Build it. The Zakti Prime offers exceptional area control and status application through its gas explosions. Its main weakness is the dart travel time and explosion delay.
Darts explode in a 3.8 meter radius after 1 second, dealing Gas damage and applying status separately from the initial hit. Explosions penetrate walls and stagger enemies.
The Zakti Prime is the Primed variant of the Zakti, boasting significant improvements in radial damage, critical chance, critical multiplier, status chance, explosion radius, and magazine size, alongside reduced recoil. It was released alongside Nezha Prime and Guandao Prime.
This secondary weapon fires darts that deal innate Gas damage and have a guaranteed Impact proc on direct hits. The darts explode after a short delay, creating a Gas damage area-of-effect that can stagger enemies and penetrate walls.
The Zakti Prime excels in crowd control and area denial, making it a powerful tool for clearing groups of enemies and setting up finishers. Its unique explosion mechanic allows for indirect damage and status application.
How to get the Zakti Prime
- The Zakti 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 T4, Lith T8, Meso H3, Meso N12, Meso N15 and 4 more (vaulted relics).
- Blueprint: Lith Z3, Meso Z4, Meso Z5, Axi Z1 (vaulted relics; the rare slot in Lith Z3, Meso Z4).
- Barrel: Lith D4, Lith G7, Lith N11, Lith N8, Lith T9 and 3 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 | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Mastery Rank | 14 |
| Trigger | SEMI |
| Noise | Alarming |
| Fire Rate | 5 |
| Accuracy | 26.7 |
| Magazine | 8 |
| Reload | 1 s |
| Critical Chance | 8% |
| Critical Multiplier | 1.8x |
| Status Chance | 42% |
| Set Price | 41p on warframe.market (48h average) |
| Riven Disposition | (1.1) |
| Damage | 30 total |
|---|---|
| Impact | 12 |
| Puncture | 18 |
With a riven disposition of 1.1, the Zakti Prime benefits moderately from rivens, allowing for noticeable stat boosts. This disposition is on the higher side for a Prime weapon, indicating good potential for customized builds.
Builds
Given its high status chance and innate Gas damage, a status-focused build is highly effective. Prioritize increasing status chance and multishot to maximize the number of gas procs. While its critical chance is low, adding some critical mods can still provide occasional bursts of damage, especially if combined with external buffs.
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Pistol| Mod | Why it’s here |
|---|---|
| Hornet Strike | +220% Damage |
| Primed Pistol Gambit | +187% Critical Chance |
| Primed Target Cracker | +110% Critical Damage |
| Lethal Torrent | +60% Fire Rate; +60% Multishot |
| Pistol Pestilence | +60% Toxin; +60% Status Chance |
| Frostbite | +60% Cold; +60% Status Chance |
| Primed Fulmination | +44% Blast Range |
| Galvanized Shot | +80% Status Chance; On Kill: +40% Direct Damage per Status Type affecting the target for 14s. Stacks up to 3x. |
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
- High area-of-effect damage and status application
- Innate Gas damage effective against Infested
- Explosions penetrate walls, allowing indirect damage
- Darts stagger enemies, enabling melee finishers
- High ammo efficiency
Cons
- Darts have travel time
- Explosion delay allows enemies to move out of range
- Explosion inflicts self-stagger
- Low critical chance and multiplier
The Zakti Prime is a unique and powerful secondary weapon, excelling in crowd control and indirect damage. Its ability to apply Gas procs over a wide area, combined with wall-penetrating explosions, makes it a valuable asset in many missions. Despite its low critical stats and self-stagger, its strengths in status application and area denial make it a formidable choice for those who master its mechanics.