Orvius

The Orvius is a throwing melee weapon used by Teshin. The Orvius blueprint is awarded to players upon completion of The War Within quest.

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:
 * High damage – effective against Infested, Flesh and Cloned Flesh.
 * Can be thrown using the charge attack function.
 * The Orvius can be detonated in-flight by pressing the channel button, or with  when unequipped, which does not cost energy.
 * Silent.
 * The throwing attack still counts as melee, so it will do bonus damage against unalerted enemies even when thrown.
 * Can hit enemies on way back to the thrower.
 * Can hit headshots and other weak spots for damage multipliers on its throw more easily than other melee weapons.
 * Can be aimed around corners and used to hit several enemies in one bounce.
 * Knockdown on jump attack.
 * Regular attacks have momentum, like heavy weapons (stagger resist).
 * A player can still perform other actions while the Orvius is in mid-flight.
 * Catching the Orvius while a reload is still ongoing will not interrupt the reload.
 * Channeling and dual wield perfect charge attacks can stun and suspend an enemy in mid-air, making them more vulnerable to attack.
 * These attacks are very effective against Juggernaut since its damage ignores the majority of Juggernaut's armor.
 * Dual wield charge does not consume energy.

Disadvantages:
 * Short melee attack range.
 * Regular attacks can only hit one target.
 * Ground slam attack has a very small AoE radius.
 * The user cannot use melee attacks until the Orvius has returned, limiting its rapid fire (charge) capability.
 * When it bounces off the wall, it has a very low chance to hit an enemy.
 * The explosion caused by channeling the weapon or by while the Orvius is in flight can damage the user.
 * Channeled thrown attacks will use up energy regardless if it hits enemies or damages them.
 * Slow attack speed.

Acquisition

 * The Orvius' parts can be acquired from special enemies that show up during a Kuva Siphon and Kuva Survival objectives; The Orvius Blades can drop from Kuva Guardians, while Discs can be dropped by Kuva Jesters.
 * Its Blueprint is also available for purchase as an offering from Cephalon Simaris for after the player has completed the The War Within quest.

Bugs

 * Ragdolling an enemy that is under the effects of the special attack and then quickly switching weapons will result in the enemy either continuing to float or walking in place with the tethers still attached and refusing to attack, even after the Orvius is returned.
 * The special attack is less likely to work if dual wielding and using the mod.

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