Cernos

Tenno Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Cernos
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Bow
Mastery Rank Requirement	6
Max Rank	30
Slot	Primary
Trigger Type	Charge
Utility
Accuracy	16.7
Ammo Max	72
Ammo Pickup	15
Ammo Type	Primary
Disposition	●●●●○ (1.30x)
Fire Rate	1.000 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Silent
Magazine Size	1
Reload Time	0.60 s
Projectile Speed	70.0 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Spread	6.00° (0.00° min, 12.00° max)
Uncharged Shot
171 ( 90%)
9.5 ( 5%)
9.5 ( 5%)
Total Damage	190 (90.00%  Impact)
Ammo Cost	1
Crit Chance	36.00%
Crit Multiplier	2.00x
Fire Rate	1.000 attacks/sec
Multishot	1 (190.00 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Silent
Punch Through	0.0 m
Spread	6.00° (0.00° min, 12.00° max)
Status Chance	18.00%
Projectile Speed	70.0 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Trigger Type	Semi-Auto
Charged Shot
342 ( 90%)
19 ( 5%)
19 ( 5%)
Total Damage	380 (90.00%  Impact)
Ammo Cost	1
Charge Time	0.5 s
Crit Chance	36.00%
Crit Multiplier	2.00x
Fire Rate	1.000 attacks/sec
Multishot	1 (380.00 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Silent
Punch Through	1.0 m
Status Chance	18.00%
Projectile Speed	90.0 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Trigger Type	Charge
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	PROJECTILE
Riven Family	Cernos
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 11.1 (2013-11-27)
Polarities
Sell Price	7,500
Variants	Cernos  Cernos Prime  Rakta Cernos
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
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CODEX

Evoking the design of ancient bows, the high impact Cernos is perfect for hunting down highly shielded enemies.

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

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

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
15,000	3	700	600	1,750	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 45
Market Price: 225			Blueprints Price:20,000

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:

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

Comparisons:

•  Cernos (Charged Shot), compared to  Cernos Prime (Charged Horizontal/Vertical Shot):
  • Higher base damage per projectile (380.00 vs. 184.00)
    • Higher  Impact damage ( 342 vs. 165.6)
    • Higher  Puncture damage ( 19 vs. 9.2)
    • Higher  Slash damage ( 19 vs. 9.2)
  • Lower total damage (380 vs. 552)
  • Higher base critical chance (36.00% vs. 35.00%)
  • Lower base status chance (18.00% vs. 30.00%)
  • Lower average damage per tap (516.8 vs. 745.2)
  • Lower burst DPS (861.33 vs. 1146.46)
  • Lower sustained DPS (469.81 vs. 648)
  • Lower multishot (1 vs. 3)
  • Faster reload time (0.60 s vs. 0.65 s)
  • Lesser projectile speed (90.0 m/s vs. 95.0 m/s)
  • Less polarities ( vs. )
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (6 vs. 12)
  • Higher disposition (●●●●○ (1.30x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.25x))

•  Cernos (Charged Shot), compared to  Rakta Cernos (Charged Shot):
  • Lower base damage per projectile (380.00 vs. 470.00)
    • Lower  Impact damage ( 342 vs. 423)
    • Lower  Puncture damage ( 19 vs. 23.5)
    • Lower  Slash damage ( 19 vs. 23.5)
  • Lower total damage (380 vs. 470)
  • Higher base critical chance (36.00% vs. 35.00%)
  • Higher base status chance (18.00% vs. 15.00%)
  • Lower average damage per tap (516.8 vs. 634.5)
  • Lower burst DPS (861.33 vs. 1057.5)
  • Lower sustained DPS (469.81 vs. 746.47)
  • Lesser projectile speed (90.0 m/s vs. 100.0 m/s)
  • Less polarities ( vs. )
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (6 vs. 12)
  • Higher disposition (●●●●○ (1.30x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.25x))
  • No innate Blight effect

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Tips

• Due to the weapon's high damage but low and 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.

Trivia

• 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

Media

• Cernos in the Codex.
• Cernos as shown in the Arsenal
• Cernos Arrow Quiver with Arrows

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Patch History

Update 25.7 (2019-08-29)

• Normalized quick shots to have the same critical chance/damage and status chance as charged shots.
• While reviewing Bow stats the team has also refreshed all their FX (including the Lenz)!
• Quick Shot increased from 110 to 190
• Charged Shot increased from 220 to 380
• Flight Speed increased from 85 to 90
• Aim Zoom decreased from 2.23x to 2x

Hotfix 25.0.7 (2019-05-30)

• Fixed the Cernos Energy color persisting as default on the strings.

Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)

• Mastery Rank increased from 0 to 6.
• Charged shot damage increased from 200 to 220.
• Charge speed increased from 1s to 0.5s.
• Status chance increased from 10% to 18%.
• Critical chance increased from 35% to 36%.

Update 11.1 (2013-11-27)

• Introduced.

See also

•  Rakta Cernos, the Red Veil custom counterpart.
•  Mutalist Cernos, the Infested counterpart.
•  Cernos Prime, the primed counterpart.