Dread Vs. Rakta Cernos Vs. Paris Prime

[BabyBomi]

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[Kai_Shiba]

Rakta Cernos

[(PSN)Cwellann]

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/543051-rakta-cernos-vs-dread/page-3

[MrJxt]

A simple google search

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Warframe/comments/3vohb3/paris_prime_vs_dread_vs_rakta_cernos/

 

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/560719-dread-vs-paris-prime-vs-rakta-cernos/

 

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/547456-dread-v-paris-p-v-rakta-cernos/

[Endrance]

Rakta Hands down. No argument.

 

Damage dealt to:

Corrupted Heavy Gunner lvl 100 full armor

 

Dread - 500

 

Paris Prime - 1.500

 

Rakta Cernos - 2.400

 

 

 

Corrupted Heavy Gunner lvl 100 no armor

 

Dread - 12.000

 

Paris Prime - 8.700

 

Rakta Cernos - 16.000

 

Build for Dread

Heavy Caliber/Serration/Vital Sense/Point Strike/Vile Aceleration/Split Chamber/Infected Clip/Fanged Fusillade

 

Build for Paris

Heavy Caliber/Serration/Vital Sense/Point Strike/Vile Aceleration/Split Chamber/Infected Clip/Stormbringer

 

Build for Rakta

Heavy Caliber/Serration/Vital Sense/Point Strike/Split Chamber/Infected Clip/Stormbringer/Crash Course

 

 

TL:DR

The only time Paris and/or Dread could deal more damage than Rakta Cernos is, during a RED Critical Headshot.

Rakta also shoot faster than either other bow with vile aceleration. So you save 1 slot extra for damage. And the bow ALREADY has more damage. Not to mention the Syndicate Proc.

 

Forgot to mention, Rakta Cernos is Impact, the "S#&$ty" damage type... yeah right.

Edited January 9, 2016 by Endrance

[Enno69]

The three high-end bows are actually fairly balanced. Dread does the most raw damage with 100% crit chance and 25% red crit chance ; Rakta focused more on utility with higher base damage, much faster charge rate and a syndicate effect, but it will not crit 100% of the time (not without that bad Crit delay mod). Paris doesn't deal as much damage as the Dread nor does it have the Cerno's special properties, but it inflicts puncture and does crit 100% with a small chance for red.

[jonnin]

puncture tends to be better in practice at higher levels.

[leocww]

Dread : Mainly Slash Damage, have Red Crit potential, good for killing human flesh enemy

 

Rakta Cernos : Mainly Impact Damage, have very good DPS and syndicate viral proc, good for killing corpus

 

Paris Prime : Mainly Puncture Damage, also have Red Crit potential, good for killing armored enemy

 

As a bow lover owning all the 3 bows, I'd say each of them did good damage in their category.

 

Choice of bow depends on situations : Dread if 4 CP / Rakta for DPS / PP against armor.

 

Why not have all while choosing them? But if you can only choose 1 out of 3 (and given enough MR), I'd say Dread or Rakta Cernos.

[OniGanon]

Do you care about Stealth?

 

If not: Rakta Cernos.

 

Else...

 

Do you often play in organised groups with 4xCP?

 

If not: Paris Prime

 

Else: Dread