Best Plague Zaw Polearm? Preferably Status and Crit

[PossessingSpirit09]

Any particularly combos before Plague star event is over?
I want to build a brokenly OP Zaw Polearm (because I'm using CO Lesion and want something more powerful)
I already have Kripath and Bokwin (both plague parts).

Please recommend

[No_Quarter]

Plague Keewar, Plague Bokwin, Ekwana Ruhag II

14% cc, 29% status, has 0.717 attack speed BUT has Clashing Forest stance that makes it look more like 1.2 attack speed.

for me it is a pinacle

[PossessingSpirit09]

Originally posted by No_Quarter:

Plague Keewar, Plague Bokwin, Ekwana Ruhag II

14% cc, 29% status, has 0.717 attack speed BUT has Clashing Forest stance that makes it look more like 1.2 attack speed.

for me it is a pinacle

Wait, what does the stance have anything to do with the attack speed

[No_Quarter]

Originally posted by ThePacifist09:

Wait, what does the stance have anything to do with the attack speed

maybe.... because it is a fast stance? why does it matter, it is very fast, same as Hate has a fast stance

[Spook]

Originally posted by ThePacifist09:

Wait, what does the stance have anything to do with the attack speed

Because the attack speed stat for melee weapons is not any kind of "attacks per second" sort of thing, it's a multiplier for how fast the animations of any given stance play. Some stances are just much faster than others.

edit: and yes, this includes quick melee animations

[PossessingSpirit09]

Originally posted by No_Quarter:

Originally posted by ThePacifist09:

Wait, what does the stance have anything to do with the attack speed

maybe.... because it is a fast stance? why does it matter, it is very fast, same as Hate has a fast stance

When I swing my melee, I don't really switch to focus using the stance. That's why I ask

[PossessingSpirit09]

Originally posted by No_Quarter:

Plague Keewar, Plague Bokwin, Ekwana Ruhag II

14% cc, 29% status, has 0.717 attack speed BUT has Clashing Forest stance that makes it look more like 1.2 attack speed.

for me it is a pinacle

I'm sorry, but are you high? When I check its preview, its base stats are 4% critical chance, 19% status chance.
How fast do you kill lvl150s, or how much damage do you output?
Otherwise, I'll assume you're trolling

[Spook]

Originally posted by ThePacifist09:

Originally posted by No_Quarter:

Plague Keewar, Plague Bokwin, Ekwana Ruhag II

14% cc, 29% status, has 0.717 attack speed BUT has Clashing Forest stance that makes it look more like 1.2 attack speed.

for me it is a pinacle

I'm sorry, but are you high? When I check its preview, its base stats are 4% critical chance, 19% status chance.

gilding adds 10% to each because gilding is a really stupid system thrown in for no reason but to make it very slightly more tedious to get the weapons to their real stats

[PossessingSpirit09]

Would this combination still be ok, I can't get Ekwana Ruhang II

Kripath + Bokwin + Ekwana II Ruhang

Comments? Would it still be OP?

[No_Quarter]

Originally posted by ThePacifist09:

Originally posted by No_Quarter:

Plague Keewar, Plague Bokwin, Ekwana Ruhag II

14% cc, 29% status, has 0.717 attack speed BUT has Clashing Forest stance that makes it look more like 1.2 attack speed.

for me it is a pinacle

I'm sorry, but are you high? When I check its preview, its base stats are 4% critical chance, 19% status chance.
How fast do you kill lvl150s, or how much damage do you output?
Otherwise, I'll assume you're trolling

you should check mechanics before calling out people like that, considering I have 3k hours in warframe I am damn confident in my knowledge of it, especially when it comes down to reading such base stats.
Use glided stats as those are stats you will be using once you level it up.

