Dread

Dread is a deadly hunting bow that fires bladed arrows, serving as the Stalker's signature weapon. This bow sports a large amount of damage, the highest critical chance stat matched only by the and Kuva Chakkhurr, and high status chance, causing many shots to inflict  procs.
This weapon can be sold for .
==Characteristics==
*This weapon deals primarily damage.
*Can use the Dread-exclusive mod.
==Notes==
*All "charge weapons" (guns) are capable of holding their charge during a sprint. As long as the user starts the charge, they are able to finish the charge while they are still sprinting. This grants more mobility for the user.  An example of this is charging the weapon from behind cover, then running into a room and firing the bow as soon as an enemy is sighted.
**Using elevators and opening co-op doors does not cancel the charge; however, hacking consoles and opening lockers will. 
**Sliding when you are about to hit the ground (from any height) is very useful for keeping your charge instead of losing it by rolling. 
**While wall running will not cancel the charge, edge grabbing will.
*A maxed out  increases the Dread's critical chance to 125%, guaranteeing normal crits and as of , a 25% chance to proc orange crits, approximately doubling the critical damage.
*In Conclave, Dread will apply a 2-second proc to the target, each damage tick dealing 3 to 5 damage, depending on the level of charge when fired. Note that this passive isn't consistent, and can occur on near misses to targets as well as direct hits.
===Incarnon Genesis===
*Upon completion of The Duviri Paradox and Angels of the Zariman, and unlocking The Steel Path, players can earn from The Circuit's Steel Path to place on their Dread with the help of Cavalero in the Chrysalith. This Incarnon Genesis form grants it evolutions to a transformation and newfound strength.
====Evolution====
==Tips==
* excels on this weapon thanks to its very high critical chance. It's of questionable value, though, since the weapon will already consistently proc with a high status build.
**The weapon's high status chance allows procs via and to further complement the procs, although since the status changes of Update 27.2 Viral will be weighted more heavily than Slash in terms of status effect priority, necessitating reliance on Hunter Munitions taking effect.
*Fire rate increases charge rate, so helps immensely. Alternatives are () or , as they will all allow you to charge your bow rapidly.
*Dread can stagger Ancients on every hit, even with uncharged shots, this is quite helpful on long Infested/Void missions, where high level Ancients become a challenge to deal with.
* and Multishot can add a devastating (albeit weaker against higher-level enemies) AoE effect for fighting multiple targets.
==Trivia==
*The Dread is unique in that its 'string' glows. Light runs along the string towards the draw point.
**This light glows reddish when it is drawn.
*Unlike the other bows, the Dread, utilizing primarily damage, uses arrows with a curved blade for a tip, as opposed to the pointed head of -based  (Prime), or the blunted mace-like head of the -based (Prime).
**When drawing the bow, the arrow's blade rotates from a horizontal to a vertical position, meaning that fully charged shots are fired with their blades vertically. This clashes with the Codex description, which describes decapitating arrows, as a horizontal blade is better suited to decapitation.
*The Dread has a cylindrical object installed near the grip. While its purpose is unknown, it is possibly a laser sight, rangefinder, or other form of optical assist.
*Despite the Dread being referred to as the Stalker's calling card, it is strangely available for purchase with Darvo's rotating stock. It is never explained where he obtained this stock of the Stalker's weapons nor where the Dread, and are produced.
*The Dread's arms don't move when an arrow is pulled back; only the string does.
==Media==
dread visual.jpg|Dread in the Codex.
Dread Arsenal.png|Dread as shown in the Arsenal
Dread Arsenal 2.png
Dread Arrow Quiver.png|Dread's Arrow Quiver
WARFRAME - Dread (Builds and Synergies)
Lets Max (Warframe) E45 - Dread
Warframe Dread Pro Builds 2 Forma Update 14.8.1
A maximized Dread
DEADLIEST DREAD - Sweet red crits 4 forma - Warframe
==Patch History==
==See also==
*Stalker, the assassin that uses this weapon.
*Hunhow's Gift, a pack of items used by the Shadow Stalker.
*Dread Incarnon Genesis, the Incarnon power-up for the Dread.
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