Mutalist Cernos

The  is an Infested Cernos, lowering critical chance for an increase in status chance. In addition, immediately after an arrow hits a surface, a spore will be summoned from above and hit that spot, creating a low damage toxin cloud with a high chance of dealing damage and proc as well as a chance to proc the weapon's elemental damage.

This weapon can be sold for.

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:
 * High damage – effective against shields.
 * Silent.
 * Good critical chance.
 * Second highest status chance of all blows, behind Daikyu.
 * Can reach 100% status chance with, , , and.
 * Arrow impacts spawns a small, temporary cloud that can also inflict any equipped elements on the weapon.
 * Pinpoint accuracy when aiming.
 * Ragdolls and pins the target to the wall on a kill.
 * Ragdolled bodies fly in a straight line and can damage other enemies in its path.
 * Comes with a polarity.

Disadvantages:
 * Low and  damage – less effective armor and health.
 * Arrows have a travel time and travel in a slight arc.
 * Draws from the rare sniper ammo pool.
 * The bow actually fires two projectiles, the first being the arrow and the second, which is shot slightly afterwards, being the Toxic cloud. The toxic spore will follow the arrow when impacted and as such, enemies knocked backed and killed by the arrow will result in the spore tracking the dead body and creating the cloud somewhere near where the body lay.

Comparisons:

Tips

 * The Mutalist Cernos is ill suited for stealth missions, as enemies that are damaged by lingering toxin clouds will be immediately alerted to the Tenno's presence.
 * Multiple toxin clouds can be a hindrance as they may obscure the player's vision.
 * Spore clouds' continuous damage aids in taking down Nullifier and Arctic Eximus shields faster compared to other bows, on top of dealing direct damage to the shielded enemy's health.
 * Any arrow that procs 's explosion will not result in a spore being fired; it is therefore inadvisable to use Thunderbolt with Mutalist Cernos, as it negates a key element of the weapon's DPS.
 * Mods that add sufficient Punch Through will often result in the spore landing well behind a targeted enemy. While this may allow the Mutalist Cernos to deal with cameras, turrets, and other stationary destructibles or objects from behind obstructions, it is suggested that such mods be avoided, as the downsides far outweigh the usefulness of such.
 * Unlike the Torid's projectile, the toxic spores will attach to a Nullifier bubble (or Arctic Eximus Globe) at the point of impact, continuously applying damage and shrinking the bubble. This makes the bow an efficient means of combating Nullifiers in Bow-only Sorties.
 * In regards to Riven Mods, the Mutalist Cernos is considered separate from the rest of the Cernos family and cannot use Cernos Rivens; they must be specifically for the Mutalist Cernos.

Bugs

 * Similar to a bug previously present on the Torid, the clouds that stick to enemies after getting shot with an arrow directly will sometimes do no damage to that enemy.

Patch History
Mutalist Cernos