The Mutalist Cernos is an Infested Cernos, lowering critical chance for an increase in status chance. In addition, immediately after an arrow hits a surface, a spore will be summoned from above and hit that spot, creating a low damage toxin cloud with a high chance of dealing Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage and proc as well as a chance to proc the weapon's elemental damage.
This weapon can be sold for 
8,500.
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 15,000 |
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 1,400 |
 1,200 |
 2,300 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) |
Rush:  45
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 Market Price: 250
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 Blueprints Price:20,000
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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 shields.
- Good critical chance.
- Second highest status chance of all bows, behind Daikyu.
- Can reach 100% status chance with just two of either
Thermite Rounds, Rime Rounds, High Voltage, or Malignant Force.
- Can reach 100% status chance with just two of either
- Arrow impacts spawns a small, temporary Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. cloud that can also inflict any equipped elements on the weapon.
- Silent.
- Pinpoint accuracy when aiming (RMB ).
- On kill, bodies will follow the arrow that killed them, damaging anyone in their path and pinning the corpse to walls.
- Has a Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist. polarity.
Disadvantages:
- Low Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. and Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage – less effective armor and health.
- Arrows have a travel time with slight arcing.
- Draws from the rare sniper ammo pool.
- The bow actually fires two projectiles, the first being the arrow and the second, which is shot slightly afterwards, being the Toxic cloud. The toxic spore will follow the arrow when impacted and as such, enemies knocked backed and killed by the arrow will result in the spore tracking the dead body and creating the cloud somewhere near where the body lay.
Comparisons: Comparisons:
- Mutalist Cernos (Uncharged Shot), compared to Cernos (Charged Shot):
- Lower base damage per projectile (205.00 vs. 380.00)
- Lower total damage (205 vs. 380)
- Lower base critical chance (15.00% vs. 36.00%)
- Higher base status chance (49.00% vs. 18.00%)
- Lower average damage per tap (235.75 vs. 516.8)
- Lower burst DPS (392.91 vs. 861.33)
- Lower sustained DPS (147.34 vs. 469.81)
- Lesser projectile speed (70.0 m/s vs. 90.0 m/s)
- Different polarities ( vs. )
- Higher Mastery Rank required (7 vs. 6)
- Higher disposition (●●●●● (1.35x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.30x))
Comparisons:
- Mutalist Cernos (Uncharged Shot), compared to Rakta Cernos (Charged Shot):
- Lower base damage per projectile (205.00 vs. 470.00)
- Lower total damage (205 vs. 470)
- Lower base critical chance (15.00% vs. 35.00%)
- Higher base status chance (49.00% vs. 15.00%)
- Lower average damage per tap (235.75 vs. 634.5)
- Lower burst DPS (392.91 vs. 1057.5)
- Lower sustained DPS (147.34 vs. 746.47)
- Lesser projectile speed (70.0 m/s vs. 100.0 m/s)
- Less polarities ( vs. )
- Lower Mastery Rank required (7 vs. 12)
- Higher disposition (●●●●● (1.35x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.25x))
- No innate Blight effect
Comparisons:
- Mutalist Cernos (Uncharged Shot), compared to Cernos Prime (Charged Horizontal/Vertical Shot):
- Higher base damage per projectile (205.00 vs. 184.00)
- Lower total damage (205 vs. 552)
- Lower base critical chance (15.00% vs. 35.00%)
- Higher base status chance (49.00% vs. 30.00%)
- Lower average damage per tap (235.75 vs. 745.2)
- Lower burst DPS (392.91 vs. 1146.46)
- Lower sustained DPS (147.34 vs. 648)
- Lower multishot (1 vs. 3)
- Faster reload time (0.60 s vs. 0.65 s)
- Lesser projectile speed (70.0 m/s vs. 95.0 m/s)
- Less polarities ( vs. )
- Lower Mastery Rank required (7 vs. 12)
- Higher disposition (●●●●● (1.35x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.25x))
Notes
- On hitting an enemy or an object, the Mutalist Cernos's spore will create a small Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. cloud that deals damage and status effects to any enemy within its radius. This cloud lasts for 10 seconds.
