Hello everyone,

My name is UltimoFive and today we are going over the [Tenet Cycron], The Crowd Melter.

Weapon Information

• The [Tenet Cycron] is the Tenet Version of the [Cycron] and is obtained by either vanquishing a Sister of Parvos or trading from a player a Sister that they already conquered.

• The [Tenet Cycron] has a max rank of 40. In order to obtain this level, the player must Forma the weapon at least 5 times. Due to this feature, the player gains a total of 4,000 Mastery Points rather than 3,000 and the builds in this guide require only 3 Forma.

• The [Tenet Cycron] excels in Short Range Combat, dealing with High Leveled enemies of all faction in Small to Extremely Large Crowds.

Tenet Element Recommendation

With this weapon the player gets an option of having a Bonus Tenet Element, which caps at 60% based of the Progenitor Warframe you choose to spawn the Sister of Parvos.

My recommended Tenet Element would be:

• Radiation - Radiation causes enemies to attack each other while dealing 100% additional damage to the allied for 12 seconds.

• Impact - Impact causes the target to flinch and stagger backwards for 1 second. Also, for 6 seconds, it has a 10% chance to open up the target to Parazon Finishers, which stacks up 10 times for a total of 100%. However, this is here for a different reason that will be explained later.

Comparison to the Original Cycron

The Tenet Cycron had some buffs when compared to the original Cycron. These stats would be:

• Higher Base Damage at 27.5 Vs. 23.0

• Higher Critical Chance at 20% Vs. 12%

• Higher Status Chance at 40% Vs. 30%

Advantages Vs. Disadvantages

Advantages:

• Extremely High Status Chance at 40%

• Innate 1 Meter Punch Through

• Pinpoint Accuracy

• The Beam can chain up to 2 nearby enemies within 7 meters of each other.

• Ammo Regenerates over time after a 1 second delay of not firing.

Disadvantages:

• Below Average Critical Multiplier at 1.8x

• Damage Ramps up from 30% to 100% over 0.6 Seconds when firing. After firing stops for 0.8 Seconds the damage decays back to 30% over 2 Seconds.

• Limited Range of 28 Meters

Builds

Corpus | Total Damage - | Average Hit - | Burst DPS - | Sustained DPS - | Tested up to Level 150

The Elements for the Tenet Cycron against the Corpus will be Magnetic/Heat or Viral/Heat. Magnetic amplifies shield damage by 100% and nullifies [Regen] of shields for 6 seconds which stacks up to 10 times for a total of 325%. The Build's Flex Slot is [Primed Expel Corpus] and works great. It is very weird that Heat actually works well against the Corpus, but it ends up working out better than Radiation/Viral due to the innate Heat damage that is on this weapon. After it gets a couple stacks it ends up just melting enemies away like their shields mean nothing.

Corrupted & Grineer | Total Damage - | Average Hit - | Burst DPS - | Sustained DPS - | Tested up to Level 150

The Element for the Tenet Cycron against the Corrupted & Grineer will be Viral/Heat. Viral amplifies health damage by 100% for 6 seconds and stacks up to 10 times for a total of 325%. The Build's Flex Slot is [Primed Expel Corrupted] & Grineer and is great. It works practically like the Kuva Nukor in which it just melts the Corrupted and Grineer away through Viral/Heat. There isn't much to say other than the [Tenet Cycron] is practically the sister weapon of the Kuva Nukor, however the Tenet Cycron is a little less powerful, but sdtill gets the job done.

Infested | Total Damage - | Average Hit - | Burst DPS - | Sustained DPS - | Tested up to Level 150

The Element for the Tenet Cycron against the Infested will be Viral/Heat. Heat deals 50% base damage per second over 6 seconds while stripping up to 50% armor and causes targets to panic. The Build's Flex Slot is [Primed Expel Infested] and works pretty well. It is about the same as the Corpus, except Heat is common against the Infested. However, if one wants to use gas just to have a little bit of fun then one can do so, because it still works out pretty good.

Condition Overload Status Builds

• With Radiation
  
  This [Condition Overload] Build is based off a Radiation [Tenet Cycron], which was also used in my previous builds. This is mainly here for those that don't want to farm a whole new [Tenet Cycron] just for utilizing a [Condition Overload] melee build. The way the Build is set up is to get all 3 statuses as quickly as possible. The build can quickly stack all three elements in 10 Ammo due to how it set up with the help of [Seeker] to increase the amount of statuses put onto enemies and increases the amount of enemies you can apply statuses to, as long as they are aligned.

