“You're not supposed to be in here! You're going to ruin the surprise!”The following article/section contains spoilers.x






The Sentient slayer. An offering from Ballas.



Take this... the idea of it... it is the only way your war can end.

The Paracesis is Ballas' signature weapon, introduced in Update 23.10 (2018-10-12). Also known as "The Sentient Slayer", the weapon can gain additional max ranks after polarization capping at rank 40, with the additional ranks applying a damage bonus to Sentients and removing their damage resistances.
The Paracesis cannot be sold, but crafting it is not required for story purposes.



Characteristics[]

Advantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):


Disadvantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
Low attack speed (0.92x animation speed)
Below average status chance (22.00%)
Very low disposition (●○○○○ (0.60x))
See WARFRAME Wiki:Stat Comparison/Percentiles for more details.

Acquisition[]
The weapon blueprint is given to the player upon completing the Chimera Prologue quest.



Manufacturing Requirements📝 Edit blueprint requirements


30,000

 Orokin Ducats1,000

 Galatine1

 Eidolon Shard5

 Orokin Cell15

Time: 12 Hour(s)


Rush:  30


 Market Price:  N/A

 Blueprints Price:N/A

Notes[]
Uniquely, If no stance is equipped on the Paracesis, then it will use   Tempo Royale's entire moveset instead of the normal stanceless moveset for Heavy blades.
The weapon's max rank caps at 40 after 5 polarizations (max rank increases by 2 per Forma added).
Additional polarizations can be added when the weapon reaches its new max rank at that polarization level.
Each additional rank also gives Mastery Rank Experience, giving 4,000 points in total.
Mod capacity scales with the additional ranks, and can reach a total of 90 at rank 40 with an Orokin Catalyst installed and a matching stance mod.
Without an Orokin Catalyst, the max is 50. Combined with the five polarized mod slots required to reach that point, an Orokin Catalyst might not be required to finish modding the Paracesis.
After polarizing a weapon, any additional mod capacity above 30 (60 with an Orokin Catalyst) will not take effect until the weapon's rank reaches 31 and above.
Paracesis' stealth damage bonus does not increase past the usual maximum of 7, reached at rank 30.
Each rank above 30 adds a bonus damage to Sentients.
At rank 40, all attacks reset Sentient and Shadow Stalker resistances, and changes the Profit-Taker Orb's shield weakness.



Weapon Rank

Sentient Damage Bonus


31
+7%


32
+13%


33
+20%


34
+27%


35
+33%


36
+40%


37
+47%


38
+53%


39
+60%


40
+60%

Tips[]

Lore & History[]
“You're not supposed to be in here! You're going to ruin the surprise!”The following article/section contains spoilers. Please complete the Chimera Prologue and The New War quests before proceeding.x
The Operator follows The Man in the Wall and encounters Ballas, whose Orokin body has become Amalgamized with Sentient. Cursing Natah, he constructs the idea of the Paracesis in front of them and instructs them to take it in preparation for The New War against the Sentients. The encounter is revealed to be a vision, arming the Operator with knowledge of the weapon.
However, delivering the Paracesis to the Tenno turned out to be a ruse. After arriving with the Paracesis, Ballas reveals to have been in control of the Sentients all along; he steals the weapon and then stabs the Lotus and the Operator with it before banishing them into a Void portal.
After the Lotus and the Operator returns to confront Ballas for the final battle, with Ordis reconstructing the Paracesis, Ballas eventually manages to get the upper hand in the fight, stealing the Paracesis and stabs the Lotus again. He attempts to attack again before the Tenno jump and disarm him with a Narmer Veil, finally ending Ballas' threat for good.

