Cronus

"A strong blade forged using ceramic."

- In-game Description

Cronus is the first weapon craftable by players. Cronus has a higher base damage output and faster attack speed compared to Skana.

The end product looks almost identical to the Skana and uses the same attack animations.

Cronus can be sold for 5,000 and the blueprint can be sold for  2,500.

Characteristics
This is a Slashing weapon.

Advantages
 * Early access in the game (first boss).
 * Straight upgrade compared to starting Skana.
 * Good base damage.
 * One polarity mod slot.

Disadvantages
 * Low charge damage

Acquisition
The blueprint for Cronus is dropped by Captain Vor, who is located on Tolstoj on planet Mercury, which is a purplish orb that must be picked up manually if it didn't spawn on you. This can easily be overlooked.



Weapon Loadouts
See the user build section for builds using this weapon.

Tips

 * Use Cronus as a replacement to your Skana, it is easy to craft and is an overall damage boost.

Trivia

 * The Cronus was the original melee weapon of the Stalker before update Update 7.11.