Conclave:Lato

The Lato is a highly accurate pistol used by the Tenno everywhere.

The Lato is a standard issue pistol for new Tenno recruits. While its damage suffers, its good accuracy and stability as well as fast reload allows easy handling of the weapon.

This weapon can be sold for 2,500‍2,500, it is also a requisite ingredient for Bolto.

Acquisition[edit | edit source]

During the Vor's Prize tutorial prologue, the Lato is one of two secondary weapons offered to the player, the other being the MK1-Kunai.

The weapon can also be purchased from the Market for 10,000‍10,000.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

This weapon deals primarily Slash damage.

Advantages

High Slash damage – effective against health and shields (although Puncture and Impact is much better against the respective damage classes).
Good fire rate.
Low recoil.
Good accuracy.
High reload speed.

Disadvantages

Low base damage.
- Low Impact and Puncture damage – less effective against shields and health.

Comparisons:

Lato, compared to Lato Prime:
- Lower base damage (43.1 vs. 44.0)
  - Higher Impact damage (10.8 vs. 4.4)
  - Higher Puncture damage (10.8 vs. 8.8)
  - Lower Slash damage (21.5 vs. 30.8)
- Smaller magazine (15 rounds vs. 20 rounds)
- Larger max ammo capacity (45 rounds vs. 40 rounds)
- Different polarities (None vs. )
- Lower Mastery Rank required (0 vs. 14)

Lato, compared to Lato Vandal:
- Lower base damage (43.1 vs. 54.0)
  - Higher Impact damage (10.8 vs. 8.1)
  - Lower Puncture damage (10.8 vs. 13.5)
  - Lower Slash damage (21.5 vs. 32.4)
- Higher fire rate (6.67 rounds/sec vs. 5 rounds/sec)
- Less accurate (18 vs. 23)
- Different polarities (None vs. )
- Lower Mastery Rank required (0 vs. 7)

Trivia[edit | edit source]

The Lato was originally intended to fit in more with the other wood and metal aesthetic Tenno weapons have, its original design can seen be seen in this concept art (top right). The Lato Prime is still based on that old design.
- Additionally the Lato was visually reworked in Update 19 and its default skin changed from black and metal grey to the black white red color scheme of Excalibur.
This weapon is used by the Grineer Lancers in Vor's Prize as a low damage alternative to the Grakatas they normally wield. It is also used by them in Mastery Rank Promotion Tests.
The Lato received a buff to its damage and critical stats in Update 14.0 to bring it in line with the new MK1 weapons. The Aklato however did not receive this buff until Update 15.16.
It was seen in the Dark Sector original concept video.
Though the word Lato has a variety of meanings in different languages, the usage here may be in Italian where it means "side", a nod to the weapon itself being a sidearm.

Media[edit | edit source]

(Old) Lato in Codex.

A maximized Lato

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Lato Skins Edit

Patch History[edit | edit source]

Update 22.12

Status chance increased from 3% to 6%.
Critical damage increased from 1.75x to 1.8x.

Update 21.0

Increased damage from 18 to 30.
Increased Crit Chance from 5% to 10%.
Increased Status Chance from 1% to 3%.

Hotfix 19.11.5

Improved volume of the new firing sounds in different environments for the Lato.

Update 19.11

Further minor firing sound improvement tweaks to the Lato.

Hotfix 19.10.1

Optimized remastered Lato firing sounds for lower frame rates.

Update 19.10

Lato model reworked.
- Kintsugi and Nocturne weapon skins added.
The Lato has also received newly remastered sounds as a major change to the way weapon firing sounds work.

Update 18.0