Originally posted by ThePacifist09:

Would this combination still be ok, I can't get Ekwana Ruhang II

Kripath + Bokwin + Ekwana II Ruhang

Comments? Would it still be OP?

in such case you will reduce crit chance to ♥♥♥♥, I do not like doing that and I think you will lose ability to put Blood Rush which kills so much potential. I would recommend going fishing and ranking up to get Ekwana Ruhag II for it.

kripath is inferior to keewar as kripath ends up being a polearm, and keewar is stave and staves have better stance that offers more fluent combat. Polearms have strange combos that keep you in place and useles parts of it that don't wok becaus eyou are in one place and you have already killed everything with previous hit.

but in the end of the day you can get multiple parts and mess around with it on your own.

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[Nolo Contendere]

Originally posted by No_Quarter:

Originally posted by ThePacifist09:

Would this combination still be ok, I can't get Ekwana Ruhang II

Kripath + Bokwin + Ekwana II Ruhang

Comments? Would it still be OP?

in such case you will reduce crit chance to ♥♥♥♥, I do not like doing that and I think you will lose ability to put Blood Rush which kills so much potential. I would recommend going fishing and ranking up to get Ekwana Ruhag II for it.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1521276425

Originally posted by ThePacifist09:

I'm sorry, but are you high?

[Nolo Contendere]

@OP: if my screenshot wasn't enough, I can attest that yes your proposed combination of parts will be effective.

Though I am planning on making a rapier with another Kripath strike.

[Watermelons]

Just in general, as you're previewing Zaws at Hok's place, always turn Gilded stats on. You're not going to care about the ungilded, they're all mediocre especially considering you can't potato by then.

[PossessingSpirit09]

Originally posted by No_Quarter:

Originally posted by ThePacifist09:

I'm sorry, but are you high? When I check its preview, its base stats are 4% critical chance, 19% status chance.
How fast do you kill lvl150s, or how much damage do you output?
Otherwise, I'll assume you're trolling

you should check mechanics before calling out people like that, considering I have 3k hours in warframe I am damn confident in my knowledge of it, especially when it comes down to reading such base stats.
Use glided stats as those are stats you will be using once you level it up.

Originally posted by ThePacifist09:

Would this combination still be ok, I can't get Ekwana Ruhang II

Kripath + Bokwin + Ekwana II Ruhang

Comments? Would it still be OP?

in such case you will reduce crit chance to ♥♥♥♥, I do not like doing that and I think you will lose ability to put Blood Rush which kills so much potential. I would recommend going fishing and ranking up to get Ekwana Ruhag II for it.

kripath is inferior to keewar as kripath ends up being a polearm, and keewar is stave and staves have better stance that offers more fluent combat. Polearms have strange combos that keep you in place and useles parts of it that don't wok becaus eyou are in one place and you have already killed everything with previous hit.

but in the end of the day you can get multiple parts and mess around with it on your own.

I'm sorry, I'm new to this zaw stuff so I didn't really know about the gilded function and how that goes about.
Also, the suggestion I put would let me get near 100% status, whilst Ekwana Ruhang II would prioritize crit. As stated before, I don't really use the stance when using melee, so just swinging it around is my bread and better, thus I like the windwill swining of polearms. I remember using Hate and it feeling kinda meh...but I'll take your Keewar part into consideration :)
Please provide me with ongoing comments/feedback, I don't wanna regret building a ♥♥♥♥ zaw as that'll probably be the final straw for me.

[Watermelons]

Originally posted by ThePacifist09:

I'm sorry, I'm new to this zaw stuff so I didn't really know about the gilded function and how that goes about.

To fully clarify, when you put build a Strike/Grip/Link and put them together, the actually putting together is instant and only costs 4k credits. However, the stats will be at a weakened state, and you cannot add Forma or a Catalyst to an ungilded Zaw. When it reaches level 30, go back to Hok, have 2 Cetus Wisps and 4k Ostron Standing handy. It will ask you to add a polarity, much like a Forma, then name your Zaw. From there, it's gilded, and its stats will be at their full potential, including crit chance, status chance, and damage in general. You'll also be able to color the Zaw once it's gilded, as well as add a Catalyst, and an Exodia Arcane which Hok sells blueprints for. There are also two unique Exodia Arcane blueprints offered by the Plague Star event.