The Cassowar is a Tenno polearm with among the highest attack speed and status chance of all polearms, but has the lowest critical chance and critical multiplier of any polearm.
Characteristics[]
- This weapon deals primarily
Slash damage.
- Stance slot has
polarity, matches
Shimmering Blight stance.
- Innate
and
polarities.
Advantages:
- Tied with the Orthos Prime for the fastest attack speed of all polearms.
- Normal Attack
- High attack speed
- High attack range
- Above average status chance
Disadvantages:
- Third lowest base damage of all polearms, after
Orthos and
Tonbo.
- Lowest critical chance and critical multiplier of all polearms.
- Normal Attack
- Very low crit chance
- Below average damage
- Very low crit multiplier
Acquisition[]
The Cassowar's blueprint can be researched from the Tenno Lab in the dojo.
Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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![]() 20,000 |
![]() 1 |
![]() 1,000 |
![]() 5,700 |
![]() 150 |
Time: 12 hrs |
Rush: ![]() | |||||
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Tenno Lab Research![]() | |||||
![]() 10,000 |
![]() 2 |
![]() 1,500 |
![]() 975 |
![]() 3,150 |
Time: 72 hrs |
Prereq: Anku | |||||
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Tips[]
- Can be built for status and
Condition Overload to boost its damage output.
- Cassowar's high attack speed allows it to proc statuses quickly.
Trivia[]
- The name Cassowar could be based on the Cassowary, a large flightless bird native to the tropical forests of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea and Indonesia), nearby islands, and northeastern Australia. Cassowary is considered as one of the most dangerous birds in the world as it can be quite aggressive if provoked and can inflict serious or even fatal wounds to humans.
- The Cassowar's high attack speed ties in to the Cassowary's high running speed.
- The Cassowar's blades slightly resemble the shape of the Cassowary's head.
Gallery[]
Media[]
Cassowar Skins
Jade
XB1™ Exclusive
XB1™ Exclusive
Phocys
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Diva
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Lympharis
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Aphria
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Skopos
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Jotunheim
TennoGen
TennoGen
Ion
TennoGen
TennoGen
Osiris
TennoGen
TennoGen
Patch History[]
Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
- Damage increased from 70 to 188.
- Slam Attack increased from 140 to 564.
- Slide Attack increased from 156 to 376.
- Parry Angle set to 55.
- Follow Through reduced from 0.8 to 0.6.
Update 22.6 (2017-12-07)
- Fixed polearms clipping on some Warframes when using the standard holster position.
Hotfix 22.4.1 (2017-11-24)
- Fixed being able to use Guandao Rivens on the Cassowar.
Update 22.4 (2017-11-23)
- Introduced.
Last updated: Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
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