The Magnus is a powerful and versatile Tenno revolver.
This weapon can be sold for 
5,000; it is also a requisite ingredient for 
Akmagnus (x2).
Characteristics[]
This weapon deals primarily 
Impact damage.
Advantages
- High
Impact damage – effective against shields. - High critical chance.
- High status chance.
- Fast reload speed.
- Good accuracy.
- Can use the Magnus-exclusive Deadly Maneuvers mod.
- Innate polarity.
Disadvantages
- High recoil.
- Has a slight horizontal recoil as well as vertical, which increases spread when fired quickly.
Comparisons:
- Magnus (Normal), compared to Magnus Prime (Normal):
- Lower base critical chance (22% vs. 28%)
- Lower base critical multiplier (2x vs. 2.8x)
- Lower base status chance (22% vs. 28%)
- Lower average damage per shot (92.72 vs. 114.3)
- Lower burst DPS (540.56 vs. 666.39)
- Lower sustained DPS (267.57 vs. 355.5)
- Slower reload time (1.4 s vs. 1.2 s)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (10 vs. 14)
- Higher disposition (1.53 vs. 0.5)
- Magnus (Normal), compared to Akmagnus (Normal):
- Lower burst DPS (540.56 vs. 572.08)
- Lower sustained DPS (267.57 vs. 297.11)
- Lower fire rate (5.83 round(s)/sec vs. 6.17 round(s)/sec)
- Smaller magazine (8 round(s) vs. 16 round(s))
- Faster reload time (1.4 s vs. 2.4 s)
- More accurate (16 vs. 11.1)
- Different polarities ( vs. None)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (10 vs. 12)
- Higher disposition (1.53 vs. 1.35)
Acquisition[]
The Magnus's blueprint can be purchased from the Market.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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 25,000 |
 2 |
 400 |
 900 |
 100 |
Time: 24 hrs |
Rush:  30
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 Market Price: 125
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 Blueprints Price: 20,000
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Tips[]
- The Magnus works as a general-purpose version of the Sicarus, as it primarily deals Impact damage, while it deals such damage on semi-automatic. It also comes with higher Slash and Puncture values, plus a good status chance. The sacrificed characteristics are DPS, as the gun is not a burst-fire and it has a smaller magazine capacity.
- Though the Magnus's recoil is manageable, Steady Hands can still prove beneficial, especially at longer ranges or when firing rapidly.
Trivia[]
- Magnus is Latin for "Big" or "Great".
- Its Reinforcements preview shows that it has 2.7 on its reload time, even though its actual reload time is 1.4 seconds. Both were released and shown at the same update.
- Unlike the Vasto, the Magnus is a break-action revolver, which means it is opened from its chamber to load a new cylinder.
- Despite this, the sound of spent cartridges dropping to the floor can still be heard, even though the cylinder would hold the cartridges in place until a reload.
- The Magnus's muzzle has a particle emitter attached that billows smoke after a shot has been released.
Bugs[]
- The muzzle's particle emitter is prone to glitching, leaving the Magnus permanently smoking for the duration of the mission.
Media[]
Magnus in the Codex
Warframe Magnus
Warframe 11 ♠ Magnus
A Gay Guy Reviews Magnus, Just Extremely Okay
Warframe - Gameplay & Information Magnus
Warframe Let's Build the Magnus Pistol (Damage 2.0 Build)
MAGNUS - THE BIG PENIS OF PISTOLAS 4 forma - Warframe
Warframe - All Tenno Secondaries - Weapon Animations & Sounds (2012 - 2019)
Warframe - All Tenno Weapon Reloads in 3 minutes (2012 - 2019)
Magnus Skins
Patch History[]
Update 30.5 (2021-07-06)
- Fixed Magnus magazine not ejecting properly during reload while riding K-Drive.
Hotfix 29.6.4 (2021-01-06)
- Removed Magnus shell casing eject sounds to match revolver aesthetic / animation.
Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)
- Mastery Rank increased from 4 to 10.
- Damage increased from 45 to 76.
- Status chance increased from 20% to 22%.
- Critical chance increased from 20% to 22%.
- Reload speed increased from 2 to 1.4 secs.
Update 17.0 (2015-07-31)
- Magnus damage increased in PvP.
Update 16.5 (2015-05-12)
- Magnus series damage increased in PvP.
Update 16.3 (2015-04-09)
- Increased the damage of all Magnus weapons in PvP.
Update 11.2 (2013-12-04)
- Introduced.
Last updated: Hotfix 23.7.1 (2018-09-06)
See also[]
- Magnus Prime, the Prime variant of this Weapon.
- Akmagnus, the akimbo version of this revolver.
- Deadly Maneuvers, a Magnus exclusive mod.
