Phage

The Phage is an shotgun that fires seven beams in a wide spread. Aiming focuses these beams together, allowing the Phage to perform well against groups or individual targets as needed.
==Characteristics==
*This weapon deals damage.
*Innate multishot of 7 beams.
*Firing from hip shoots beams in a spread, while firing while aiming focuses the beams on the crosshairs.
*Innate polarity.
==Acquisition==
The Phage's blueprint can be researched from the Bio Lab in the dojo.
==Notes==
*The time required for the beams to fully focus is approximately 0.5 seconds.
*Sprinting, falling, or otherwise interrupting your movement will result in the Phage's focus being reset to its maximum spread.
**Casting 's will not reset Phage's focus. In theory, this makes Nova and Phage a strong pairing as Nova can cast Antimatter Drop and immediately deal damage to the orb.
* and will only affect the initial spread of the beams. The time taken for the beams to converge, as well as the spread of the beams once focused, will remain the same. This makes mods with spread components ineffective against the accuracy of the weapon when the beams are focused.
==Tips==
*The beams' focus can be paused at intermediate stages by releasing aim. This can be used to dispatch different groupings of enemies more efficiently.
**Due to its spread being controllable and damage being continuous, this weapon is quite effective at destroying Sabotage reactor cores.
*Using or will allow the beams to go through more objects.
*It is possible to get 3 different elemental combinations on the same build - any two elements plus the base damage.
**Modding for and with the innate makes Phage uniquely effective versus Grineer, as most weapons are unable to use both and together. 
* can be equipped on the Phage, increasing its range from 25m to 37m, making it capable of hitting enemies at a much longer range.
==Trivia==
*Phage is the Greek word for "devour". The Phage itself may derive its name from Bacteriophages (viruses that consume bacteria) or Macrophages (cells that consume bacteria and cellular debris).
*The Phage was the first shotgun to have a continuous-firing feature, as well as the first Infested shotgun.
**It was also the second purely elemental shotgun, preceded by the .
*The oval bulb near the trigger beats like a heart, which suggests that this weapon is in fact a living organism.
==Bugs==
*Like with all continuous weapons, you can be cloaked by a Shade or the Huras Kubrow as you are firing the weapon, and the cloak will not disengage unless you move out of range of enemies or stop firing the weapon and fire it again, granting high DPS against enemies with little retaliation.
==Media==
Phage (1).png|Phage as shown in the Arsenal
Phage (2).png
phage.jpg|Phage Design
ss (2014-02-05 at 07.21.21).jpg|The Phage, as first seen in Warframe Update 12.0 Highlights.
Phage attack.jpg| firing the Phage unaimed.
Phage focus attack long.jpg| firing the Phage whilst aiming.
 
Warframe - All Infested Weapon Reloads in 30 seconds (2013 - 2019)
==Patch History==
==See Also==
*, the Corpus equivalent of this weapon.
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