Currently, as of U12, there are too many weapons to individually describe, however, a quick guide in what to go for is included below. Regardless of what Warframe you choose, your standard issue weapons are:
Secondary: Lato
However, once you have 25,000 credits and you have hit rank 30 with your MK1 Braton, buy a Braton. The increased fire-rate and damage really helps untl you get better weapons. By rank 2, you now have a option to all your weapons, and you can get these via the Market.
By Rank 2, these are what are recommended, however, you will have to use all weapons at some stage as you need the points to go towards your mastery rank. The 'Rhino' warframe is also unlocked.
Primary: Paris (You can get this at Rank 0, but you really need a stealth or tanky frame to use this), Boltor, Karak
So, when you hit Mastery Rank 4, you would have collected a good amount of resources. You may need to go hunting for a spare morphic or neurode, but you should be fine overall. Rank 4 is where all the market melee weapons become available to you, and there arises the need of Galium. Try recruiting a squad for a Survival or Defense and use Rhino. If you are desperate, ask your team mates to mark Gallium out ('G' is the default waypoint key)
My recommended loadout by Rank 4 is:
Primary: Karak/Boltor, Miter(only if you have completed the Assassination mission on Illiad, Phobos)
Secondary: Hikou (Kunai is your other alternative, but be prepared for long flight speed and low fire rate), Twin Vipers/Twin Gremlins (again, you need to have done the Assassination mission on Illiad, Phobos)
Melee: Nikana, Galatine, Fang, Ether Sword, Dual Ethers, Bo (This is a very under-used weapon, but very good if modded right)
Rank 6 is the rank in which you can buy everything in the Market. This is a highly anticipated rank due to the unlocked weapons.
Primary: Penta, Soma (This thing has a high crit rate, so crit builds would benefit it greatly)
Melee: Dakra Prime (Yes, the first prime. Do NOT try farming prime weapons in the void until you are Rank 6 as you need to farm high level survival for these keys, and the enemies in the Void itself require very advanced modding. In most cases, you will simply hinder your team mates by going down over and over again.)
From Rank 6, you will have to start using prime weapons at higher levels (this excludes high dps weapons such as the Ogirs, Ignis, and Soma). From all your survival and defense missions, you would have plenty of void keys (accessible in your top right navigation bar). Prime weapons are improved versions of their market counterparts, and often possess 1 or more polarity slots (polarities halve mod costs).
Recommended Prime weapons:
Primary: Paris Prime, Latron Prime, Boltor Prime (The boltor prime is very difficult to get, especially the blueprint)
Secondary: Lex Prime, Sicarus Prime (Honestly, I would stick to market/clan sidearms, currently the Prime sidearms are nothing special)
Melee: Orthos Prime, Reaper Prime, Dakra Prime, Glaive Prime (Orthos Prime does have the highest DPS for melee weapons, and should be your first choice, as its parts drop from Tier 2 Void missions)
Dojo weapons are weapons you and your clan (hopefully you do have a clan) research in labs you must build, and they take varying times. Be generous, as you will also benefit. However, some weapons and items will exhaust your resource, so be selective. Confer with your clan mates and decide how to prioritize your resources and time.
You can learn about all the weapons on the Warframe Wiki, here.
Of course it all comes down to your play style. Redeemer for example may not be the best Melee weapon in the game but it has a ranged charge shot that deals a quite good amount of damage. Combined with different kind of Warframe abilities Redeemer will deal the most damage to higher HP targets. Oct 23, 2017 Alright, so to kick this article off, I’m just going to give a short overview of what it will cover and contain content-wise. We will walk you through builds I, myself, am using at this moment for those weapons listed in the article “Must-have weapons in Warframe” where we listed a few weapon examples that I have good experience with and consider strong alternatives. The second highest is the Lanka using exactly the same build which hits for 132,576 when firing charged shots at maximum zoom. (WFBuilder link) The third highest, Tigris Prime, 'only' hits 88,801 with this build. Just for giggles, the absolute weakest is the MK1-Furis and the Akzani, which are tied at a paltry 853 damage per shot with this build.
This article is about Warframes (i.e., the best at dealing damage, tanking, and providing support and crowd control). Keep in mind that we all have preferences and different interpretations of the best. Each player should select what’s best for him or her. Without further ado, here are the Best Warframes rankings for each role.
Which Warframe has the best Damage/DPS?
