Conclave:Lenz

Corpus Weapons

COOPERATIVE (PvE)

Lenz
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Bow
Mastery Rank Requirement	8
Slot	Primary
Trigger Type	Charge
Utility
Accuracy	16.7
Ammo Max	3
Disposition	××××× (0.00x)
Fire Rate	1.000 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Alarming
Magazine Size	1
Reload Time	1.00 s
Projectile Speed	60.0 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Charged Shot
20.0000 ( 100%)
Total Damage	20 (100.00%  Impact)
Charge Time	1.2 s
Crit Chance	0.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.00x
Fire Rate	1.000 attacks/sec
Headshot Multiplier	1.5x
Noise Level	Alarming
Projectile Speed	60.0 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Initial Burst
10.0000 ( 100%)
Total Damage	10 (100.00%  Cold)
Crit Chance	0.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.00x
Headshot Multiplier	1.5x
Noise Level	Alarming
Range	3.0 m
Bubble Collapse
170.0000 ( 100%)
Total Damage	170 (100.00%  Blast)
Crit Chance	0.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.00x
Noise Level	Alarming
Range	5.0 m
Miscellaneous
Riven Family	Lenz
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 21.3 (2017-08-02)
Polarities
Variants	Lenz  Prisma Lenz
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
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CODEX

Bolts from this Corpus bow deliver a one-two punch of an icy pulse, followed by a conventional explosion. Excess ammo picked up for other weapons will be converted into charges for the Lenz.

Warning, safety-protocols do not exist on this prototype.

The Lenz is a Corpus bow with a unique mechanic. It fires special bolts that inflict weak procs within a six-meter radius before exploding and dealing a large amount of damage within the same radius. It has the drawbacks of slow charge rate and small ammo pool.

The blueprint is available through Energy Lab Research in the Dojo.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
25,000	10	8,200	2,400	3	Time: 1 Day(s)
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 235			Blueprints Price:50,000
Energy Lab Research4,000
7,500	1,000	1,200	7,500	50	Time: 3 Day(s)
					Prereq: Amprex
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Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:

• Highest base damage of all bows.
  • Innate damage – effective against shields.
• Arrow impacts explode in a 5-meter area of effect.
  • Direct arrow impacts deals damage.
  • Initial explosion has a guaranteed proc in a 3-meter area of effect when impacting enemies or surfaces, regardless of mods.
    • status effect reduces a target's movement speed and fire/attack rate by 50% over a duration of 6 seconds.
  • Shortly after the effect, another explosion occurs in the same 5 meter area of effect zone, dealing very high damage.
• On kill, bodies will follow the arrow that killed them, damaging anyone in their path and pinning the corpse to walls.
• Innate two polarities.

Disadvantages:

• Innate damage – less effective against armor and health.
• Inflicts self damage if the arrow is fired too close to the user: the proc on the arrow's impact, and the damage from the resulting explosion. This renders the Lenz less suited for close-quarters combat.
  • explosion does not occur if the arrow hits allies.
• Damage cannot be converted with or mods.
  • The bolt only deals damage, while the explosions only do and then damage, therefore the explosions do not benefit from any physical damage mods.
• Arrows have travel time with slight arcing.
• Slowest charge speed of all bows.
  • Cannot be fired at partial charge.
  • If the bow is charged but not fired for more than a few seconds, the charge will be lost.
• Low ammo pool.

Notes

• There are actually three sources of damage with the weapon. The arrow itself will deal , then a large proc will occur when the arrow hits an enemy or surface, before exploding with damage.
• Enemies killed with the initial arrow's damage are ragdolled and launched forward, dealing the same damage to other enemies in their path. In such cases, the arrow will not arm until the slain enemy's corpse strikes a wall, the floor, or any other piece of level geometry. The arrow will then create its detonation field at the point where the corpse 'lands'.
• Additional projectiles caused by  Mirage's do not inflict self-damage.

Tips

•  Volt's  Electric Shield can be used to guard against self-damage.
• Shooting  Nova's  Antimatter Drop with the Lenz results in its projectiles instantly skipping to the explosion phase (self-damage still applies).
•  Limbo's Rift Walk can protect from the explosion without having to escape the area of effect, even if already slowed by the initial proc if the player shifts planes quickly enough.
• Players that tend to have trouble with other explosive weapons such as  Angstrum,  Zarr, or similar may find using the Lenz to be far easier. With practice, it is possible to use maneuvers like rolls to evade the primary , even after being inflicted with the weapon's proc.
• It can be helpful to aim at a nearby surface within the enemy's vicinity and use the Lenz as a timed mine layer. The innate guaranteed proc upon the arrow's impact will minimize enemy potential to escape, allowing the bulk of the damage to reach them most of the time.

Trivia

• The Lenz is the first bow that is not silent, and also the first bow that cannot equip  Thunderbolt.
• The Lenz's name may be a nod to Emil Lenz, a Russian physicist who studied electromagnetism. He is most commonly known for Lenz's Law.
• The pitch of the humming sound played when charging a shot changes with altered fire rates. A higher fire rate results in a more high pitched sound, while a slower fire rate produces a lower pitched sound.
• The Corpus text on the bow translates to "AUOKZ", its meaning unknown.

Media

• Lenz in Codex.
• Lenz' arrow with default colours.

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Warframe - Lenz 4 forma build - Explosive Damage Build

Patch History

Update 22.6 (2017-12-07)

• Fixed arrow skins not showing when equipped with the Lenz.

Hotfix 21.7.1 (2017-09-12)

• Fixed shooting Frost’s Snow Globe from the outside with the Lenz resulting in the Blast damage applying twice instead of Cold then Blast.

Update 21.5 (2016-08-16)

• Fixed Mirage’s Hall of Mirrors not making the strap on Lenz's quiver go invisible.

Update 21.3 (2017-08-02)

• Introduced

Last update: Hotfix 23.0.3 (2018-06-19)