Orthos

Tenno Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Orthos
Statistics
Mastery	2
Slot	Melee
Type	Polearm
Utility
Attack Speed	0.917
Range	3 m
Combo Duration	5 s
Block Angle	55°
Follow Through	60%
Disposition	●●○○○ (0.85)
Normal Attacks
27.75
27.75
129.5
Total Damage	185.0 ( 70%)
Crit Chance	6%
Crit Multiplier	1.5x
Status Chance	18%
Slam Attacks
Slam Impact	555.0
Radial Damage	185.0
Slam Radius	7.0 m
Heavy Attacks
Heavy Impact	1110.0
Wind-up	0.9 s
Heavy Slam	925.0
Radial Damage	925.0
Slam Radius	8.0 m
Other Attacks
Slide Attack	370.0
Miscellaneous
Stance Polarity
Stances	Shimmering Blight () Bleeding Willow () Twirling Spire () Argent Scourge () (PvP Only)
Introduced	Update 8.1
Variants	Orthos Prime

CODEX

The Tenno forged Orthos is a rare double bladed staff. Those who take the time to master it speak of its impressive striking distance and ability to hit multiple targets.

The Orthos is a Tenno polearm that boasts a long reach and good status chance at the expense of critical chance and critical multiplier.

This weapon can be sold for 5,000‍5,000.

Manufacturing Requirements
20,000	4	500	850	700	Time: 12 hrs
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 180			Blueprints Price:20,000

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily Slash damage.

Advantages

• High Slash damage – effective against health.
• Good status chance.
• Stance slot has polarity, matches  Bleeding Willow and  Twirling Spire stances.

Disadvantages

• Second lowest base damage of all polearms, after Tonbo.
  • Low Impact and Puncture damage – less effective against shields and armor.
• Tied with Cassowar for the second lowest critical chance of all polearms, after Tonbo.
• Tied with Pupacyst and Serro for the second lowest critical multiplier of all polearms, after Cassowar.
• Below average attack speed.

Comparisons:

• Orthos, compared to Orthos Prime:
  • Lower base damage (185.0 vs. 234.0)
    • Lower Impact damage (27.75 vs. 35.1)
    • Lower Puncture damage (27.75 vs. 35.1)
    • Lower Slash damage (129.5 vs. 163.8)
  • Lower critical chance (6% vs. 24%)
  • Lower critical multiplier (1.5x vs. 2.2x)
  • Lower status chance (18% vs. 36%)
  • Lower attack speed (0.92 vs. 1.17)
  • Different Stance Polarity ( vs. )
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (2 vs. 12)
  • Higher disposition (0.85 vs. 0.6)

Weapon Loadouts

• See Category:Orthos Build to see how players mod this weapon.
• See Category:Orthos Guides for guides on how to use this weapon effectively.
• For more general help with weapons, you may wish to browse Category:Weapon Guides.

Notes

• The Orthos will extend slightly when drawn, and retract back after "sheathing".

Tips

• Being one of the longest melee weapons (after Orthos Prime), the Orthos benefits greatly from  Reach; a maxed out Reach will allow you to strike through multiple enemies, bypass Grineer Shield Lancer's shields, and strike Toxic Ancients without touching the poison cloud.
  • The average range of this weapon with a maxed Reach is 4.1 meters.
• Combines with Ash's maxed Smoke Screen or Loki's Invisibility for devastating attacks.

Trivia

• In Greek mythology, Orthos (also known as Orthrus) is the name of a two headed dog, brother of Cerberus, which probably relates to the Orthos' two blades.
• Ortho- is a prefix in Greek which meant "straight", “upright”, “right”, or “correct”.

Gallery

• Orthos
• Orthos Stealth Kill (Click to see animated GIF)
• Orthos
• Arc path for the Charge attack.

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Media

Warframe - Orthos Animations

Warframe Orthos Review Gameplay

Warframe Orthos Animations.

Warframe Orthos Charge Attack Max Targets

Orthos Skins

Day of the Dead
Seasonal

Forest-Camo

Magesty
Steam™ Exclusive

Tekelu

Rashasi

Heuris

Phocys
Steam™ Exclusive

Diva
Steam™ Exclusive

Lympharis
Steam™ Exclusive

Aphria
Steam™ Exclusive

Skopos
Steam™ Exclusive

Jotunheim
TennoGen

Ion
TennoGen

Osiris
TennoGen

Patch History

Update 26.0 Actual patch notes made a mistake on new damage number.

• Damage increased from 50 to 185.
• Range increased from 2 to 3.
• Status Chance increased from 15% to 18%.
• Critical Chance increased from 5% to 6%.
• Slam Attack increased from 100 to 555.
• Slide Attack increased from 111 to 370.
• Parry Angle set to 55.
• Follow Through reduced from 0.8 to 0.6.

Update 25.7

• Fixed the Orthos (Prime) changing sizes randomly when cycling through skin options for it, predominantly the Forest-Camo and Tekelu skins.

Update 22.6

• Fixed polearms clipping on some Warframes when using the standard holster position.

Hotfix: Specters of the Rail 1

• Fixed the Orthos icon in the Market.

Hotfix 17.4.1

• Fixed some weapons that expand on use not properly collapsing when use is finished (Glaive, Orthos, etc).

Update 13.9

• Fixed an issue with the blade section of the Orthos not being able to be customized.

Update 9.6

• Tweaks to Orthos hit sounds.

Update 8.1

• Introduced.

Last updated: Update 26.0

See Also

• Orthos Prime, the primed version.