Rakta Cernos

Tenno Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Rakta Cernos
Statistics
Mastery	12
Slot	Primary
Type	Bow
Trigger Type	Charge
Utility
Ammo Type	Sniper
Projectile Type	Projectile
Projectile Speed	100 m/s
Noise Level	Alarming
Fire Rate	1
Accuracy	16.7
Magazine Size	1
Max Ammo	72
Reload Time	0.6 s
Disposition	●●●●○ (1.25x)
Uncharged Shot
211.5
11.75
11.75
Total Damage	235 ( 90%)
Projectile Type	Projectile
Projectile Speed	100 m/s
Fire Rate	1
Status Chance	15%
Crit Chance	35%
Crit Multiplier	2x
Charged Shot
423
23.5
23.5
Total Damage	470 ( 90%)
Projectile Type	Projectile
Projectile Speed	? m/s
Fire Rate	1
Charge Time	0.25 s
Status Chance	15%
Crit Chance	35%
Crit Multiplier	2x
Punch Through	1 m
Miscellaneous
Syndicate Effect	Blight
Exilus Polarity
Polarities
Introduced	Update 17.3 (2015-09-02)
Variants	Cernos Prime  Cernos  Mutalist Cernos  Proboscis Cernos

CODEX

A finely tuned instrument of assassination.

The Rakta Cernos is a modified Cernos Cernos bow exclusively available to the Red Veil. It features the fastest charge time of all bows, increased base damage, and innate Blight effect, at the expense of slightly lower critical chance and status chance.

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily Impact Damage Impact damage.

Advantages:

• High Impact Damage Impact damage – effective against shields.
• Very high critical chance.
• Good status chance.
• Shortest charge time of all bows and all chargeable weapons.
• Tied with the Daikyu for the fastest arrow flight speed of all bows.
  • Arrows have a low arc due to flight speed.
• Charged shots have innate 1 meter punch through.
• Pinpoint accuracy when aiming (RMB ).
• Silent.
• On kill, bodies will follow the arrow that killed them, damaging anyone in their path and pinning the corpse to walls.
• Innate Blight effect.
• Two innate and one polarities.
• Can use the bow-exclusive Thunderbolt Thunderbolt mod.
• Fire rate mods apply double their bonuses.

Disadvantages:

• Low Puncture Damage Puncture and Slash Damage Slash damage – less effective against armor and health.
• Arrows have travel time with slight arcing.
• Draws from the rare sniper ammo pool.
• Innate Blight effect can put enemies into minor alert status during stealth.

Comparisons:

• Rakta Cernos, compared to Cernos:
  • Higher base damage (235 vs. 190)
    • Higher   damage (211.5 vs. 171)
    • Higher   damage (11.75 vs. 9.5)
    • Higher   damage (11.75 vs. 9.5)
  • Higher total damage (235 vs. 190)
  • Lower primary critical chance (35% vs. 36%)
  • Lower primary status chance (15% vs. 18%)
  • Innate Blight effect
  • Different polarities ( vs. )
  • Higher Mastery Rank required (12 vs. 6)
  • Lower disposition (1.25 vs. 1.3)
  • Higher average damage per shot (634.5 vs. 516.8)
  • Higher burst DPS (634.5 vs. 516.8)
  • Higher sustained DPS (396.56 vs. 323)

• Rakta Cernos, compared to Cernos Prime:
  • Higher base damage (235 vs. 92)
    • Higher   damage (211.5 vs. 82.8)
    • Higher   damage (11.75 vs. 4.6)
    • Higher   damage (11.75 vs. 4.6)
  • Lower total damage (235 vs. 276)
  • Lower primary status chance (15% vs. 30%)
  • Lower multishot (1 projectile(s) vs. 3 projectile(s))
  • Faster reload time (0.6 s vs. 0.7 s)
  • Innate Blight effect
  • Different polarities ( vs. )
  • Lower average damage per shot (634.5 vs. 745.2)
  • Lower burst DPS (634.5 vs. 745.2)
  • Lower sustained DPS (396.56 vs. 438.35)

Acquisition

• The Rakta Cernos can be acquired by reaching the Rank of Exalted with the Red Veil, and spending 125,000 Standing 125,000 to purchase. As with all Syndicate Weapons, the Rakta Cernos cannot be chosen as the free offering upon ranking up to Exalted rank.
• Syndicate weapons can also be acquired via Trading, but only for unranked copies without Forma and Orokin Catalyst installed.
• Players must have a Mastery Rank of at least 12 to acquire the Rakta Cernos, either through trading or through the Syndicates themselves.

Notes

• Has a unique holster style where the bow is upside down on the Warframe's back instead of being slung across its shoulder.

Trivia

• The word "Rakta" can be traced back to the Sanskrit language, meaning "blood" or "coloured". It means the same in many other Indic languages derived from Sanskrit / Prakrit - like Marathi, Hindi etc.

Media

• The Rakta Cernos (left) alongside the Rakta Ballistica Rakta Ballistica (right) as seen on Devstream 58.
• Rakta Cernos as it appears in the arsenal
• The arrow quiver for Rakta Cernos

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Warframe Rakta Cernos Setup 1x Forma (U17.4.5)

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Patch History

Update 25.7 (2019-08-29)

• Normalized quick shots to have the same critical chance/damage and status chance as charged shots.
• While reviewing Bow stats the team has also refreshed all their FX (including the Lenz)!
• Quick Shot increased from 150 to 235
• Charged Shot increased from 250 to 470

Update 17.3 (2015-09-02)

• Introduced.

See also

• Cernos Cernos, the normal counterpart.
• Cernos Prime Cernos Prime, the Primed counterpart.
• Mutalist Cernos Mutalist Cernos, the Infested counterpart.
• Proboscis Cernos Proboscis Cernos, another Infested counterpart.