• With Impact
  
  This [Condition Overload] Build is based off an Impact [Tenet Cycron], which only requires 1 Forma to use. The way this Build is set up is to get all 4 statuses as quickly as possible by utilizing the usage of [Hemorrhage] to get Slash Procs 35% of the time when they get an Impact Proc. This can be tremendous into late game due to giving the player an additional 80% Melee Damage Boost on that enemy, compared to those that use Magnetic or Radiation as a Progenitor for [Condition Overload] Builds. Along with this, if you don't land a Slash proc than the build will still be on par with builds that suggest Magnetic or Radiation.

Recommended Alternative Mods

• Split Chamber - In place of Galvanized Chamber if you don't have access to the mod through Arbitration.

• Hornet Strike - In place of Galvanized Shot if you don't have access to the mod through Arbitration.

• Target Cracker - In place of Primed Target Cracker if you don't have it.

• Pistol Gambit - In place of Primed Pistol Gambit if you don't have it.

• Heated Charge - In place of Primed Heated Charge if you don't have it.

• Expel Mods - In place of their Primed Counterparts if you don't have them.

• Lethal Torrent - In place of the Build's Expel Faction Mod if you don't like using Faction Mods.

• Saxum Spittle or Concussion Rounds - In place of [Pummel] if you don't have it.

Synergy with Tenet Cycron

There are several ways to enhance Critical Stats and Damage for this weapon:

Damage:

• Rhino's Roar adds bonus damage.

• [Nova]'s Molecular Prime makes all sources of damage increase by 100% against primed enemies, on top of that they will detonate upon death dealing blast damage.

• Mirage's Eclipse mixed with her Hall of Mirrors adds a massive damage bonus during the day or in light.

• Saryn's Toxic Lash mixed with her Spores abilities.

• Equinox's Rest & Rage in Day Form makes targets more vulnerable to Damage.

• Wisp's Haste Reservoir bolsters fire rate, in turn increasing DPS.

• Chroma's Vex Armor when Health gets damaged increases Weapon Damage.

Critical Stats:

• Harrow's Covenant can add up to 50% Critical Chance and 200% on headshots.

• Volt's Electric Shield when shot through adds a 200% Critical Damage Multiplier.

• Zephyr's Passive increases Critical Chance by 150% while airborne.

• Yareli's Passive increases Critical Chance by 200% after moving around for at least 1.5 seconds.

• Adarza Kavat with Cat's Eye can give a 60% Critical Chance boost.

• Smeeta Kavat with Charm can give a 200% Crit Chance.

Arcane Synergy

• Arcane Precision - On Headshot, 100% chance for 300% damage to pistols for 18 seconds.

• Arcane Awakening - On reload, 60% chance for 150% damage to pistols for 24 seconds.

• Arcane Avenger - Upon getting hit, 21% chance for 45% Critical Chance for 12 seconds.

• Arcane Arachne - On Wall Latch, 150% Damage for 30 seconds.

Secondary Arcane

• Secondary Merciless - On Kill 30% Damage for 4 seconds, which stacks up to 12 times and comes with 30% Reload Speed and 100% Max Ammo. This Arcane I would say is more beneficial to the Tenet Cycron due to how much harder it would be to get Headshot Kills with the other Arcane.

• Secondary Dexterity - On Melee Kill 60% Damage for 20 seconds, which stacks up to 6 times and comes with 7.5 seconds Combo Duration and 60% Holster Speed. This Arcane is purely for the [Condition Overload] Build with either the Radiation or Impact [Tenet Cycron].

Riven Synergy

When you get your hands on a Riven for this weapon the Flex Slot to replace will be what was previously discussed before. This may require 1 more Forma and in order to maximize Damage output with Tenet Cycron, one will need to get lucky and get some nice stats. These stats would be:

• Ideal Stats - The Ideal Stats would be; Critical Chance, Critical Damage, Fire Rate, and Negative Zoom or Weapon Recoil.

For the [Condition Overload] Builds I wouldn't suggest putting on a Riven. However, if one still wants to, than recommended stats for ONLY the Condition Overload Builds would be:

• Ideal Stats - The Ideal Stats would be; Punch-Through, Multishot, Status Chance, and Negative Zoom or Weapon Recoil.

Ending

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