Cronus

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

Cronus can be sold for 5,000.

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

Characteristics
This weapon does mostly damage.

Advantages
 * Straight upgrade compared to the starting weapon, Skana.
 * Good base damage.
 * Comes with a polarity, ideal for attack boosting mods.
 * Deals high and  damage.
 * Stance slot has  polarity, matches Crimson Dervish stance.

Disadvantages
 * Can only hit one target at a time without Stances.
 * Relatively low damage.

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

Tips

 * Cronus is an upgraded replacement to the Skana, it is easy to craft and is an overall damage boost.
 * Against Infested, the high slash damage is effective against them. The fact that the Cronus only strikes one target at a time may make using the weapon inefficient against the hordes the Infested tend to come in.

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.