The Kronen is a pair of bladed Tonfas. They are the second of the fan-made weapon designs from DE's Community Melee Weapon Contest to be implemented, the first being the 
Silva & Aegis.
This weapon can be sold for 
5,000, it is also a requisite ingredient for 
Boltace.
Characteristics[]
- This weapon deals primarily
Slash damage. - Stance slot has polarity, matching Gemini Cross.
Advantages:
- Tied with Telos Boltace for the second fastest attack speed of all tonfas, behind Kronen Prime.
- Normal Attack
- Above average attack speed
- High disposition
Disadvantages:
- Lowest base damage of all tonfas.
- Normal Attack
- Very low crit chance
- Very low damage
- Below average status chance
- Very low crit multiplier
Comparisons:
- Kronen (Normal Attack), compared to Kronen Prime (Normal Attack):
- Lower base damage per projectile (130 vs. 211)
- Lower total damage (130 vs. 212)
- Lower base critical chance (10.00% vs. 22.00%)
- Lower base critical multiplier (1.5x vs. 2.0x)
- Lower base status chance (20.00% vs. 34.00%)
- Lower average damage per tap (136.5 vs. 258.64)
- Lower burst DPS (147.42 vs. 302.60)
- Lower sustained DPS (147.42 vs. 302.60)
- Lower attack speed (1.08 vs. 1.17)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (3 vs. 13)
- Higher disposition (●●●●● (1.43x) vs. ●○○○○ (0.60x))
Acquisition[]
The Kronen's blueprint can be purchased from the Market.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 20,000 |
 1,500 |
 2,000 |
 1,000 |
 2 |
Time: 12 hrs |
Rush:  35
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 Market Price: 200
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 Blueprints Price: 65,000
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Notes[]
- The last attack of the Kronen's basic combo can hit enemies behind the player.
- The Kronen counts towards the "Dagger Proficiency" achievements.
Trivia[]
- This was the first Tonfa-type weapon in Warframe.
- At 65,000 credits, the Kronen has the most expensive weapon blueprint in Warframe.
- The Kronen is one of the winning weapons from the fan-created melee weapon contest (preceding the Silva & Aegis). Its design was submitted by the player Datareaper, who also inspired the creation of Clem.
- Kronen is German for "crowns" or "coins".
- When the Kronen was first released, it was unable to do wall attacks due to a bug. This was fixed in Update 14.8 (2014-09-24).
- Likely named after the character Karl Ruprect Kroenen from the comics, and movie, Hellboy. In the movie, Kroenen wields swords that are essentially bladed tonfas.
Media[]
Kronen in Codex.
Datareaper's original Blade Tonfa sketch that would become the Kronen.
Kronen Holstered.
Kronen Slide Animation.
Tenno Reinforcements - Kronen
Warframe Kronen
A look at Warframe Kronen
Warframe Kronen, The Big Easy thequickdraw
Warframe Kronen (Tonfas) Build Guide
Warframe Kronen Pro Builds Update 14.5
Kronen Skins
Patch History[]
Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
- Damage increased from 65 to 130.
- Range increased from 1 to 2.5.
- Critical Chance increased from 5% to 10%.
- Slam Attack increased from 130 to 260.
- Slide Attack decreased from 390 to 260.
- Parry Angle set to 60.
Update 22.20 (2018-05-17)
- PBR treatment.
Update 17.2 (2015-08-19)
- Kronen and Boltace damage has been decreased in Conclave.
Update 14.8 (2014-09-24)
- Fixed issue with the Kronen and Silva & Aegis both not having a proper wall attack.
Update 14.5 (2014-08-28)
- Introduced.
Last updated: Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)
See Also[]
- Boltace, the weapon that is crafted from the Kronen.
- Kronen Prime, the Prime variant of the Kronen.
