Orthos

Tenno Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Orthos
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Polearm
Mastery Rank Requirement	2
Max Rank	30
Slot	Melee
Trigger Type	N/A
Utility
Attack Speed	0.92x animation speed
Block Angle	55°
Combo Duration	5.0 s
Disposition	●●●○○ (1.00x)
Follow Through	0.6x
Range	3.00 m
Noise Level	Silent
Sweep Radius	0.15 m
Normal Attack
27.75 ( 15%)
27.75 ( 15%)
129.5 ( 70%)
Total Damage	185 (70.00%  Slash)
Attack Speed	0.92x animation speed
Crit Chance	6.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.50x
Fire Rate	0.92 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	18.00%
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	1,110
Crit Chance	6.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.50x
Status Chance	18.00%
Wind-up	0.9 s
Heavy Slam Attack
Slam Damage	555
Crit Chance	6.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.50x
Slam Element	Blast
Forced Procs	Lifted
Slam Radius	8.0 m
Status Chance	18.00%
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	370
Crit Chance	6.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.50x
Slam Radius	7.0 m
Slam Element	Blast
Forced Procs	Impact
Status Chance	18.00%
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	370
Crit Chance	6.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.50x
Slide Element	Same damage type distribution as Normal Attack
Status Chance	18.00%
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	POLEARMS_STANCE
Riven Family	Orthos
Introduced	Update 8.1 (2013-06-07)
Polarities	None
Sell Price	5,000
Stance Polarity
Variants	Orthos  Orthos Prime
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
Weapons Tenno Weapons Slash Damage Weapons Polearm Orthos Melee Weapons N/A Weapons Weapons With No Trigger Type Base Silent Weapons Untradeable Weapons Available In Conclave

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 over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

• Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
  • High attack range (3.00 m)

Disadvantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

• 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 (wiki attack index 1)
  • Very low crit chance (6.00%)
  • Below average total damage (185)
  • Low attack speed (0.92x animation speed)
  • Low status chance (18.00%)
  • Low disposition (●●●○○ (1.00x))
  • Very low crit multiplier (1.50x)

See WARFRAME Wiki:Stat Comparison/Percentiles for more details.

Comparisons:

•  Orthos (Normal Attack), compared to  Orthos Prime (Normal Attack):
  • Lower base damage (185.00 vs. 234.00)
    • 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 (1.50x vs. 2.20x)
  • Lower base status chance (18.00% vs. 36.00%)
  • Lower attack speed (0.92x animation speed vs. 1.17x animation speed)
  • 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 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
20,000	Morphics 4	Polymer Bundle 500	Ferrite 850	Alloy Plate 700	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					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

Aphria
Tennogen

Diva
Tennogen

Heuris

Ion
TennoGen

Jotunheim
TennoGen

Kalynex
Tennogen

Lahnss
Tennogen

Lympharis
Tennogen

Osiris
TennoGen

Phorcys
Tennogen

Rashasi

Reshantur Cult Spear
Baro Ki'Teer

Skopos
Tennogen

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.