The Cernos is a Tenno bow, specializing in damaging shields by its high 
Impact damage.
This weapon can be sold for 
7,500. It is also a requisite ingredient for 
Mutalist Cernos.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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 15,000 |
 3 |
 700 |
 600 |
 1,750 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) |
Rush:  45
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 Market Price: 225
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 Blueprints Price:20,000
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Characteristics[]
This weapon deals primarily Impact damage.
Advantages:
- High
Impact damage – effective against shields. - High headshot multiplier
- Charged shots have innate 1 meter punch through.
- Silent - will not be present on opponent's minimap.
- Pinpoint accuracy when aiming (RMB ).
- On kill, bodies will follow the arrow that killed them, damaging enemies in their path and pinning the corpse to walls.
- Has an average charge-hold-time of 5 seconds.
- Has a slot.
Disadvantages:
- Low Puncture and Slash damage – less effective against health.
- Arrows have a travel time with slight arcing.
- Held arrows will instantly become uncharged after 5 seconds has passed.
Comparisons:
- Cernos (Charged Shot), compared to Cernos Prime (Charged Shot (Horizontal)):
- Higher base damage per projectile (146.00 vs. 85.10)
- Lower total damage (146 vs. 255.3)
- Lower average damage per tap (146 vs. 255.3)
- Lower burst DPS (243.33 vs. 255.3)
- Lower sustained DPS (132.72 vs. 170.2)
- Lower multishot (1 vs. 3)
- Faster reload time (0.60 s vs. 1.00 s)
- Lesser projectile speed (90.0 m/s vs. 95.0 m/s)
- Less polarities ( vs. )
- Lower Mastery Rank required (6 vs. 12)
- Cernos (Charged Shot), compared to Rakta Cernos (Charged Shot):
- Higher base damage per projectile (146.00 vs. 85.10)
- Higher total damage (146 vs. 85.1)
- Higher average damage per tap (146 vs. 85.1)
- Higher burst DPS (243.33 vs. 141.83)
- Higher sustained DPS (132.72 vs. 100.11)
- Lesser projectile speed (90.0 m/s vs. 100.0 m/s)
- Less polarities ( vs. )
- Lower Mastery Rank required (6 vs. 12)
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, Cernos Prime, Rakta Cernos and Mutalist Cernos.
Media[]
Cernos in the Codex.
Nekros and Cernos
Cernos in back
Cernos Quiver Colour Customization
Cernos Bow Colour Customization
New Cernos holster look
Warframe 11 ♠ Cernos
A Gay Guy Reviews Cernos, A Shield Smashing Bow?
Warframe Cernos
Cernos Skins
Lunaeus
Eros Arrows
Seasonal
Seasonal
Patch History[]
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 1 to 0.5 secs
- 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 version.
- Mutalist Cernos, the Infested version.
- Cernos Prime, the Prime counterpart of this bow.
