Orthos

Tenno Weapons

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Orthos
Statistics
Mastery	2
Slot	Melee
Type	Polearm
Utility
Noise Level	Alarming
Attack Speed	0.917
Range	3 m
Combo Duration	5 s
Block Angle	55°
Follow Through	60%
Disposition	●●●○○ (1.00x)
Normal
27.75
27.75
129.5
Total Damage	185 (70%)
Attack Speed	0.917
Status Chance	18%
Crit Chance	6%
Crit Multiplier	1.5x
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	1,110
Wind-up	0.9 s
Slam Damage	925
Slam Radius	8 m
Radial Damage	925
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	555
Slam Radius	7 m
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	370
Miscellaneous
Stance Polarity
Exilus Polarity	None
Polarities	None
Introduced	Update 8.1 (2013-06-07)
Variants	Orthos Prime Orthos Prime
Internal Name	/Lotus/Weapons/Tenno/Melee/Polearms/PolearmWeapon

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 Slash damage.

Advantages

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

Disadvantages

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

Comparisons:

• Orthos (Normal), compared to Orthos Prime (Normal):
  • Lower base damage (185 vs. 234)
    • Lower Impact Damage Impact damage (27.75 vs. 35.1)
    • Lower Puncture Damage Puncture damage (27.75 vs. 35.1)
    • Lower Slash Damage 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%)
  • Higher disposition (1 vs. 0.65)
  • Lower attack speed (0.92 vs. 1.17)
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (2 vs. 12)
  • Different Stance Polarity ( vs. )

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 Orthos Prime), the Orthos benefits greatly from Reach 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

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 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 Orthos Prime, the primed version.