Build it, for a sentinel gun. Verglas Prime comes with Nautilus Prime and is the one sentinel weapon that earns its mods: a Cold beam at 36 percent status that Toxin turns Viral, on a sentinel whose Cordon groups the room for it. Crit is 14 percent, so status is the whole build.
Comes with Nautilus Prime; an innate Cold beam at 36 percent status that pairs with Nautilus’s Cordon pull.
The Verglas Prime is the signature robotic weapon of Nautilus Prime, serving as a direct upgrade to the standard Verglas. This fully automatic sentinel weapon accepts Rifle mods, allowing for versatile build options.
Introduced in Update 36.1, the Verglas Prime is automatically acquired with Nautilus Prime. It occupies a companion inventory slot, similar to other sentinel weapons.
This weapon primarily deals Cold damage, providing inherent crowd control capabilities through its slowing effect on enemies. Its high status chance complements this damage type well.
How to get the Verglas Prime
- Verglas Prime comes with Nautilus Prime: build the sentinel and the weapon arrives with it. Nautilus Prime is vaulted: open relics you already own, buy them for Aya when Prime Resurgence lists it, or buy the sentinel parts for platinum.
- Cerebrum: Lith N15, Lith N16, Lith N19, Axi N13 (vaulted relics; the rare slot in Lith N15, Lith N16).
- Systems: Lith Q1, Lith Q2, Meso A10, Meso V11, Neo T10 and 1 more (vaulted relics).
- Carapace: Lith A7, Lith L7, Lith Y1, Neo G7, Neo P10 and 2 more (vaulted relics).
- Blueprint: Lith N17, Lith N18, Meso N17, Neo N24 (vaulted relics; the rare slot in Lith N17, Lith N18).
- 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 sentinel parts, then Nautilus Prime; the Verglas Prime is in the sentinel’s blueprint, with its own slot and no extra crafting.
Check the Relic finder for live odds; the set price on this page is what the built Nautilus Prime set trades for on warframe.market. The weapon itself is untradeable.
Stats
| Class | Sentinel |
|---|---|
| Mastery Rank | 0 |
| Trigger | HELD |
| Noise | Alarming |
| Fire Rate | 12 |
| Accuracy | 100 |
| Magazine | 80 |
| Reload | 1.6 s |
| Critical Chance | 14% |
| Critical Multiplier | 2.2x |
| Status Chance | 36% |
| Riven Disposition | (1.3) |
| Damage | 32 total |
|---|---|
| Cold | 32 |
The Verglas Prime has a very high riven disposition of 1.3, indicating that rivens for this weapon can provide substantial stat boosts. This can help mitigate its lower base critical chance and critical multiplier.
Builds
Status: Malignant Force and Infected Clip make the innate Cold into Viral, High Voltage and Stormbringer add Electricity, Galvanized Aptitude scales with the procs, Serration, Split Chamber and Vigilante Armaments underneath.
Rifle
Rifle
Rifle
SET: PRIMARY
Rifle
Rifle
Rifle
Rifle| Mod | Why it’s here |
|---|---|
| Serration | +165% Damage |
| Split Chamber | +90% Multishot |
| Galvanized Aptitude | +80% Status Chance; On Kill: +40% Direct Damage per Status Type affecting the target for 20s. Stacks up to 2x. |
| Vigilante Armaments | +60% Multishot |
| Malignant Force | +60% Toxin; +60% Status Chance |
| Infected Clip | +90% Toxin |
| High Voltage | +60% Electricity; +60% Status Chance |
| Stormbringer | +90% Electricity |
Sentinel weapons take no weapon arcanes. The sentinel itself takes companion arcanes, and the precepts on the sentinel matter more than this gun.
Reviewed September 2026.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- High base status chance
- Innately deals Cold damage
- Fully automatic fire mode
- High riven disposition
- Direct upgrade to Verglas
Cons
- Low critical chance
- Low critical multiplier
- Requires Nautilus Prime for acquisition
- Occupies a companion inventory slot
The Verglas Prime stands out as a formidable sentinel weapon, particularly for players who prioritize status effects and crowd control. Its high status chance and Cold damage make it excellent for applying debuffs and setting up elemental combinations. While its critical stats are modest, a well-rolled riven can significantly enhance its performance, making it a valuable asset for any companion.