Cestra

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CODEX
Compact and deadly, the Cestra discharges bolts of energy at an increasingly rapid rate.

The **Cestra** is a Corpus-built sidearm added in {{#vardefine:Update|Update 11.0 }}{{#var:Update}}. In essence, It is a scaled-down version of the Supra, where it has a brief spooling period before reaching its maximum fire rate.

This weapon can be sold for 5,000File:Credits64.png‍ **5,000**; it is also a requisite ingredient for Dual Cestra (x2).

## Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily  damage.

**Advantages:**

* High  damage – effective against armor.
* High status chance.
* High magazine size.
* Very high accuracy.
* Fast fire rate.

**Disadvantages:**

* Low  and no  damage – less effective against shields and health.
	+ Does not benefit from  mods.
* Projectiles have travel time.
* Very low critical chance.
* Below average critical damage multiplier.
* Has a short spool-up time before reaching optimal fire rate.
* High recoil when fully spooled.
* Poor ammo economy.

**Comparisons**

* Cestra, compared to Dual Cestra:
	+ Lower fire rate (8.33 rounds/sec vs. 12.5 rounds/sec)
	+ Smaller magazine (60 rounds vs. 120 rounds)
	+ Smaller max ammo capacity (420 rounds vs. 480 rounds)
	+ Faster reload speed (2 s vs. 3.5 s)
	+ More accurate (33 vs. 20)
	+ Different polarities (None vs. File:Madurai Pol.svg)
	+ Lower Mastery Rank required (4 vs. 7)

## Weapon Loadouts

* See Category:Cestra Build to see how players mod this weapon.
* See Category:Cestra Guides for guides on how to use this weapon effectively.
* For more general help with weapons, you may wish to browse Category:Weapon Guides.

## Notes

* Despite the high rate of fire, there is a significant and mandatory pause between releasing the fire button and being able to fire again, limiting the Cestra's ability to fire single shots or short bursts.

## Tips

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* While having good base accuracy, the Cestra has significant recoil that scatters its shots, making it ineffective for long range shooting. {{#vardefine:Name|Steady Hands}}{{M}} "{{#var:Name}}" not found is a must if one plans to utilize the Cestra's high base accuracy effectively.
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## Trivia

* The Cestra's barrel rotates clockwise slowly when not in use, and spins faster as it is fired.
* The reload animation consists of the player pulling out the barrel, flipping it and reinserting it back into the Cestra, oddly making the revolving barrel the magazine itself.
	+ This may suggest that the cylinder may be composed of two separate batteries; one used to fire plasma shots while the other is collecting energy from the ammunition reserve of the user.
* The Cestra may be a numeral-derived name, just like other Corpus-designed weapons released around the time: the Tetra, which has a barrel with four blocks attached and a "quad-chambered magazine"; and the Penta, which has a five-grenade magazine. Cestra may be a corruption of *Sexa-/Sext-*, from sixth, and has a rotating section with six blocks.
	+ While *Tetra-* and *Penta-* are Greek numeral prefixes, *Sexa-/Sext-* is a **Latin**numeral prefix. The appropriate Greek prefix would be *Hexa-*.

## Bugs

* Currently, the Cestra and its counterparts (Dual Cestra and Secura Dual Cestra) cannot increase the damage of Antimatter Drop.
* When holding a Datamass in a mission, the Datamass will spin whilst reloading.

## Media

* CestraSingle.pngCestra in Codex.
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## Patch History

{{#vardefine:Update|Update 22.12 }}{{#var:Update}}
* Increased the speed fire rate ramps up
* Status chance increased from 5% to 20%
* Critical chance increased from 2.5% to 6%
* Critical damage increased from 1.5 to 1.6x
* Ammo capacity increased from 210 to 420.

{{#vardefine:Update|Update 19.5 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Cestra's conclave magazine reduced from 60 to 30.

{{#vardefine:Update|Update 17.5 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Fixed weapon skins not properly attaching to the Cestra.
* Fixed the Cestra’s barrel not properly sitting in the correct position after a reload.

{{#vardefine:Update|Hotfix 16.4.5 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Reduced the damage of all Cestra weapons in PvP.

{{#vardefine:Update|Hotfix 16.4.3 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Made various audio adjustments to the Cestra.

{{#vardefine:Update|Update 14.0 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Limited the max instances of Cestra fire sound effects.

{{#vardefine:Update|Update 13.3 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Fixed an issue with Cestra's barrel disappearing if a reload animation is interrupted.

{{#vardefine:Update|Update 11.0 }}{{#var:Update}}

* Introduced.
*Last updated: {{#vardefine:Update|Update 22.15 }}{{#var:Update}}*
## See also

* Supra, the Rifle version of this weapon.
* Dual Cestra, the dual wield version of this weapon.
* Secura Dual Cestra, the custom dual wield version of this weapon, used by The Perrin Sequence.

* Secondary
* Melee
* Archwing
* Research
* Prime
* Sentinel

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