The Dual Cestra is the dual-wield variant of the Cestra, a rapid-fire Script error: The function "Faction" does not exist. sidearm. Compared to its single-handed counterpart, the Dual Cestra sports even faster fire rate, and no spool-up, with a larger magazine size and ammo capacity, at the expense of slower reload speed and lower accuracy.
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.
- Tied with Secura Dual Cestra and Twin Grakata for the highest magazine size of all secondaries.
- High accuracy.
- High fire rate.
- Has one Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist. polarity.
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.
- High recoil.
- Poor ammo economy.
- Tied with Secura Dual Cestra for the slowest reload speed of all secondaries.
Comparisons:
- Dual Cestra (Normal Attack), compared to Cestra (Normal Attack):
- Equal base damage
- Higher burst DPS (505.05 vs. 224.37)
- Higher sustained DPS (326.49 vs. 175.61)
- Higher fire rate (18.750 attacks/sec vs. 8.330 attacks/sec)
- Larger magazine (120 vs. 60)
- Larger max ammo capacity (480 vs. 420)
- Slower reload time (3.50 s vs. 2.00 s)
- Less accurate (20 vs. 33.33)
- Wider first-shot spread (2.00° vs. 1.00°)
- Wider maximum spread (8.00° vs. 5.00°)
- Higher Mastery Rank required (7 vs. 4)
- Lower disposition (●●●●● (1.35x) vs. ●●●●● (1.52x))
- Dual Cestra (Normal Attack), compared to Secura Dual Cestra (Normal Attack):
- Lower base damage per projectile (26.00 vs. 28.00)
- Lower total damage (26 vs. 28)
- Lower base critical chance (6.00% vs. 16.00%)
- Lower base status chance (20.00% vs. 28.00%)
- Lower average damage per tap (26.93 vs. 30.68)
- Higher burst DPS (505.05 vs. 383.6)
- Higher sustained DPS (326.49 vs. 281.11)
- Higher fire rate (18.750 attacks/sec vs. 12.500 attacks/sec)
- Faster spool-up (0 rounds vs. 5 rounds)
- Less polarities ( vs. )
- Lower Mastery Rank required (7 vs. 10)
- Higher disposition (●●●●● (1.35x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.30x))
- No innate Sequence effect
Acquisition
The Dual Cestra's blueprint can be researched from the Energy Lab in the dojo.
Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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25,000 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Time: 1 Day(s) |
Rush: 25 | |||||
Market Price: 225 | Blueprints Price:15,000 | ||||
Energy Lab Research3,000 | |||||
8,000 |
10 |
400 |
200 |
150 |
Time: 3 Day(s) |
Prereq: Fieldron | |||||
x1 x3 x10 x30 x100 |
Tips
- Due to the high recoil of this weapon, Steady Hands is recommended for better accuracy.
Trivia
- The Cestras' barrels rotate slowly clockwise when not in use and spin faster as they are fired.
- Released February 5, 2014 in Update 12.0 (2014-02-05).
- Color of projectiles is colored by the weapon's energy color.
- This is the first akimbo-type weaponry that has a spin-up feature.
- This is also the first dual-wield Corpus sidearm.
Bugs
- Continuing to hold down the fire button while the Dual Cestra has no ammo in its magazine will not trigger the reload animation. Instead the two will intertwine while the reload icon is being displayed.
- Currently the Dual Cestra and its counterparts ( Cestra and Secura Dual Cestra) cannot increase the damage of Antimatter Drop.
Media
Dual Cestra Skins
Patch History
Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)
- Fixed script error related to the Dual Cestra.
Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)
- Mastery Rank increased from 4 to 7.
- 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 1.5x to 1.6x.
- Increased mag size from 100 to 120.
- Ammo capacity increased from 210 to 480.
Update 19.5 (2016-12-22)
- Dual Cestra magazine reduced from 100 to 60 in Conclave.
Update 19.4 (2016-12-16)
- Fixed the flashlight on the Dual Cestra.
Update 17.5 (2015-10-01)
- Fixed weapon skins not properly attaching to the Dual Cestras.
- 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 Dual Cestra.
Hotfix 14.0.9 (2014-07-26)
- Fixed issue where the Dual Cestra project can be started before you ever start the Fieldron research. Every other item in the energy lab has prior requirements except for Dual Cestras.
Update 14.0 (2014-07-18)
- Limited the max instances of Cestra fire sound effects.
Update 12.0 (2014-02-05)
- Introduced.
Last updated: Hotfix 22.19.1 (2018-05-03)
See also
- Cestra, the single counterpart of this weapon.
- Supra, the rifle counterpart of the regular Cestra.
- Secura Dual Cestra, The Perrin Sequence custom version.
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