Cronus

"A strong blade forged using ceramic."

- Codex Description

Cronus is the first weapon craftable by players. Cronus has a higher base damage output and faster attack speed compared to Skana.

The end product looks almost identical to the Skana and uses the same attack animations.

Cronus can be sold for 5,000.

Characteristics
This weapon does mostly Slash damage.

Advantages
 * Early access in the game (first boss).
 * Straight upgrade compared to starting Skana.
 * Good base damage.
 * Deals high Impact and slash damage.
 * One polarity mod slot.

Disadvantages
 * Low charge damage (only slightly higher than Skana).
 * As with all longswords (except Dakra Prime) can only hit one target at a time.
 * Relatively low Puncture damage.

Acquisition
The blueprint for Cronus is dropped by Captain Vor, who is located on Tolstoj on planet Mercury.

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

Tips

 * Use Cronus as a replacement to your Skana, it is easy to craft and is an overall damage boost.

Trivia

 * The Cronus was the original melee weapon of the Stalker before update Update 7.11.
 * As of Update 9, The Cronus is now one of Captain Vor's weapons.
 * Cronus (alternatively Cronos or Kronos) is the youngest of the twelve titans in Greek mythology, father to Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon.