Proboscis Cernos

Infested Weapons

For the Helminth Charger mod, see Proboscis.

Proboscis Cernos
Untradeable
General Information
Type	Bow
Mastery	15
Slot	Primary
Trigger Type	Charge
Utility
Accuracy	16.7
Ammo Type	Sniper
Disposition	⬤◯◯◯◯ (0.65x)
Fire Rate	1
Noise Level	Silent
Magazine Size	1
Max Ammo	9
Reload Time	0.6 s
Projectile Speed	45 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Charged Shot
103.2
30.7
145.1
Total Damage	279 (52.01%)
Charge Time	0.7 s
Crit Chance	7%
Crit Multiplier	1.9x
Fire Rate	1
Multishot	1 (279 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	43%
Projectile Speed	45 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Trigger Type	Charge
Appendages
50.625
39.375
Total Damage	90 (56.25%)
Charge Time	0.7 s
Crit Chance	7%
Crit Multiplier	1.9x
Damage Falloff	100% damage up to 0 m 100% damage at 9 m 0% max reduction
Fire Rate	1
Multishot	1 (90 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Silent
Range	9 m
Status Chance	43%
Projectile Type	AoE
Trigger Type	Charge
Charged Shot Explosion
1,003
Total Damage	1,003
Charge Time	0.7 s
Crit Chance	7%
Crit Multiplier	1.9x
Damage Falloff	100% damage up to 0 m 50% damage at 7 m 50% max reduction
Explosion Delay	1.7 s
Fire Rate	1
Multishot	1 (1,003 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Silent
Range	7 m
Status Chance	43%
Projectile Type	AoE
Trigger Type	Charge
Miscellaneous
Riven Family	Proboscis Cernos
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 29.5 (2020-11-19)
Polarities
Vendor Sources

CODEX

Each arrow spawns a swarm of sticky appendages on impact. These tongue-like probes latch onto nearby unfortunates and drag them close before bursting into a mess of diseased goo.

The Proboscis Cernos is an enhanced  Mutalist Cernos that launches appendages that pulls enemies in towards its zone of impact before releasing a large  Viral explosion.

Characteristics

• This weapon deals primarily  Viral and  Slash damage.
• Arrows explode in a 7 meter radius after 1.7 seconds on impacting a surface or enemy.
  • Impact releases appendages that stuns and pulls all enemies within 9 meters towards the impact zone.
    • Appendages tick damage twice on all affected enemies before exploding.
    • Ticks do 90 damage, with a distribution of 56.25%  Slash and 43.75%  Viral.
    • Appendages are not affected by status chance mods, such as  Rifle Aptitude.
    • Appendages cannot crit.
  • Explosion has innate  Viral damage.
  • Explosion delay reduces likelihood of inflicting self-stagger.
  • Initial hit and explosion apply status separately.
  • Explosion and appendages does not need direct line of sight to deal damage and will penetrate walls.
  • Explosion inflicts self-stagger.
  • Explosion has linear damage falloff from 100% to 50% from central impact.
  • Explosion range cannot be increased with  Amalgam Furax Body Count.
  • The explosion can benefit from  Firestorm ( Primed) and  Cautious Shot. (the appendages don't benefit of  Firestorm ( Primed))
• On kill, bodies will follow the arrow that killed them, damaging enemies in their path and pinning the corpse to walls.
•  Heavy Caliber's accuracy penalty is minimal on this weapon.
• Fire rate mods apply double their bonuses.
• Innate two polarities.

Advantages:

• Third highest status chance of all bows, behind  Daikyu and  Mutalist Cernos.
• Silent.
• Charged Shot
  • High damage
  • Very high reload speed
  • Very high status chance
• Appendages
  • Very high reload speed
  • High status chance
• Charged Shot Explosion
  • Third highest damage behind  Stahlta
  • Third highest reload speed behind  Phantasma
  • High status chance

Disadvantages:

• Lowest critical chance of all bows.
• Third slowest charge speed of all bows, after  Daikyu and  Lenz.
  • Cannot be fired at partial charge.
• Arrows have travel time with slight arcing.
• Very low ammo reserves.
• Draws ammo from the rare sniper ammo pool.
• Charged Shot
  • Very low crit chance
  • Very low magazine
  • Very low effective fire rate
  • Very low max ammo
  • Very low disposition
• Appendages
  • Low crit chance
  • Very low magazine
  • Very low effective fire rate
  • Very low max ammo
  • Low damage
  • Very low disposition
  • Below average crit multiplier
• Charged Shot Explosion
  • Below average crit chance
  • Very low magazine
  • Very low effective fire rate
  • Very low max ammo
  • Very low disposition

Acquisition

The Proboscis Cernos's blueprint can be purchased from the Market.

Manufacturing Requirements
15,000	1	1,600	5	25,000	Time: 12 hrs
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 245			Blueprints Price:30,000

Notes

• Each tick and the final explosion can damage and proc status independently.
• Tendrils do not require line of sight to latch onto enemies, but cannot pull enemies through walls.
• Will not pull or damage enemies inside a Nullifier bubble. Will deal damage to the bubble on the arrow hit and on explosion, but not on pre-explosion damage ticks. This is the case whether firing outside the bubble or from within the bubble.
•  Thunderbolt causes the arrow to explode immediately after landing.
•  Firestorm only affects the radius of the final blast, and does not increase the range of appendages.

Tips

• Because of the weapon's appendages pulling enemies into a cluster, it synergizes extremely well with Warframe ability augment mods that require enemies within the said abilities' area-of-effect to trigger, such as with  Gara's  Spectrosiphon and  Hydroid's  Pilfering Swarm.
• Good primary weapon choice for Specters, because of its crowd control abilities and high base damage.
• Can be used to pull enemies into  Xaku's Gaze to ensure their armor is reduced (or removed) before the explosion takes place.

Trivia

• A Proboscis is the elongated, tube-like mouthpart on insects like butterflies, mosquitoes, etc.

Media

Proboscis Cernos when equipped in the arsenal

The quiver for Proboscis Cernos

-U29.5.2- WARFRAME PROBOSCIS CERNOS BUILD -5-6 FORMA- I Steel path I By -Perfect Ultra Instinct-

Proboscis Cernos Build - Revisiting The Fervid Arrow 2021 (Guide) - Warframe

Proboscis Cernos, The Only Build You Need - Warframe

Electromancer Proboscis Cernos - Warframe

Patch History

Hotfix 29.5.1 (2020-11-19)

• Removed Proboscis Cernos from Conclave.

Update 29.5 (2020-11-19)

• Introduced.

See Also

•  Cernos, the normal counterpart.
•  Rakta Cernos, the Red Veil custom counterpart.
•  Cernos Prime, the Primed counterpart.
•  Mutalist Cernos, another Infested Cernos counterpart that is used as a requisite ingredient.