Lato

The Lato is a standard issue pistol for new Tenno recruits. While its damage suffers, its good accuracy and stability as well as fast reload allows easy handling of the weapon.
This weapon can be sold for , it is also a for .
==Characteristics==
*This weapon deals primarily damage.
==Acquisition==
During Awakening, the Lato is one of two secondary weapons offered to the player, the other being the .
The weapon can also be purchased from the Market for .
==Notes==
===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 Lato with the help of Cavalero in the Chrysalith. This Incarnon Genesis form grants it evolutions to a transformation and newfound strength.
====Evolution====
==Tips==
*The has a high chance of cutting corpses into pieces, making it a prime candidate for a Desecrating to bring along, as the game considers the cut corpses as separate entities, essentially giving multiple corpses to desecrate from a single enemy and thus yielding more chances to create more drops.
*Once the weapon ranks up to 30, consider using it to build the which is significantly better, at least in terms of combating armored enemies.
==Trivia==
*The Lato was originally intended to fit in more with the other wood and metal aesthetic Tenno weapons have, its original design can seen be seen in this concept art (top right). The is still based on that old design.
**Additionally the Lato was visually reworked in Update 19 and its default skin changed from black and metal grey to the black white red color scheme of Excalibur.
*This weapon is used by the Grineer Lancers in Vor's Prize as a low damage alternative to the s they normally wield. It is also used by them in Mastery Rank Promotion Tests. 
*The Lato received a buff to its damage and critical stats in to bring it in line with the new MK1 weapons. The however did not receive this buff until .
*It was seen in the Dark Sector original concept video.
*Though the word Lato has a variety of meanings in different languages, the usage here may be in Italian where it means "side", a nod to the weapon itself being a sidearm.
==Media==
LatoCodex.png|(Old) Lato in Codex. 
A maximized Lato
Warframe - All Tenno Secondaries - Weapon Animations & Sounds (2012 - 2019)
Warframe - All Tenno Weapon Reloads in 3 minutes (2012 - 2019)
==Patch History==
==See also==
*, the akimbo counterpart of the Lato.
*, the Prime counterpart of the Lato.
*, an exclusive Lotus upgrade to the Lato.
*, a bolt-firing pistol that uses the Lato in crafting.
*, an assault rifle that shares the same theme.
*, a sword that shares the same theme.
*Lato Incarnon Genesis, the Incarnon power-up for the Single-Lato series.
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