Ankyros

"A pair of mighty gauntlets, the ANKYROS were designed by the Tenno for close quarters combat. What they lack in range they make up for in speed."

- In-Game Description

Characteristics
Advantages:
 * Good attack speed
 * Medium jump attack AoE that staggers Grineer
 * High crit chance
 * Normal melee attacks ignore armor

Disadvantages:
 * Very short range
 * No knockdown on jump attack
 * No polarities
 * No AoE (except jump attack)

Acquisition
The Ankyros can be purchased for  125 and the blueprint for  15,000.

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

Tips

 * When using these remember that you must be really close and therefore expect yourself to be vulnerable to staggers, knockdowns and knockbacks.
 * When fighting sprint around while charging and turn to hit at last second then run away for another charge. Basically keep moving or do some evasive maneuvers like roll.
 * Occasionally, you may find it hard to hit an enemy even if they are directly in front of you. This may be a small mesh problem associated with the weapons short range.
 * Using Reach can effectively aid in hitting targets from slightly further away.

Trivia

 * The Ankyros was released on April 19th, 2013 with Update 7.8.