.
- Receiver: Lith G12, Lith P9, Meso G10, Neo D8, Neo F3 and 2 more (vaulted relics).
- Blueprint: Lith T12, Lith X1, Meso B9, Meso H4, Meso K6 and 3 more (vaulted relics).
- Barrel: Lith L6, Neo L2, Neo L3, Neo L4, Axi L6 (vaulted relics; the rare slot in Lith L6, Neo L2).
- Stock: Lith F3, Lith K10, Lith W3, Meso W3, Neo A12 and 2 more (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 | Arch-Gun |
|---|---|
| Mastery Rank | 8 |
| Trigger | HELD |
| Noise | Alarming |
| Fire Rate | 12 |
| Accuracy | 8.3 |
| Magazine | 100 |
| Reload | 4.5 s |
| Critical Chance | 14% |
| Critical Multiplier | 1.6x |
| Status Chance | 50% |
| Set Price | 70p on warframe.market (48h average) |
| Riven Disposition | (0.8) |
| Damage | 90 total |
|---|---|
| Impact | 10 |
| Radiation | 80 |
With a riven disposition of 0.8, the Larkspur Prime has a low disposition, meaning Riven mods will offer smaller stat bonuses compared to weapons with higher dispositions. This suggests that Riven mods are not essential for its performance.
Builds
Given its low critical chance (0.14) and critical multiplier (1.6x), a status-focused build is generally more effective for the Larkspur Prime’s primary fire. The high status chance on the alternate fire also benefits from status-oriented mods. Focus on increasing raw damage, fire rate, and multishot to maximize the number of status procs and overall damage output.
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Archgun| Mod | Why it’s here |
|---|---|
| Dual Rounds | +60% Multishot |
| Automatic Trigger | +60% Fire Rate |
| Rubedo-Lined Barrel | +100% Damage |
| Magma Chamber | +60% Heat; +60% Status Chance |
| Charged Bullets | +60% Electricity; +60% Status Chance |
| Primed Fulmination | +44% Blast Range |
| Shell Rush | +50% Charge Rate |
| Ammo Chain | +100% Ammo Maximum |
Archguns take one Primary and one Secondary arcane once an Archgun Arcane Adapter opens the slots (Deepmines bounties, Nightcap in the Fortuna Airlock, or the Market). Primary Merciless first; skip the second slot until the adapter is cheap for you.
Reviewed September 2026.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Excellent crowd control with chaining primary fire
- High area-of-effect damage with explosive alternate fire
- Alternate fire has guaranteed knockdown and wall penetration
- Innate Radiation damage is effective against many enemy types
- Signature weapon bonus with Hildryn for increased ammo capacity
Cons
- Primary fire has a damage ramp-up mechanic
- Alternate fire consumes significant ammo and has travel time
- Alternate fire causes self-stagger and heavy recoil
- Low critical chance and critical multiplier
The Larkspur Prime is a versatile Archgun that excels in clearing groups of enemies and applying status effects. While its critical stats are low, its high base damage, chaining mechanic, and powerful alternate fire make it a strong contender for Archgun deployments. Understanding its damage ramp-up and managing the alternate fire’s recoil are key to maximizing its potential.