- The spore cloud deals 5 Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage per second modified by any base damage and elemental damage mods installed on the weapon.
- The cloud's primary damage is of the same damage type(s) as the elements installed on the weapon, with the innate toxin damage combining with them last, similarly to other pure elemental weapons.
- Each tick from the cloud has a 100% chance to proc a Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. DoT with each stack displayed separately to the cloud's larger primary damage ticks. There's also an additional chance with each primary damage tick to proc an installed elemental status effect.
- The forced toxin proc DoT is calculated as normal; 50% of the spore's base damage adjusted by base damage mods. Unmodified this is 2.5 Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage per second stacks (displayed rounded down) in addition to the cloud's primary damage ticks. Since toxin procs last 8 seconds, and the proc is refreshed every second of the 10 second cloud duration, the toxin DoT will last a maximum of 18 seconds from the initial spore cloud damage tick.
- Since the spore cloud base damage is pure toxin a special case exists where increasing the toxin damage of the Mutalist Cernos, by adding Infected Clip for example, counts as a base damage increase for the toxin proc damage calculation, whether or not it is combined with other elements.
- While the cloud effect is similar to the Torid, the clouds are smaller and can sometimes spread between enemies.
- In addition to two arrows being fired off at once when using Split Chamber, two toxin spores will also be fired at whatever the arrows hit.
- Similarly to other projectile weapons, Mutualist Cernos' arrows will rag-doll enemies on kill, carrying their impaled bodies forward and dealing collateral damage to enemies in the flight path.
Tips
- The Mutalist Cernos is ill suited for stealth missions, as enemies that are damaged by lingering toxin clouds will be immediately alerted to the Tenno's presence.
- Multiple toxin clouds can be a hindrance as they may obscure the player's vision.
- Spore clouds' continuous damage aids in taking down Nullifier and Arctic Eximus shields faster compared to other bows, on top of dealing direct damage to the shielded enemy's health.
- Any arrow that procs Thunderbolt's explosion will not result in a spore being fired; it is therefore inadvisable to use Thunderbolt with Mutalist Cernos, as it negates a key element of the weapon's DPS.
- Mods that add sufficient Punch Through will often result in the spore landing well behind a targeted enemy. While this may allow the Mutalist Cernos to deal with cameras, turrets, and other stationary destructibles or objects from behind obstructions, it is suggested that such mods be avoided, as the downsides far outweigh the usefulness of such.
- Unlike the Torid's projectile, the toxic spores will attach to a Nullifier bubble (or Arctic Eximus Globe) at the point of impact, continuously applying damage and shrinking the bubble. This makes the bow an efficient means of combating Nullifiers in Bow-only Sorties.
- In regards to Riven Mods, the Mutalist Cernos is considered separate from the rest of the Cernos family and cannot use Cernos Rivens; they must be specifically for the Mutalist Cernos.
Bugs
- Similar to a bug previously present on the Torid, the clouds that stick to enemies after getting shot with an arrow directly will sometimes do no damage to that enemy.
Media
Warframe Test Drive Mutualist Cernos
MUTALIST CERNOS BUILD - 100% Status fun 3 forma - Warframe
Warframe MUTALIST CERNOS Setup & Discussions 3x Forma (U18.8.2)
Mutalist Cernos Skins
Eros Arrows
Seasonal
Seasonal
Patch History
Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)
- Mastery Rank increased from 5 to 7
- Charge speed increased from 1 to 0.5 secs
- Status chance increased from 45% to 49%
- Status chance per tick now uses weapon's own status chance (not mentioned in patch note)
- Slightly faster tick rate (not mentioned in patch note)
Update 18.5 (2016-03-04)
- Introduced
