Castanas

Tenno Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Castanas
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Thrown
Mastery Rank Requirement	3
Max Rank	30
Slot	Secondary
Trigger Type	Active
Utility
Accuracy	100
Ammo Max	18
Ammo Pickup	4
Ammo Type	Secondary
Disposition	●●●●● (1.40x)
Fire Rate	3.330 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Silent
Magazine Size	2
Reload Time	1.00 s
Projectile Speed	60.0 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Mid-Flight Detonation
160 ( 100%)
Total Damage	160 (100.00%  Electricity)
Ammo Cost	1
Crit Chance	8.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.50x
Damage Falloff	0.0 m (100%) - 3.6 m (60.00%)
Fire Rate	3.330 attacks/sec
Multishot	1 (160.00 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Silent
Punch Through	0.0 m
Range	3.6 m
Status Chance	22.00%
Projectile Speed	60.0 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Embedded Detonation
160 ( 100%)
Total Damage	160 (100.00%  Electricity)
Crit Chance	8.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.50x
Damage Falloff	0.0 m (100%) - 3.6 m (60.00%)
Fire Rate	3.330 attacks/sec
Forced Procs	Electricity
Multishot	1 (160.00 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Silent
Punch Through	0.0 m
Range	3.6 m
Status Chance	22.00%
Projectile Type	AoE
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	PROJECTILE, DEPLOYABLE, AOE, SINGLESHOT
Riven Family	Castanas
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 12.2 (2014-02-19)
Polarities
Sell Price	5,000
Variants	Castanas  Sancti Castanas
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
Weapons Tenno Weapons Electricity Damage Weapons Thrown Castanas Secondary Weapons Active Weapons Active Base Pinpoint Weapons Silent Weapons Projectile Weapons Weapons with Area of Effect Untradeable Weapons Available In Conclave

CODEX

The remotely triggered Castanas quietly deliver a lethal dose of electricity to unsuspecting enemies.

The Castanas are a throwing type secondary weapons with detonation charge that can be detonated remotely by using the Alternate Fire, much like the  Penta. Although lacking in throwing speed like other thrown weapons, they can be stacked up to six then detonated all at once to create a wide array of crowd controlling opportunities, thanks to their electrical explosion and chaining effects.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
20,000	2	800	200	1	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 175			Blueprints Price:15,000
Tenno Lab Research3,000
5,000	1	500	50	300	Time: 3 Day(s)
					Prereq: N/A
x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

Characteristics

This weapon deals damage.

Advantages:

• Second highest base damage of all throwing-type secondaries, behind  Sancti Castanas.
  • Innate damage – effective against Machinery and Robotic.
  • Guaranteed proc.
• High status chance.
• Pinpoint accuracy.
• Very high reload speed.
• Mines can stick to surfaces, including enemies and allies.
• Silent, even if the projectile hits the enemy.
• User can detonate charges on command via Alternate Fire, giving the player precise timing in detonation.
  • Detonation has an explosion radius of 3 meters.
  • Up to six deployed mines can be ready for detonation at the same time.
• Extra projectiles generated by Multishot have a very wide horizontal spread, effective at covering large groups of enemies.
• Two Polarities.

Disadvantages:

• Innate damage – less effective against Alloy Armor.
  • Damage cannot be increased with , or mods.
• Projectiles have very slow travel time with arcing.
• Very low critical chance.
• Below average critical multiplier.
• Explosions inflict self-damage.
• Semi-automatic fire, unlike other throwing weapons.
• Extremely low magazine size of just 2 rounds; requires frequent reloading.
• Low ammo capacity size of 20.
• Can only have six deployed mines out at once.
  • ​Extra projectiles generated by Multishot will count towards this limit.

Comparisons:

•  Castanas (Mid-Flight Detonation), compared to  Sancti Castanas (Mid-Flight Detonation):
  • Lower base damage per projectile (160.00 vs. 300.00)
    • Lower  Electricity damage ( 160 vs. 300)
  • Lower total damage (160 vs. 300)
  • Lower base critical chance (8.00% vs. 24.00%)
  • Lower base critical multiplier (1.50x vs. 2.00x)
  • Lower base status chance (22.00% vs. 34.00%)
  • Lower average damage per tap (166.4 vs. 372)
  • Lower burst DPS (554.11 vs. 1238.76)
  • Lower sustained DPS (207.92 vs. 464.82)
  • Less polarities ( vs. )
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (3 vs. 10)
  • Higher disposition (●●●●● (1.40x) vs. ●●●●● (1.35x))
  • No innate Purity effect

