Orthos

Tenno Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Orthos
Untradeable
General Information
Type	Polearm
Mastery	2
Slot	Melee
Utility
Block Angle	55°
Combo Duration	5 s
Disposition	⬤⬤⬤◯◯ (1.00x)
Attack Speed	0.917
Follow Through	60%
Range	3 m
Noise Level	Silent
Normal Attack
27.75
27.75
129.5
Total Damage	185 (70%)
Crit Chance	6%
Crit Multiplier	1.5x
Attack Speed	0.917
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	18%
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	1,110
Slam Damage	925
Radial Damage	925
Slam Radius	8 m
Wind-up	0.9 s
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	555
Slam Radius	7 m
Radial Damage	185
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	370
Miscellaneous
Riven Family	Orthos
Exilus Polarity	None
Introduced	Update 8.1 (2013-06-07)
Polarities	None
Stance Polarity
Variants	Orthos Prime
Vendor Sources

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 5,000 Credits 5,000.

Characteristics

• This weapon deals primarily  Slash damage.
• Stance slot has polarity, matches  Bleeding Willow and  Twirling Spire stances.

Advantages:

• Normal Attack
  • High attack range

Disadvantages:

• Second lowest base damage of all polearms, after  Tonbo.
• 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.
• Normal Attack
  • Very low crit chance
  • Below average damage
  • Low attack speed
  • Low status chance
  • Low disposition
  • Very low crit multiplier

Comparisons:

• Orthos (Normal Attack), compared to Orthos Prime (Normal Attack):
  • Lower base damage per projectile (185 vs. 234)
    • 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 total damage (185 vs. 234)
  • Lower base critical chance (6.00% vs. 24.00%)
  • Lower base critical multiplier (1.5x vs. 2.2x)
  • Lower base status chance (18.00% vs. 36.00%)
  • Lower average damage per tap (190.55 vs. 301.39)
  • Lower burst DPS (174.73 vs. 352.62)
  • Lower sustained DPS (174.73 vs. 352.62)
  • Lower attack speed (0.91 vs. 1.17)
  • Different Stance Polarity ( vs. )
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (2 vs. 12)
  • Higher disposition (●●●○○ (1.00x) vs. ●○○○○ (0.70x))

Acquisition

The Orthos's blueprint can be purchased from the Market.

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

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.

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.

Media

Warframe - Orthos Animations

Warframe Orthos Review Gameplay

Warframe Orthos Animations.

Warframe Orthos Charge Attack Max Targets

Orthos Skins Edit

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

Reshantur Cult Spear
Baro Ki'Teer

Patch History

Update 26.0 (2019-10-31) 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 (2019-08-29)

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

Update 22.6 (2017-12-07)

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

Hotfix: Specters of the Rail 0.1 (2016-07-08)

• Fixed the Orthos icon in the Market.

Hotfix 17.4.1 (2015-09-10)

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

Update 13.9 (2014-06-25)

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

Update 9.6 (2013-08-16)

• Tweaks to Orthos hit sounds.

Update 8.1 (2013-06-07)

• Introduced.

Last updated: Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)

See Also

•  Orthos Prime, the primed version.