Ankyros

"A pair of mighty gauntlets, the ANKYROS were designed by the Tenno for close quarters combat. What they lack in range they make up for in speed."

- In-Game Description

Characteristics
Advantages:
 * Good attack speed.
 * Slide attack can hit multiple enemies
 * Medium jump attack AoE that staggers Grineer.
 * High crit chance on normal attacks.
 * Attacks do not have armor applied to base damage.

Disadvantages:
 * Very short range.
 * No knockdown on jump attack.
 * No polarities.
 * No AoE (except jump attack).
 * Poor damage until heavily modded

Acquisition
The Ankyros can be purchased for  125 and the blueprint for  15,000.

Weapon Loadouts
See the user build section for builds using this weapon.

Tips

 * When using these remember that you must be really close and therefore expect yourself to be vulnerable to staggers, knockdowns and knockbacks.
 * When fighting sprint around while charging and turn to hit at last second then run away for another charge. Basically keep moving or do some evasive maneuvers like roll.
 * Occasionally, you may find it hard to hit an enemy even if they are directly in front of you. This may be a small mesh problem associated with the weapons short range.
 * Using Reach can effectively aid in hitting targets from slightly further away.

Trivia

 * The Ankyros was released on April 19th, 2013 with Update 7.8.