Kronen

The Kronen is a pair of bladed Tonfas. They are the second of the fan-made weapon designs from DE's Community Melee Weapon Contest to be implemented^[1], the first being the Silva & Aegis.

This weapon can be sold for 5,000 5,000, it is also a requisite ingredient for Boltace.

Characteristics[]

This weapon deals primarily Slash damage.
Stance slot has polarity, matching Gemini Cross and Star Divide (Conclave only) stance.

Advantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

Tied with Telos Boltace for the second fastest attack speed of all tonfas, behind Kronen Prime.
Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
- Above average attack speed (1.08x animation speed)
- High disposition (●●●●● (1.43x))

Disadvantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

Lowest base damage of all tonfas.
Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
- Very low crit chance (10.00%)
- Very low total damage (130)
- Below average status chance (20.00%)
- Very low crit multiplier (1.50x)

See WARFRAME Wiki:Stat Comparison/Percentiles for more details.

Comparisons:

Kronen (Normal Attack), compared to Kronen Prime (Normal Attack):
- Lower base damage (130.00 vs. 212.00)
  - Lower Impact damage ( 13 vs. 21.2)
  - Lower Puncture damage ( 13 vs. 21.2)
  - Lower Slash damage ( 104 vs. 169.6)
- Lower total damage (130 vs. 212)
- Lower base critical chance (10.00% vs. 22.00%)
- Lower base critical multiplier (1.50x vs. 2.00x)
- Lower base status chance (20.00% vs. 34.00%)
- Lower attack speed (1.08x animation speed vs. 1.17x animation speed)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (3 vs. 13)
- Higher disposition (●●●●● (1.43x) vs. ●○○○○ (0.60x))

Acquisition[]

The Kronen's blueprint can be purchased from the Market.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
20,000	Ferrite 1,500	Nano Spores 2,000	Plastids 1,000	Argon Crystal 2	Time: 12 Hour(s)
20,000	Ferrite 1,500	Nano Spores 2,000	Plastids 1,000	Argon Crystal 2	Rush: 35
Market Price: 200			Blueprints Price:65,000

Notes[]

The last attack of the Kronen's basic combo can hit enemies behind the player.
The Kronen counts towards the "Dagger Proficiency" achievements.

Trivia[]

This was the first Tonfa-type weapon in Warframe.
At 65,000 65,000 credits, the Kronen has the most expensive weapon blueprint in Warframe.
The Kronen is one of the winning weapons from the fan-created melee weapon contest (preceding the Silva & Aegis). Its design was submitted by the player Datareaper, who also inspired the creation of Clem.
Kronen is German for "crowns" or "coins".
When the Kronen was first released, it was unable to do wall attacks due to a bug. This was fixed in Update 14.8 (2014-09-24).
Likely named after the character Karl Ruprect Kroenen from the comics, and movie, Hellboy. In the movie, Kroenen wields swords that are essentially bladed tonfas.