Proboscis Cernos

Infested Weapons

For the Helminth Charger mod, see Proboscis.

Proboscis Cernos
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Bow
Mastery Rank Requirement	15
Max Rank	30
Slot	Primary
Trigger Type	Charge
Utility
Accuracy	16.7
Ammo Max	7
Ammo Pickup	1
Ammo Type	Primary
Disposition	●●○○○ (0.70x)
Fire Rate	1.000 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Silent
Magazine Size	1
Reload Time	0.60 s
Projectile Speed	45.0 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Charged Shot
103.2 ( 36.99%)
30.7 ( 11%)
145.1 ( 52.01%)
Total Damage	279 (52.01%  Slash)
Ammo Cost	1
Charge Time	0.7 s
Crit Chance	7.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.90x
Fire Rate	1.000 attacks/sec
Multishot	1 (279.00 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Silent
Punch Through	0.0 m
Status Chance	43.00%
Projectile Speed	45.0 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Trigger Type	Charge
Appendages
50.625 ( 56.25%)
39.375 ( 43.75%)
Total Damage	90 (56.25%  Slash)
Charge Time	0.7 s
Crit Chance	7.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.90x
Damage Falloff	0.0 m (100%) - 9.0 m (100.00%)
Fire Rate	1.000 attacks/sec
Multishot	1 (90.00 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Silent
Punch Through	0.0 m
Range	9.0 m
Status Chance	43.00%
Projectile Type	AoE
Trigger Type	Charge
Charged Shot Explosion
1,003 ( 100%)
Total Damage	1,003 (100.00%  Viral)
Charge Time	0.7 s
Crit Chance	7.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.90x
Damage Falloff	0.0 m (100%) - 7.0 m (50.00%)
Explosion Delay	1.7 s
Fire Rate	1.000 attacks/sec
Multishot	1 (1003.00 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Silent
Punch Through	0.0 m
Range	7.0 m
Status Chance	43.00%
Projectile Type	AoE
Trigger Type	Charge
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	PROJECTILE, INFBOW
Riven Family	Proboscis Cernos
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 29.5 (2020-11-19)
Polarities
Sell Price	7,500
Variants	Proboscis Cernos
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
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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 explosion.

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily and damage.

Advantages:

• High and damage – effective against health and shields.
• Third highest status chance of all bows, behind  Daikyu and  Mutalist Cernos.
• 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, while causing and damage.
  • Explosion has innate damage – effective against Flesh and Cloned Flesh.
  • Explosion delay reduces likelihood of inflicting self-stagger.
•  Heavy Caliber's accuracy penalty is minimal on this weapon.
• Silent.
• On kill, bodies will follow the arrow that killed them, damaging enemies in their path and pinning the corpse to walls.
• Can benefit from  Firestorm,  Amalgam Furax Body Count, and  Cautious Shot.
• Fire rate mods apply double their bonuses.
• Innate two polarities.

Disadvantages:

• Low damage – less effective against armor.
• Explosion has innate damage – less effective against Machinery and Infested.
  • Explosion damage cannot be increased with , or mods.
• Lowest critical chance of all bows.
• Below average critical multiplier.
• Third slowest charge speed of all bows, after  Daikyu and  Lenz.
  • Cannot be fired at partial charge.
• Arrows have travel time with slight arcing.
• Low ammo reserves.
• Draws ammo from the rare sniper ammo pool.
• Explosion inflicts self-stagger.
• Explosion has linear damage falloff from 100% to 50% from central impact.

Acquisition

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

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
15,000	1	1,600	5	25,000	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 45
Market Price: 245			Blueprints Price:30,000

Notes

• Each tick and the final explosion can damage and proc status independently.
• The tentacles tick damage twice on all affected enemies before exploding.
  • Ticks do and damage.
• Has its own Riven Mod.
• 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.

Tips

• 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 there armor is reduced (or removed) before the explosion takes place.

Media

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Proboscis Cernos Build 2020 (Guide) - The Fervid Arrow - 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.