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.
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.
- 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 (Normal Attack), compared to Orthos Prime (Normal Attack):
- Lower base damage per projectile (185 vs. 234)
- 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
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 Market Price: 180
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 Blueprints Price: 20,000
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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
Day of the Dead
Seasonal
Seasonal
Magesty
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Phocys
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Diva
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Lympharis
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Aphria
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Skopos
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Jotunheim
TennoGen
TennoGen
Ion
TennoGen
TennoGen
Osiris
TennoGen
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, the primed version.
