The Cestra is a Corpus-built sidearm added in Update 11.0 (2013-11-20). In essence, It is a scaled-down version of the Supra, where it has a brief spooling period before reaching its maximum fire rate.
This weapon can be sold for 
5,000; it is also a requisite ingredient for Dual Cestra (x2).
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 25,000 |
 3,000 |
 1,200 |
 4 |
 2 |
Time: 1 Day(s) |
Rush:  25
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 Market Price: 175
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 Blueprints Price:20,000
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Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage.
Advantages:
- High Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage – effective against armor.
- High status chance.
- High magazine size.
- Very high accuracy.
- Fast fire rate.
Disadvantages:
- Low Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. and no Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage – less effective against shields and health.
- Does not benefit from Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. mods.
- Projectiles have travel time.
- Very low critical chance.
- Below average critical multiplier.
- Has a short spool-up time before reaching optimal fire rate.
- High recoil when fully spooled.
- Poor ammo economy.
Comparisons:
Cestra (Normal Attack), compared to Dual Cestra (Normal Attack):
- Higher base damage per projectile (40.00 vs. 27.00)
- Higher total damage (40 vs. 27)
- Higher average damage per tap (40 vs. 27)
- Lower burst DPS (333.2 vs. 337.5)
- Higher sustained DPS (214.23 vs. 195.18)
- Lower fire rate (8.330 attacks/sec vs. 12.500 attacks/sec)
- Smaller magazine (30 vs. 60)
- Less shots per magazine (30 vs. 60)
- Smaller max ammo capacity (90 vs. 180)
- Faster reload time (2.00 s vs. 3.50 s)
- More accurate (33.3 vs. 20)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (4 vs. 7)
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Notes
- Despite the high rate of fire, there is a significant and mandatory pause between releasing the fire button and being able to fire again, limiting the Cestra's ability to fire single shots or short bursts.
Tips
- If you are planning to make extensive use of this weapon, Heated Charge and/or Expel Infested will be necessary to fight the Infested; as this weapon has no Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. Damage, neither Razor Shot nor Maim will have any effect.
- Pistol Ammo Mutation (or its Primed counterpart), Trick Mag, Pistol Scavenger or Team Ammo Restores will be necessary to counteract the high rate of ammo consumption.
- While having good base accuracy, the Cestra has significant recoil that scatters its shots, making it ineffective for long range shooting. Steady Hands is a must if one plans to utilize the Cestra's high base accuracy effectively.
- To counteract the pause that occurs between releasing and pressing the fire button, use fire rate mods like Gunslinger or Lethal Torrent
Trivia
- The Cestra's barrel rotates clockwise slowly when not in use, and spins faster as it is fired.
- The reload animation consists of the player pulling out the barrel, flipping it and reinserting it back into the Cestra, oddly making the revolving barrel the magazine itself.
- This may suggest that the cylinder may be composed of two separate batteries; one used to fire plasma shots while the other is collecting energy from the ammunition reserve of the user.
- The Cestra may be a numeral-derived name, just like other Corpus-designed weapons released around the time: the Tetra, which has a barrel with four blocks attached and a "quad-chambered magazine"; and the Penta, which has a five-grenade magazine. Cestra may be a corruption of Sexa-/Sext-, from sixth, and has a rotating section with six blocks.
- While Tetra- and Penta- are Greek numeral prefixes, Sexa-/Sext- is a Latin numeral prefix. The appropriate Greek prefix would be Hexa-.
Bugs
- Currently, the Cestra and its counterparts (Dual Cestra and Secura Dual Cestra) cannot increase the damage of Antimatter Drop.
- When holding a Datamass in a mission, the Datamass will spin whilst reloading.
Media
Warframe Cestra
Warframe 11 ♠ Cestra
Warframe - Gameplay & Information Cestra (Full-Auto Pistol)
Cestra Skins
Patch History
Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)
- Increased the speed fire rate ramps up.
- Status chance increased from 5% to 20%.
- Critical chance increased from 2.5% to 6%.
- Critical damage increased from 1.5 to 1.6x.
- Ammo capacity increased from 210 to 420.
Update 19.5 (2016-12-22)
- Cestra's conclave magazine reduced from 60 to 30.
Update 17.5 (2015-10-01)
- Fixed weapon skins not properly attaching to the Cestra.
- Fixed the Cestra’s barrel not properly sitting in the correct position after a reload.
Hotfix 16.4.5 (2015-05-06)
- Reduced the damage of all Cestra weapons in PvP.
Hotfix 16.4.3 (2015-04-24)
- Made various audio adjustments to the Cestra.
Update 14.0 (2014-07-18)
- Limited the max instances of Cestra fire sound effects.
Update 13.3 (2014-05-14)
- Fixed an issue with Cestra's barrel disappearing if a reload animation is interrupted.
Update 11.0 (2013-11-20)
- Introduced.
Last updated: Update 22.15 (2018-03-07)
See also
- Supra, the Rifle version of this weapon.
- Dual Cestra, the dual wield version of this weapon.
- Secura Dual Cestra, the custom dual wield version of this weapon, used by The Perrin Sequence.
