“Market forces dictate that you need to evolve or die.”
Bo Prime is Vaulted.
The Void Relics for this item have been removed from the drop tables and do not drop during missions at this time. Check the current Prime Resurgence rotation to see if Varzia offers relics for this item. Vaulted Void Relics already contained in player inventories are not affected and can still be either opened or traded between players.
The Bo Prime is the Prime variant of the 
Bo staff, featuring higher attack speed but lower damage.
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 15,000 |
 2 |
 1 |
 Orokin Cell10 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) | |
Rush:  50
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 Market Price: N/A
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Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily 
Impact damage.
Advantages:
- Third highest base damage of all staves.
- Good range.
- Good attack speed.
- Innate
and 
polarities.
Disadvantages:
- Low
Puncture and no 
Slash damage – less effective against armor and health. - Stance slot has
polarity, does not match the Conclave-only 
Crashing Timber stance.
Comparisons:
Bo Prime (Normal Attack), compared to 
MK1-Bo (Normal Attack):
- Lower base damage (66.00 vs. 69.00)
- Lower total damage (66 vs. 69)
- Higher attack speed (1.08x animation speed vs. 1.00x animation speed)
- More polarities ( vs. )
- Higher Mastery Rank required (5 vs. 0)
- Bo Prime (Normal Attack), compared to Bo (Normal Attack):
- Lower base damage (66.00 vs. 77.00)
- Lower total damage (66 vs. 77)
- Higher attack speed (1.08x animation speed vs. 1.00x animation speed)
- More polarities ( vs. )
- Higher Mastery Rank required (5 vs. 0)
Trivia
- This is the first staff to have a primed variant.
- The Bo Prime was first seen as an accidentally leaked Codex entry in Update 13.0 (2014-04-09), along with the
Serro and the 
Venka, before any of the weapons were released. - Bo Prime's ornaments protract when in use.
- The Bo Prime briefly appeared on the Market for
65 following Update 17.1 (2015-08-12). This error was quickly corrected with Hotfix 17.1.1 (2015-08-12).
Media
Bo Prime in Codex.
A Gay Guy Reviews Bo Prime, Double Ended Goodness
A look at Warframe Bo Prime
Warframe Bo Prime
Warframe Bo Prime Pro Builds Update 13.7.2
Warframe Melee 2.0 BO PRIME Build Guide
Bo Prime Skins
Vaultings
- On May 10th, 2016, it was announced that the Bo Prime, along with
Loki Prime and Wyrm Prime, would enter the Prime Vault and be retired from the reward tables on May 17, 2016. Any preexisting components or fully-built weapons will remain as is.
Patch History
See also
- Bo, the original variant of this weapon.
