Cernos

Tenno Weapons

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The Cernos is a Tenno bow, specializing in damaging shields by its high  Impact damage.

This weapon can be sold for 7,500‍ 7,500. It is also a requisite ingredient for Mutalist Cernos.

Manufacturing Requirements
15,000	3	700	600	1,750	Time: 12 hrs
					Rush: 45
Market Price: 225			Blueprints Price:20,000

CharacteristicsEdit

This weapon deals primarily Impact damage.

Advantages:

• High Impact damage – effective against shields.
• Very high critical chance.
• Charged shots have innate 1 meter Punch Through.
• Pinpoint accuracy when aiming (RMB ).
• Silent.
• On kill, bodies will follow the arrow that killed them, damaging enemies in their path and pinning the corpse to walls.
• Innate polarity.
• Can use the bow-exclusive Thunderbolt mod.
• Fire rate mods apply double their bonuses.

Disadvantages:

• Low Puncture and Slash damage – less effective against armor and health.
• Arrows have a travel time with slight arcing.
• Draws from the rare sniper ammo pool.

Comparisons:

• Cernos, compared to Cernos Prime:
  • Lower base damage (110.0 vs. 180.0)
    • Lower Impact damage (99.0 vs. 162.0)
    • Lower Puncture damage (5.5 vs. 9.0)
    • Lower Slash damage (5.5 vs. 9.0)
  • Lower charge attack damage (220.0 vs. 360.0)
  • Lower status chance (18% vs. 30%)
  • Faster reload speed (0.6 s vs. 0.65 s)
  • Different polarities ( vs. )
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (6 vs. 12)

• Cernos, compared to Rakta Cernos:
  • Lower base damage (110.0 vs. 150.0)
    • Lower Impact damage (99.0 vs. 135.0)
    • Lower Puncture damage (5.5 vs. 7.5)
    • Lower Slash damage (5.5 vs. 7.5)
  • Lower charge attack damage (220.0 vs. 250.0)
  • Slower charge time (0.5 s vs. 0.25 s)
  • Lower critical multiplier (1.5x vs. 2x)
  • Higher status chance (18% vs. 15%)
  • Lack of an innate Blight effect
  • Different polarities ( vs. )
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (6 vs. 12)

Weapon LoadoutsEdit

• See Category:Cernos Build to see how players mod this weapon.
• See Category:Cernos Guides for guides on how to use this weapon effectively.
• For more general help with weapons, you may wish to browse Category:Weapon Guides.

TipsEdit

• Due to the weapon's high Impact damage but low Puncture and Slash damage, consider using this to drain the enemies' shield first then finish them with other weapons which have higher damage where the Cernos lacks. Alternatively, consider making this your main bow for going against Corpus troops, the majority of which have high shields but very low health.
• With a maxed Point Strike and Critical Delay mods, it is possible to raise the Cernos' critical chance to 104.3%, ensuring that all shots will deal critical damage.
  • Using a maxed Critical Delay however will also result in the Cernos having an even slower fire rate. This can be countered with the usage of a fire rate mod, preferably Speed Trigger.

TriviaEdit

• The name "Cernos" means "horn" in Gaulish.
• Being an Impact oriented bow, the Cernos uses arrows with a mace-like head, with a larger impact area. This spreads the kinetic energy of the arrows across a wider area, creating a blunt impact.
• This is so far a weapon with most variations. Having total of 4 versions; Basic, Prime, Rakta and Mutalist

MediaEdit

• Cernos in the Codex.
• Nekros and Cernos
• Cernos in back
• Cernos Quiver Colour Customization
• Cernos Bow Colour Customization
• New Cernos holster look

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See alsoEdit

• Rakta Cernos, the Red Veil custom version.
• Mutalist Cernos, the Infested version.
• Cernos Prime, the Prime counterpart of this bow.