Caustacyst

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Actual stats of heavy attack projectile + trail

Infested Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Caustacyst
Statistics
Mastery	7
Slot	Melee
Type	Scythe
Utility
Range	2.9 m
Noise Level	Alarming
Attack Speed	1
Combo Duration	5 s
Block Angle	60°
Follow Through	60%
Disposition	●●●●○ (1.30x)
Normal Attack
17
71
69
103
Total Damage	260 ( 39.62%)
Attack Speed	1
Status Chance	37%
Crit Chance	9%
Crit Multiplier	2x
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	1,560
Wind-up	1 s
Slam Damage	1,300
Slam Radius	9 m
Radial Damage	1,300
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	780
Slam Radius	8 m
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	520
Miscellaneous
Stance Polarity
Exilus Polarity	None
Polarities
Introduced	Update: The Index Preview (2016-10-20)

CODEX

Charge attacks from this scythe unleash a wave of acid that mutilates enemies and leaves a trail of corrosive sludge.

The Caustacyst is an  Infested scythe that deals Corrosive Damage Corrosive damage, and its heavy attacks create a trail of sludge that damages and staggers enemies who walk into it.

Characteristics

This weapon deals Corrosive Damage Corrosive damage.

Advantages:

• Highest base damage of all scythes.
  • Innate Corrosive Damage Corrosive damage – effective against Ferrite Armor and Fossilized.
  • High Puncture Damage Puncture and Slash Damage Slash – effective against armor and health.
• Second highest status chance of all scythes, behind Tenet Grigori Tenet Grigori.
• Heavy attacks throws a Corrosive Damage Corrosive wave of up to 20 meters in the direction of the player's aim. The wave leaves a temporary trail on the ground, damaging and staggering enemies standing in it.
• stance polarity matches Stalking Fan Stalking Fan.
• Innate polarity.

Disadvantages:

• Innate Corrosive Damage Corrosive damage – less effective against Proto Shields.
• Lowest critical chance of all scythes.

Acquisition

The Caustacyst's blueprint can be researched from the Bio Lab in the dojo.

Manufacturing Requirements
30,000	10	15,000	4,000	5	Time: 24 hrs
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 230			Blueprints Price:50,000
Bio Lab Research 3,000
5,000	30	600	4,000	1,200	Time: 72 hrs
					Prereq: Embolist
x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

Notes

• When performing a heavy attack, the Caustacyst throws a toxic wave in the direction of the player's aim. This wave will travel up to 20 meters, dealing Corrosive Damage Corrosive damage to all enemies it hits. The wave will also leave behind a temporary trail on the ground that deals Corrosive Damage Corrosive damage to enemies that stand on it.
  • Wave range is not affected by Reach Reach or Primed Reach Primed Reach.
  • Wave has infinite Punch Through.
  • The wave inherits any elemental damage from mods and can proc their status effects, having an approximated 10% base status chance.
• Enemies hit by the wave are also staggered, making them vulnerable to melee finishers (default E ) and susceptible to stealth damage multipliers.
  • Enemies stunned by these pools do not have their alert status changed; enemies can be damaged by the pools and still be killed for stealth kills as long as their stun animation is still playing.
  • This allows players to launch a pool, then launch up to 3 more charge attacks before the enemy can become alerted.

Tips

• The Caustacyst is an excellent weapon against the Grineer, allowing for Corrosive Damage Corrosive and Viral Damage Viral to be used at the same time, as well as additional Heat Damage Heat to attack their health or Electricity Damage Electricity for extra stunning capabilities.
  • Alternatively, it can be paired with Radiation Damage Radiation for bonus damage against Alloy Armor, pairing with Corrosive Damage Corrosive's innate armor-peeling to allow for more general use against Grineer enemies.
• The slow attack speed can be mitigated by equipping Fury Fury (Primed Fury Prime) alongside Berserker Fury Berserker Fury and Gladiator Vice Gladiator Vice.

Trivia

• This is the first melee weapon with innate Corrosive Damage Corrosive damage.

Media

• Caustacyst in Codex.

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Warframe Caustacyst

Warframe - Caustacyst (Quiet Shy)

Warframe Caustacyst, EFFECTS PLAYTESTED! thequickdraw

Warframe Insane damage Caustacyst

Warframe - Caustacyst (OriginalWickedfun)

Caustacyst Skins Edit

Spearmint
Seasonal

Thanatos

Patch History

Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)

• Damage increased from 75 Corrosive to 260 (17 Impact, 71 Puncture, 69 Slash, and 103 Corrosive).
• Range increased from 1 to 2.9.
• Status Chance increased from 30% to 37%.
• Critical Chance increased from 5% to 9%.
• Slam Attack increased from 150 to 780.
• Slide Attack increased from 150 to 520.
• Parry Angle set to 60.
• Follow Through reduced from 0.8 to 0.6.

Update 20.5 (2017-05-17)

• Fixed Spearmint Scythe skin hand positions being offset on the Anku and Caustacyst.

Hotfix 20.0.7 (2017-03-30)

• Fixed the Caustacyst’s Corrosive acid projectiles not pausing in Limbo’s Stasis. 
• Fixed the Caustacyst’s Corrosive acid projectiles from Mirage’s Hall of Mirror clones not being inside Limbo’s Rift when cast and not being affected by the Rift Stasis mechanic.

Hotfix: The Index Preview 4 (2016-10-25)

• Potential fix for the Caustacyst causing game hitches.
• Fixed (for real this time) attaining free health by channeling as enemies pass through the Caustacyst goo with Life Strike equipped. Also fixes similar issue with the Zenistar’s charge disc. 

Hotfix: The Index Preview 1 (2016-10-20)

• Fixed Chat linking the Caustacyst causing a crash.
• Fixed attaining free health by channeling as enemies pass through the Caustacyst goo with Life Strike equipped. Also fixes similar issue with the Zenistar.
• Fixed Limbo being able to damage enemies while remaining invincible in the Rift with the Caustacyst or the Zenistar charge attack.

Update: The Index Preview (2016-10-20)

• Introduced.

See also

• Embolist Embolist, a secondary pistol which shares the same theme.