Super Fun & Quirky Warframe Builds!

[Konachibi]

Was playing around with a crazy Equinox build earlier today and figured it'd be great if we had a thread where everyone could share their more unusual builds with each other! We all know the kind, everyone always has those cookie cutter builds that practically everyone uses, but once in a while you come up with something outside of the box and it turns out to be really fun or silly, so share them and let others enjoy the wackiness! :D

So, my Equinox build:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1399572053
It's fairly demanding in terms of forma and a couple of Primed mods as you can see, but it works surprisingly well. The general idea is to always have Mend & Maim active, run around in Night form for the most part to build up power, then switch to Day form, press 4 to nuke the room, restart Mend & Maim, and you get a bonus buddy to follow you around at the same time! The Duality lasts for around 20 seconds and works pretty well for survival as enemies will split their targets between you and the 'spectre', then after 20 seconds, switch back to Night form to get a Day form buddy, then repeat the process.
Only costs 10 energy to switch forms which isn't a big deal, and Mend & Maim only drains 0.88 energy per second so you shouldn't really find yourself energy starved.

You could just run around in Day form all the time of course, but that's no fun, plus I think Day form looks kinda ugly so I prefer to stick in Night form, plus she can put enemies to sleep and stuff which is handy-dandy! It's not entirely practical I'll admit, but it's heaps of fun. :D

So yeah, post your weird and wacky builds so others can share in the enjoyment!

[No_Quarter]

I played around with Duality and found out that if you really wanna do it then you have to ditch everything else and go all in on strength adn duration. And use Vitality as Night Mode has like 800 armor boost so you want that health. And with is Day Mode has like 90% damage boost.

With such range you have like 22m range which is low for average engagement distance in Warframe and closing it for melee does not work as specter goes full ♥♥♥♥♥♥ with melee.
It is just a meme build so no need to try to be more flexible with it, go all in on it.
You can only use her 2 with it, and in day form you can use 3 to boost her ability strength to get higher armor boost in Night Mode and in Night Mode you can use her 4 to heal your self.

it can be situationaly op, it all depends how AI feels in the situation. It is fun to say the least, but not very reliable build.
I am not sure how augment for her 4 works there, I mean it works but that augment is about range

[Konachibi]

Originally posted by No_Quarter:

it can be situationaly op, it all depends how AI feels in the situation. It is fun to say the least, but not very reliable build.
I am not sure how augment for her 4 works there, I mean it works but that augment is about range

Woah calm down there cowboy! The build was purely for fun, it's not to be taken seriously, though to answer some of what you said...

The bonus buddy you get with Duality does 300% damage for their duration (adjustable with power strength so mine would probably do around 320%), so if you're using a rapid fire weapon (I use the Secura Dual Cestra with a crazy powered riven) that bonus buddy with tear enemies to pieces for as long as it lasts, and since this build is designed to keep switching between Night and Day forms to keep the bonus buddy and to utilise Mend & Maim, it's actually surprisingly good for damage output as well as survival. Sure you could go purely in for Duration and Strength to get the most out of Duality, but when it only costs 10 energy to switch forms and your Mend & Maim stays active and still works really well, it's just a surprisingly effective combo.

The range does suffer, this is true, if I removed Duality I could put on Augur Reach, making Mend & Maim and other abilities more practical, but even 124% range is a decent distance considering the build is designed around the player running around like a loony switching forms and nuking rooms with their little spectre buddy at their side!

As for the Energy Transfer augment, it isn't about range. Energy Transfer allows Equinox to keep 100% of the power she's generated for Mend & Maim when switching forms. Put basically, Metamorphosis will not turn off Mend & Maim like it would normally, so you can freely switch between Night and Day and forever keep Mend & Maim active, allowing you to use it to either heal yourself or your party should you need to, or nuke everything within 22 metres of you.

That's the fun in this build, should you need to heal and you're in Day form, you can just switch to Night form, get a bonus buddy for 20 seconds and still heal yourself with no downsides, and vice versa for the opposite. It's not entirely practical, but it's fun, and fun is what counts when you've been playing for 3500 hours and have run out of stuff to do!

[Konachibi]

Originally posted by JK21Games:

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Those look like some fun ones. I've never really tried to play Volt much 'cos I don't much like how he looks, but I do remember his abilities having some fun potential.

Oh, here's another one I made for Zephyr not long ago:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1315544045
I call it my 'fly-away Zephyr' build. The really high duration means that Tail-wind can propel you half-way across the Plains Of Eidolon in one tap (at an insane speed I might add!), while Tornado will just pick up and throw enemies all over the place. Damage is severely lacking of course, but who cares when you're throwing Grineer in to the sea or over mountains! Jet Stream still works fairly well too, but Air Burst is kinda pointless and crappy (so what else is new? ).

Doesn't work too good in most missions because of enclosed spaces, but for PoE, some Venus, Neptune and Pluto missions, and the upcoming Venus open world area, there's no faster way of getting around!

[vid23]

get a friend , you need a gara and a frost, let gara use her 4th ability on the enemies, then the frost runs in, press 3, and you watch the enemies fly away and die when they hit a wall, its pretty fun to instakill a level 140 heavy gunner with this

[Dai]

My Excalibur Slash (Surging) Dash build since I never use Exalted Blade because it is too boring for my taste.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1401830154

This build has pros and cons to it which are the following.

Pros

-Easy to achieve high melee combo counter. +10 to combo counter per Dash (if it hits an enemy)
-Not that much of an energy hog
-Doesn't rely on Zenurik
-Since, you will be using Slash Dash this makes it a nice addition to use along with parkour movement
-Very different playstyle but similar to Atlas' punch build somewhat but instead of one-shotting enemies you will be building up your combo counter which in turn will allow you to deal tons of damage at around 15 - 20 minutes in survival (cause people care about who did the Most Damage after all)
-Synchs up very nice with crit based melee weapons
-Even if you do die your melee combo counter will be penalized very little due to Power Spike and allows you to keep going strong even in 2+ hour survival for instance, even after multiple deaths in a row

Cons

-Requires Naramon if you want to make the most out of it and needs max Power Spike to be the most effective. Void Stalker if you want to go a bit more ham
-Not a playstyle for everyone, since it relies on Slash Dash pretty much to achieve results
-Recommended to have a special build setup for your melee weapon that does not use Drifting Contact / Body Count due to Power Spike
-Starts off slow and needs at least 15 to 20 minutes to get damage numbers you would be more satisfied with


Here is what I use for my weapon. You can use whatever you feel more comfortable with:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1401825838


And for fashion framers here is my Shulk inspired Excalibur. I am really feeling it!:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1401823043
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1401823181


An example of the build in action:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1308036598

[primobrainlet]

Slap radiation damage on the scourge, throw it at your feet and "accidently" point your fourth ability at your friends for some fun times

[Titan]

Skiajati + Nidus= Reaper of the Void. Skiajati + Excalibur in any form equals the Unseen Wall of Death. Skiajati + Limbo equals the untouchable assasin. Skiajati+ Banshee=wailing wraith. Skiajati+Khora=Hidden Huntress. Skiajati + Inaros = Stupid amounts of free healing. Guess what my new favorite weapon is.