Tonbo

Tenno Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Tonbo
Untradeable
General Information
Type	Polearm
Mastery	3
Slot	Melee
Utility
Block Angle	55°
Combo Duration	5 s
Disposition	⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ (1.38x)
Attack Speed	1
Follow Through	60%
Range	3 m
Noise Level	Silent
Normal Attack
18.4
27.6
138
Total Damage	184 (75%)
Crit Chance	5%
Crit Multiplier	2x
Attack Speed	1
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	25%
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	1,104
Slam Damage	920
Radial Damage	920
Slam Radius	8 m
Wind-up	0.9 s
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	552
Slam Radius	7 m
Radial Damage	184
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	368
Miscellaneous
Riven Family	Tonbo
Exilus Polarity	None
Introduced	Update 15.15 (2015-02-18)
Polarities
Stance Polarity
Vendor Sources

CODEX

During the darkest days of the Old War many a Tenno relied solely on the Tonbo to keep them alive.

The Tonbo is a  Tenno polearm that specializes in high status chance which combines with its high  Slash damage to consistently bleed enemies.

This weapon can be sold for 5,000 Credits 5,000.

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily  Slash damage.

Advantages:

• High  Slash damage – effective against health.
• Very high status chance.
• Slam Attacks have a chance to proc  Blast.
• Stance slot has a polarity, matching  Shimmering Blight stance.
• Innate polarity.

Disadvantages:

• Lowest base damage of all polearms.
  • Low  Impact and  Puncture damage – less effective against shields and armor.
• Lowest critical chance of all polearms.

Acquisition

The Tonbo's blueprint can be researched from the Tenno Lab in the dojo.

Manufacturing Requirements
20,000	2	800	2,000	100	Time: 12 hrs
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 180			Blueprints Price:15,000
Tenno Lab Research3,000
5,000	1	500	20	300	Time: 48 hrs
					Prereq: Nami Skyla
x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

Notes

• Even though the weapon requires Oxium to construct, the Tonbo is quite inexpensive for a weapon exclusive to Clan Research, as most Clan Research-exclusive weapons typically require Forma or other rare resources such as Argon Crystals.
• The ground slam has a chance to inflict a  Blast proc.

Trivia

• "Tonbo" (蜻蛉) is Japanese for "dragonfly".
  • The weapon's name is likely derived from the Tonbogiri (蜻蛉切), a spear also known as the "Dragonfly Cutting Spear", and was said to be wielded by Honda Tadakatsu. The spear derives its moniker from the myth that a dragonfly landed on its blade and was instantly cut in two.
• The blade itself resembles those found on Bill polearms, though with significantly larger proportions.
• At its initial release this weapon could not be researched in the Clan Dojo, this was fixed in Hotfix 15.15.0.1 (2015-02-18).
• Listed as FlowerPowerPolearm in the game files.

Gallery

Tonbo in Codex.

Tonbo's Reinforcements Splash Art

Media

Tenno Reinforcements - Tonbo

Warframe - Tonbo Forma Build

Tonbo 15.15 - Mogamu

Lets Max (Warframe) E30 - Tonbo

Warframe Tonbo, Beautifully Bland thequickdraw

A look at Warframe Tonbo-1

Warframe Arsenal Excellence Tonbo, elegant doom

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Patch History

Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)

• Damage increased from 80 to 184.
• Range increased from 2 to 3.
• Slam Attack increased from 160 to 552.
• Slide Attack increased from 178 to 368.
• Parry Angle set to 55.
• Follow Through reduced from 0.8 to 0.6.

Update 22.10 (2018-01-25)

• Fixed various Polearms having incorrect attachments when the Phorcys Skin is equipped.

Update 22.6 (2017-12-07)

• Fixed polearms clipping on some Warframes when using the standard holster position.

Hotfix 18.4.1 (2016-01-25)

• Decreased the damage of the Tonbo in Conclave.

Hotfix 15.15.0.1 (2015-02-18)

• Fixed the Tonbo not appearing in Tenno Research Lab.

Update 15.15 (2015-02-18)

• Introduced.

Last updated: Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)