Released in December 2014, this Warframe is the primed variant of the Nova frame. Rather than follow its unprimed frame coloring of white, it’s black with some blue over the shoulders and purple toward the hands and feet, along with gold highlights. With the largest energy pool (300.0 at max rank), Nova’s abilities can eliminate enemies quickly. Molecular Prime and Antimatter Drop are skills to utilize to maximize that huge energy pool to deal the most damage.
Molecular Prime sends a wave of antimatter that will prime enemies. In fact, the wave slows down enemies, and it detonates upon death, which could cause a chain reaction in the right circumstances. Antimatter Drop summons a slow projectile that can be steered using the HUD. As it travels, it absorbs any damaging projectile and explodes when it hits solid mass, which turns absorbed damage into boosted radiation damage, along with the base explosion damage. For added utility, Nova’s third ability, Wormhole, could be used to traverse long distances.
As a bonus to utility, when Nova Prime comes in contact with an Orokin Void Death Orb, she sends out a wave that replenishes her allies’ energy, even if you destroy the orb. It’s important to note that this frame moved to the Prime Vault, and its materials won’t drop anymore. However, it’s possible to trade pre-existing manufactured frames and materials obtained before the move.
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How about the top Warframe for Tanking?
Nidus is a tough frame that can handle damage like a champ. A word from the grapevine is that it’s the essence of the increasing infestation that plagues the galaxy. Despite having no shields, Nidus’s survivability comes from his unique ability to channel the plague. The result is a passive ability that stacks mutation.
As for active skills, only the first two use energy, while the rest utilize mutation stacks. It’s easier to manage skills since they use up different resources. If Nidus dies with more than or equal to fifteen stacks left, he has a passive ability that uses up those stacks to give five seconds of invulnerability as well as restoring fifty percent of total health. As the spreadsheet updater notes, “As long as you have stacks, you will not die.”
As a runner-up to damage dealing frames, stacking mutation increases the damage that it deals and toughness. His fourth skill, Ravenous, generates a spawning ground of maggots that seek out and latch onto enemies. Then, they will continuously stun and inflict damage until various circumstances, such as the skill duration expiring or detonated by another skill, cause them to explode. The explosion deals blast damage to enemies up to four meters away. The maggots also draw aggro, providing crowd control opportunities (not to mention the passive health regen buff that the spawning ground gives to allies of all kinds). Overall, Nidus is a robust frame with reliable DPS and utility.
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Which Warframe is favorable for Support?
A primed variant of the Trinity frame, Trinity Prime has more shield capacity and a faster sprint than her non-primed counterpart. She also got a recolor to a black frame with red and gold decals from the red and black color of the unprimed frame. The frame’s abilities revolve around supporting allies that either damage or stay near the targeted enemy, as well as those near her.
Well of Life, the first ability restores the health of allies. The second skill makes the enemy send out pulses of energy at set intervals, and the third one channels the damage received by an ally to a nearby enemy. However, the best ability of Trinity is Blessing (the fourth one). It restores the shield and health of allies in range, as well as giving a degree of damage immunity to them. As a bonus passive ability, when she comes in contact with a Death Orb, a wave that restores ally energy is released, similar to Nova Prime. At the end of the day, Trinity Prime is the go-to essential for healing and support frame, and her skills are more useful on resilient enemies.
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How about the greatest Warframe for Crowd Control?
Note: section is being retested, and ranking may change.
Released in October 2014, Limbo walks both the material plane and the Rift at will. In-game, he does it by either rolling or doing a side-spring or back-spring. Whenever he makes a move, a portal appears in his wake, allowing allies to enter the Rift for a limited time. His main Crowd Control (CC) mechanic revolves around his gift to send enemies to the Rift and using Stasis on them.
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His first ability, Banish, damages enemies and sends them (along with his allies) out of the dimension he’s currently in. If Limbo is on the material plane, he can then enter the Rift and use Stasis, freezing enemies and their projectiles for a short time. Rift Surge rushes rift-bound enemies with energy and some additional effects that differ whether they are killed or banished to the material plane. Besides, Cataclysm creates a pocket of rift plane that sustains itself for a short time then it explodes.
Additional uses for Rift-Walking are that enemies on a different plane than Limbo, including his allies, cannot damage them. Also, it replenishes energy as long as they’re in the Rift. His abilities can be chained together, weaving in and out the dimensions and providing CC opportunities.
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