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Notes

• The normal animation and arc behaves similar to other thrown secondary weapons.
• Castanas can stun-lock bosses such as Lech Kril.
• Primary fire throws the Castanas, secondary fire detonates them.
• Charges will stick to any surface (enemies, allies, companions, etc.); after sticking, they will proc with 100% chance when detonated.
  • When thrown while running backwards, it is possible that they can stick to your Sentinel or your Frame itself.
  • This guaranteed proc does not damage the user even if when dealing self-damage.
• Throws that were made by the left hand are further from reticle by a few degrees to the bottom compared to the right hand.
• Can not proc on user.
• When  Magnum Force is added, the Castanas will begin to spread apart on throws if Multishot mods are applied. This may be helpful for combating the small blast radius they have by spacing them slightly apart from each other.
• The Castanas are currently subject to a bug that dramatically increases projectile spread when using multishot mods. Equipping a low-rank  Magnum Force will fix this.
• Throwing these at an Arctic Eximus snowglobe and detonating them will kill the Eximus.
• Castanas thrown by  Mirage's illusions from will not interfere with the maximum amount of armed Castanas at a given time.

Tips

• Caution should be taken when this weapon possesses elemental damages such as , and , as these would deliver their corresponding negative effects should the user be caught in the blast area.
• As a  Nyx, throwing several Castanas to the floor, casting  Absorb on top of them and detonating them makes a good (and fast) combo for an instantly "charged" Absorb with the right build.
• Mirage's Hall of Mirrors can be used to increase the number of Castanas that can be planted, but the holograms' Castanas will detonate a few seconds after impact; though they will not damage the player and can still also be detonated manually in the given time they are active.
• If you are willing to take the damage, you can detonate the Castanas right on top of yourself by pressing the fire and secondary fire keys at the same time.

Trivia

• The Castanas are the first thrown secondary weapon that delivers Area of Effect damage.
• The detonation feature is similar to that of the  Penta grenade launcher, which also allowed users to detonate on command.
• The word Castañas means "chestnuts" in Spanish and Greek, judging how the knives are thrown, then "open" themselves, revealing their explosive cores.
• The Castanas are the first throwable weapon of its kind to be thrown in "Semi-auto".

Bugs

• If Multishot is modded onto the Castanas in any way and happens to activate, the castanas thrown will travel in widely different directions, landing far away from the intended target.
  • This can be counteracted with  Magnum Force.

Media

• Castanas In The Market
• Castanas in Website

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Warframe Castanas Build Guide Damage 2.0

Castanas Skins

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Patch History

Update 24.8 (2019-04-24)

• Fixed equipping Castanas (in default Skin) placing a larger version of one of the projectiles between the Warframes legs.

Update 23.10 (2018-10-12)

• Updated weapon FX for the Castanas.

Update 22.20 (2018-05-17)

Conclave

• Reduced the ammo pool of the Castanas.
• Increased the effect of gravity on the Castanas.

Hotfix 22.13.3 (2018-02-21)

• Made the additional projectiles of Castanas from Multishot spread in a more uniform/predictable pattern.

Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)

• Damage increased from 100 to 160.
• Status chance increased from 10% to 22%.
• Critical chance increased from 5% to 8%.
• Increased speed of projectile.
• Deployed damage radius increased from 2m to 3m.
• Multishot now spreads additional projectiles horizontal only.
• Ammo pool decreased from 30 to 18.

Update 21.0 (2017-06-29)

• Fixed  Magnum Force equipped on Castanas modded for multishot resulting in pin-point accuracy.

Update 20.5 (2017-05-17)

• Reduced the detonation delay of detonated explosive weapons (Castanas, etc).

Hotfix 15.12.2 (2015-01-30)

• Fixed an issue causing attachments on the regular Castanas to turn grey.

Update 14.2 (2014-08-13)

• Ammo capacity reduced from 210 to 30.

Hotfix 14.1.3 (2014-08-02)

• Tweaked the visual fidelity of Castanas explosions spawned from Hall of Mirror clones.

Update 13.8 (2014-06-19)

• Fixed an issue with Clients sometimes being able to throw unlimited amounts of Castanas which they could not detonate.

Hotfix 12.5.3 (2014-03-24)

• Fixed a duplicate flashlight being present on the Castanas.

Hotfix 12.4.5 (2014-03-12)

• Fixed inability to throw Castanas while sprinting.

Update 12.3 (2014-02-27)

• Adjusted timing to show Castanas in hand sooner after reload is complete.

Update 12.2 (2014-02-19)

• Introduced.

Last updated: Update 24.8 (2019-04-24)

See also

•  Sancti Castanas, the New Loka custom version.
•  Talons, explosive bombs that work much like the Castanas