Trivia[]
Paracesis is the first weapon:
That requires Orokin Ducats and Eidolon Shards to craft.
That can be ranked up above 30.
Paracesis appears to be a corruption of Paracelsus, the famed 16th-century Swiss alchemist. Some portraits of Paracelsus depict him holding a sword by the pommel which, depending on the source, was said to contain either the mythical Philosopher's Stone or the Azoth, a rumored substance that could cure any illness or dissolve any material.
Additionally, Paracelsus was the first person to describe the creation of a Homunculus, a small, fully formed human being, via artificial means. This could allude to Ballas' creation of the Warframes and, albeit indirectly, the Sentients.
Paracesis may also be a corruption of Paracentesis, a medical procedure where the abdomen is punctured with a hollow needle in order to sample or drain bodily fluids. If this is the case, then it would metaphorically allude to the function of the sword as a curative instrument against a "cyst" or "infection" (the Sentients).
Paracelsus is known as the father of toxicology, with one of his most famous tenets being that the dose makes the poison, referring to how otherwise harmless chemicals may become deadly in certain doses. Combined with Ballas's rant referring to the Lotus as a venomous viper, it may be a statement on the Lotus changing from a benevolent force to malevolent now that she's taken a more personal role.
The prefix para has a variety of meanings, including 'abnormal', 'resembling', or even from organic chemistry where it means having two substituents in opposition to each other. The suffix esis means action or process. One interpretation of the name would be the process of becoming abnormal. Another that it is the process of becoming a substituent opposed to another substituent. Either really works well for the background surrounding Ballas and the Operator getting the sword.
In Devstream 123, [DE]Steve advised not to sell the Paracesis (despite not being possible to). On Update 27.0 (2019-12-13), the weapon would come into play in triggering the Erra quest, however the quest's activation was changed in Update 27.2 (2020-03-05) to no longer use the Paracesis.
The Paracesis is not required to start The New War, despite initially appearing on the Warframe's back even if the player doesn't own one or did not equip it prior to starting the quest. An unranked, unmoddable Paracesis is also temporarily given to the player toward the climax of the quest.
A Paracesis Sheath can be obtained as an Orbiter Decoration after completion of Chimera Prologue, purchased from Cephalon Simaris for  50,000. The sheath itself is not present when the Paracesis is holstered due to it being a heavy sword instead of a Nikana.
Media[]
The Paracesis in the CodexRenders of the Paracesis at various angles, with a (currently unused) scabbard to the left.Paracesis Color SchemeParacesis SheatheAn ornate sheath for the Paracesis.
WARFRAME - Paracesis Builds and Synergies
Paracesis SkinsEdit

Patch History[]

Hotfix 34.0.8 (2023-11-09)

Fixed the Paracesis’ “Rank Bonuses” on-hover UI element overlapping with its stats in the Upgrade screen.
Hotfix 26.1.3 (2019-11-26)

Added Lifted status to the Paracesis on a Heavy Ground Slam attack.
Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
Actual patch notes made a mistake on old follow through.

Damage increased from 144 to 222.
Range increased from 1.45 to 2.9.
Status Chance increased from 12% to 22%.
Slam Attack increased from 144 to 999.
Slide Attack increased from 288 to 666.
Parry Angle set to 55.
Follow Through decreased from 0.9 to 0.6.
Hotfix 23.10.4 (2018-10-16)

Fixed the Paracesis having incorrect Mod capacity at Rank 30, which resulted in certain Mods not functioning correctly. This also fixes not being prompted that an equipped Mod that you are Ranking up via Endo exceeds the max Mod capacity and to uninstall.
Fixed ability to Forma the Paracesis for the second time when it is not at its ‘max Rank’.
Update 23.10 (2018-10-12)

Introduced.

Last updated: Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
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 Sporelacer (Primary)OrdnanceSemi-Auto Galvarc MK III  •  Milati MK III  •  Tycho Seeker MK IIITurretAuto Apoc MK III  •  Carcinnox MK III  •  Glazio MK III  •  Laith MK III  •  Lavan Apoc MK III  •  Lavan Carcinnox MK III  •  Lavan Glazio MK III  •  Lavan Laith MK III  •  Lavan Vort MK III  •  Vidar Apoc MK III  •  Vidar Carcinnox MK III  •  Vidar Glazio MK III  •  Vidar Laith MK III  •  Vidar Vort MK III  •  Vort MK III  •  Zetki Apoc MK III  •  Zetki Carcinnox MK III  •  Zetki Glazio MK III  •  Zetki Laith MK III  •  Zetki Vort MK IIIAuto Burst Lavan Pulsar MK III  •  Pulsar MK III  •  Vidar Pulsar MK III  •  Zetki Pulsar MK IIIAuto-Spool Lavan Talyn MK III  •  Talyn MK III  •  Vidar Talyn MK III  •  Zetki Talyn MK IIICharge Tunguska CannonHeld Lavan Photor MK III  •  Photor MK III  •  Vidar Photor MK III  •  Zetki Photor MK IIISemi-Auto Cryophon MK III  •  Lavan Cryophon MK III  •  Vidar Cryophon MK III  •  Zetki Cryophon MK III