Finally, scythe

[UI Die]

I've been complaining about scythes being garbage for a good couple years or so now. They are by far my favorite class of melee weapon. I ended up paying a bunch of plat for rivins just to make all the scythes (besides the ether reaper) usable endgame. I hopped back on after a good few months of not playing, and I decided to check out the patch notes on each of my scythes, because ya know, I'm a bit obsessed with them. And boy o boy was I in for a surprise. Not only are the usable now, they are awesome, and my rivins are really payiing off. Damn DE, it only took you a few years, but you finally got them right. Too bad they increased the range, but kept them looking like sickles tho.

[Pakaku]

The stances are still a little clunky and slow, but the Caustacyst has been one of my favourite new melee weapons now that scythes have been buffed

[Totally Innocent Chatbot]

Originally posted by Lil Dualies:

Too bad they increased the range, but kept them looking like sickles tho.

Very much this. If I'm using a scythe, I'd prefer it to look like the Grim Reaper, not some farm boy swinging around a fruit harvesting tool.

[Ivara Ara]

Originally posted by Totally Innocent Chatbot:

Originally posted by Lil Dualies:

Too bad they increased the range, but kept them looking like sickles tho.

Very much this. If I'm using a scythe, I'd prefer it to look like the Grim Reaper, not some farm boy swinging around a fruit harvesting tool.

I'm a farm boy swinging my fruit harvesting tool around, and i am very offended by this.

[Radioactive Grass]

Originally posted by Ruben T:

Originally posted by Totally Innocent Chatbot:

Very much this. If I'm using a scythe, I'd prefer it to look like the Grim Reaper, not some farm boy swinging around a fruit harvesting tool.

I'm a farm boy swinging my fruit harvesting tool around, and i am very offended by this.

The jokes on you, we all play warframe so that makes us all farmers.

[Archwraith]

Originally posted by Pakaku:

The stances are still a little clunky and slow, but the Caustacyst has been one of my favourite new melee weapons now that scythes have been buffed

Just wondering, how did you mod it?

[8faiNt ı♣ı]

I tried them
Didnt like them
Stances sucks

[EagleClaws17]

@Archwraith Heavy attacks and CC/CD I suppose, atleast thats what im melting with

[Archwraith]

Originally posted by EagleClaws17:

@Archwraith Heavy attacks and CC/CD I suppose, atleast thats what im melting with

Caustacyst has a very low CC, so not sure about it being built for one crit build.

[EagleClaws17]

Originally posted by Archwraith:

Originally posted by EagleClaws17:

@Archwraith Heavy attacks and CC/CD I suppose, atleast thats what im melting with

Caustacyst has a very low CC, so not sure about it being built for one crit build.

Sry, Idk the Caustacyst tho. Im using either hate or Reaper prime

[Pakaku]

Originally posted by Archwraith:

Originally posted by Pakaku:

The stances are still a little clunky and slow, but the Caustacyst has been one of my favourite new melee weapons now that scythes have been buffed

Just wondering, how did you mod it?

I think these mods combine well together as my base set:
– Amalgam Organ Shatter (faster heavy attack windup for its corrosive trails)
– Corrupt Charge (higher initial combo multiplier, for heavy attacks)
– Weeping Wounds (+status chance based on combo multiplier)
– Virulent Scourge
– Vicious Frost
– Condition Overload (guilty as charged)

With those out of the way, it's still a really slow melee weapon, so for me it's a toss up between these two pairs of mods:
– Quickening
– Fury or Gladiator Vice
= +70% attack speed, less expensive overall
or:
– (Primed) Pressure Point
– Primed Fury
= +55% attack speed, and weapon damage, but more expensive

Berserker would be fantastic, but the Caustacyst just isn't crit-friendly

[Archwraith]

Originally posted by EagleClaws17:

Sry, Idk the Caustacyst tho. Im using either hate or Reaper prime

Yeah, those two are crit based.

Originally posted by Pakaku:

Originally posted by Archwraith:

Just wondering, how did you mod it?

I think these mods combine well together as my base set:
– Amalgam Organ Shatter (faster heavy attack windup for its corrosive trails)
– Corrupt Charge (higher initial combo multiplier, for heavy attacks)
– Weeping Wounds (+status chance based on combo multiplier)
– Virulent Scourge
– Vicious Frost
– Condition Overload (guilty as charged)

With those out of the way, it's still a really slow melee weapon, so for me it's a toss up between these two pairs of mods:
– Quickening
– Fury or Gladiator Vice
= +70% attack speed, less expensive overall
or:
– (Primed) Pressure Point
– Primed Fury
= +55% attack speed, and weapon damage, but more expensive

Berserker would be fantastic, but the Caustacyst just isn't crit-friendly

Thanks. I'll try it soon.

[Forza Piadina]

It's funny to see how DE checked their stats, took the worst and best weapons and reverted them to let people waste time rerolling and buying other rivens. This is the cheapest method to stretch out a game.

[UI Die]

The stances really are the biggest downfall, specifically stalking fan. My reaper prime is the main one I use, I got it to %150 crit chance with a rivin I had, and I put reaping spiral on it. With the attack speed from berserker, it feels really nice.

[Colonel]

scythes do not exist in warframe. They are called pickaxe.

[EagleClaws17]

Originally posted by Colonel:

scythes do not exist in warframe. They are called pickaxe.

Pickaxes with about 40k slash procs on x4 multiplier lmao